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- 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
- September 1984 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Fort Lauderdale Resort and Beach Club
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)
Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in... View Details
- December 1977
- Teaching Note
Zodiac Brothers Toys, Inc. (B), Teaching Note
By: Jeffrey G. Miller and Steven C. Wheelwright
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- March 1977
- Case
Peek'n Peak Recreation, Inc. (Revised)
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- September 1976 (Revised October 1980)
- Teaching Note
Sea Pines Racquet Club, Teaching Note
By: W. Earl Sasser
Teaching Note for (9-674-011). View Details
- December 1974 (Revised October 1983)
- Case
Sunshine Toy Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry