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      • April 1998 (Revised May 2001)
      • Supplement

      Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
      Eight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the... View Details
      Keywords: Law; Valuation; Rail Transportation; Bids and Bidding; Governance Controls; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Strategy; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 298-095, April 1998. (Revised May 2001.)
      • 1998
      • Chapter

      The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing, and Entertainment

      By: P. W. Bane, S. P. Bradley and D. J. Collins
      Keywords: Communication Technology; Information Technology; Entertainment; Trends; Transition; Telecommunications Industry; Computer Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Bane, P. W., S. P. Bradley, and D. J. Collins. "The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing, and Entertainment." In Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      The Study of Modern China's Foreign Relations: Trends and Research Agendas

      By: William C. Kirby
      Keywords: International Relations; Research; Trends; China
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      Kirby, William C. "The Study of Modern China's Foreign Relations: Trends and Research Agendas." In Politik, Wirtschaft, Kulter: Studien zu den Deutsch-Chinesischen Beziehungen, edited by Mechthild Leutner, 385–406. Munster: Lit Verlag, 1996.
      • Article

      U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962

      By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock
      This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies... View Details
      Keywords: Production; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Business Subsidiaries; Policy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Great Britain
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      Jones, G., and Frances Bostock. "U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962." Business History Review 70, no. 2 (Summer 1996): 207–256.
      • 1996
      • Book

      Staying Afloat in the Construction Industry: Economic and Political Trends for the 1990s

      By: D. Q. Mills
      Keywords: Construction; Business History; Construction Industry
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      Mills, D. Q. Staying Afloat in the Construction Industry: Economic and Political Trends for the 1990s. Los Angeles: BNi Publications, 1996.
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      Trends in University Patenting 1965-1992

      By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Adam Jaffe and Manuel Trajtenberg
      Keywords: History; Patents; Higher Education; Trends; Non-Governmental Organizations; Education Industry
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      Henderson, Rebecca M., Adam Jaffe, and Manuel Trajtenberg. "Trends in University Patenting 1965-1992." In University Goals, Institutional Mechanisms and the "Industrial Transferability" of Research. Stanford University Press, 1996.
      • August 1995 (Revised November 2000)
      • Background Note

      Designing and Managing the Information Age Organization

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      Managers and management theorists spent the majority of this century building and perfecting the hierarchy; however, if we believe the press, they now appear to be engaged in destroying it. While many proclaim the dawning of the "Information Age" organization and the... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Management; Organizations; Information Technology
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "Designing and Managing the Information Age Organization." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-003, August 1995. (Revised November 2000.)
      • August 1995 (Revised September 1995)
      • Background Note

      Managing in an Information Age: Organizational Challenges and Opportunities

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      Managers and management theorists spent the majority of this century building and perfecting the hierarchy; however, if we believe the press, they now appear to be engaged in destroying it. While many proclaim the dawning of the "Information Age" organization and the... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "Managing in an Information Age: Organizational Challenges and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-002, August 1995. (Revised September 1995.)
      • July 1995 (Revised October 1995)
      • Background Note

      Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Janis Lee Gogan
      In a 1966 Harvard Business Review article, Felix Kaufman implored general managers to think beyond their own organizational boundaries to the possibilities of interorganizational systems (IOS)--networked computers that enable companies to share information and... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Trends; Opportunities
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-006, July 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
      • January 1995
      • Background Note

      Note on Foreign Direct Investment

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Between 1985 and 1990, the global economy witnessed an unprecedented surge in flows of foreign direct investment (FDI). This sudden increase called back into prominence the range of questions that have long surrounded FDI. What causes firms to expand or contract their... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment
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      Spar, Debora L., and Julia Kou. "Note on Foreign Direct Investment." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-031, January 1995.
      • May 1994
      • Background Note

      Reorienting Channels of Distribution

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Traditionally, distribution channels have been viewed as vertical marketing systems where responsibility was transferred from one layer to the next, like passing a baton in a relay race. Distribution channels in the future are likely to look more like horizontal... View Details
      Keywords: Distribution Channels; Customers; Supply and Industry; Alliances; Performance Efficiency; Performance Effectiveness; Change; Distribution Industry
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Reorienting Channels of Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-118, May 1994.
      • May 1994 (Revised November 1995)
      • Case

      Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
      Presents the merger negotiations between Bank of Boston (BOB) and Shawmut National Corp. (SNC), two of the country's largest bank holding companies and requires students to value BOB's current offer for SNC. Provides an overview of recent events and trends in the... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Ethics; Negotiation; Valuation; Management; Banking Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C. "Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-119, May 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
      • June 1993 (Revised December 1995)
      • Case

      Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Navigator Project (A)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Richard O. Mason and Melinda Conrad
      Provides an overview of the company's recent organizational changes followed by a discussion of the company's new sales promotion software, "Promotion Planner." The president of Frito-Lay's central division must decide how he should proceed with the rollout of this new... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Trends; Innovation Strategy; Marketing Communications; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Richard O. Mason, and Melinda Conrad. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Navigator Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-025, June 1993. (Revised December 1995.)
      • March 1993 (Revised December 2011)
      • Case

      Crown Cork & Seal in 1989

      By: Stephen P. Bradley
      Describes the structure and recent trends of the metal container industry, Crown's successful strategy for competing in the industry, and John Connelly's leadership over more than 20 years. In 1989, William Avery succeeded Connelly as CEO and is forced to consider new... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Five Forces Framework; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy
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      Bradley, Stephen P. "Crown Cork & Seal in 1989." Harvard Business School Case 793-035, March 1993. (Revised December 2011.)
      • September 1991 (Revised August 1994)
      • Background Note

      Note on Pharmaceutical Industry Regulation

      By: Willis M. Emmons III
      Traces the evolution of U.S. regulatory policy towards the pharmaceutical industry over the course of the twentieth century. A major theme is the steady shift away from a policy of 'let the buyer beware' to the creation of a complex and time-consuming review process,... View Details
      Keywords: Safety; Industry Growth; Marketing; Research and Development; Health Testing and Trials; Economics; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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      Emmons, Willis M., III. "Note on Pharmaceutical Industry Regulation." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-002, September 1991. (Revised August 1994.)
      • July 1991 (Revised September 1995)
      • Case

      Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      In January 1988, Colby Chandler, Kodak CEO, created the Corporate Information Systems (CIS) and appointed Katherine Hudson head. She at once became the first head of IT and first woman corporate vice president in the company. Throughout 1989, Hudson inaugurated a... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Partners and Partnerships; Organizational Structure; Success; Trends; Information Management; Service Operations; Manufacturing Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 192-030, July 1991. (Revised September 1995.)
      • February 1991 (Revised May 2016)
      • Background Note

      Note on Organizational Structure

      By: Ethan Bernstein and Nitin Nohria
      Provides the reader with a basic understanding of organizational structure. The first section outlines some of the key tools and criteria that must be taken into account in designing organizational structures. In the second section, some archetypal forms of... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure
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      Bernstein, Ethan, and Nitin Nohria. "Note on Organizational Structure." Harvard Business School Background Note 491-083, February 1991. (Revised May 2016.)
      • September 1990 (Revised January 1992)
      • Case

      Procter & Gamble Japan (A)

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino
      Ten years after entering Japan, P&G had accumulated over $250 million in operating losses on declining annual sales of $120 million by 1983. The decision facing the president of P&G International: exit, retrench or rebuild the operation? Ironically, the initial entry... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Profit; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Sales; Competition; Technology; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
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      Yoshino, Michael Y. "Procter & Gamble Japan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-003, September 1990. (Revised January 1992.)
      • August 1990 (Revised February 1991)
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      Whirlpool Corp.

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Sarah D. Hall
      Examines the company's global strategy and potential acquisition of Philips' major domestic appliance operations in Europe in light of increasing trends toward globilization in the major appliance industry. Allows discussions weighing the advantages and risks of... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Joint Ventures; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Europe
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Sarah D. Hall. "Whirlpool Corp." Harvard Business School Case 391-037, August 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
      • February 1988
      • Case

      Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Richard S. Rosenbloom
      A condensed version of Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. The principal changes are the elimination of details about the early history of the company and condensation of the final section, Outlook for the Future. View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Industry Growth; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Trends; Manufacturing Industry
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., and Richard S. Rosenbloom. "Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 388-096, February 1988.
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