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- October 1988 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Siemens Electric Motor Works (A): Process-Oriented Costing
Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, the students are introduced to a simple activity-based cost system. Siemens Electric Motor Works found itself facing an increasingly competitive environment and so made... View Details
Cooper, Robin, and Karen Wruck. "Siemens Electric Motor Works (A): Process-Oriented Costing." Harvard Business School Case 189-089, October 1988. (Revised June 1993.)
- December 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
www.springs.com
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Business Week's June 1997 "Rising Star" profile of Springs Industries' president and COO, Crandall Bowles, reported that she was poised to become one of the top two or three women executives in the country. In November 1997, the company announced Bowles' appointment to... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Operations; Product Marketing; Management; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; South Carolina
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "www.springs.com." Harvard Business School Case 398-091, December 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- November 1993 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Molding the Impossible: the NYPRO/Vistakon Disposable Contact Lens Project
By: Clayton M. Christensen
NYPRO, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic injection-molded products, is asked by the Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson to manufacture molds that Vistakon will use to produce disposable contact lenses. The required dimensional tolerances for... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Engineering; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Production; Groups and Teams; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Molding the Impossible: the NYPRO/Vistakon Disposable Contact Lens Project." Harvard Business School Case 694-062, November 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
managing partner with Accel Partners in Palo Alto, California, and chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, representing some 450 venture-capital and private-equity firms. An improving economy helped boost total... View Details
- spring 1988
- Article
Product Market Competition and Managerial Slack
Scharfstein, David S. "Product Market Competition and Managerial Slack." RAND Journal of Economics 19, no. 1 (spring 1988): 147–155.
- 04 Mar 2021
- News
Men: Here’s How to Help the Women in Your Life Get Ahead at Work
- May 2008 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
ScriptLogic®: Point, Click, Done!™
ScriptLogic is a software company that has built a product portfolio that fits under a 'Point, Click, Done!' umbrella; its products are easy to download, easy to install, and easy to use. The company's online marketing program and inside sales force have been very... View Details
Keywords: Investment Return; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Development; Salesforce Management; Software; Information Technology Industry
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Alexander Crisses. "ScriptLogic®: Point, Click, Done!™." Harvard Business School Case 508-114, May 2008. (Revised August 2010.)
- October 1988 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Maytag in 1984
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Highlights Maytag's unique position in the industry in 1984. Maytag, a much smaller player than its competitors has prior to 1984 been successful in producing high quality merchandise and charging a premium for it. By 1984 Maytag is also attempting expansion.... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business or Company Management; Production; Quality; Rank and Position; Competition; Expansion; Electronics Industry
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "Maytag in 1984." Harvard Business School Case 389-055, October 1988. (Revised December 1994.)
- 13 Aug 2020
- News
How to Support COVID-Weary Employees
- March 2017
- Case
Breakfast at the Paramount
By: Ryan W. Buell
The Paramount is a 44-seat diner on Charles Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. A frequent "Best of Boston" award winner, the restaurant is a perennial favorite among locals and tourists, particularly for brunch on the weekends, when lines often stretch... View Details
Keywords: Food; Management Practices and Processes; Service Delivery; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
Buell, Ryan W. "Breakfast at the Paramount." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 617-702, March 2017.
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
transition process of passing responsibilities for SPI's primary operations to vice president and general manager Dean Urmston, a veteran of the seed industry who is based in Bakersfield, California. What... View Details
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
the future. Process planning and scenario planning make more sense than fixed projections because they focus on answerable questions. What is required to remain solvent per month? What startup costs will be required to return to “normal?” How can we estimate what... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- News
Safe, Secure, and Prosperous
country. “I was appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Australia. This department now manages our borders, issues the millions of visas in our country. We facilitate all the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
early-stage challenges with an eye toward scaling operations after graduation. “The cases in Globalization and Emerging Markets were about business realities I’ve been living every day,” he notes. “Finance was the subject where I had the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Generation Next
such as the life cycles of the family business, dilemmas inherent in working with relatives, grooming the next generation of company leadership, governance of the firm, and managing the impact of wealth on the family. "We spend much of... View Details
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
climate change. In Dharavi, lack of proper sanitation amplifies the impacts of flooding, heatwaves, water contamination, and increased health burdens. Similarly, improper plastic waste management contributes to India’s status as the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
an executive at several food companies, Silk had revived other century-old brands such as Jell-O, Lea & Perrins, Hebrew National, and Armour. Based on those successes, New York–based hedge fund York Capital Management asked Silk to become... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
The flight deck had taken a beating from takeoffs and landings and needed to be resurfaced. Being a supply officer is like managing a small city. At the Naval Academy I was intrigued by the glamour of being a pilot or a ship driver, but... View Details
Ian K. MacGregor
Assigned to handle arms purchases for the British government, MacGregor came to the U.S. during World War II. Sensing a fertile climate for business, MacGregor stayed in the U.S. after the war and became the CEO of American Metal. Through his shrewd cost View Details
Keywords: Metals