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      • August 1990
      • Case

      NASA After Challenger: Restoring an Image

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
      In the days following the loss of the space shuttle Challenger and its crew in January of 1986, NASA officials were unwilling to communicate with the media or the public. A siege mentality took hold, and the press and public responded with intense criticism and... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Strategy; Policy; Business and Community Relations; Situation or Environment; Conflict Management
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "NASA After Challenger: Restoring an Image." Harvard Business School Case 591-009, August 1990.
      • August 1990 (Revised January 1992)
      • Case

      Eli Lilly and Co. (B): Europe

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino
      Examines the challenges facing the company in light of the changing economic, regulatory, and competitive environment in the European pharmaceutical industry. Examines the steps taken by the company adapting to this changing situation as part of a total globalization... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Economics; Global Strategy; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Adaptation; Competition; Pharmaceutical Industry; Europe
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      Yoshino, Michael Y. "Eli Lilly and Co. (B): Europe." Harvard Business School Case 391-033, August 1990. (Revised January 1992.)
      • August 1990 (Revised February 1991)
      • Case

      Whirlpool Corp.

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Sarah D. Hall
      Examines the company's global strategy and potential acquisition of Philips' major domestic appliance operations in Europe in light of increasing trends toward globilization in the major appliance industry. Allows discussions weighing the advantages and risks of... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Joint Ventures; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Europe
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Sarah D. Hall. "Whirlpool Corp." Harvard Business School Case 391-037, August 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
      • June 1990 (Revised August 1990)
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      Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (B)

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      Describes a specific opportunity to seek financing from AT&T as part of a proposed technological joint venture. Students must consider the price paid and control rights attached to a large block of shares and outline a negotiating position for each side. View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Price; Governance Controls; Rights; Negotiation; Opportunities; Computer Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 290-052, June 1990. (Revised August 1990.)
      • 1990
      • Article

      Social Influences on Creativity: Evaluation, Coaction, and Surveillance

      By: T. M. Amabile, P. Goldfarb and S. C. Brackfield
      Two experiments examined the effects of evaluation expectation and the presence of others on creativity. In both experiments, some subjects expected that their work would be evaluated by experts, and others expected no evaluation. Evaluation expectation was crossed, in... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Social Psychology; Situation or Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation
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      Amabile, T. M., P. Goldfarb, and S. C. Brackfield. "Social Influences on Creativity: Evaluation, Coaction, and Surveillance." Creativity Research Journal 3 (1990): 6–21.
      • December 1989 (Revised June 1991)
      • Case

      Motorola, Inc.: Bandit Pager Project

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Describes the development of a fully automated production line for manufacturing radio pagers. The company regarded the project as highly successful; it becomes clear in the case, however, that there were some shortcomings as well. Some marketing issues were not... View Details
      Keywords: Time Management; Marketing; Product Development; Production; Success; Projects; Technology; Telecommunications Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Motorola, Inc.: Bandit Pager Project." Harvard Business School Case 690-043, December 1989. (Revised June 1991.)
      • October 1989 (Revised June 1993)
      • Case

      Texas Eastman Co.

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The company as part of a commitment to Total Quality Management has installed a computer system that accumulates 30,000 observations on its processes every 2-4 hours. Operating people have found the monthly summaries of financial performance not too useful in this... View Details
      Keywords: Quality; Information Technology; Reports; Business or Company Management
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Texas Eastman Co." Harvard Business School Case 190-039, October 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
      • September 1989 (Revised August 1990)
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      Don Burr

      By: Shoshana Zuboff
      Traces the career development of People Express founder Don Burr. Shows how an individual's evolving set of needs and values influences career choices and how each successive working environment meets these needs or spurs the individual to move on. Concludes as Burr is... View Details
      Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Human Needs
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      Zuboff, Shoshana. "Don Burr." Harvard Business School Case 490-014, September 1989. (Revised August 1990.)
      • 20 Apr 1989 - 22 Apr 1989
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      The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Situation or Environment; Japan; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment." University of Southern California, Center for International Business Education and Research, Los Angeles, CA, April 20–22, 1989. (Presenter of research on Japanese mergers and acquisitions, and discussant of research on the globalization of Japanese corporate finance.)
      • April 1989 (Revised March 1993)
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      ProTech, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A company is considering the elimination of a product line. As part of that consideration, it must develop possible strategies for closing the division, and identify the economic and non-economic implications of the strategy. The situation is complicated by the... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Decision Making; Business Exit or Shutdown; Equity; Problems and Challenges
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      Piper, Thomas R. "ProTech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 289-054, April 1989. (Revised March 1993.)
      • April 1989 (Revised June 1989)
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      U.S. Auto Industry: Scenarios and Choices

      By: Malcolm S. Salter
      Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Situation or Environment; Auto Industry; United States
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      Salter, Malcolm S. "U.S. Auto Industry: Scenarios and Choices." Harvard Business School Case 389-152, April 1989. (Revised June 1989.)
      • January 1989 (Revised October 1993)
      • Background Note

      Note: Valuing a Business Acquisition Opportunity

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Describes how to value an acquisition opportunity as a capital budgeting problem. Cash flows are discounted at the cost of capital and debt is deducted to value the equity capital of the target company. A key contribution of the note is the discussion of five methods... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Acquisition; Opportunities
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note: Valuing a Business Acquisition Opportunity." Harvard Business School Background Note 289-039, January 1989. (Revised October 1993.)
      • January 1989 (Revised March 1995)
      • Case

      Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt
      In 1988, the Du Pont Co. is abruptly confronted with solid scientific evidence that chlorofluorocarbons are destroying the earth's ozone shield. Du Pont, with its Freon brand product line serving markets for foam insulation, electronics solvents, and especially... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Policy; Management; Brands and Branding; Production; Service Operations; Natural Environment; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-111, January 1989. (Revised March 1995.)
      • November 1988
      • Case

      Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Describes three different product development efforts at the Residential Controls division of Honeywell, Inc. Each of the three projects was for a different market and competitive environment. Each was tackled in a somewhat different way within the Honeywell... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Construction; Outcome or Result; Situation or Environment; Business Divisions; Product Design; Change Management; Construction Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 689-035, November 1988.
      • 1988
      • Chapter

      The Conditions of Creativity

      By: B. A. Hennessey and T. M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Situation or Environment
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      Hennessey, B. A., and T. M. Amabile. "The Conditions of Creativity." In The Nature of Creativity, edited by R. J. Sternberg. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
      • February 1988 (Revised November 1994)
      • Background Note

      Note on Fundamental Parity Conditions

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      Provides a simple framework for analyzing expected exchange rate movements. Basic parity and equilibrium conditions are presented including purchasing power parity, forward parity, interest rate parity, the domestic Fisher effect, and the international Fisher effect... View Details
      Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Situation or Environment
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Note on Fundamental Parity Conditions." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-016, February 1988. (Revised November 1994.)
      • October 1987 (Revised November 1991)
      • Case

      Fiat--1986

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      Describes Fiat's 1986 Euro-equity offering of $2.1 billion of stock. The offering proved to be highly problematic, particularly for the lead manager, Deutsche Bank, and raises questions about the future of the Euro-equity market. Students are provided opportunities to... View Details
      Keywords: Equity; Stocks; Negotiation Deal; Outcome or Result; Opportunities; Auto Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Fiat--1986." Harvard Business School Case 288-003, October 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
      • November 1986 (Revised October 1995)
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      Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill
      Illustrates: 1) the impact of a manager's leadership style on corporate culture, direction, and performance; 2) the concept of fit between leadership style and the requirements of situations in which managers find themselves; and 3) the need for managers to adapt their... View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Race; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Gender; Management Teams; Change Management; Situation or Environment; Creativity; Relationships; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Hill, Linda A. "Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-042, November 1986. (Revised October 1995.)
      • September 1986 (Revised July 2001)
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      Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Harry Gruner
      As principals engaged in structuring leveraged buyouts for a well-capitalized risk arbitrage firm, Bob Meehan and George Schwartz are preparing to bid for the business and assets of a Westinghouse subsidiary. The case focuses on the value of the opportunity, methods of... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Bids and Bidding; Opportunities; Business Subsidiaries; Strategy; Valuation; Equity; Electronics Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Harry Gruner. "Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 287-023, September 1986. (Revised July 2001.)
      • January 1986 (Revised March 1997)
      • Case

      Horizon Group

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of a situation confronting the co-founder of a company planning to produce software for microcomputers. The company has just completed raising money from some wealthy investors by forming an R&D Limited Partnership. Development of the program (an... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Business Plan; Outcome or Result; Research and Development; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Horizon Group." Harvard Business School Case 286-058, January 1986. (Revised March 1997.)
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