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- April 1994
- Article
Salesforce Compensation Plans: An Individual Level Analysis
By: R. Lal, D. Outland and R. Staelin
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits
Lal, R., D. Outland, and R. Staelin. "Salesforce Compensation Plans: An Individual Level Analysis." Marketing Letters (April 1994).
- March 1994 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Managing Your Career
By: Linda A. Hill
Designed to serve as background reading for the "Managing Your Career" module of the second-year MBA elective Power and Influence. Describes the way in which managers learn and develop through on-the-job experience. Outlines a model for launching a "success syndrome"... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career
Hill, Linda A. "Managing Your Career." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-082, March 1994. (Revised December 1998.)
- March 1994
- Article
Alternative Models of Price Behavior in Dyadic Negotiations: Market Prices, Reservation Prices and Negotiator Aspirations
By: S. B. White, K. L. McGinn, M. H. Bazerman and M. A. Neale
White, S. B., K. L. McGinn, M. H. Bazerman, and M. A. Neale. "Alternative Models of Price Behavior in Dyadic Negotiations: Market Prices, Reservation Prices and Negotiator Aspirations." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 57, no. 3 (March 1994): 430–447.
- January 1994 (Revised July 2000)
- Exercise
Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis
Walt Disney Co. issues a 100-year bond. This case describes the terms of the bond and immediate capital market reaction. View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 294-038, January 1994. (Revised July 2000.)
- Article
Knowledge, Integration and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development
By: Gary P. Pisano
Pisano, Gary P. "Knowledge, Integration and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development." Strategic Management Journal 15 (Winter 1994): 85–100.
- October 1993 (Revised August 1996)
- Background Note
Forecasting with Regression Analysis
Provides an example of regression in one of its most important roles. Relating probabilistic forecasts based on past data to decision analysis. View Details
Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Mathematical Methods
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Forecasting with Regression Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-007, October 1993. (Revised August 1996.)
- autumn 1993
- Article
Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace
By: T. M. Amabile
The foundation for a model of motivational synergy is presented. Building upon but going beyond previous conceptualizations, the model outlines the ways in which intrinsic motivation (which arises from the intrinsic value of the work for the individual) might interact... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Theory; Creativity; Situation or Environment; Organizational Culture
Amabile, T. M. "Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace." Human Resource Management Review 3, no. 3 (autumn 1993): 185–201.
- September 1993 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
China (A): The Great Awakening
By: Debora L. Spar
As the third largest economy after the United States and Japan, China's startling economic growth has spurred increasing interest in the economic, social, and political factors that catapulted the country to sudden prominence. This case starts with an overview of the... View Details
Spar, Debora L. "China (A): The Great Awakening." Harvard Business School Case 794-019, September 1993. (Revised September 1997.)
- September 1993 (Revised August 2011)
- Exercise
ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Second set of exercises meant to be used with ExtendSim, a simulation package created by Imagine That, Inc. of San Jose, California, that allows students to investigate the impact of adding buffers to simple in-line processes with uncertain processing times. View Details
Shapiro, Roy D. "ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 694-040, September 1993. (Revised August 2011.)
- September 1993 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis, User's Guide
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Ann E. Gray
Designed to be used with ExtendSim Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A) and (B). Unadvertised per Case Records. View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes
Shapiro, Roy D., and Ann E. Gray. "ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis, User's Guide." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-043, September 1993. (Revised August 2011.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis." In The Future of Pensions in the United States, edited by R. Schmitt. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. (Reprinted in The Foundations of Pension Finance, Volume I, Zvi Bodie and E. Philip Davis, eds., Edward Elger, 2000.)
- July 1993
- Article
Compensation Plans for Single- and Multi-Product Salesforces: An Application of the Holmstrom-Milgrom Model
By: R. Lal and V. Srinivasan
Lal, R., and V. Srinivasan. "Compensation Plans for Single- and Multi-Product Salesforces: An Application of the Holmstrom-Milgrom Model." Management Science 39, no. 7 (July 1993).
- Article
CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Finance 48, no. 2 (June 1993): 425–458. (Abstracted in Financial Management Collection 7 (winter 1992) and 9 (fall 1994))
- May 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Friendly Cards, Inc.
Involves analysis of a major capital investment proposal, an acquisition of another company, an estimate of the funds required for these two possible outlays, and a recommended course of management action. View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Friendly Cards, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 293-135, May 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- April 1993 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
MathSoft, Inc. (A)
MathSoft's VP of sales has doubled the size of the company's direct field sales force to support the launch of a new, high-end workstation software product priced at almost $9,000. However, sales of the new product are far below plan. At the same time, the VP of... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Communication Strategy; Salesforce Management; Marketing Channels; Advertising; Product Launch; Information Technology Industry; Industrial Products Industry; United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "MathSoft, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 593-094, April 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
- April 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Supplement
MathSoft, Inc. (B)
Describes the president's decision regarding MathSoft's marketing channels and communications methods, and the company's sales results during the next five quarters. The (A) case market response model is also updated. View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Forecasting and Prediction; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Knowledge Sharing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Education Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "MathSoft, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 593-095, April 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- April 1993 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India: In Service for Sight, The
Starting as a modest 20-bed hospital, Aravind had grown into a 1,400-bed hospital complex by 1992. It had by then screened 3.65 million patients and performed 335,000 cataract surgeries, nearly 70% of them free of cost for the poorest of India's blind population.... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Social Marketing; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Welfare; Expansion; Health Industry; India
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India: In Service for Sight, The." Harvard Business School Case 593-098, April 1993. (Revised May 2009.)
- Article
Corporate Culture, Customer Orientation, and Innovativeness in Japanese Firms: A Quadrad Analysis
By: Rohit Deshpandé, J. U. Farley and F E Webster Jr
Deshpandé, Rohit, J. U. Farley, and F E Webster Jr. "Corporate Culture, Customer Orientation, and Innovativeness in Japanese Firms: A Quadrad Analysis." Journal of Marketing 57, no. 1 (January 1993): 23–37.
- Article
Game Theory and the Legal Analysis of Tacit Collusion
By: Dennis Yao and Susan DeSanti
Yao, Dennis, and Susan DeSanti. "Game Theory and the Legal Analysis of Tacit Collusion." Antitrust Bulletin 38, no. 1 (Spring 1993): 113–141.