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      • May 1991
      • Case

      N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (D)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Krista McQuade
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Electronics Industry; Netherlands
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Krista McQuade. "N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (D)." Harvard Business School Case 191-214, May 1991.
      • February 1991 (Revised February 1992)
      • Case

      Appex Corp.

      By: Nitin Nohria
      1990 Business Week named Appex Corp. the fastest growing high-technology company in the United States. Appex provided management information systems and intercarrier network services to cellular telephone companies. During its rapid growth, the company went through... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Culture; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Performance Productivity; Problems and Challenges; Management Practices and Processes; Business Divisions; Information Management; Information Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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      Nohria, Nitin. "Appex Corp." Harvard Business School Case 491-082, February 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
      • November 1990 (Revised April 1999)
      • Case

      General Motors: Packard Electric Division

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach for passing the cables through the firewall between the engine and passenger compartments. The new technology... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Cost; Management Style; Product Design; Product Development; Production; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Technology; Auto Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "General Motors: Packard Electric Division." Harvard Business School Case 691-030, November 1990. (Revised April 1999.)
      • September 1990 (Revised November 1991)
      • Supplement

      Procter & Gamble Japan (C)

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino
      Updates the (A) case. The issues facing P&G were two-fold. 1) General manager, Japan--how to keep both the business and organization growing; 2) President, international--what role should the Japanese operation play in the P&G worldwide business? View Details
      Keywords: Business Offices; Business Growth and Maturation; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizations; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
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      Yoshino, Michael Y. "Procter & Gamble Japan (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-005, September 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
      • September 1990 (Revised March 1991)
      • Case

      Mod IV Product Development Team

      By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis
      Focuses sharply on a crossfunctional product development team at Honeywell's Building Controls Division. Traces the history of teams at the division, which introduced them as a response to intensifying competition and the need for faster development. Reveals the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management Teams; Product Development; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Competitive Strategy
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      Donnellon, Anne, and Joshua D. Margolis. "Mod IV Product Development Team." Harvard Business School Case 491-030, September 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
      • August 1990 (Revised March 1991)
      • Case

      Eli Lilly and Co. (C): Japan

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino
      Describes the process of establishing an independent operation in Japan in the mid-1980s as a result of a decision to make a major investment in the market. Describes the challenges in setting up such an operation and focuses on the role of the country manager in... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Startups; Decisions; Investment; Growth Management; Managerial Roles; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Japan
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      Yoshino, Michael Y. "Eli Lilly and Co. (C): Japan." Harvard Business School Case 391-034, August 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
      • June 1990 (Revised March 1991)
      • Case

      Jonah Creighton (A)

      By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis
      How do you manage yourself and your interaction with others when you feel your personal values challenged? What should you be aware of as you proceed with sensitive, ethical issues? Jonah Creighton coordinates the company's fast-track training program, and when he... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing; Problems and Challenges
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      Donnellon, Anne, and Joshua D. Margolis. "Jonah Creighton (A)." Harvard Business School Case 490-090, June 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
      • April 1990
      • Case

      Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

      By: James E. Austin
      The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details
      Keywords: Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Food; Business Subsidiaries; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Switzerland
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      Austin, James E. "Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 590-070, April 1990.
      • 1990
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      Measurement, Coordination and Learning in a Multi-plant Network

      By: W. B. Chew, K. B. Clark and T. Bresnahan
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Organizational Structure; Networks; Business Model; Measurement and Metrics; Cooperation
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      Chew, W. B., K. B. Clark, and T. Bresnahan. "Measurement, Coordination and Learning in a Multi-plant Network." In Measures for Manufacturing Excellence, edited by Robert S. Kaplan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
      • January 1990 (Revised February 1990)
      • Teaching Note

      Sedalia Revisited, Teaching Note

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Teaching Note for (9-687-004). View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Design; Quality; System; Employees; Framework; Competition; Production; Strategy
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "Sedalia Revisited, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 690-024, January 1990. (Revised February 1990.)
      • November 1989 (Revised November 1999)
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      Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision

      By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
      Illustrates how ADP's top management uses formal planning and control systems to establish strategic boundaries for its business units. Top management has developed a detailed list of strategic criteria that ADP managers use to evaluate products and business units, as... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Strategic Planning; Management Systems; Accounting; Acquisition
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      Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision." Harvard Business School Case 190-059, November 1989. (Revised November 1999.)
      • November 1989
      • Teaching Note

      H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (A), (B), (C), and (D), Teaching Note

      By: Kenneth E. Goodpaster and Thomas R. Piper
      Teaching Note for (9-382-034, 035, 036, and 037). View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Management Practices and Processes; Motivation and Incentives; System; Ethics; Policy; Business Divisions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Thomas R. Piper. "H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (A), (B), (C), and (D), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 390-045, November 1989.
      • January 1989 (Revised March 1995)
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      Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt
      In 1988, the Du Pont Co. is abruptly confronted with solid scientific evidence that chlorofluorocarbons are destroying the earth's ozone shield. Du Pont, with its Freon brand product line serving markets for foam insulation, electronics solvents, and especially... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Policy; Management; Brands and Branding; Production; Service Operations; Natural Environment; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-111, January 1989. (Revised March 1995.)
      • November 1988
      • Case

      Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Describes three different product development efforts at the Residential Controls division of Honeywell, Inc. Each of the three projects was for a different market and competitive environment. Each was tackled in a somewhat different way within the Honeywell... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Construction; Outcome or Result; Situation or Environment; Business Divisions; Product Design; Change Management; Construction Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 689-035, November 1988.
      • October 1988
      • Case

      Harris Seafoods Leveraged Buyout

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes set of issues confronting Alison Lassiter, who is trying to help Charlie Harris arrange a leveraged buyout of the shrimp company he runs, a division of a publicly traded company, Katy Industries. Lassiter has prepared a memorandum discussing and analyzing the... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Equity; Cost vs Benefits; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Preparation; Financial Management; Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Harris Seafoods Leveraged Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 289-019, October 1988.
      • August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
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      Poletown Dilemma, The

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      Senior management of General Motors must select a site for a new assembly plant to replace two plants located in Detroit. The economics strongly favor a site in an adjacent state. However, a relocation would have substantial, negative impact on the existing work force,... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Offices; Management Teams; Restructuring; Economics; Auto Industry; Michigan
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Poletown Dilemma, The." Harvard Business School Case 389-017, August 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
      • 1988
      • Chapter

      Creative Human Resources in the R&D Laboratory: How Environment and Personality Impact Innovation

      By: T. M. Amabile and S. S. Gryskiewicz
      Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Personal Characteristics
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      Amabile, T. M., and S. S. Gryskiewicz. "Creative Human Resources in the R&D Laboratory: How Environment and Personality Impact Innovation." In Handbook for Creative and Innovative Managers, edited by R. L. Kuhn. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988.
      • July 1987
      • Case

      Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division

      By: Roger E. Bohn and Robert H. Hayes
      A relatively small manufacturer of computer memory disks has achieved a major market position through the use of its statistical quality control (SQC) program. It is now expanding the production of a new line of disks and is encountering problems getting the process... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Volatility; Performance Consistency; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Quality; Mathematical Methods; Hardware; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bohn, Roger E., and Robert H. Hayes. "Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division." Harvard Business School Case 688-010, July 1987.
      • June 1987 (Revised May 1990)
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      John Deere Component Works (B)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Having installed an activity-based system, the division is now exploring the insight provided by that system. In particular, it is studying the economics of lot-size process planning and product mix management. View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Production; Business or Company Management; Planning; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "John Deere Component Works (B)." Harvard Business School Case 187-108, June 1987. (Revised May 1990.)
      • 1987
      • Report

      Creativity in the R&D Laboratory

      By: T. M. Amabile and S. S. Gryskiewicz
      Keywords: Research and Development; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Creativity
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      Amabile, T. M., and S. S. Gryskiewicz. "Creativity in the R&D Laboratory." Report, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, May 1987.
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