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- May 1984 (Revised July 1984)
- Teaching Note
Emergence of Managerial Capitalism, Teaching Note
Keywords: Management
- May 1984 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Cleveland Twist Drill (B)
Describes events at Cleveland Twist Drill between April 1982 and February 1983. Jim Bartlett's approach to the union and the implementation of the "move strategy" are described. Students are asked to evaluate these actions and to develop plans for dealing with current... View Details
- April 1984
- Supplement
Managing in a High Commitment Work System, Video
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Managerial Roles
- 1984
- Other Unpublished Work
Legitimizing Risk Management for Toxic Chemicals
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
- February 1984 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide
By: W. Carl Kester, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr. and Stacy S. Dick
Disequilibrium in the $350 million TiO2 market has prompted Du Pont's Pigments Department to develop two strategies for competing in this market in the future. The growth strategy has a smaller internal rate of return than the alternative strategy due to large capital... View Details
- January–February 1984
- Article
Manage Beyond Portfolio Analysis
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Roderick E. White
- 1984
- Book
Managing Human Assets: The Groundbreaking Harvard Business School Program
By: Michael Beer, Bert Spector, Paul R. Lawrence and D. Q. Mills
- November 1983 (Revised October 1989)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch
Describes P&G's expansion in Europe, including the development of a strong country subsidiary management, responsive to local market differences. The launch of a new product presents strategic and organizational challenges as P&G considers making this their first... View Details
- October 1983 (Revised April 2006)
- Background Note
A Perspective on Entrepreneurship
Designed to highlight alternative concepts of good management and the need for entrepreneurship as a response to societal changes. It argues that entrepreneurship can be fostered or destroyed as a function of the administrative setting. View Details
- October 1983 (Revised December 1984)
- Background Note
Sources and Patterns of Management Authority
By: George C. Lodge, Janice McCormick, Richard E. Walton and Shoshana Zuboff
Keywords: Management Style
- 1983
- Book
Decision Making at the Top: The Shaping of Strategic Direction
By: Gordon Donaldson and J. W. Lorsch
- September 1983 (Revised December 1988)
- Case
Cleveland Twist Drill (A)
Deals with the problems of implementing strategy in a declining industry and the negotiation of strategy with external constituencies, particularly labor unions. Traces Jim Bartlett's first nine months as president and asks for a plan of action. View Details
- September 1983
- Article
A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Boundary Spanning Supervision on Turnover and Promotion in Research and Development
By: Michael Tushman and R. Katz
- August 1983 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Milford Industries (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative information on the salespeople. Teaching objectives include the specification of the tasks of a district... View Details
- August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
- Supplement
Milford Industries (B)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details
- August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
- Supplement
Milford Industries (C)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details
- August 1983
- Background Note
Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation
By: David B. Yoffie
Provides an overview of balance of payments accounting and analytical presentation of balance of payments data. Includes sample transactions to illustrate the application of the basic accounting principles and definitions of the standard balances. View Details