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Girls whose ages ranged from 7 to 11 years made paper collages during 1 of 2 residential parties. Those in the experimental group were competing for prizes, whereas those in the control group expected that the prizes would be raffled off. Artist-judges later rated each... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Early Childhood Education; Motivation and Incentives; Situation or Environment; Competition; Teaching

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January 1981 (Revised February 1986)
Teaching Note

Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note

By: Michael Beer

Teaching Note for (9-477-024), (9-477-073), and (9-477-074). View Details

Keywords: Electronics Industry

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January 1981
Teaching Note

Datavision (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Michael Beer

Teaching Note for (9-495-046) and (9-495-047). View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry

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December 1980 (Revised January 1992)
Case

Savannah West

By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.

Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed... View Details

Keywords: Credit; Property; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Housing; Risk Management; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Banking Industry; Georgia (state, US)

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April 1980
Teaching Note

Management Succession and Board Membership, Teaching Note

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Keywords: Management Succession; Governing and Advisory Boards

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January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
Case

General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)

By: Michael E. Porter

Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Cost Management; Price; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States

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November 1979
Teaching Note

Allied Chemical Corp. (B) and (C), Teaching Note

By: George C. Lodge

Teaching Note for (9-379-150) and (9-379-151). View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

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November 1979 (Revised July 1985)
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Teaching Note

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Music Industry

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01 Sep 1979
Conference Presentation

A Researcher Visits the Teacher's Lounge

By: Teresa M. Amabile and M. W. Watson

Keywords: Research; Teaching

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September 1979
Teaching Note

Aerospace Maintenance, Inc., Teaching Note

By: W. Earl Sasser and R. Paul Olsen

Keywords: Aerospace Industry

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April 1979 (Revised May 1993)
Teaching Note

Community Television of Southern California: KCET, Teaching Note

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry; California

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March–April 1979
Article

Choosing Strategies for Change

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and John P. Kotter

"From the frying pan into the fire," "let sleeping dogs lie," and "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" are all well-known sayings born of the fear of change. When people are threatened with change in organizations, similar maxims about certain people and departments... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy; Change Management

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