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  • July 1990 (Revised July 1990)
  • Teaching Note

Minneapolis Plastic Packaging Ban (A) and (B) & Waste Reduction in Taiwan, Teaching Note

By: George C. Lodge
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Lodge, George C. "Minneapolis Plastic Packaging Ban (A) and (B) & Waste Reduction in Taiwan, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 391-019, July 1990. (Revised July 1990.)
  • 2011
  • Teaching Note

Juner New Materials: On the Road to IPO (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donglin Xia, Ning Jia and Ziqian Zhao
Juner New Materials (Juner) is a private China-based company that develops, produces, and distributes modified plastic compounds. Founded in 1995 by female serial entrepreneur Xiaomin Chen, Juner has exhibited strong performance and growth potential in the past fifteen... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Financial Statements; IPO; Valuation; Women Executives; China; Plastics; China
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donglin Xia, Ning Jia, and Ziqian Zhao. "Juner New Materials: On the Road to IPO (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
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Sadness, Identity, and Plastic in Over-shopping: The Interplay of Materialism, Poor Credit Management, and Emotional Buying Motives in Predicting Compulsive Buying

By: Grant Edward Donnelly, Masha Ksendzova and Ryan Howell
A comprehensive study is currently lacking to explain why material values strongly influence compulsive buying. The goal of the current study is to test if money management, buying motivations for improving mood and identity, and self-transformation expectations... View Details
Keywords: Credit Cards; Consumer Behavior; Identity; Emotions
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Donnelly, Grant Edward, Masha Ksendzova, and Ryan Howell. "Sadness, Identity, and Plastic in Over-shopping: The Interplay of Materialism, Poor Credit Management, and Emotional Buying Motives in Predicting Compulsive Buying." Journal of Economic Psychology 39 (December 2013): 113–125.
  • September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
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Algramo

By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
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Chu, Michael, Monica Silva, and Mariana Cal. "Algramo." Harvard Business School Case 321-079, September 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
  • February 2013 (Revised March 2015)
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The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect?

By: Willy C. Shih and Sen Chai
Senior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and... View Details
Keywords: Plastics; Injection Molding; Toys; LEGO; LEGO Group; Tools; Additive Manufacturing; 3D Manufacturing; Toolmaking; Patenting; Spillovers; Knowledge Spillovers; Change; Trends; Engineering; Machinery and Machining; Intellectual Property; Patents; Operations; Production; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology Adoption; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Denmark
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Shih, Willy C., and Sen Chai. "The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect?" Harvard Business School Case 613-079, February 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
  • February 2003 (Revised March 2006)
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Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)

By: Michael E. Porter and Willis M. Emmons III
Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted its focus toward improving the productivity of the Colombian plastics and rubber cluster, which also included... View Details
Keywords: Cooperation; Information Technology; Alliances; Research and Development; Business and Government Relations; Performance Productivity; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Chemical Industry; Colombia
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Porter, Michael E., and Willis M. Emmons III. "Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)." Harvard Business School Case 703-437, February 2003. (Revised March 2006.)
  • July 2002 (Revised April 2004)
  • Supplement

GE's Digital Revolution

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Presents interviews with Gerry Podesta, VP of GE Plastics Component of General Electric Co., and Gary Reiner, senior VP and CIO of General Electric Co. A revised version of an earlier video. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Strategy; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Digital Revolution." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-801, July 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
  • September 1990 (Revised March 1993)
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General Electric Plastics: Organizing the Marketing Function

By: V. Kasturi Rangan
Describes the rapid growth of General Electric Plastics for over the last decade to a $5 billion (sales) company. The accompanying organizational transitions are described. The task is to design a marketing organization for the coming decade given the anticipated... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Design; Growth and Development Strategy
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Rangan, V. Kasturi. "General Electric Plastics: Organizing the Marketing Function." Harvard Business School Case 591-029, September 1990. (Revised March 1993.)
  • April 1999
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Trexel

Describes an interesting plastics technology and an entrepreneur's attempts to build a business around it. Highlights issues around managing technical and market risk. Teaching purpose: Highlights difficult decisions around building a business off of an unproven... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Startups; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Information Technology; Corporate Entrepreneurship
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Roberts, Michael J., and Matthew C. Lieb. "Trexel." Harvard Business School Case 899-101, April 1999.
  • November 1982 (Revised May 1984)
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Jim Sawyer (A)

Jim Sawyer, 40, a manager at United Industries Plastics Division has exhibited signs of alcoholism. Personnel must now consider how the company should address this kind of problem. Provides an opportunity to examine the role corporations should play in helping... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Health; Employees; Manufacturing Industry
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Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Jim Sawyer (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-029, November 1982. (Revised May 1984.)
  • May 1981 (Revised January 1987)
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Sensormatic Electronics Corp.

By: David A. Garvin
Describes the decision faced by a rapidly growing firm in the merchandise security systems business on whether it should integrate backward into the injection molding of plastic parts. Financial analysis, comparative economics, and manufacturing strategy in an industry... View Details
Keywords: Change; Decisions; Economics; Financial Strategy; Production; Integration; Technology; Electronics Industry
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Garvin, David A. "Sensormatic Electronics Corp." Harvard Business School Case 681-095, May 1981. (Revised January 1987.)
  • March 1999 (Revised January 2005)
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Newell Company: Corporate Strategy

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Elizabeth Gordon
In 1998, Newell Co., a manufacturer of low-tech, high-volume consumer goods, acquired Calphalon Corp., a high-end cookware company, and Rubbermaid, a $2 billion manufacturer of consumer and commercial plastic products. The case focuses on Newell's strategy and its... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Elizabeth Gordon. "Newell Company: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 799-139, March 1999. (Revised January 2005.)
  • March 2012 (Revised January 2013)
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Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski and Jessica A. Hohman
The case describes two pilot projects on applying activity-based costing to measuring the cost of treating patients. It presents process maps and financial data relating to the processes used during (1) an office visit to a plastic surgeon for three different diagnoses... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management; Mathematical Methods; Health Industry
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Kaplan, Robert S., Mary L. Witkowski, and Jessica A. Hohman. "Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs." Harvard Business School Case 112-086, March 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
  • October 1995 (Revised July 2009)
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Beechwood Spouts (A)

By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Charles Barker must decide whether to become an outside investor in a private round of financing for an early stage, high-growth-potential venture producing plastic pouring spouts for orange juice cartons. Barker must evaluate the opportunity, content, and deal to... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Investment
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Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Beechwood Spouts (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-016, October 1995. (Revised July 2009.)
  • September 1995 (Revised December 2018)
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Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A)

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Rebecca Voorheis
Nypro is the world's leading injection molder of precision plastic parts, operating a global network of 21 plants. Nypro's strategy is for each plant to offer identical capabilities, because its customers are global companies with worldwide sourcing needs. The case... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Operations; Performance Consistency; Manufacturing Industry
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Christensen, Clayton M., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-061, September 1995. (Revised December 2018.)
  • November 1990 (Revised June 2004)
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McDonald's and the Environment

McDonald's decides to withdraw its polystyrene plastic packaging for sandwiches and hamburgers after years of defending itself against environmental critics. The decision occurs in the midst of a six-month Joint Task Force study, with the nonprofit Environmental... View Details
Keywords: Announcements; Change Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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Livesey, Sharon M. "McDonald's and the Environment." Harvard Business School Case 391-108, November 1990. (Revised June 2004.)
  • June 2013
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Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)

By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Elasto Therm: The Next Step (HBS Case #813030). View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Search; Search Funds; Manufacturing; Pricing Policies; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Sales Channels; Sales Force Management; Customer Focus; Customer Specificity; Manufacturing Tools; Acquisitions; Growth Strategy; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth; Plastics; Turnarounds; Labor Management; Stockholders; Careers; Job Design; Gender; Life Planning; Employee Empowerment; Work/family Balance; Work-life Balance; Entrepreneurship; Management; Employee Ownership; Acquisition; Rubber Industry; Auto Industry; United States
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Sharpe, Jim. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-703, June 2013.
  • December 2010 (Revised February 2013)
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Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges

By: Juan Alcacer and Anthony John Morrison Leitao
In 2010, Logoplaste, a top 10 manufacturer of rigid plastic containers, was debating a more dramatic expansion strategy as a means to guarantee the company's continued success. The company, which began with a few plants in Portugal in the 1990s, now had 60 plants... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Global Range; Global Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion
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Alcacer, Juan, and Anthony John Morrison Leitao. "Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 711-411, December 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
  • November 1993 (Revised November 1994)
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Molding the Impossible: the NYPRO/Vistakon Disposable Contact Lens Project

By: Clayton M. Christensen
NYPRO, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic injection-molded products, is asked by the Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson to manufacture molds that Vistakon will use to produce disposable contact lenses. The required dimensional tolerances for... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Engineering; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Production; Groups and Teams; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Christensen, Clayton M. "Molding the Impossible: the NYPRO/Vistakon Disposable Contact Lens Project." Harvard Business School Case 694-062, November 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
  • November 2006 (Revised May 2014)
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Li Ka-Shing and the Growth of Cheung Kong

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony J. Mayo and Mark Benson
Events in the history of Cheung Kong's growth reveal how Li Ka-Shing applied his skills as a "first-class noticer" to complex political and socioeconomic environments. While Li's determination to succeed is legendary, so are his skills in reading and responding to the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Portfolio; Business History; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Hong Kong
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Nohria, Nitin, Anthony J. Mayo, and Mark Benson. "Li Ka-Shing and the Growth of Cheung Kong." Harvard Business School Case 407-062, November 2006. (Revised May 2014.)
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