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      • February 1992 (Revised April 1993)
      • Case

      Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A)

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      The Southern Co., an electric utility, is planning its compliance with the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. The Act established a system of tradeable permits for sulfur dioxide emissions. The company must decide whether to install pollution control equipment and... View Details
      Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Management; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-060, February 1992. (Revised April 1993.)
      • January 1992
      • Teaching Note

      American Telephone and Telegraph Company (1983) TN

      By: Richard S. Ruback
      Teaching Note for (9-284-047). View Details
      Keywords: Financing and Loans; Equity; Value; Management Practices and Processes; Decisions; Telecommunications Industry
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      Ruback, Richard S. "American Telephone and Telegraph Company (1983) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 292-076, January 1992.
      • January 1992
      • Case

      Tom Monaghan: In Business for God

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Describes the personal history of Thomas Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, his role in building the company, his strong religious convictions, and the ways those have influenced company policy. The question is when to draw lines between individuals' religious... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Religion; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Policy; Personal Characteristics; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Tom Monaghan: In Business for God." Harvard Business School Case 392-079, January 1992.
      • January 1992 (Revised August 1992)
      • Case

      Lexon Corp. (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      A general manager at Lexon Computer Corp. must decide whether interception and surveillance of employees' e-mail is acceptable company practice, and whether to follow the advice of his computer operations manager who wants to fire the person who complained that the... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Rights; Managerial Roles; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Ethics; Computer Industry
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Lexon Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 392-071, January 1992. (Revised August 1992.)
      • January 1992 (Revised August 1992)
      • Case

      Lexon Corp. (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Lexon Corp. lawyers must decide how to respond to two lawsuits challenging the company's interception of electronic mail on privacy grounds. They must also formulate a company policy on e-mail. One suit was filed by an employee dismissed from her job after asking that... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Rights; Managerial Roles; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation; Computer Industry; California
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Lexon Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 392-072, January 1992. (Revised August 1992.)
      • January 1992
      • Case

      Metreke Cards

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Used to introduce the assembly line process to first-year MBA students. Three different variations of an assembly line process for packing greeting cards are presented for analysis. To choose among the three, the students must address issues of time standards,... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Operations; Production; Product; Publishing Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Metreke Cards." Harvard Business School Case 692-073, January 1992.
      • November 1991 (Revised January 1997)
      • Case

      Motorola, Inc.: Bandit Pager Project (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Describes the development of a fully automated production line for manufacturing radio pagers. The company regarded the project as highly successful; it becomes clear in the case, however, that there were some shortcomings as well. Some marketing issues were not... View Details
      Keywords: Time Management; Marketing; Product Development; Production; Success; Projects; Technology; Telecommunications Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Motorola, Inc.: Bandit Pager Project (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 692-069, November 1991. (Revised January 1997.)
      • November 1991 (Revised April 1994)
      • Case

      Nucleon, Inc.

      By: Gary P. Pisano
      Nucleon is a small biotechnology company whose first potential product is about to enter clinical testing. Before Nucleon can begin clinical trials, however, its management must decide how and where to manufacture the product. Three options are being contemplated: 1)... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Rights; Product Development; Production; Partners and Partnerships; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry
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      Pisano, Gary P. "Nucleon, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 692-041, November 1991. (Revised April 1994.)
      • November 1991 (Revised September 1993)
      • Case

      Oak Industries Inc.

      By: William A. Sahlman and Burton C. Hurlock
      Describes Bill Antle's proposed restructuring plans for Oak Industries, a company composed of nine divisions which seem to be experiencing operating difficulties. During the last ten years the company has been involved in a number of acquisitions and divestitures, as... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Operations; SWOT Analysis; Organizational Structure; Restructuring; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Markets
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      Sahlman, William A., and Burton C. Hurlock. "Oak Industries Inc." Harvard Business School Case 292-086, November 1991. (Revised September 1993.)
      • November 1991 (Revised April 1994)
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      Taco Bell Corp.

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Roger H. Hallowell
      John Martin, Taco Bell CEO, brings the company into line with its competitors through incremental change during the 1980s. In the early 1990s, he adopts breakthrough approaches to improve service levels while reducing prices, providing a distinct competitive advantage.... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Food; Competitive Advantage; Innovation and Management; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Taco Bell Corp." Harvard Business School Case 692-058, November 1991. (Revised April 1994.)
      • November 1991 (Revised July 1995)
      • Case

      Body Shop International

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Describes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility to society. After profiling Anita Roddick as a person, the case describes the anti-mainstream approach she... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Management Teams; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Body Shop International." Harvard Business School Case 392-032, November 1991. (Revised July 1995.)
      • November 1991 (Revised January 1995)
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      Teradyne Japan

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino
      Describes a parent-subsidiary relationship in the high technology industry. The subsidiary, located in Japan, has been expanding its activities throughout the 1980s in the face of stiff local competition. Examines the dilemma facing corporate and country management as... View Details
      Keywords: Relationships; Mergers and Acquisitions; Expansion; Competition; Business or Company Management; Communication; Buildings and Facilities; Business Subsidiaries; Japan
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      Yoshino, Michael Y. "Teradyne Japan." Harvard Business School Case 392-031, November 1991. (Revised January 1995.)
      • October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
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      Play Time Toy Co.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      The president of a toy company is considering the adoption of level production in a business characterized by highly seasonal sales. The issues include balancing the cost savings and the inventory risk, estimating the seasonal financing need, and determining the... View Details
      Keywords: Production; Cost Management; Banks and Banking; Sales; Goods and Commodities; Financial Management; Risk Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Play Time Toy Co." Harvard Business School Case 292-003, October 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
      • October 1991 (Revised January 2000)
      • Case

      Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)

      By: Kim B. Clark and Joshua D. Margolis
      Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has made safety a top priority. The plant has made good progress in reducing the injury rate, but now confronts the need... View Details
      Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Operations; Resignation and Termination; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Clark, Kim B., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-042, October 1991. (Revised January 2000.)
      • October 1991 (Revised September 1998)
      • Case

      Maxwell Appliance Controls

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      A profitable manufacturing division of a large company is looking for new ways to identify sources of productivity improvements. Led by its senior finance officer, an activity-based cost system is developed to identify activities performed for its highly varied product... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Management Teams; Quality; Performance Improvement; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Production; Manufacturing Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Maxwell Appliance Controls." Harvard Business School Case 192-058, October 1991. (Revised September 1998.)
      • October 1991 (Revised June 1996)
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      Lotus MarketPlace: Households

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Managers at Lotus and Equifax must decide what to do about their new jointly developed database and software product Lotus MarketPlace which has been criticized as a threat to individual privacy. The Product, which would allow small businesses to buy targeting mail... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Business or Company Management; Rights; Ethics; Marketing Communications; Applications and Software; Product Marketing; Information Technology Industry
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Lotus MarketPlace: Households." Harvard Business School Case 392-026, October 1991. (Revised June 1996.)
      • October 1991 (Revised October 1996)
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      Hawkeye Bancorporation

      By: Krishna G. Palepu
      Hawkeye, a small bank holding company in Iowa, faces difficulties in the mid 1980s as the local Iowa farm economy is in recession. This case provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with bank financial statements, and introduces some issues in market... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Financial Crisis; Economic Growth; Market Participation; Banks and Banking; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Private Ownership; Banking Industry
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      Palepu, Krishna G. "Hawkeye Bancorporation." Harvard Business School Case 192-064, October 1991. (Revised October 1996.)
      • July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
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      Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (B)

      By: Samuel L. Hayes III
      Looks at the company's plans for a new debt offering under the Rule 415 shelf underwriting provision--in this instance from the vantage point of the lead investment banker for the deal. The decision-maker must assess the risks of the issuer, the tone of the market, the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Stocks; Initial Public Offering; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 292-006, July 1991. (Revised August 1991.)
      • July 1991 (Revised September 1992)
      • Background Note

      Company's Ethical Climate

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco
      Explains what a company's ethical climate is, describes the forces that shape it, and ways managers can work to alter a firm's ethical climate. View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Business or Company Management; Value
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      Badaracco, Joseph L. "Company's Ethical Climate." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-004, July 1991. (Revised September 1992.)
      • July 1991 (Revised March 1992)
      • Background Note

      Integrity and Management

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco
      Describes the role that issues of personal integrity play in managers' decisions. Defines personal integrity, the factors that influence it, the situations in which it becomes particularly relevant to company decisions, and ways of overcoming the blind spots that can... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Moral Sensibility; Planning; Situation or Environment; Trust; Value
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      Badaracco, Joseph L. "Integrity and Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-005, July 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
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