Publications

07 Oct 2013
News

Ford Succession Plan: What Does the Company Need?

19 Nov 2021
News

Ford Has a DIY Plan for Computer Chips

January 2014
Supplement

Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (B)

By: Juan Alcacer and Nancy Hua Dai

The case reveals that Ford decided to open its own e-coating plant in Gujarat, India, and details how the decision was made at different organizational levels. View Details

Keywords: Foreign Investment; Organizational Alignment; Strategic Decision Making; Motivation and Incentives; Communication; Organizational Structure; Decision Making; Business Processes; Foreign Direct Investment; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Gujarat

August 2019
Case

The Ford Foundation: Creating Alpha with Affordable Housing?

By: Charles F. Wu, Mo Gulamhusein, Ryan Liu, Wande Olabisi, Mahek Mehta, Anna Ponting and Yingjia Wang

February 2004
Supplement

Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (A)

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Quality; Business Earnings; Auto Industry

February 2020 (Revised September 2021)
Supplement

Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (B)

By: Shawn Cole, Michael Norris and T. Robert Zochowski

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Mission-Related Investing; Philanthropy; Foundation; Endowments; Socially Responsible Investing; Investment; Institutional Investing; Investment Activism; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States

January 2004
Teaching Note

Ford Motor Company's Value Enhancement Plan (A) (TN)

By: Andre F. Perold and Peter Tufano

Teaching Note to (9-201-079). View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry

December 1991
Teaching Note

Managing Health Care at Ford Motor Co., Teaching Note

By: George C. Lodge

March 2011 (Revised April 2021)
Case

The Whiz Kids

By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen

In October 1945, Henry Ford II received a telegram in his office at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan written by Charles "Tex" Thornton, a U.S. Air Force colonel. The telegram presented an opportunity for Ford to deploy a system of statistical control which... View Details

Keywords: Ford Motor Company; Statistical Control; Management Systems; Accounting; Operations; Strategy; Mathematical Methods; Auto Industry; United States

July 1993 (Revised June 1994)
Supplement

Peak Electronics: Vendor Relationship with the Ford Motor Co. (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Electronics Industry

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July 1993 (Revised June 1994)
Case

Peak Electronics: Vendor Relationship with the Ford Motor Co. (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Relationships; Electronics Industry; Auto Industry

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January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (B)

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry; Consulting Industry

February 1990 (Revised March 1992)
Teaching Note

Ford Motor Co.: Dealer Sales and Service, Teaching Note

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Teaching Note for (9-690-030). View Details

10 Jun 2022
News

Lessons From Henry Ford About Today’s Supply Chain Mess

September 2005 (Revised July 2006)
Case

Accounting for Pensions and Employee Benefits at Ford and Toyota

Uses Ford's and Toyota's financial statements to familiarize students with the information provided in pension footnotes. Allows students to combine that information with other financial statement information to create a greater understanding of the costs of each... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Compensation and Benefits; Auto Industry