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      • January 1996
      • Case

      Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring

      By: Stuart C. Gilson, Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver and David Stemerman
      A company nears the end of a long multiyear turnaround and now must consider how to "cash out" so its management can realize a financial return on investment. The privately held company has several options, including a leveraged ESOP and a leveraged recapitalization. View Details
      Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Capital; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Private Ownership
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      Gilson, Stuart C., Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver, and David Stemerman. "Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 296-035, January 1996.
      • November 1995
      • Case

      First Pacific Company Limited: From Letters of Credit to Personal Communications Networks

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Keywords: Financial Services Industry
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "First Pacific Company Limited: From Letters of Credit to Personal Communications Networks." Harvard Business School Case 396-139, November 1995.
      • July 1995 (Revised October 1995)
      • Background Note

      Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Janis Lee Gogan
      In a 1966 Harvard Business Review article, Felix Kaufman implored general managers to think beyond their own organizational boundaries to the possibilities of interorganizational systems (IOS)--networked computers that enable companies to share information and... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Trends; Opportunities
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-006, July 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
      • January 1995 (Revised June 1997)
      • Case

      Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year

      By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
      Focuses on a six-month period in 1994, during which the company experienced a series of dramatic upheavals. The events described include: 1) the sudden death of company president Frank Wells; 2) a health crisis facing Chairman Michael Eisner; 3) the "departure" of... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Startups; Resignation and Termination; Crisis Management; United States
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      Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year." Harvard Business School Case 395-109, January 1995. (Revised June 1997.)
      • October 1994 (Revised September 1995)
      • Case

      Twinbrook Metro

      By: William J. Poorvu
      Keywords: Transportation Networks; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry
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      Poorvu, William J. "Twinbrook Metro." Harvard Business School Case 395-093, October 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
      • September 1994
      • Case

      Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution

      By: Joseph L. Bower and John B. Matthews Jr.
      Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the world's greatest companies. In 1994, its management was chosen the most admired in Europe by 637 peers. The case explores how Sir Richard Greenbury, appointed the new chairman of the company in 1991, transformed his inheritance into... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Europe; United States
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      Bower, Joseph L., and John B. Matthews Jr. "Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 395-054, September 1994.
      • June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
      • Case

      Swissair's Alliances (A)

      By: David B. Yoffie
      Swissair established two alliance networks in 1989 in order to improve its competitiveness. In order to evaluate the benefits of the alliances, Swissair's history, products, and cost structure are described, as is the international airline industry and the major... View Details
      Keywords: Alliances; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Air Transportation Industry
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      Yoffie, David B. "Swissair's Alliances (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-152, June 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
      • December 1993 (Revised March 1995)
      • Case

      Medical Products Co.

      By: Robert H. Hayes
      In early 1990, the company is contemplating changes in its European plant network for producing hypodermic products, including the total production capacity to be provided, the number and location of plants over which to spread this capacity, and which products should... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Decision Making; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Production; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Europe
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      Hayes, Robert H. "Medical Products Co." Harvard Business School Case 694-065, December 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
      • March 1993 (Revised May 2009)
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      CF MotorFreight in 1992

      By: David B. Yoffie
      In June 1992, CFMF management finds that despite a number-two ranking nationwide among long-haul carriers, two smaller rivals are far more profitable for the year-ended 1991. Management confronts the issue of encroaching competition from the country's smaller regional... View Details
      Keywords: Labor Unions; Business or Company Management; Distribution; Competition; Consolidation; Truck Transportation
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      Yoffie, David B. "CF MotorFreight in 1992." Harvard Business School Case 793-100, March 1993. (Revised May 2009.)
      • September 1992 (Revised March 1993)
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      Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program

      By: Willis M. Emmons III and Monica Brand
      Mexico's largest construction company, Empresas ICA, makes an initial public offering to international equity investors in April 1992 to help fund its participation in an ambitious new private-sector approach to highway development. Under the new program, launched by... View Details
      Keywords: Construction; Transportation Networks; Infrastructure; Privatization; Private Equity; Investment; Initial Public Offering; Private Sector; Government and Politics; Policy; Construction Industry; Mexico
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      Emmons, Willis M., III, and Monica Brand. "Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program." Harvard Business School Case 793-028, September 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
      • May 1992 (Revised January 2000)
      • Supplement

      ABB: Accountability Times Two (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons
      Describes the complexity of setting and reconciling performance targets in a global, matrix company. The president of the Finnish industry and rail transport company has received targets from two bosses--his regional superior and his business area superior. Each has... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Expectations; Complexity; Multinational Firms and Management; Finland
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      Simons, Robert L. "ABB: Accountability Times Two (A)." Harvard Business School Supplement 192-141, May 1992. (Revised January 2000.)
      • February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
      • Case

      The House of Tata

      By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda
      The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details
      Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; India
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      Austin, James E., and Ashish Nanda. "The House of Tata." Harvard Business School Case 792-065, February 1992. (Revised September 2019.)
      • June 1991
      • Case

      Continental Carriers, Inc.

      By: W. Carl Kester
      A U.S. trucking company is considering using debt for the first time to acquire another company. The directors of the company are divided in their opinion of the likely impact of leverage on Continental Carriers' performance. Their differences must be reconciled and a... View Details
      Keywords: Debt Securities; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Transportation Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Continental Carriers, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 291-080, June 1991.
      • February 1991
      • Case

      Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)

      By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
      Burlington Northern's decision whether to invest in ARES, an automated train control system, is a ($350 million) strategic investment in information technology. Although set in a service industry (railroad) the issues around this decision arise in many organizations... View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Rail Transportation; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Performance Effectiveness; Cost vs Benefits; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Customers; Quality; Rail Industry
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      Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-122, February 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.)
      • February 1990 (Revised August 2001)
      • Case

      Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA: The Transit Point Experiment

      By: Janice H. Hammond and Maura G Kelly
      Merloni Elettrodomestici is a leading Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances. In 1986, an exposition for Merloni customers is scheduled at its Milano regional warehouse. During the two-month period preceding the event, when the warehouse must be free of inventory,... View Details
      Keywords: Logistics; Marketing Channels; Planning; Time Management; Distribution Channels; Competitive Advantage; Customer Relationship Management; Information Technology; Consumer Products Industry; Italy
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      Hammond, Janice H., and Maura G Kelly. "Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA: The Transit Point Experiment." Harvard Business School Case 690-003, February 1990. (Revised August 2001.)
      • September 1988 (Revised September 1993)
      • Case

      Mrs. Fields Cookies

      By: James I. Cash Jr.
      Mrs. Fields Cookies is a small company selling freshly baked goods through privately owned specialty stores (each store sells only Mrs. Fields products). The company has about 8,000 employees worldwide and less than 150 information systems people for a unique leverage... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Information Management; Organizational Structure; Customer Relationship Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Networks; Internet and the Web; Food and Beverage Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      Cash, James I., Jr. "Mrs. Fields Cookies." Harvard Business School Case 189-056, September 1988. (Revised September 1993.)
      • April 1988 (Revised September 1992)
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      Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Backhaul Decision

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Prior to the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, companies with private trucking fleets were generally prohibited from selling transportation services to other companies. The deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980 allowed private carriers to offer for-hire transportation... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Revenue; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Marketing Strategy; Distribution; Service Operations; Sales; Salesforce Management; Transportation; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Hammond, Janice H. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: The Backhaul Decision." Harvard Business School Case 688-104, April 1988. (Revised September 1992.)
      • September 1983 (Revised February 1989)
      • Background Note

      The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Describes the international oil tanker shipping industry both historically and in 1983. Designed to provide a vehicle for practicing industry analysis in a volatile commodity business, and for formulating strategy in such an environment. Also can be used to examine... View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Planning; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goods and Commodities; Volatility; Vertical Integration; Supply and Industry; Shipping Industry
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      Porter, Michael E. "The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-034, September 1983. (Revised February 1989.)
      • December 1978 (Revised May 1993)
      • Teaching Note

      West Side Highway, Teaching Note

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Keywords: Transportation Networks
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. "West Side Highway, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 179-091, December 1978. (Revised May 1993.)
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