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- March 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting"
By: Ashish Nanda, James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Joint Ventures; Alliances; Knowledge Sharing; Strategy; Contracts; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; United Kingdom
Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting". Harvard Business School Case 899-225, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- November 1996
- Case
Redesigning the Ford Mustang
By: Arthur Schleifer Jr. and Phyllis Dininio
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and Phyllis Dininio. "Redesigning the Ford Mustang." Harvard Business School Case 897-071, November 1996.
- September 1998 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
Saturn Corporation in 1998
Describes the challenges facing the Saturn Corp., General Motor's (GM) small-car company, as it enters a phase of transferring its knowledge, technology, and experience throughout GM. Describes the urgency of Saturnization at GM and the continuing pressure to retain... View Details
McGahan, Anita M. "Saturn Corporation in 1998." Harvard Business School Case 799-021, September 1998. (Revised September 1998.)
- March 1992 (Revised April 1995)
- Teaching Note
BMW: The 7-Series Project (A), Teaching Note
By: Gary P. Pisano
Teaching Note for (9-692-083). View Details
- March 1985 (Revised May 2004)
- Teaching Note
Waltham Motors Division (TN)
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-184-169). View Details
Keywords: Auto Industry
- March 1969 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
Fabritek Corp.
Describes a large-volume automotive parts contract in a high-quality machine work company. Quality and delivery problems arise when one of the four men on the job is replaced with a high producer who cannot earn a substantial bonus because of machine interference. View Details
Holstein, William K., Linda Sprague, and Lawrence Bennigson. "Fabritek Corp." Harvard Business School Case 669-004, March 1969. (Revised August 1997.)
- January 1991
- Supplement
Volkswagen of America: Audi 5000 (B)
Six months after the launch in the United States of Audi 5000, Audi marketing executives and their advertising agency must appraise the introductory advertising for the car. Three alternative campaigns to replace the current one are under consideration. View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Product Launch; Performance Evaluation; Auto Industry; United States
Greyser, Stephen A. "Volkswagen of America: Audi 5000 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 591-066, January 1991.
- December 1984 (Revised March 1986)
- Teaching Note
Kalamazoo Plant: Parts Division, Acme Motors, Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
- September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace
By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Attitudes; Problems and Challenges; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Auto Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Dale Coxe. "Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace." Harvard Business School Case 398-028, September 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- January 1978
- Case
Studsel Automotive Co.
By: Robert G. Gilbertson and F. Warren McFarlan
Keywords: Auto Industry
Gilbertson, Robert G., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Studsel Automotive Co." Harvard Business School Case 178-101, January 1978.
- June 1985 (Revised August 1985)
- Teaching Note
Volkswagen Group, Teaching Note
Keywords: Auto Industry
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Lessons from the Auto Industry by Pat Schuch (MBA 1986) (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) Schuch relates her adventures as a young wife and mother of two who embarked on a 30-year career in the... View Details
- January 2023
- Case
The Ford Motor Company Green Bond
By: Vikram S Gandhi and James Barnett
In November 2021, Ford Motor Company offered a $2.5 billion green bond to finance investments in electrification. Issuance of green bonds significantly increased into the 2020s, and to date, the Ford Motor Company green bond was the largest such bond offered by a... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Bonds; Green Technology; Financial Services Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., and James Barnett. "The Ford Motor Company Green Bond." Harvard Business School Case 823-069, January 2023.
- May 2007
- Teaching Note
Toyota Motor Corporation: Launching Prius (TN)
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Dennis A. Yao
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
increased workplace opportunities for blacks and women, and heightened job security and compensation for workers generally, things began to unravel in the 1970s. As the manufacturing sector declined and the country transitioned to a “service economy,” Americans saw... View Details
- December 2012
- Article
Defending the Markers of Masculinity: Consumer Resistance to Brand Gender-Bending
By: Jill Avery
I study the Porsche Cayenne SUV launch to ethnographically analyze how men consuming a gendered brand respond to perceived brand gender contamination. Consumers' communal gender work in a Porsche brand community is analyzed to uncover brand gender contamination's... View Details
Keywords: Brands; Brand Building; Brand Equity; Brand Management; Brand Positioning; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Gender; Identity; Customer Focus and Relationships; Auto Industry; Auto Industry
Avery, Jill. "Defending the Markers of Masculinity: Consumer Resistance to Brand Gender-Bending." International Journal of Research in Marketing 29, no. 4 (December 2012): 322–336. (Article was awarded the Marketing Science Institute's Best Paper Award.)
- September 2003
- Supplement
Edmunds.com, Inc. (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Erin Sullivan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Bradley, Stephen P., and Erin Sullivan. "Edmunds.com, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 704-016, September 2003.
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
to deploy a system of statistical control that had been developed and applied successfully in the management of the Army Air Forces. Henry Ford II had recently assumed control of his grandfather's troubled automotive empire and was looking for experienced View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
Because it gives GM a better shot at establishing OnStar as the industry standard. And because GM extends its OnStar distribution to market segments they may not otherwise reach with their auto brands."... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer