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- October 1993 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Paragould City Cable
Unhappy with the prices provided by the local, privately owned cable television operator, the city of Paragould, Arkansas constructs a competing municipally owned cable system. Once in operation, Paragould City Cable faces vigorous competition from the incumbent... View Details
- May 1993
- Teaching Note
San Bernadino YWCA (A) TN
- April 1993
- Teaching Note
Note on Cable Television Regulation TN
Teaching Note for (9-391-022). View Details
- September 1992
- Case
Star Cablevision Group (A): Harvesting in a Bull Market
First case in a series of six cases that follow the experience of a cable television company as it adjusts to the rapid rise and precipitous decline of the stock market in the late 1980s. In this case Don Jones, the company's founder and owner, sees the rise in public... View Details
- September 1992
- Case
Star Cablevision Group (D): Financial Crisis and Managing Constituencies
Fourth case in a series of six cases. This case describes the company as it reaches financial crisis and manages constituencies. View Details
- August 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Euro Disney: The First 100 Days
By: Gary W. Loveman and Leonard A. Schlesinger
The Walt Disney Co. theme parks historically have thrived on the basis of a formula stressing excellent customer service and a magnificent physical environment. The formula has proven successful in Japan, as well as the United States. With the controversial opening of... View Details
- May 1992
- Case
Sunday River Ski Resort
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Martha Epstein
Sunday River is a ski area in Bethel, ME which has been run by entrepreneur Les Otten since 1980. The year before Otten purchased the area, it posted a loss of $235,000 on revenues of $541,000. Under Otten's leadership, however, Sunday River posted year after year of... View Details
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Play Time Toy Company TN
By: Thomas R. Piper
Teaching Note for (9-292-003). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- November 1991
- Case
Magic Johnson: Endorsements ""After""...?
On Thursday, November 7, 1991, Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced his retirement from basketball in the wake of having tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Magic Johnson was one of the most popular figures in sports, both... View Details
- October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
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
- October 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Sony Corp.: Globalization
- March 1989
- Case
Philips In-Car Entertainment (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
- June 1987 (Revised January 1994)
- Teaching Note
Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A), (A1), and (B), Teaching Note
By: Linda A. Hill
Teaching Note for (9-487-042), (9-497-015), and (9-494-014). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- November 1986 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Illustrates: 1) the impact of a manager's leadership style on corporate culture, direction, and performance; 2) the concept of fit between leadership style and the requirements of situations in which managers find themselves; and 3) the need for managers to adapt their... View Details
- June 1986 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Good Time Toy Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- May 1986
- Case
Sunshine Toy Co., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- April 1986
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video
Presents Deborah Denenberg, general manager, answering questions about her successful turnaround of an ailing dinner theatre. View Details
- February 1985
- Teaching Note
Duncan Field (A), Teaching Note
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note for (9-382-137). View Details