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  • 11 Feb 2019
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The IBM PC

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin; Computer
  • 27 Jun 2011
  • News

A Plan to Tax the Foreign Income of U.S. Companies

  • December 1998 (Revised January 1999)
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Carver Consulting Co.

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
The managing partner of a relatively new consulting firm is concerned because training costs at the firm's new training center are higher than expected. Analysis of actual costs compared to those expected is required. In addition, he is considering capitalizing some... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Training; Management Systems; Consulting Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Carver Consulting Co." Harvard Business School Case 199-006, December 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
  • August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
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J Boats, Inc.

By: Robert L. Simons
During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Risk Management; Financial Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Capital Markets; Valuation; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry
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Simons, Robert L. "J Boats, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-015, August 1996. (Revised December 1999.)
  • November 1989 (Revised November 1999)
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Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision

By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Illustrates how ADP's top management uses formal planning and control systems to establish strategic boundaries for its business units. Top management has developed a detailed list of strategic criteria that ADP managers use to evaluate products and business units, as... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Strategic Planning; Management Systems; Accounting; Acquisition
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Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision." Harvard Business School Case 190-059, November 1989. (Revised November 1999.)
  • September 2009 (Revised September 2010)
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Genzyme Center (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia
Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green... View Details
Keywords: Green Building; LEED Rating System; Economic And Environmental Performance; Program Evaluation And Assessment; Tradeoffs Between Process- And Performance Standards; Buildings and Facilities; Business Headquarters; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Standards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Improvement; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Green Technology Industry
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Toffel, Michael W., and Aldo Sesia. "Genzyme Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 610-008, September 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
  • December 2000
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Friona Industries, L.P.

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
As the food industry becomes more sophisticated, and as genomics and other factors provide for quality control from the producers to the consumers in the food chain, the beef industry has been one of the last commodity systems to organize the vertical systems to... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Food; Management Systems; Supply and Industry; Performance Consistency; Quality; Partners and Partnerships; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
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Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Friona Industries, L.P." Harvard Business School Case 901-009, December 2000.
  • September 1988
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Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) (Condensed)

By: F. Warren McFarlan
Describes a regional airline that is on the losing end of a strategic application of information technology. Management is focusing on internal data processing issues while its principal, and larger, competitor is using its computerized reservations system to gain... View Details
Keywords: Adoption; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 189-074, September 1988.
  • August 2014
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Three Jays Corporation

By: Paul Marshall and Mark Davis
Brodie Arens is an MBA student and summer intern at Three Jays Corporation, a jam and jelly manufacturer in Michigan. Brodie's first assignment as an intern is to update the inventory and production planning system. Initially, he begins by updating the Economic Order... View Details
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Marshall, Paul, and Mark Davis. "Three Jays Corporation." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-531, August 2014.
  • April 2004 (Revised September 2007)
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom

By: Robert S. Kaplan and David Kiron
The principal players in WorldCom's accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan, the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments, external auditor Arthur Andersen, and the board of directors. The case provides sufficient detail to allow for a full discussion of... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits
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Kaplan, Robert S., and David Kiron. "Accounting Fraud at WorldCom." Harvard Business School Case 104-071, April 2004. (Revised September 2007.)

    V.G. Narayanan

    Professor Narayanan is the Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, and Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education and HBS Online. His research focuses on management accounting with an interest in performance evaluation and incentives... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; banking; service industry; telecommunications; health care
    • January 1996 (Revised July 1996)
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    Rabobank Nederland

    By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Robert S. Kaplan
    Describes the account manager's role and the history of one credit application. The purpose is to evaluate various methods the bank uses to influence account managers' behaviors. Also describes some alternatives being considered to improve the information systems used... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Management; Managerial Roles; Accounting; Information Management; Banks and Banking; Power and Influence; Banking Industry; Netherlands
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    Merchant, Kenneth A., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Rabobank Nederland." Harvard Business School Case 196-119, January 1996. (Revised July 1996.)
    • March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
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    First National City Bank Operating Group (B)

    By: Jay W. Lorsch
    Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Outcome or Result; Banking Industry
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    Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 474-166, March 1974. (Revised June 1995.)
    • 07 Apr 2011
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    Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Could Get Bigger

    • 2015
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    Deep Smarts as the Underpinnings of Dynamic Capabilities

    By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Michelle Barton
    Both ordinary and dynamic capabilities depend upon the deep smarts, i.e., business-critical, experience-based knowledge, held in the heads of an organization’s top talent. This chapter examines the links between individual and organizational capabilities and presents... View Details
    Keywords: Management Skills; Experience and Expertise; Innovation and Invention
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    Leonard, Dorothy A., and Michelle Barton. "Deep Smarts as the Underpinnings of Dynamic Capabilities." In The Oxford Handbook of Dynamic Capabilities, edited by David J. Teece and Sohvi Leih. Oxford University Press, 2015. Electronic.
    • August 2020 (Revised January 2022)
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    1928 Diagnostics: Fighting Antibiotics Resistance

    By: Ariel D. Stern and Daniela Beyersdorfer
    In 2019, the co-founders of the Swedish medical start-up 1928 Diagnostics, CEO Dr. Kristina Lagerstedt and COO Dr. Susanne Staaf, had to pick the right business model to commercialize their novel technology to hospitals and health care providers. Developed in... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Science-Based Business; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Health Disorders; Market Entry and Exit; Value Creation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Sweden
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    Stern, Ariel D., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "1928 Diagnostics: Fighting Antibiotics Resistance." Harvard Business School Case 621-025, August 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
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    Managing in an Information Age

    By: Lynda M. Applegate
    Lynda M. Applegate's research focuses on the influence of information technology on markets and organizations. Her findings on the evolution of electronic commerce and on the role of information technology as an enabler of flexible and adaptive ... View Details
    • October 2009 (Revised April 2010)
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    Societe Generale (A): The Jerome Kerviel Affair

    By: Francois Brochet
    This case illustrates the tension/balance that firms with complex and risky business models must consider in designing their internal controls. It describes the environment in which a derivatives trader engaged in massive directional positions on major European stocks... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Cost Management; Balance and Stability; Business Model; Design; Stocks; Crisis Management; Financial Markets; Consulting Industry; Europe
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    Brochet, Francois. "Societe Generale (A): The Jerome Kerviel Affair." Harvard Business School Case 110-029, October 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
    • August 2000
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    Manila Water Company (B)

    By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
    On August 1, 1997 the Manila Water Co. took control of the east zone of the newly privatized Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS). At the time of privatization, MWSS was an inefficient, ineffective, and corrupt government agency. MWC must develop the... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Horizontal Integration; Privatization; Problems and Challenges; Utilities Industry
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    Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 401-015, August 2000.
    • September 2014
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    Radiometer, 2003

    By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
    In 2003, Radiometer was the world's leading supplier of blood gas analysis equipment and accessories for critical care patients. Based in Denmark, Radiometer sold through a combination of sales subsidiaries and distributors around the world, and generated sales of over... View Details
    Keywords: Medical Devices; Medical Equipment & Devices; Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategic Analysis; Strategic Change; Family Business; Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Denmark; United States
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    Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Radiometer, 2003." Harvard Business School Case 715-409, September 2014.
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