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- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the outcome of implementation of the standardized plan described in Henkel (A). View Details
- August 1984 (Revised March 1989)
- Background Note
Direct, Personal Leadership
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth
Argues that to be effective leaders, general managers must focus on substance, not process, and aggressively combat the forces that can lead to the politicization of the organization. Examines the leader's direct role in setting and communicating goals, managing the... View Details
- September 1982
- Teaching Note
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B), Teaching Note
By: Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Construction Industry
- September 1982 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.: Commercial Roofing Division (A)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
- June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Ellis Manufacturing Co.
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
- February 1981 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Harris Seafoods, Inc.
Presents data relevant to a major capital expenditure--the construction of a shrimp plant. Designed to test student's ability to identify relevant cash flows, to estimate the cost of capital, and to decide whether or not to invest. View Details
- January 1981 (Revised January 1982)
- Case
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
- December 1980 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Savannah West
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed... View Details
- 1978
- Article
A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands
By: Jerry R. Green, Lawrence J. Lau and Heraklis Polemarchakis
If the demand for risky assets is determined by the maximization of an analytic van Neumann-Morgenstern utility function, and if these demands are known as a function of the assets’ prices, then this utility function can be constructed without ambiguity. View Details
- February 1977 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Deere & Co.: Industrial Equipment Operations
Describes the pricing of Deere's crawler tractors used in a variety of construction and industrial applications. Includes a strategic, multimillion-dollar move into the large bulldozer market as well as the pricing of tractors, accessories, and parts. View Details
- February 1977 (Revised October 1980)
- Teaching Note
FMC Crane and Excavator Division, Teaching Note
- May 1976 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
FMC Crane and Excavator Division
Keywords: Construction Industry