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      • December 1999
      • Case

      Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A4): Sun Peak: Helen Yang and Mark Walden on "Running Sun on Sun"

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
      SunPeak was the largest project Sun Microsystems, Inc. had ever undertaken: shifting Sun's entire business transaction system from a mainframe-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to a Sun-based system. Making the shift would be complicated and financially... View Details
      Keywords: Projects; Transformation; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Complexity; Risk and Uncertainty; Success; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Computer Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A4): Sun Peak: Helen Yang and Mark Walden on "Running Sun on Sun". Harvard Business School Case 300-078, December 1999.
      • December 1999 (Revised March 2002)
      • Case

      Hunter Business Group: TeamTBA

      By: Das Narayandas and Elizabeth R. Caputo
      The Hunter Business Group (HBG), a direct marketing consulting firm specializing in reorganizing the sales and marketing efforts of industrial firms, uses integrated customer contact technologies (including field sales, telephone, and mail) as a means of... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Technology; Marketing Communications; Marketing Reference Programs; Marketing Strategy; Market Participation; Sales; Value Creation; Consulting Industry
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      Narayandas, Das, and Elizabeth R. Caputo. "Hunter Business Group: TeamTBA." Harvard Business School Case 500-030, December 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
      • September 1999 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      WebSpective Software, Inc. (A)

      By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III, John T. Gourville and Sun Ming Wong
      Describes the situation at WebSpective, a software company that develops products to help companies manage the network of servers that support their Websites. Describes the use of "concept engineering" tools to interview customers, determine their needs and the... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Communication Intention and Meaning; Product Development; Product Marketing; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Customer Satisfaction; Marketing Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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      Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, John T. Gourville, and Sun Ming Wong. "WebSpective Software, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-136, September 1999. (Revised February 2004.)
      • August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
      • Background Note

      What It Really Means to Manage: Exercising Power and Influence

      By: Linda A. Hill
      Describes the realities versus the myths of what it means to be a manager. In particular, it focuses on the limitations of formal authority as a source of power and identifies other sources of power that effective managers rely upon. Also outlines a framework of... View Details
      Keywords: Framework; Management Teams; Alliances; Power and Influence
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      Hill, Linda A. "What It Really Means to Manage: Exercising Power and Influence." Harvard Business School Background Note 400-041, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
      • 1999
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Estimating Industry Multiples

      By: Malcolm Baker and R. S. Ruback
      We analyze industry multiples for the S&P 500 in 1995. We use Gibbs sampling to estimate simultaneously the error specification and small sample minimum variance multiples for 22 industries. In addition, we consider the performance of four common multiples: the simple... View Details
      Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance; Mathematical Methods
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      Baker, Malcolm, and R. S. Ruback. "Estimating Industry Multiples." 1999.
      • April 1999 (Revised September 1999)
      • Case

      Compaq Computer: Consumer Notebook Group

      By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
      Presents the background for a video of a focus group on Compaq Computer's new consumer notebook. Engineers, manufacturers, and retailers had collaborated on the product design, which has been approved by the executive committee. A launch is scheduled for nine months... View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources; Product Launch; Product Design; Outcome or Result; Social and Collaborative Networks; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry
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      Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Compaq Computer: Consumer Notebook Group." Harvard Business School Case 599-053, April 1999. (Revised September 1999.)
      • February 1999 (Revised August 1999)
      • Case

      Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)

      By: James K. Sebenius
      The approach taken by Michael Brown and Governor Lowell Weicker and the means by which the agreement's sustainability was enhanced in the face of attacks by other gaming operators are detailed. View Details
      Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Agreements and Arrangements; Government and Politics; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Connecticut
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      Sebenius, James K. "Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-235, February 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
      • January 1999 (Revised March 2004)
      • Case

      AMB Consolidation, The

      By: William J. Poorvu and Daniel J. Rudd
      Anne Shea, assistant vice president at the Curators' Fund (The Fund), is responsible for investing roughly $80 million in real-estate assets. Less than three years ago, Anne invested $40 million into a commingled fund run by AMB Institutional Realty Advisors, Inc., a... View Details
      Keywords: Private Ownership; Conflict of Interests; Industry Structures; Property; Investment; Public Ownership; Real Estate Industry
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      Poorvu, William J., and Daniel J. Rudd. "AMB Consolidation, The." Harvard Business School Case 899-144, January 1999. (Revised March 2004.)
      • October 1998 (Revised May 2001)
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      Preview Travel (A)

      By: William A. Sahlman, Nicole Tempest, Daniel H Case III and Robert Keller
      Preview Travel was a leader in the online travel industry, having generated $80 million in bookings in 1997 and growing at a 34% compound annual growth rate per quarter. This case describes the evolution of Preview Travel's business plan and financing strategy and... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Model; Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Internet and the Web; Business Plan; Capital; Financial Strategy; Travel Industry; United States
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      Sahlman, William A., Nicole Tempest, Daniel H Case III, and Robert Keller. "Preview Travel (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-085, October 1998. (Revised May 2001.)
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      Market-Driven Health Care: What It Means to You

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Keywords: Markets; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. "Market-Driven Health Care: What It Means to You." AANS bulletin (Fall 1997).
      • September 1997
      • Background Note

      Note on Political Risk Analysis

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Describes the emergence and subsequent decline of the political risk analysis industry. Discusses what political risk means for multinational firms and various ways in which firms have tried to analyze and grapple with these risks. View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics
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      Spar, Debora L., Heidi Deringer, and Jennifer Wang. "Note on Political Risk Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-022, September 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Article

      Market-Driven Health Care: What It Means to You

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Keywords: Markets; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. "Market-Driven Health Care: What It Means to You." Hippocrates (July 1997).
      • February 1997 (Revised July 2001)
      • Background Note

      Introduction to Activity-Based Costing

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Introduces the fundamental notions of activity-based costing (ABC). Motivates ABC by means of a simple example, a single and a diversified pen factory. Proceeds to show how ABC assigns costs more accurately to products and customers by: 1) identifying the activities... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Introduction to Activity-Based Costing." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-076, February 1997. (Revised July 2001.)
      • February 1997
      • Case

      Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Widely regarded as the leader in international private equity, Advent International is considering the establishment of a private equity fund in Latin America in 1996. Typically, Advent entered new private equity markets through the creation of multicountry regional... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Joint Ventures; Market Entry and Exit; Globalized Markets and Industries; Financial Services Industry; Boston; Latin America
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      Spar, Debora L., and Elizabeth B. Stein. "Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The." Harvard Business School Case 797-077, February 1997.
      • 1997
      • Chapter

      What Does It Mean for Industries to Converge?

      By: Shane Greenstein and T. Khanna
      Keywords: Economics
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      Greenstein, Shane, and T. Khanna. "What Does It Mean for Industries to Converge?" In Competing in the Age of Digital Convergence, edited by D. B. Yoffie. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
      • 1 Oct 1996
      • Conference Presentation

      Breaking Out of the Box: Meaning and Means

      By: G. Zaltman
      Keywords: Attitudes; Research
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      Zaltman, G. "Breaking Out of the Box: Meaning and Means." Paper presented at the Association for Consumer Research Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, October 1, 1996.
      • May–June 1996
      • Article

      Ruling the Net

      By: D. L. Spar and Jeffrey J. Bussgang
      The Internet promises a radical new world of business. But for many companies, it has yet to deliver. Although doing business in cyberspace may be novel and exhilarating, it can also be frustrating, confusing, and even unprofitable. Debora Spar and Jeffrey Bussgang... View Details
      Keywords: Information Services; Online Technology
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      Spar, D. L., and Jeffrey J. Bussgang. "Ruling the Net." Harvard Business Review 74, no. 3 (May–June 1996): 125–133.
      • April 1995 (Revised June 1996)
      • Case

      Choice Hotels International, 1995

      By: Tarun Khanna and Israel Yellen Ganot
      Illustrates the various ways in which Choice Hotels, the franchiser for seven mid-market hotel chains, can realize economies of scope across its multiple products. Also provides an opportunity to discuss the benefits and limitations of various organizational forms... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure; Competition; Franchise Ownership; Accommodations Industry; United States
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      Khanna, Tarun, and Israel Yellen Ganot. "Choice Hotels International, 1995." Harvard Business School Case 795-165, April 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
      • April 1995
      • Case

      Phelps Dodge Corporation

      By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
      A prolonged decline in copper prices prompts Phelps Dodge, one of the world's largest independent copper companies, to consider corporate diversification as a means of protecting itself from copper price volatility. View Details
      Keywords: Diversification; Price; Volatility; Risk Management; Mining Industry; Arizona; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Phelps Dodge Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 295-132, April 1995.
      • 1995
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      The Positive Impact of Creative Activity: Effects of Creative Task Engagement and Motivational Focus on College Student's Learning

      By: R. Conti, T. M. Amabile and S. Pollack
      This study assessed the effectiveness of engaging students in a creative activity on a topic as a means of encouraging an active cognitive set toward learning that topic area. This technique was examined in three motivational contexts. Before reading a short... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Behavior; Performance; Motivation and Incentives; Training
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      Conti, R., T. M. Amabile, and S. Pollack. "The Positive Impact of Creative Activity: Effects of Creative Task Engagement and Motivational Focus on College Student's Learning." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 21 (1995): 1107–1116.
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