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      • March 1993 (Revised May 2009)
      • Case

      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.)
      • December 1992 (Revised March 1997)
      • Case

      Peoria Engine Plant (A)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
      Describes the cost control system used at an automobile engine plant for labor and overhead costs. The finance staff prepares daily, weekly, and monthly variance reports against budgets. Department supervisors, finance staff, and the plant manager discuss the use and... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Cost Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Reports; Financial Reporting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Peoria Engine Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-082, December 1992. (Revised March 1997.)
      • August 1992 (Revised December 1994)
      • Case

      Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience store removes "adult" magazines from the store's shelves because she sees them as damaging to women. In the... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Working Conditions; Law; Behavior; Managerial Roles; Crime and Corruption; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Gender
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?" Harvard Business School Case 393-033, August 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
      • January 1992 (Revised April 1993)
      • Case

      FBO, Inc.

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      FBO, Inc. is a fixed-base operator at a large metropolitan airport. The general manager must decide if the current pooling format is the appropriate way to staff the commercial refueling operations. If pooling is deemed inappropriate then the implementation of a... View Details
      Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Labor Unions; Operations; Labor and Management Relations; Aerospace Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "FBO, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 692-074, January 1992. (Revised April 1993.)
      • October 1991 (Revised January 2000)
      • Case

      Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)

      By: Kim B. Clark and Joshua D. Margolis
      Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has made safety a top priority. The plant has made good progress in reducing the injury rate, but now confronts the need... View Details
      Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Operations; Resignation and Termination; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Clark, Kim B., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-042, October 1991. (Revised January 2000.)
      • spring 1991
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      Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
      Most managers recognize that good service is a direct result of having effective, productive people in customer contact positions. However, most service companies perpetuate a cycle of failure by tolerating high turnover and expecting employee dissatisfaction. This... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Success; Failure; Management Skills; Service Industry
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services." MIT Sloan Management Review 32, no. 3 (spring 1991): 17–28.
      • January 1991 (Revised March 1992)
      • Case

      USA Today

      By: Robert L. Simons
      USA Today is a national newspaper struggling to achieve profitability. This case focuses on the use of management control systems to identify emerging opportunities and the formulation of new strategies. The interactive system used by top managers--the Friday... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Forecasting and Prediction; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Labor and Management Relations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Journalism and News Industry; United States
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      Simons, Robert L. "USA Today." Harvard Business School Case 191-004, January 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
      • July 1990 (Revised October 1999)
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      Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
      In 1989, the performance measurement systems and compensation policies of Nordstrom Department Stores unexpectedly came under attack by employees, unions, and government regulators. The case describes the "sales-per-hour" monitoring and compensation system that many... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Labor Unions; Salesforce Management; Retention; Growth and Development; Industrial Products Industry; Utilities Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-002, July 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
      • November 1989
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      IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)

      By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
      Keywords: Employment; Management Practices and Processes; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 490-009, November 1989.
      • September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
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      Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell... View Details
      Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Crisis Management; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 390-036, September 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
      • 1989
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      The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory

      By: T. M. Amabile and N. Gryskiewicz
      The Creative Environment Scales Work Environment Inventory (WEI) is a new paper-and-pencil instrument designed to assess stimulants and obstacles to creativity in the work environment. Unlike many instruments that are designed as comprehensive descriptions of the work... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Working Conditions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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      Amabile, T. M., and N. Gryskiewicz. "The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory." Creativity Research Journal 2 (1989): 231–254.
      • June 1988
      • Supplement

      Bethoney Manufacturing: Interview with Plant Manager and Union President, Video

      By: Michael Beer
      Keywords: Labor and Management Relations
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      Beer, Michael. "Bethoney Manufacturing: Interview with Plant Manager and Union President, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-526, June 1988.
      • September 1987 (Revised October 1987)
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      The Job of the General Manager

      By: James L. Heskett
      Describes elements of the job of the general manager that are addressed in the Management Policy and Practice course at the Harvard Business School. These include: 1) establishing strategic direction, 2) setting goals and managing standards of performance, 3)... View Details
      Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Policy; Recruitment; Working Conditions; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Mission and Purpose; Performance Evaluation; Strategy; Value
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      Heskett, James L. "The Job of the General Manager." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-035, September 1987. (Revised October 1987.)
      • March 1987 (Revised October 1993)
      • Case

      Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program

      By: W. Earl Sasser
      In recent years, Au Bon Pain (ABP), a chain of upscale French bakeries/sandwich cafes based in Boston, confronted a set of human resource problems endemic to the fast food industry (i.e., a labor shortage which made it difficult to attract and maintain quality crew... View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Managerial Roles; Retention; Employees; Performance Improvement; Recruitment; Problems and Challenges; Compensation and Benefits; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Boston
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      Sasser, W. Earl. "Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program." Harvard Business School Case 687-063, March 1987. (Revised October 1993.)
      • March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
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      Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.

      By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy
      Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide... View Details
      Keywords: State Ownership; Compensation and Benefits; Entrepreneurship; For-Profit Firms; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Resource Allocation; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Labor and Management Relations; Financial Management; Sports; Sports Industry; Kansas
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      Merchant, Kenneth A., Krishna G. Palepu, and Joseph P. Mulloy. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 187-088, March 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
      • April 1986 (Revised July 1986)
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      Duncan Field (B)

      By: Howard H. Stevenson
      Following the acquisition of a new business, the manager is approached for the "continuation" of a regular payment for services to "insure labor peace" and maintain a parking lot. The case allows discussion of ethical, legal, and practical issues involved. View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Ethics; Law; Management; Service Industry
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      Stevenson, Howard H. "Duncan Field (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-179, April 1986. (Revised July 1986.)
      • October 1985
      • Article

      Further Thoughts on the Power of Alternatives: An Example from Labor-Management Negotiations in Major League Baseball

      By: A. E. Roth
      Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Labor and Management Relations; Negotiation; Entertainment; Sports Industry
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      Roth, A. E. "Further Thoughts on the Power of Alternatives: An Example from Labor-Management Negotiations in Major League Baseball." Negotiation Journal 1, no. 4 (October 1985): 359–362.
      • September – October 1985
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      Management, Labor, and the Golden Goose

      By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
      Keywords: Management; Labor
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      Fruhan, W. E., Jr. "Management, Labor, and the Golden Goose." Harvard Business Review 63, no. 5 (September–October 1985).
      • 1985
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      Implicit Labor Contracts Viewed as Options: A Discussion of 'Insurance Aspects of Pensions'

      By: Robert C. Merton
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Contracts; Labor and Management Relations; Insurance
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      Merton, Robert C. "Implicit Labor Contracts Viewed as Options: A Discussion of 'Insurance Aspects of Pensions'." In Pensions, Labor and Individual Choice, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
      • March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
      • Case

      Wilmington Tap and Die

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Investment; Accounting Audits; Cost Management; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Production; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
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