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      • November 1999 (Revised July 2001)
      • Case

      New Profit Inc.: Governing the Nonprofit Enterprise

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      New Profit, Inc. (NPI) is an innovative venture philanthropy fund. Founded by social entrepreneur Venessa Kirsch, NPI intends to raise large donations from individuals who wish to invest in nonprofit enterprises that could have a significant social impact and the... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Nonprofit Organizations; Venture Capital; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance; Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Service Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "New Profit Inc.: Governing the Nonprofit Enterprise." Harvard Business School Case 100-052, November 1999. (Revised July 2001.)
      • September 1999 (Revised April 2000)
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      Novell: World's Largest Network Software Company

      By: Richard L. Nolan
      After phenomenal growth and market leadership in networking, founder and CEO Ray Noorda made a frontal assault on Microsoft's core strengths. In 1994, Noorda spend over $1.5 billion acquiring companies such as WordPerfect to combat Microsoft Word, products such as... View Details
      Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Competition; Internet and the Web; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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      Nolan, Richard L. "Novell: World's Largest Network Software Company." Harvard Business School Case 300-038, September 1999. (Revised April 2000.)
      • June 1999 (Revised June 2000)
      • Case

      Robert Mondavi: Competitive Strategy

      By: Michael E. Porter and Gregory C Bond
      Describes the competitive situation facing Robert Mondavi, the leading premium California winery. Mondavi has been an industry innovator and has recently taken steps to become more international. Mondavi has to cope with growing domestic competition as well as market... View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Industry Structures; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry; California; Australia; Chile
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      Porter, Michael E., and Gregory C Bond. "Robert Mondavi: Competitive Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 799-125, June 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
      • March 1999 (Revised December 2001)
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      Analyzing Consumer Preferences

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Presents a non-traditional description of the conjoint analysis methodology. Discusses the process by which a study is done and cites areas of application. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Mathematical Methods; Product Marketing
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Analyzing Consumer Preferences." Harvard Business School Background Note 599-112, March 1999. (Revised December 2001.)
      • 1999
      • Working Paper

      Using Dyadic Strategies to Outperform Equilibrium Models of Communication in Bargaining Games

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Leigh Thompson, Robert Gibbons and Max Bazerman
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., Leigh Thompson, Robert Gibbons, and Max Bazerman. "Using Dyadic Strategies to Outperform Equilibrium Models of Communication in Bargaining Games." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-080, January 1999.
      • August 1998 (Revised December 1998)
      • Case

      Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Nicole Tempest
      Describes how the Balanced Scorecard built by the Online Financial Services (OFS) group is used to select the highest-priority initiatives for the organization. Currently, initiatives arise continually throughout the organization, and management spends considerable... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Finance; Change; Situation or Environment; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Nicole Tempest. "Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 199-019, August 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
      • April 1998 (Revised June 1999)
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      Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform

      By: Robert L. Simons, Alex C. Sapir '97 and Indra Reinbergs
      Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting, supported by financial market expectations, is discussed as a precursor to a series of events that results in... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Expectations; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Financial Markets; Financial Statements; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Simons, Robert L., Alex C. Sapir '97, and Indra Reinbergs. "Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform." Harvard Business School Case 198-009, April 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
      • April 1998 (Revised September 1998)
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      Classic Pen Company, The: Developing an ABC Model

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Classic Pen has diversified from its core blue and black pen business by introducing new specialized colors. But costs have risen and margins on blue and black pens are decreasing. The controller turns to activity-based costing (ABC) for an explanation. View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Manufacturing Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Classic Pen Company, The: Developing an ABC Model." Harvard Business School Case 198-117, April 1998. (Revised September 1998.)
      • March 1998 (Revised December 2005)
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      Beta Golf

      By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Laurence E. Katz
      The Beta Group is a technology incubator in Menlo Park, CA that has successfully built a portfolio of businesses in the medical, consumer products, and industrial technology sectors by systematically matching proprietary technologies to unmet market needs. Beta has... View Details
      Keywords: Business Strategy; Investment; Financial Strategy; Information Technology; Commercialization
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      Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Laurence E. Katz. "Beta Golf." Harvard Business School Case 898-162, March 1998. (Revised December 2005.)
      • March 1998 (Revised July 2001)
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      Haier Group, The (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford
      Zhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Success; Consumer Products Industry; China
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Robert J. Crawford. "Haier Group, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-101, March 1998. (Revised July 2001.)
      • 1998
      • Working Paper

      Outperforming Equilibrium Models of Communication in Bargaining Games

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Leigh Thompson, Robert Gibbons and Max Bazerman
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., Leigh Thompson, Robert Gibbons, and Max Bazerman. "Outperforming Equilibrium Models of Communication in Bargaining Games." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 96-022, March 1998.
      • 1998
      • Working Paper

      Some Evidence on the Optimal Welfare State Based on Subjective Data

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
      It is often difficult to evaluate all the costs and benefits of the welfare state. This paper suggests an alternative approach based on surveys of citizen satisfaction with welfare programs. In the first part of the paper we estimate the level of unemployment benefits... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Characteristics; Employment; Surveys; Programs; Government and Politics; Age; Income; Residency; Welfare; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost vs Benefits; Satisfaction; United Kingdom
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Some Evidence on the Optimal Welfare State Based on Subjective Data." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-092, March 1998.
      • December 1997
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      Making the Grade (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons
      Focuses on the dilemma of a young professor at a graduate school of business. He must decide what final grade to give a student who has worked extremely hard, but he is constrained by the school's "forced curve" grading policy. Designed to explore the multiple purposes... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Management Systems; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Education Industry
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      Simons, Robert L. "Making the Grade (A)." Harvard Business School Case 198-083, December 1997.
      • December 1997 (Revised October 1999)
      • Case

      Citibank: Performance Evaluation

      By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Citibank has introduced a new, comprehensive performance-scorecard system. A regional president struggles with a tough decision: how to evaluate an outstanding branch manager who has scored poorly on an important customer satisfaction measure. This case provides a... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Balanced Scorecard; Business Strategy; Customer Satisfaction; Performance Expectations; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Quality; Banking Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Citibank: Performance Evaluation." Harvard Business School Case 198-048, December 1997. (Revised October 1999.)
      • June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (A1)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      First of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. Split from the original (A) case to give students an opportunity to suggest objectives and measures for the division's initial BSC, without... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Measurement and Metrics; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 197-120, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • March 1997 (Revised August 2017)
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      Compagnie du Froid, S.A.

      By: Robert Simons and Antonio Dávila
      The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal temperature; calculate revenue, volume, price, and efficiency variances; analyze the effects of transfer prices;... View Details
      Keywords: Analysis; Investment Return; Performance Evaluation; Revenue; Budgets and Budgeting; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; France; Spain; Italy
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      Simons, Robert, and Antonio Dávila. "Compagnie du Froid, S.A." Harvard Business School Case 197-085, March 1997. (Revised August 2017.)
      • February 1997 (Revised June 1999)
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      Committed and Flexible Resources

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Stresses the difference between costs committed in advance of knowing actual demand (committed costs) and cost incurred proportional to demand. Committed costs appear fixed since their supply is independent of the amount actually used. Flexible resources are supplied... View Details
      Keywords: Cost
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Committed and Flexible Resources." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-078, February 1997. (Revised June 1999.)
      • February 1997 (Revised July 2001)
      • Background Note

      Introduction to Activity-Based Costing

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Introduces the fundamental notions of activity-based costing (ABC). Motivates ABC by means of a simple example, a single and a diversified pen factory. Proceeds to show how ABC assigns costs more accurately to products and customers by: 1) identifying the activities... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Introduction to Activity-Based Costing." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-076, February 1997. (Revised July 2001.)
      • February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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      Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)

      By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
      In early 1997, Smith Breeden Associates, a money management and consulting firm, was pondering the future of the Equity Plus Fund. The Equity Plus Fund was an S&P enhanced-index fund that tried to outperform the S&P Index by replicating the index using low-cost... View Details
      Keywords: Assets; Cash; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Mortgages; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Marketing; Performance; Consulting Industry
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      Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-089, February 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • February 1997 (Revised April 1997)
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      Harrington Financial Group

      By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
      In early 1997, Harrington Bank, a small Indiana savings and loan (thrift) wondered what its next move should be. Harrington was acquired in 1988 by the principals of Smith Breeden Associates, a money-management and consulting firm specializing in the application of... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Price; Risk Management; Mortgages; Contracts; Asset Management; Investment; Financial Services Industry
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      Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Harrington Financial Group." Harvard Business School Case 297-088, February 1997. (Revised April 1997.)
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