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- February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (A)
Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an... View Details
Keywords: Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Laws and Statutes; Welfare; Legal Liability; Business and Government Relations; Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-137, February 1979. (Revised December 1983.)
- Article
Corporate Lobbying as Marketing Communication: Utilizing Multivariate Analysis for Segmentation Strategies
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Rajendra K. Srivastava
Deshpandé, Rohit, and Rajendra K. Srivastava. "Corporate Lobbying as Marketing Communication: Utilizing Multivariate Analysis for Segmentation Strategies." Special Issue on Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference of the Academy of Marketing Science edited by D. K. Hawes and R. Tamilia. Developments in Marketing Science 1 (1978): 128–132.
- November 1977 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Cargill, Inc.: Managing Corporate Public Policy
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Cargill, Inc.: Managing Corporate Public Policy." Harvard Business School Case 578-088, November 1977. (Revised March 1984.)
- October 1977 (Revised May 1993)
- Teaching Note
WJAC (B): Financing a Growing Organization, Teaching Note
- 1977
- Book
Men and Women of the Corporation
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. Men and Women of the Corporation. New York: Basic Books, 1977. (Italian, Edizioni Olivares; Japanese, Japan Productivity Center. Excerpts in Working in America, edited by A.S. Wharton, Mountain View, Calif.: Mayfield, 1998. Other reprinting information available from publisher.)
- January 1977
- Case
MRC, Inc. (Consolidated)
By: Thomas R. Piper
A large diversified company must develop a strategy for a division whose performance has deteriorated due to its aging product. Alternatives range from liquidation to a major investment in a new product. The formal capital budgeting system is compared with the informal... View Details
Piper, Thomas R. "MRC, Inc. (Consolidated)." Harvard Business School Case 277-123, January 1977.
- October 1976 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
Cramer Electronics, Inc.
Designed to be the second day of a two-day series on the electronic component distribution industry, following a day spent discussing Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry and Raytheon Co.: Diversification. The important teaching themes which this case... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Style; Resource Allocation; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Cramer Electronics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 377-063, October 1976. (Revised February 1987.)
- October 1976
- Background Note
Industry Structural Change
Presents a framework for understanding and predicting industry structural change. Examines 1) the important underlying forces causing structural change, 2) the key relationships among industry elements in the process of change, and 3) some implications of change for... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Industry Structures; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Corporate Strategy
Porter, Michael E. "Industry Structural Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 377-051, October 1976.
- April 1976 (Revised November 1978)
- Case
Corporate Watergate
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Corporate Watergate." Harvard Business School Case 376-229, April 1976. (Revised November 1978.)
- 01 Feb 1976
- Conference Presentation
The Transnational Corporation and the Host Country
By: Louis T Wells Jr
- May 1975 (Revised October 1985)
- Case
Marks and Spencer Ltd.
By: Joseph L. Bower
This business policy and retailing strategy case focuses on the unique corporate strategy and philosophy of a leading English retailer. Emphasizes expansion plans. View Details
Bower, Joseph L. "Marks and Spencer Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 375-358, May 1975. (Revised October 1985.)
- April 1975 (Revised November 1984)
- Case
Enzone Petroleum Corp.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A large integrated oil company is debating whether to switch from a single hurdle rate to multiple hurdle rates for project analysis purposes. Raises questions on: 1) determination of the cost of equity; 2) the usefulness of multiple hurdle rates to adjust for project... View Details
Piper, Thomas R. "Enzone Petroleum Corp." Harvard Business School Case 275-113, April 1975. (Revised November 1984.)
- March – April 1975
- Article
Personal Privacy versus the Corporate Commuter
By: K. Goldstein and R. L. Nolan
Goldstein, K., and R. L. Nolan. "Personal Privacy versus the Corporate Commuter." Harvard Business Review 53, no. 2 (March–April 1975).
- May 1974
- Article
On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates." Journal of Finance 29, no. 2 (May 1974): 449–470. (Chapter 12 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- Article
What Kind of Corporate Modeling Functions Best?
By: R. H. Hayes and R. L. Nolan
Keywords: Business Ventures
Hayes, R. H., and R. L. Nolan. "What Kind of Corporate Modeling Functions Best?" Harvard Business Review 52, no. 3 (May–June 1974).
- 1974
- Book
The Acquisition of Technology from Multinational Corporations by Developing Countries
By: Walter A. Chudson and L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Information Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies
Chudson, Walter A., and L. T. Wells Jr. The Acquisition of Technology from Multinational Corporations by Developing Countries. Series ST/ESA/12. New York: United Nations, Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 1974. (Sales No. E.74.II.A.7.)
- 1970
- Book
Managing the Resource Allocation Process: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment
By: J. L. Bower
Bower, J. L. Managing the Resource Allocation Process: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1970.
- Article
Real Estate as a Corporate Investment
By: Samuel Hayes and Leonard M. Harlan
Hayes, Samuel, and Leonard M. Harlan. "Real Estate as a Corporate Investment." Harvard Business Review 45, no. 4 (July–August 1967): 144–160.
- Research Summary
Rosabeth Moss Kanter's current research topics include: leadership for the digital age, including the circumstances that empower leaders to create change; leadership of turnarounds and other significant changes of direction; and the role, legitimacy, and impact of the... View Details