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- July 1975
- Background Note
Introduction to the Case Method
Guidelines to aid the student in analyzing a case situation by casting himself or herself in the role of protagonist, developing criteria for alternative decisions, and generalizing to other situations. View Details
Keywords: Cases
- July 1975
- Article
Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance
By: Louis T Wells Jr and David Smith
- 1975
- Book
Negotiating Third World Mineral Agreements: Promises as Prologue
By: David N. Smith and L. T. Wells Jr.
- 01 Sep 1974
- Conference Presentation
Social Multiplier Effects in Community Economic Development
By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
- 1974
- Book
Agribusiness Management for Developing Countries--Latin America
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Leonard M. Wilson, James E. Austin and et al.
- March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details
- March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an... View Details
- January–February 1974
- Article
Managing the Four Stages of EDP Growth
By: C. F. Gibson and R. L. Nolan
Keywords: Growth and Development
- September 1973 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
Sea Pines Racquet Club
By: W. Earl Sasser
The student is required to develop a strategy for a tennis club of a large resort area. The tennis director must decide how many courts he needs to build within the next three years, what surface they should have, and how much he should charge for their use.... View Details
- January 1973 (Revised September 1990)
- Case
Carrefour S.A.
Involves a very rapidly growing retail chain that is financing itself in an unusual (and at first glance) risky fashion. View Details
- winter 1973
- Article
Organizational Issues in the Stages of EDP Growth
By: R. L. Nolan and Cyrus F. Gibson
Keywords: Growth and Development
- November 1972 (Revised December 1978)
- Case
Dobbs House (A)
By: W. Earl Sasser, Daryl D Wyckoff and John Klug
Keywords: Leadership Development
- November 1972 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Benihana of Tokyo
By: W. Earl Sasser
Discusses the development of a chain of "theme" restaurants. The student is asked to evaluate the current operating strategy and suggest a long-term expansion strategy. View Details