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      • January 2002
      • Background Note

      Telecommunications Act of 1996, The

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Daniel J. Green
      Reed Hundt, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, reflects on the passage and implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The act was intended to stimulate competition and innovation in the telecommunications sector. Its provisions were of... View Details
      Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Policy; Business Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Daniel J. Green. "Telecommunications Act of 1996, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-144, January 2002.
      • January 2002 (Revised January 2003)
      • Case

      Finova Group, Inc. (A), The

      By: Stuart C. Gilson and Perry Fagan
      Finova Group, a $14 billion commercial finance company, filed for Chapter 11 in early March 2001, in what was one of the largest U.S. bankruptcy filings of all time and the largest corporate bond default since the Great Depression. While in Chapter 11, Finova became... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Business Startups; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Price; Crisis Management; Bids and Bidding; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Valuation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C., and Perry Fagan. "Finova Group, Inc. (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 202-095, January 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
      • 2002
      • Case

      Commodities, Specialties and the Great In-Between

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
      Keywords: Profit; Goods and Commodities
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "Commodities, Specialties and the Great In-Between." Harvard Business School Publishing Case, 2002. (Note #9-999-005.)
      • October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
      • Case

      Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere

      By: Mihir A. Desai, Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen and Yuming Zou
      Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. has made an initial bid to acquire a primary competitor, Paul Revere, from conglomerate, Textron. The due diligence process uncovers a significant block of problematic disability insurance policies. Provident is forced to assess... View Details
      Keywords: Insurance; Financial Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Investment; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Price; Bids and Bidding; Financial Reporting; Business Conglomerates; Insurance Industry; Service Industry
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      Desai, Mihir A., Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen, and Yuming Zou. "Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere." Harvard Business School Case 202-044, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
      • August 2001 (Revised October 2001)
      • Case

      What a Great Idea

      By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
      Charles "Chic" Thompson has created a successful business as a professional speaker, consultant, and author of two books on creativity. He is challenged to institutionalize his knowledge and brand in an organization that will outlive his involvement. This case examines... View Details
      Keywords: Knowledge Management; Entrepreneurship; Management Teams; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Service Industry; Education Industry
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      Hart, Myra M., and Susan Harmeling. "What a Great Idea." Harvard Business School Case 802-030, August 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
      • July 23, 2001
      • Article

      Sam Walton: Great from the Start

      By: R. S. Tedlow
      Keywords: Arkansas
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      Tedlow, R. S. "Sam Walton: Great from the Start." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (July 23, 2001).
      • May 2001
      • Case

      Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate (Abridged)

      By: David A. Moss
      Examines the extended conflict between free traders and protectionists in 19th century Britain. It culminates with Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel's decision at the end of 1845 about whether to repeal the Corn Laws, a series of acts that had protected British... View Details
      Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Change Management; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Legislation; Market Entry and Exit; Conflict of Interests; Competitive Advantage; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Great Britain
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      Moss, David A. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 701-140, May 2001.
      • May 2001 (Revised June 2010)
      • Case

      Jumpstart

      By: Allen S. Grossman
      Many in the nonprofit sector doubt whether organizational performance can be measured. Jumpstart, a 10-year-old nonprofit, developed performance measurement and management systems from its inception. The organization has experienced explosive growth and attributes a... View Details
      Keywords: Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Nonprofit Organizations
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      Grossman, Allen S. "Jumpstart." Harvard Business School Case 301-037, May 2001. (Revised June 2010.)
      • March 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate TN

      By: David A. Moss
      Teaching Note for (9-701-080). View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Great Britain
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      Moss, David A. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 701-110, March 2001.
      • February 2001
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      Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate

      By: David A. Moss, Kevin P. Brennan, Matthew B. Gorin and Marian Lee
      Examines the extended conflict between free traders and protectionists in nineteenth-century Britain. It culminates with Prime Minister Robert Peel's decision at the end of 1845 about whether to repeal the Corn Laws, a series of acts that had protected British... View Details
      Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Legislation; Change Management; Competitive Advantage; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Market Entry and Exit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Great Britain
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      Moss, David A., Kevin P. Brennan, Matthew B. Gorin, and Marian Lee. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate." Harvard Business School Case 701-080, February 2001.
      • February 2001 (Revised October 2002)
      • Background Note

      Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Analyzes HBS cases on five entrepreneurs and the companies they built: Josiah Wedgwood, Henry Heinz, Marshall Field, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Michael Dell. These five cases and their accompanying teaching notes comprise a course module on entrepreneurial... View Details
      Keywords: Transition; Demand and Consumers; Competition; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Strategy; Society
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-368, February 2001. (Revised October 2002.)
      • February 2001 (Revised February 2002)
      • Case

      Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Opens with a brief history of the U.S. cosmetics market and its rapid development in the 1920s. Also recounts Lauder's initial involvement in the sector, making skin care products and selling them in Manhattan beauty parlors during the Great Depression. Pays particular... View Details
      Keywords: Fluctuation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Luxury; Business Strategy; Society; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics." Harvard Business School Case 801-362, February 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
      • July 2000 (Revised April 2001)
      • Case

      Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      In the United States, genetically modified corn and soybeans are now widely grown and consumed. In Europe, however, they have been dubbed "Frankenstein foods," shunned by packaged food manufacturers, and subjected to a host of governmental restrictions. This case... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Genetics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Strategy; Trade; Law; Goods and Commodities; Safety; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Europe; United States
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      Reinhardt, Forest L. "Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation." Harvard Business School Case 701-004, July 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
      • 1999
      • Chapter

      Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945

      By: G. Jones
      This chapter examines multinational cross-investment between Switzerland and Great Britain between 1914 and 1945. While Great Britain and Switzerland were both major home economies for multinationals,few companies from either country were interested in investing in the... View Details
      Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Investment; Great Britain; Switzerland
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      Jones, G. "Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945." In Switzerland and the Great Powers 1914-1945, edited by Sebastien Guex. Geneva: Librairie Droz, 1999.
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      Clogs to Clogs in Three Generations? Explaining Entrepreneurial Performance in Britain Since 1850

      By: Tom Nicholas
      Research into culture and entrepreneurship in Britain has been dominated by casual empiricism. This article shows the benefits of using a new method. Lifetime wealth accumulation is specified as a measure of entrepreneurial performance, and applied to data collected... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Performance Evaluation; Biography; Culture; Education; Wealth; Research; Great Britain
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Clogs to Clogs in Three Generations? Explaining Entrepreneurial Performance in Britain Since 1850." Journal of Economic History 59, no. 3 (September 1999).
      • May 1999 (Revised July 1999)
      • Background Note

      Global Friction Among Information Infrastructures

      By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
      Examines the conflicts in international communications that result from changing technologies and divergent country policies toward developing infrastructures. Examines a number of different national information infrastructures (NIIs). Points of friction, such as... View Details
      Keywords: Conflict Management; Infrastructure; Communication Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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      Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "Global Friction Among Information Infrastructures." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-152, May 1999. (Revised July 1999.)
      • May 1999
      • Case

      The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (A): Mystery of the Missing Billions

      By: Ashish Nanda
      Accounting and law firms around the globe are following with great interest the progress through British courts of a lawsuit. Those familiar with the suit, filed by Prince Jefri of Brunei against the professional service firm KPMG Peat Marwick, remark that its judgment... View Details
      Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Service Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish. "The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (A): Mystery of the Missing Billions." Harvard Business School Case 899-266, May 1999.
      • April 1999
      • Case

      French Pension System, The: On The Verge Of Retirement? (Abridged)

      By: David A. Moss
      Surveys the French pension system, its particular institutional characteristics, and some of the critical challenges and opportunities facing French reformers. Like almost every other industrialized country, France has a large pay-as-you-go public pension system that... View Details
      Keywords: Retirement; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Economic Growth; Economics; Capital Markets; Wages; Public Administration Industry; France
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      Moss, David A. "French Pension System, The: On The Verge Of Retirement? (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 799-143, April 1999.
      • April 1999
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      Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980

      By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
      This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Great Britain
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      Jones, G., and Judith Wale. "Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980." Business History 41, no. 2 (April 1999): 69–101.
      • 1999
      • Article

      The Conspicuous Absence of Examination Questions Concerning the Great Irish Famine: Political Economy as Science and Ideology

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Government and Politics; Economy; Science; Food
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "The Conspicuous Absence of Examination Questions Concerning the Great Irish Famine: Political Economy as Science and Ideology." European Journal of the History of Economic Thought 6, no. 2 (1999): 169–199.
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