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- April 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ingrid Vargas
Describes what happens as the trustee reflects on his first several years' experience. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Ingrid Vargas. "Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)." Harvard Business School Case 303-115, April 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- February 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
UCB: Growth Strategy (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "UCB: Growth Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 303-107, February 2003. (Revised August 2005.)
- June 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Trinity College (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Nancy Bartlett
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Nancy Bartlett. "Trinity College (D)." Harvard Business School Case 301-127, June 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Abridged)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and James Weber
Merrill Lynch, a full-service brokerage firm with $1.5 trillion in client assets, is under attack from both discount and electronic brokerage firms. It responds with Integrated Choice, a suite of products designed to capture clients, from the do-it-yourself investor... View Details
Keywords: Investment Banking; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and James Weber. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 301-081, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- October 2000 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like Gap and the Limited in Europe and in the United States. The company has recently launched a dot-com operation to allow... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Multinational Firms and Management; Distribution Channels; Logistics; Networks; Markets; Supply Chain; Retail Industry; Hong Kong; India; Europe; United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues." Harvard Business School Case 301-009, October 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
- December 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
www.springs.com
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Business Week's June 1997 "Rising Star" profile of Springs Industries' president and COO, Crandall Bowles, reported that she was poised to become one of the top two or three women executives in the country. In November 1997, the company announced Bowles' appointment to... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Operations; Product Marketing; Management; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; South Carolina
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "www.springs.com." Harvard Business School Case 398-091, December 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- August 1997 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-035, August 1997. (Revised May 1999.)
- November 1996
- Case
Desktop Data, Inc. (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Desktop Data, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 397-055, November 1996.
- 12 May 2014
- News
The Alibaba Effect
- February 1974 (Revised November 1977)
- Case
Perkins Engines (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and John Raticheck
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and John Raticheck. "Perkins Engines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 174-119, February 1974. (Revised November 1977.)
- April 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to be handed out after discussion of the (C) case. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-147, April 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- April 1991 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Royal Trust
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Krista McQuade
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Krista McQuade. "Royal Trust." Harvard Business School Case 191-116, April 1991. (Revised September 1991.)
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
CIBA Vision Canada--1990, Teaching Note
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jiro Kokuryo
Keywords: Canada
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
The History of Credit Agencies in the United States
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
Provides a brief background on the history of credit agencies in the United States. Focuses on the mature process of data collection on an American consumer and how credit agencies share the information to determine proper credit risk and worthiness of a consumer. The... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Tracy Manty. "The History of Credit Agencies in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 307-057, September 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- May 2005
- Supplement
Otis Elevator: An Interview with Ari Bousbib (video)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
CEO Ari Bousbib talks about how IT is transforming Otis and the practical challenges they are overcoming. Visibly demonstrates what appropriate CEO involvement is in an IT-enabled business transformation. View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "Otis Elevator: An Interview with Ari Bousbib (video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-706, May 2005.
- October 2005
- Article
Information Technology and the Board of Directors
By: Richard Nolan and F. Warren McFarlan
Nolan, Richard, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Information Technology and the Board of Directors." Harvard Business Review 83, no. 10 (October 2005).
- December 1996 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Trinity College (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jaan Elias
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Jaan Elias. "Trinity College (B)." Harvard Business School Case 397-069, December 1996. (Revised June 1997.)
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of economic fortune tellers, men such as Roger Babson, Irving Fisher, John Moody, C. J. Bullock, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Organization Design and Effectiveness over the Innovation Life Cycle
By: George Westerman, F. Warren McFarlan and Marco Iansiti
Westerman, George, F. Warren McFarlan, and Marco Iansiti. "Organization Design and Effectiveness over the Innovation Life Cycle." Organization Science 17, no. 2 (March–April 2006): 230–238.