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- March 1983
- Case
United States Steel Industry in 1983
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "United States Steel Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Case 383-124, March 1983.
- December 1982 (Revised February 1989)
- Background Note
Note on Fiscal Policy--1937-61
Describes the evolution of U.S. fiscal policy from its theoretical conception with Keynes in the 1930s to its implementation in the tax cut of 1964. Focuses on the political and ideological obstacles to the use of countercyclical policy as well as the success of the... View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. "Note on Fiscal Policy--1937-61." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-087, December 1982. (Revised February 1989.)
- January 1982 (Revised December 1997)
- Background Note
Note on the New Deal: From the First to the Second ""Hundred Days""
A brief summary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies between 1933 and 1935. Contains three statistical tables that supplement Selected U.S. Statistics: Part I and Selected U.S. Statistics: Part II. View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. Note on the New Deal: From the First to the Second ""Hundred Days"". Harvard Business School Background Note 382-115, January 1982. (Revised December 1997.)
- November 1981
- Background Note
Role of Congress in the U.S. Government Decision-Making Process
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Role of Congress in the U.S. Government Decision-Making Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 382-057, November 1981.
- 1988
- Article
The Struggle for Dominance in the Automobile Market: The Early Years of Ford and General Motors
Tedlow, Richard S. "The Struggle for Dominance in the Automobile Market: The Early Years of Ford and General Motors." Business and Economic History 17 (1988): 49–62.
- January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)
Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Cost Management; Price; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-128, January 1980. (Revised August 1986.)
- February 1978
- Supplement
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B3)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B3)." Harvard Business School Supplement 378-198, February 1978.
- February 1978
- Case
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)
Describes the history and evolution of the log home manufacturing industry, a rapidly growing embryonic industry capitalizing on the back-to-basics lifestyle changes in the United States. Focuses on one of the leading firms in the industry, but allows a discussion of... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Change Management; Industry Structures; Supply and Industry; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 378-195, February 1978.
- 3 Dec 1997
- Keynote Speech
The US Corporation as a Citizen of the World." Speaker. "CEO Forum & Annual Dinner
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 1976
- Book
U.S. Taxation of United States Manufacturing Abroad: Likely Effects of Taxing Unremitted Profits
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Stobaugh, Robert B. U.S. Taxation of United States Manufacturing Abroad: Likely Effects of Taxing Unremitted Profits. New York: Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1976.
- 1976
- Book
Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy
By: Robert B. Stobaugh and Robert H. Hayes
Stobaugh, Robert B., and Robert H. Hayes. Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy. Boston: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1976.
- 1990
- Book
New and Improved: The Story of Mass Marketing in America
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. New and Improved: The Story of Mass Marketing in America. New York: Basic Books, 1990.
- July 1972 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
Saturday Evening Post (Revised)
Permits analysis of the need for adapting strategy to environmental change and for choosing among strategic alternatives in the light of new environmental opportunities. Management and board failures in these areas may be traced to some of the underlying causes,... View Details
Keywords: Journals and Magazines; Management Style; Values and Beliefs; Governing and Advisory Boards; Adaptation; Leadership Style; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Christensen, C. R., and John Wynne. "Saturday Evening Post (Revised)." Harvard Business School Case 373-009, July 1972. (Revised September 1985.)
- November 1969 (Revised February 1973)
- Background Note
Note on the U.S. Prescription Drug Industry, Part II
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven and Audrey T. Sproat
Uyterhoeven, Hugo, and Audrey T. Sproat. "Note on the U.S. Prescription Drug Industry, Part II." Harvard Business School Background Note 370-039, November 1969. (Revised February 1973.)
- August 1998
- Case
General Motors Corp. (D),The : 1993-1996
By: Peter Tufano
The fourth in a four-part series, the case details the financial policies and practices at General Motors from 1990 to 1996. This case describes the set of financial decisions taken by the firm as its business recovered, and focuses on an immediate decision faced by... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Markus Mullarkey, and William J Widlern. "General Motors Corp. (D),The : 1993-1996." Harvard Business School Case 299-009, August 1998.
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank (TN)
By: Stuart C. Gilson
Teaching Note for (9-298-016). View Details
- April 1998
- Teaching Note
UAL Corporation (TN)
By: Stuart C. Gilson
Teaching Note for (9-295-130). View Details
Keywords: United States
- April 1998
- Case
Cephalon, Inc.
By: Peter Tufano
In early 1997, Cephalon, awaited an FDA panel's decision on whether its drug, Myotrophin, would be approved. If the drug was approved, the firm might need substantial additional funds to commercialize as well as to buy back rights to it (which had been sold earlier to... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Tufano, Peter, Geoffrey Verter, and Markus Mullarkey. "Cephalon, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 298-116, April 1998.