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- July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Teaching Note
Patricia Ostrander TN
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Teaching Note for (9-795-016). View Details
Keywords: United States
- 1995
- Chapter
The Information-integrated Channel: A Study of the U.S. Apparel Industry in Transition
By: J. T. Dunlop, J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy and D. Weil
Dunlop, J. T., J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy, and D. Weil. "The Information-integrated Channel: A Study of the U.S. Apparel Industry in Transition." In Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Micro Economics 1995, edited by M. N. Baily, P.C. Reiss, and C. Winston. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1995.
- June 1995 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A)
By: Debora L. Spar
In December 1984, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, sprung a leak, releasing thousands of gallons of highly toxic gas into the atmosphere. By the time the leak was sealed, over 2,000 people had died. In a series of three excerpts from published accounts, the case... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Chemicals; Foreign Direct Investment; Chemical Industry; United States; India
Spar, Debora L., Suzanne Hull, and Julia Kou. "Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-070, June 1995. (Revised September 1996.)
- June 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Teaching Note
Michael Milken TN
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Teaching Note for (1-793-057). View Details
Keywords: United States
- June 1995
- Case
Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System
By: Janice H. Hammond and Afroze A Mohammed
Describes distribution operations in Polaroid Europe. In the late 1980s, Polaroid senior management in the United States proposed moving from a system of 12 decentralized warehouses to a centralized distribution system in which all inventory for European retailers... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Operations; Risk Management; Distribution Channels; Logistics; Transition; Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Industry Structures; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; European Union; United States
Hammond, Janice H., and Afroze A Mohammed. "Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System." Harvard Business School Case 695-038, June 1995.
- June 1995
- Case
Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Kalman D. Applbaum and Pamela A. Yatsko
The Turkish general manager of a successful telecommunications equipment-manufacturing joint venture between the Canadian company Northern Telecom and local partners in Turkey reviews the solutions to a crisis in 1989 and wonders whether the company will be able to... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Political Elections; Telecommunications Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey; Canada
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Kalman D. Applbaum, and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team." Harvard Business School Case 395-087, June 1995.
- June 1995
- Case
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A1): Getting to Know Each Other
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
In its second year of operation, the joint venture between Northern Telecom (Nortel) of Canada and Tong Guang Electronics of China to manufacture telecommunications equipment in China has hit a crisis. The Chinese partner has asked Northern Telecom to replace its... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Joint Ventures; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Leadership; Telecommunications Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A1): Getting to Know Each Other." Harvard Business School Case 395-081, June 1995.
- June 1995
- Supplement
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A2): Getting to Know Each Other
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
Reviews subsequent events. View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A2): Getting to Know Each Other." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-082, June 1995.
- June 1995
- Case
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (B): Building Success
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case continues the story of the joint venture in China between Northern Telecom (Nortel) of Canada and Tong Guang Electronics of China. It shows how North Americans learned to operate in a very different cultural environment in China and provides an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Joint Ventures; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (B): Building Success." Harvard Business School Case 395-083, June 1995.
- June 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case considers the future challenges facing the Northern Telecom joint venture in China with Tong Guang Electronics. Asks how well the start-up and transition have been managed and whether the right foundation has been laid for the future. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Growth Management; Business Startups; Change Management; Transition; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Electronics Industry; Canada; China
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 395-084, June 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution TN
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-395-054). View Details
- June 1995 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
State of Connecticut Municipal Swap TN
By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee
Teaching Note for (9-291-024). View Details
- June 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Lexus and the USTR
By: John A. Quelch
Lexus executives and dealers in the United States are debating how to respond to the U.S. Trade Representative's announcement of 100% tariffs on 13 models of Japanese luxury imported cars. View Details
Quelch, John A. "Lexus and the USTR." Harvard Business School Case 595-127, June 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- Book Review
Review of Understanding American Economic Decline, edited by Michael A. Bernstein and David E. Adler
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Review of Understanding American Economic Decline, edited by Michael A. Bernstein and David E. Adler." Journal of Economic History 55, no. 2 (June 1995): 448–453.
- May 1995 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Microsoft/Intuit
Microsoft Corp. proposes to acquire Intuit Corp. Examines the strategic fit and the price proposed to complete the transaction. View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Applications and Software; Acquisition; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Microsoft/Intuit." Harvard Business School Case 295-121, May 1995. (Revised November 2001.)
- May 1995 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Negotiating the Right to Know: Rhone-Poulenc and Manchester, Texas (A-1)
Rhone-Poulenc wished to acquire a new permit, but local residents who were concerned about health issues threatened to block the permit. View Details
Keywords: Health; Rights; Negotiation; Conflict of Interests; Social Issues; Chemical Industry; United States
Wheeler, Michael A. "Negotiating the Right to Know: Rhone-Poulenc and Manchester, Texas (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 895-062, May 1995. (Revised May 1998.)
- May 1995
- Supplement
Negotiating the Right to Know: Rhone-Poulenc and Manchester, Texas (B)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Wheeler, Michael A. "Negotiating the Right to Know: Rhone-Poulenc and Manchester, Texas (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 895-063, May 1995.
- May 1995
- Background Note
Note on Product Liability
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
This note provides an overview to the evolution and current state of product liability law in the United States. View Details
Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Legal Liability; Safety; Product Marketing; Business Strategy; Policy; Government and Politics; United States
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Note on Product Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-049, May 1995.
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
Mebel, Doran & Company Supplementary TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Teaching Note for (9-287-001). View Details
Keywords: New York (state, US)
- 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
Khanna, Tarun, and Israel Yellen Ganot. "Choice Hotels International, 1995." Harvard Business School Case 795-165, April 1995. (Revised June 1996.)