Publications

March 1990 (Revised May 1996)
Teaching Note

Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc., Teaching Note

By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu

Teaching Note for (9-187-088). View Details

Keywords: Sports Industry

1990
Book

Investment Banking A Tale of Three Cities

By: Samuel Hayes and Philip M. Hubbard

August 1988 (Revised January 1990)
Case

Boston Edison vs. City of Boston

By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Boston

August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
Case

Poletown Dilemma, The

By: Thomas R. Piper

Senior management of General Motors must select a site for a new assembly plant to replace two plants located in Detroit. The economics strongly favor a site in an adjacent state. However, a relocation would have substantial, negative impact on the existing work force,... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Offices; Management Teams; Restructuring; Economics; Auto Industry; Michigan

March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
Case

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

December 1984
Teaching Note

First National Bank of Lake City (A), Teaching Note

By: Michael Beer

Teaching Note for (9-474-139). View Details

Keywords: Labor Unions; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry

1984
Other Unpublished Work

Creative Financing of New York City Projects

By: Dutch Leonard

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Urban Scope; New York (city, NY)

May 1983
Article

The Cities Service Takeover: A Case Study

By: R. S. Ruback

January 1975 (Revised April 1983)
Supplement

First National City Bank Operating Group (A1)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

January 1975 (Revised February 1983)
Supplement

First National City Bank Operating Group (B1)

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

summer 1974
Article

Communes in Cities

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Relationships

March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
Case

First National City Bank Operating Group (B)

Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Outcome or Result; Banking Industry

March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
Case

First National City Bank Operating Group (A)

Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Banking Industry

May 1968 (Revised January 1992)
Case

Graybar Syndications

By: William J. Poorvu

A potential investor evaluates a proposed offering—a major office building in downtown Manhattan. View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Investment; Construction; City; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; New York (city, NY)

1966
Thesis

Economic Functions of Central Cities

By: Richard L. Nolan

Keywords: Economics; Urban Scope