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- June 1993 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs
A private company is considering an introduction of a long-run incentive compensation system in which payoffs to managers are determined by the economic value added for shareholders by their individual business units. The proposed new system is compared to a number of... View Details
Keywords: Executive Compensation; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Motivation and Incentives; Value Creation
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs." Harvard Business School Case 293-091, June 1993. (Revised November 2007.)
- May 1993
- Case
Alan Stein
By: Carl S. Sloane, Shoshana Zuboff and R.Keith Giarman
Deals with issues of adult and career development at mid-life. Describes the career and personal history of an adult male, choice points in his life, and how he made critical career and personal choices. Focuses in on his decision to "retire" from Goldman, Sachs at an... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Satisfaction
Sloane, Carl S., Shoshana Zuboff, and R.Keith Giarman. "Alan Stein." Harvard Business School Case 493-088, May 1993.
- April 1993
- Supplement
Prodigy Services Company (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the actions taken by Prodigy executives. View Details
Keywords: Communication Intention and Meaning; Conflict Management; Status and Position; Equality and Inequality
Paine, Lynn S. "Prodigy Services Company (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-127, April 1993.
- 1 Apr 1993
- Conference Presentation
Assessing the Creativity of Professional Art
By: Teresa M. Amabile and E. Phillips
- 1 Apr 1993
- Conference Presentation
Effects of Expected Evaluation on Task Persistance and Artistic Creativity
By: R. Conti, H. Coon and Teresa M. Amabile
- February 1993
- Background Note
HRM Course Overview Note
By: Michael Beer
Provides an overview of the first-year required course in Human Resource Management. It argues that commitment, coordination, and competence are critical organizational outcomes and that skills in organizational diagnosis, design, and change are central to obtaining... View Details
Keywords: Change; Competency and Skills; Human Resources; Organizations; Organizational Design; Outcome or Result; Behavior
Beer, Michael. "HRM Course Overview Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 493-062, February 1993.
- 1993
- Chapter
A Social Psychological Perspective on Creativity: Intrinsic Motivation and Creativity in the Classroom and Workplace
By: K. G. Hill and T. M. Amabile
Hill, K. G., and T. M. Amabile. "A Social Psychological Perspective on Creativity: Intrinsic Motivation and Creativity in the Classroom and Workplace." In Understanding and Recognizing Creativity: The Emergence of a Discipline, edited by S. G. Isaksen, M.C. Murdock, R. L. Firestien, and D. J. Treffinger. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing, 1993.
- 1993
- Chapter
Motivations for Foreign Investment
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Motivations for Foreign Investment." In The International Political Economy of Direct Foreign Investment. 2 vols. Edited by B. Gomes-Casseres and D. B. Yoffie. London, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1993. (This is adapted from Third World Multinationals: The Rise of Foreign Investment from Developing Countries, pp. 67-89.)
- January 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Background Note
Challenge of Commitment,The
By: Michael Beer and Michael J. Gibbs
Defines commitment, describes the psychological and organizational factors that underly it, and provides a comprehensive discussion of the policies and practices managers can employ to enhance commitment. Identifies control and commitment as two critical strategies... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Governance Controls; Policy; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Strategy
Beer, Michael, and Michael J. Gibbs. "Challenge of Commitment,The." Harvard Business School Background Note 493-046, January 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- Article
Factors Affecting Trust in Market Research Relationships
By: C Moorman, R. Deshpande and G. Zaltman
Moorman, C., R. Deshpande, and G. Zaltman. "Factors Affecting Trust in Market Research Relationships." Journal of Marketing 57, no. 1 (January 1993): 81–101.
- 1993
- Report
Relationships Between Providers and Users of Market Research: The Role of Personal Trust
By: Rohit Deshpandé, G. Zaltman and C Moorman
- 1993
- Comment
What Does a Theory of Creativity Require?
By: T. M. Amabile
Comments on Hans J. Eysenck's claims about the close alliance between creativity and psychosis in an article published in the periodical 'Psychological Inquiry.' Distinct senses of Eysenck's use of the term creativity; Failure of Eysenck to present an actual theory of... View Details
Amabile, T. M. "What Does a Theory of Creativity Require?" Psychological Inquiry 4 (1993): 179–181. (Commentary, 'Creativity and Personality: Suggestions for a Theory' by H. J. Eysenck.)
- December 1992
- Supplement
Apple Computer--John Sculley, Chairman & CEO--Presentation to ISMP Participants - 7/6/92 Videotape
By: David B. Yoffie
John Sculley describes his thoughts on Apple's future as well as his retrospective view about what he would have done differently. View Details
Yoffie, David B. "Apple Computer--John Sculley, Chairman & CEO--Presentation to ISMP Participants - 7/6/92 Videotape." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 793-507, December 1992.
- October 1992 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (A): March 1991
By: Josh Lerner
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The diverse perspectives of the entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investment banker, and institutional investor are explored. Problems... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Perspective; Valuation; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Lerner, Josh. "ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (A): March 1991." Harvard Business School Case 293-066, October 1992. (Revised November 1997.)
- October 1992
- Supplement
Eastman Kodak Co.: Perspectives on Outsourcing
Applegate, Lynda M. "Eastman Kodak Co.: Perspectives on Outsourcing." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 193-506, October 1992.
- fall 1992
- Article
Trust, Uncertainty, and Profit
By: A. V. Bhide and H. H. Stevenson
Bhide, A. V., and H. H. Stevenson. "Trust, Uncertainty, and Profit." Journal of Socio-Economics 21, no. 3 (fall 1992): 191–208.
- September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C2)
By: Lynn S. Paine
A jury must decide whether an employee, discharged for misusing company time and filling out false time cards for work on U.S. government contracts, has been wrongfully terminated. Designed to show how the human resource manager's perspective on employee discipline... View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-022, September 1992. (Revised August 2004.)
- 1992
- Chapter
High Creativity versus Low Creativity: What Makes the Difference?
By: T. M. Amabile and S. J. Sensabaugh
Keywords: Creativity