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      • May 1994 (Revised July 1995)
      • Case

      Taco Bell--1994

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger
      Taco Bell CEO, John Martin, boldly proclaims a growth goal of 200,000 points of access by the year 2000 (the company had approximately 3,600 in 1991). To realize such growth, Martin embraces a philosophy of continual change. The implications for Taco Bell are dramatic... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Food; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Goals and Objectives; Change Management; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Taco Bell--1994." Harvard Business School Case 694-076, May 1994. (Revised July 1995.)
      • May 1994 (Revised November 1994)
      • Case

      PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Leonard A. Schlesinger
      Describes the three business segments of PepsiCo (beverages, snack foods, and restaurants). It then explores the competitive environment within each segment and the response of PepsiCo's businesses. It seeks to show how PepsiCo CEO, D. Wayne Calloway, in a very... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Change; Governance Controls; Management Style; Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Competitive Strategy; Value; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office." Harvard Business School Case 694-078, May 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
      • April 1994 (Revised January 1995)
      • Case

      StarKist (A)

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt
      Set in April 1990, this case focuses on H.J. Heinz and its subsidiary, StarKist, the largest producer of canned tuna in the United States. During the 1980s, the public became increasingly concerned about tuna fishing practices that killed dolphins. StarKist was the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Decision Choices and Conditions; Laws and Statutes; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Environmental Sustainability; Competition; Mexico; United States
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "StarKist (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-128, April 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
      • March 1994 (Revised January 1995)
      • Case

      Cardinal Health, Inc.

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Robert D. Walter, chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health, Inc., responds to questions regarding Cardinal's board and its influence on the acquisition of and merger with Whitmire Distribution. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Power and Influence; Management Teams; Distribution Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "Cardinal Health, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 494-108, March 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
      • March 1994
      • Case

      Ministry of Privatization

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      Keywords: International Finance; Joint Ventures; Privatization
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Ministry of Privatization." Harvard Business School Case 294-029, March 1994.
      • March 1994 (Revised December 2014)
      • Case

      Humana, Inc.: Managing in a Changing Industry

      By: Stuart Gilson
      Intensifying competition and change in the U.S. health care industry force a large integrated health-care provider to reassess its strategy of operating both hospitals and health insurance plans (HMOs). In an attempt to increase its stock price and operating... View Details
      Keywords: Business Strategy; Restructuring; Change Management; Financial Management; Health Industry
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      Gilson, Stuart. "Humana, Inc.: Managing in a Changing Industry." Harvard Business School Case 294-062, March 1994. (Revised December 2014.)
      • March 1994 (Revised October 1994)
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      Reading Energy

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      Reading Energy builds facilities that produce energy from nontraditional fuels. A privately held, entrepreneurial organization, it has spent six years developing a plan to build a waste-to-energy plant in the town of Robbins, Illinois. The plant would burn municipal... View Details
      Keywords: Energy Generation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Community Relations; Business Plan; Agreements and Arrangements; Contracts; Risk and Uncertainty; Government and Politics; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Illinois
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      Reinhardt, Forest L. "Reading Energy." Harvard Business School Case 794-102, March 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
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      Capital Budgeting Systems and Capabilities Investments in U.S. Companies after World War II

      By: K. B. Clark and C. Y. Baldwin
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; System; Investment; Business Ventures; United States
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      Clark, K. B., and C. Y. Baldwin. "Capital Budgeting Systems and Capabilities Investments in U.S. Companies after World War II." Business History Review 68, no. 1 (Spring 1994): 73–109. (Winner of Newcomen-Harvard Award For the best article published each year in the Business History Review​.)
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      The Collapse of First Executive Corporation: Junk Bonds, Adverse Publicity, and the Run on the Bank Phenomenon

      By: S. C. Gilson, H. DeAngelo and L. DeAngelo
      In April 1991, regulators seized the major subsidiaries of First Executive Corporation (FE), an insurer that invested heavily in junk bonds. During the junk bond market turmoil of 1989–1990, adverse publicity fueled a bank run at FE, forcing a $4 billion portfolio... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Bonds; Banks and Banking
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      Gilson, S. C., H. DeAngelo, and L. DeAngelo. "The Collapse of First Executive Corporation: Junk Bonds, Adverse Publicity, and the Run on the Bank Phenomenon." Journal of Financial Economics 36, no. 3 (December 1994): 287–336.
      • February 1994
      • Case

      Kathryn McNeil (A)

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Work-Life Balance; Resignation and Termination; Mergers and Acquisitions; Retail Industry
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Kathryn McNeil (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-111, February 1994.
      • February 1994
      • Case

      Merging Asea and Brown Boveri

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Dwight B. Crane
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Dwight B. Crane. "Merging Asea and Brown Boveri." Harvard Business School Case 394-146, February 1994.
      • January 1994
      • Case

      China (B): Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd.

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Examines the experience of Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd. (PSL), a joint venture between the U.S.-based Polaroid Corp. and the Shanghai Motion Picture Industry Co., within the framework of China's foreign investment climate. Discusses the evolution of foreign investment in... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; China; United States
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      Spar, Debora L. "China (B): Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 794-089, January 1994.
      • January 1994 (Revised June 1994)
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      Dean Witter, Discover & Co.

      By: Dwight B. Crane and W. James Whalen
      Early in 1993, Sears was in the process of spinning off its Dean Witter, Discover subsidiary. This subsidiary consisted of a securities brokerage that was acquired in 1981 and also the Discover Card, a general purpose credit card, the firm introduced in 1985. The key... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Business Subsidiaries; Initial Public Offering; Credit Cards; Corporate Strategy; Asset Pricing; Financial Services Industry
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      Crane, Dwight B., and W. James Whalen. "Dean Witter, Discover & Co." Harvard Business School Case 294-046, January 1994. (Revised June 1994.)
      • January 1994 (Revised December 1994)
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      Four-Way Organization

      By: James K. Sebenius
      Three divisions seek to form a two- or three-way conglomerate of maximum economic value. A manager seeks to assist them. Individual and shared interests are in conflict. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Negotiation; Business Conglomerates; Alliances
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      Sebenius, James K. "Four-Way Organization." Harvard Business School Exercise 894-015, January 1994. (Revised December 1994.)
      • 1994
      • Book

      The Making of Global Enterprises

      By: G. Jones
      This volume presents new insights on the history of international business. Two main themes are addressed: how and when has global business developed over the last century? and what has been its impact on host economies? The volume includes a pioneering study by Mira... View Details
      Keywords: Economic History; Business Subsidiaries; Economy; Trade; Globalized Firms and Management; Information Technology
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      Jones, G., ed. The Making of Global Enterprises. London: Frank Cass, 1994.
      • January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
      • Case

      NovaCare, Inc.: Living the Vision

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      NovaCare's CEO is considering how further to institutionalize the company's espoused values and beliefs. One challenge is integrating two newly acquired businesses; another is better aligning the values of the company's managers with those of its front-line... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Care and Treatment; Labor and Management Relations; Management Teams; Values and Beliefs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry
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      Paine, Lynn S. "NovaCare, Inc.: Living the Vision." Harvard Business School Case 394-110, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
      • January 1994 (Revised July 1998)
      • Case

      Repligen Corporation: January 1992

      By: Josh Lerner and David Kane
      Sandford Smith, CEO of Repligen, faces the breakdown of negotiations about a proposed joint venture with a large pharmaceutical firm. He must decide whether to proceed using his firm's internal resources or whether to seek to revise the proposed collaboration. If the... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decisions; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Value
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      Lerner, Josh, and David Kane. "Repligen Corporation: January 1992." Harvard Business School Case 294-082, January 1994. (Revised July 1998.)
      • January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
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      De Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners

      By: Linda A. Hill
      After 24 years at Motown Industries, Hollywood executive Suzanne de Passe has decided to go out on her own to start two new businesses. The case describes de Passe's career from her beginning as Berry Gordy's assistant at Motown Records to her presidency of Gordy/de... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Business or Company Management; Entertainment; Personal Development and Career; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Music Industry; California
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      Hill, Linda A. "De Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners." Harvard Business School Case 494-013, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
      • January 1994
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      National Convenience Stores, Inc.

      By: Steven R. Fenster, Stuart C. Gilson and Roy Burstin
      National Convenience Stores seeks to emerge from Chapter 11. Central to the nature of the reorganization plan is the company's determining enterprise value. The various constituencies (secured debt, unsecured debt, etc.) will seek to find an enterprise value that... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Structure; Valuation; Restructuring; Strategic Planning; Borrowing and Debt; Food and Beverage Industry; Texas
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      Fenster, Steven R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Roy Burstin. "National Convenience Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-068, January 1994.
      • 1994
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      Big Business, Management and Competitiveness in Twentieth Century Britain

      By: G. Jones
      Keywords: Management; Business Ventures; Competition; Business History; Great Britain
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      Jones, G. "Big Business, Management and Competitiveness in Twentieth Century Britain." Keiei Shigaku [Japan Business History Review] 29 (1994).
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