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- January 1998 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem (Condensed)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Viacom has built a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and bold acquisitions. Now its expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions on how to deal... View Details
- January 1998 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Describes secretive negotiations that took place between the top executives of Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg in the fall of 1994, when the two firms were contemplating a merger that would create one of the world's most powerful investment banks. By December, in order... View Details
- June 1997
- Case
Tokyo Electric Power Company
- April 1997 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Viacom, Inc.: Video Supplement
By: Joseph L. Bower, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Viacom reached a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and very bold acquisitions. Now its further expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions on... View Details
- February 1997
- Case
Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B) (Abridged)
A new administration takes power in a state in India and cancels a power project agreed upon by the previous state government and a U.S.-based energy company. The project cancellation is based on allegations of irregularities, exorbitant costs, and political pressures. View Details
- February 1997
- Case
Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A) (Abridged)
A large, lucrative power plant is negotiated for construction/operation by an American power company in India's evolving privatized power sector. The process of incorporating the project is captured in this case. The American company will own and operate the plant in... View Details
- January 1997 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
OXO International
By: H. Kent Bowen, Marilyn Matis and Sylvie Ryckebusch
OXO, a kitchen tools and gadgets company, was started by a businessman who had 30 years of experience in the housewares industry. With his wife and son as founders, he creates a new niche in the gadgets industry for high-end gourmet stores. The company has headquarters... View Details
- January 1997 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Southwire: Beyond 2000
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Southwire, based in Carrollton, GA, was the leading producer of aluminum and copper rod, wire, and cable for the transmission and distribution of electricity. In one decade, CEO Roy Richards, Jr. grew annual sales from $500 million in 1985 to $1.9 billion in 1995, an... View Details
- August 1996 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Nicholson File Company Takeover (A), The
By: Thomas R. Piper
The financial vice president must decide the value and form of an acquisition offer to be made to a small hand tool company. View Details
- August 1996 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Nicholson File Company Takeover (B), The
By: Thomas R. Piper
Management of a small hand tool company must decide on the terms and conditions of its sale to a "friendly" acquirer. View Details
- June 1996 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (C)
By: Krishna G. Palepu, V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarayu Srinivasan
Discusses the resolution of the canceled power project in Maharashtra. The contract between the American gas giant and Indian state government is renegotiated. View Details
- June 1996
- Case
Siemens Corporation (B): Corporate Advertising for 1996
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Describes the television advertising and presents examples of the comparable print ads, then documents new measurement tools and presents the results of key surveys that address audience awareness. Also includes other relevant activities to support Siemens USA's... View Details
- May 1996 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B)
By: Krishna G. Palepu, V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarayu Srinivasan
A new administration/government takes power in a state in India and cancels a power project agreed upon/created by the previous state government and an American-based energy company. The project cancellation is based on allegations of irregularities, exorbitant costs,... View Details
- May 1996 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A)
A large, lucrative power plant is negotiated for construction/operation by an American power company in India's evolving privatized power sector. The process of incorporating the project is captured in this case. The American company will own and operate the plant in... View Details
- February 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem
By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Viacom has reached a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and very bold acquisitions. Now its further expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdock's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions... View Details
- January 1996 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Rabobank Nederland
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Robert S. Kaplan
Describes the account manager's role and the history of one credit application. The purpose is to evaluate various methods the bank uses to influence account managers' behaviors. Also describes some alternatives being considered to improve the information systems used... View Details
- January 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Tennessee Valley Authority: Option Purchase Agreements
By: Peter Tufano
James Cross, VP of customer planning at the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major supplier of electric power in the Southeast United States, is considering meeting its incremental capacity needs by creating new financial contracts, Option Purchase Agreements (OPAs) to... View Details
- November 1995 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
National Power and the Privatization of the British Power Generation Industry
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Ed Simnett
The British government privatized the nation's electric utility sector in 1991 through a complex process involving the restructuring of the industry as well as the creation of a new regulatory oversight body. National Power plc, the largest of the privatized power... View Details
- August 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Background Note
Designing and Managing the Information Age IT Architecture
The co-evolution of technology, work, and the workforce over the past 30 years has dramatically influenced our concept of organizations and the industries within which they compete. No longer simply a tool to support "back-office" transactions, IT has become a... View Details