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- September 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Zambia's Agricultural Sector Investment Program
By: George C. Lodge and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Investment;
Business and Government Relations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Zambia
Lodge, George C., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Zambia's Agricultural Sector Investment Program." Harvard Business School Case 797-023, September 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- March 1996 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
Andy Chew at Siemens Nixdorf: Change from the Middle
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and John F. McGuire
Andy Chew, a British manager reassigned to Germany by a large German computer company, is in the middle of carrying out a project as a designated "change agent" in a program to reshape the culture toward one that is more entrepreneurial for success as a nimble global...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Culture;
Information Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Projects;
Computer Industry;
Computer Industry;
Germany
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and John F. McGuire. "Andy Chew at Siemens Nixdorf: Change from the Middle." Harvard Business School Case 396-204, March 1996. (Revised April 1996.)
- March 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Change Agent Program at Siemens Nixdorf, The
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, John F. McGuire and Afroze A Mohammed
To change its culture, the German computer giant Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems launched a program to train 21 "change agents" who would lead entrepreneurial projects designed to get results and to serve as models of a new style.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Training;
Leadership Development;
Programs;
Human Resources;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business Model;
Computer Industry;
Germany
Kanter, Rosabeth M., John F. McGuire, and Afroze A Mohammed. "Change Agent Program at Siemens Nixdorf, The." Harvard Business School Case 396-203, March 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
- February 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Wainwright Industries (A): Beyond the Baldrige
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Norman Klein
Traces the growth of Wainwright, a small automotive supply company, focusing on its commitment to quality in 1981 and the evolution of its quality culture. Breakthrough programs that stress "trust and belief" in the workforce and commitment to customers result in...
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Keywords:
Quality;
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Relationship Management;
Ethics;
Business or Company Management;
Standards;
Machinery and Machining;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Auto Industry;
Missouri
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Norman Klein. "Wainwright Industries (A): Beyond the Baldrige." Harvard Business School Case 396-219, February 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- January 1996 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Scott Paper Company
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
A professional turnaround manager attempts to implement a massive global downsizing program at the world's largest producer of consumer tissue products. The plan involves laying off almost one third of the company's 34,000 hourly and salaried employees and dramatically...
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Keywords:
Assets;
Global Strategy;
Resignation and Termination;
Goals and Objectives;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Sales;
Value Creation;
Pulp and Paper Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Scott Paper Company." Harvard Business School Case 296-048, January 1996. (Revised September 1997.)
- June 1995 (Revised July 2006)
- Supplement
Barilla SpA (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Production;
Distribution;
Sales;
Demand and Consumers;
Programs;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Italy
Hammond, Janice H. "Barilla SpA (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 695-064, June 1995. (Revised July 2006.)
- March 1995
- Teaching Note
Becton Dickinson and Company: Multidivisional Marketing Programs TN
Teaching Note for (9-594-060).
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Keywords:
Health Industry
- January 1995 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
TV Guide (B)
TV Guide, the nation's most profitable and largest magazine, attempts entry into the world of electronic publishing. The crux of TV Guide's strategy is to transform the magazine's content into a centralized database that can be accessed by new businesses, like...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Service Delivery;
Information Technology;
Marketing;
Information Publishing;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Steven M. Salzinger. "TV Guide (B)." Harvard Business School Case 395-032, January 1995. (Revised September 1997.)
- January 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Avalon Information Services, Inc.
By: Lynn S. Paine and Wilda White
The Privacy Review Committee of Avalon Information Services must decide how to deal with concerns voiced by its retail supermarket customers about the privacy of consumer data collected through Avalon's point-of-sale data collection program. One customer is proposing...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Safety;
Demand and Consumers;
Rights;
Analytics and Data Science;
Information Technology;
Ethics;
Information Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Wilda White. "Avalon Information Services, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 395-036, January 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- September 1994 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
This Case Sucks: Beavis, Butt-head, and TV Content (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
Beginning in 1992, "Beavis and Butt-head," an animated series on MTV about two uncivilized teenaged misfits, became both a runaway popular sensation and the symbol of a heated national debate about violent and inappropriate programming on television. Especially after...
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Keywords:
Debates;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Animation Entertainment;
Fairness;
Governance Controls;
Media;
Outcome or Result;
Social Issues;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "This Case Sucks: Beavis, Butt-head, and TV Content (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-053, September 1994. (Revised January 1997.)
- September 1994
- Case
American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Espen Andersen
American Airlines Describes has organized and developed their Systems Operation Control (SOC) center in Dallas, from which the day-to-day running of the airline takes place. This case details the decision support system used by the flight dispatchers, and the...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Product Development;
Programs;
Complexity;
Technology Adoption;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Espen Andersen. "American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems." Harvard Business School Case 195-046, September 1994.
- August 1994
- Case
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: The Kaizen Program
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Energy Industry
Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: The Kaizen Program." Harvard Business School Case 195-078, August 1994.
- August 1994 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: The Kaizen Program TN
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
- May 1994
- Teaching Note
BayBank Boston TN
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
Teaching Note for (9-393-095).
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- May 1994 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Motorola Corp.: The View from the CEO Office
By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
Motorola, a leader in semiconductors and telecommunications, embarked on an ambitious program of renewal beginning in the early 1980s, leading to dramatic improvements in the company's quality, cycle time, and growth. Much of this progress was attributed to a major...
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Keywords:
Competency and Skills;
Leading Change;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry
Zuboff, Shoshana, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Motorola Corp.: The View from the CEO Office." Harvard Business School Case 494-140, May 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
- March 1994
- Case
Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (A)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson
Bose Corp. is evaluating an unusual plan to manage relationships with vendors that supply components for Bose speakers. The company must decide: 1) which planning and ordering activities should be performed by Bose and which can be performed by vendors, 2) how much...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Planning;
Production;
Alliances;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Electronics Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Bruce Isaacson. "Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-001, March 1994.
- March 1994
- Supplement
Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (B)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Bruce Isaacson. "Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-002, March 1994.
- March 1994
- Supplement
Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (C)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Bruce Isaacson. "Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-003, March 1994.
- March 1994
- Supplement
Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (D)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Bruce Isaacson. "Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-004, March 1994.