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- October 1986 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)
Describes the development and terms of the largest leveraged buyout up to the date of the case. The main problem is to value the positions of the various participants: lenders, equity holders, investment bankers, and management. This is an abridged version of an... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Management; Negotiation Participants; Valuation
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 287-029, October 1986. (Revised February 2008.)
- July 1986 (Revised April 1989)
- Background Note
Note on Sources of Comparative Advantage
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
After Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin's propositions about the sources of comparative advantage were empirically challenged by Wassily Leontief, scholars set out to explain the "Leontief paradox" by developing alternative theories on the sources of comparative... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Note on Sources of Comparative Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-024, July 1986. (Revised April 1989.)
- May 1986 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Moet-Hennessy Group
Presents the strategic and organizational problems of a venerable French firm pursuing product and financial diversification in an international context. View Details
Salter, Malcolm S. "Moet-Hennessy Group." Harvard Business School Case 386-191, May 1986. (Revised October 1993.)
- October 1985
- Supplement
CompuServe (C)
By: James L. Heskett
Describes events and raises issues subsequent to Charlie McCall's acceptance of the job of CEO at CompuServe. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-096, October 1985.
- October 1985 (Revised November 1986)
- Supplement
CompuServe (D)
By: James L. Heskett
Describes events and raises issues subsequent to Charlie McCall's acceptance of the job as CEO at CompuServe. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-097, October 1985. (Revised November 1986.)
- October 1985 (Revised November 1986)
- Supplement
CompuServe (E)
By: James L. Heskett
Describes events and raises issues subsequent to Charlie McCall's acceptance of the job of CEO at CompuServe. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-098, October 1985. (Revised November 1986.)
- August 1985
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (C)
Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group. They have decided to go public, have selected an underwriting team, and must make final decisions about the size, composition and pricing of the issue. Because stock prices have fallen since the... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Problems and Challenges; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (C)." Harvard Business School Case 286-009, August 1985.
- August 1985
- Article
The College Admissions Problem Is Not Equivalent to the Marriage Problem
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "The College Admissions Problem Is Not Equivalent to the Marriage Problem." Journal of Economic Theory 36 (August 1985): 277–288.
- 01 Aug 1985
- Conference Presentation
The New Workforce Meets the Changing Workplace: Strains, Dilemmas, and Contradictions in Attempts to Implement Participative and Entrepreneurial Management
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "The New Workforce Meets the Changing Workplace: Strains, Dilemmas, and Contradictions in Attempts to Implement Participative and Entrepreneurial Management." Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August 01, 1985. (Reprintings include: Human Resource Management, vol. 25 (Winter 1986); The Nature of Work: Sociological Perspectives, edited by K.T. Erikson and S.P. Vallas. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990; Creative Personnel Practices, edited by J.N. Matzer. Washington, D.C.: International City Management Association, 1988.)
- May 1985 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Spinnaker Software Corp.
Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Software; Information Technology Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Spinnaker Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 385-252, May 1985. (Revised November 1990.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Case
Wilmington Tap and Die
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Investment; Accounting Audits; Cost Management; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Production; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- March 1985 (Revised August 1985)
- Teaching Note
Challenge Ahead: Economic Growth, Global Interdependence, and the New Competition, Teaching Note
- February 1985 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Komatsu Ltd.
Reviews and updates the structure and characteristics of the earth-moving equipment industry presented in the companion case, Caterpillar Tractor Co. After revealing that CAT has suffered major financial losses during the period from 1981 through 1984, the case... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Machinery and Machining; Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Production; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 385-277, February 1985. (Revised September 1988.)
- January 1985
- Background Note
The Challenges, Motivations & Mentalities of MNC Management
Bartlett, Christopher A. "The Challenges, Motivations & Mentalities of MNC Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-250, January 1985.
- December 1984
- Article
Misrepresentation and Stability in the Marriage Problem
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "Misrepresentation and Stability in the Marriage Problem." Journal of Economic Theory 34 (December 1984): 383–387.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1989)
- Background Note
Leadership: The Problem of Intervention
By: Richard R. Ellsworth and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Ellsworth, Richard R., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Leadership: The Problem of Intervention." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-198, November 1984. (Revised March 1989.)
- October 1984
- Background Note
Goals: The Problem of Balancing Multiple Constituencies
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard R. Ellsworth. "Goals: The Problem of Balancing Multiple Constituencies." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-187, October 1984.
- September 1984 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
Marketing Planning and Organization
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents guidelines for effective marketing planning. Provides a general outline of the contents of a typical marketing plan, the process by which the plan is developed, and considers the benefits successful firms reap from their planning efforts and the problems that... View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Marketing Planning and Organization." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-106, September 1984. (Revised March 1993.)
- August 1984 (Revised October 1992)
- Background Note
Marketing Implementation
By: John A. Quelch
Describes a framework for evaluating marketing implementation problems and assesses the interfaces between marketing strategy and implementation. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy
Quelch, John A. "Marketing Implementation." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-024, August 1984. (Revised October 1992.)
- May 1984 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Cleveland Twist Drill (B)
Describes events at Cleveland Twist Drill between April 1982 and February 1983. Jim Bartlett's approach to the union and the implementation of the "move strategy" are described. Students are asked to evaluate these actions and to develop plans for dealing with current... View Details
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Cleveland Twist Drill (B)." Harvard Business School Case 384-163, May 1984. (Revised May 1989.)