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      • March 1999 (Revised March 2000)
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      Cross Country Group, The: A Piece of the Rock (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons and Indra Reinbergs
      A new MBA graduate joins a privately held family business and sets ambitious growth goals for the next five years. To enhance motivation, he proposes a new incentive plan that will grant him a share of the wealth he creates. However, the family owners have a more... View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development; Planning; Accounting Industry; Employment Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Indra Reinbergs. "Cross Country Group, The: A Piece of the Rock (A)." Harvard Business School Case 199-044, March 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
      • March 1999 (Revised August 2005)
      • Case

      Pandesic: The Challenges of a New Business Venture (A)

      By: Joseph L. Bower and Clark Gilbert
      Pandesic is a joint venture of SAP and Intel designed to develop turnkey information architectures for marketspace companies. The case explores the problems of developing the joint venture from the perspective of its general management. Describes the development of its... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Design; Information; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Marketing Communications; Performance
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      Bower, Joseph L., and Clark Gilbert. "Pandesic: The Challenges of a New Business Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-129, March 1999. (Revised August 2005.)
      • February 1999 (Revised June 2000)
      • Case

      Cimetrics Technology (A-1)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Jose Royo
      Jim Lee, president of Cimetrics (a young, fast growing, software start-up) is reevaluating his small company's geographically dispersed product development model. To take advantage of talented low-cost labor in Russia, the company has relied on two software engineering... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Applications and Software; Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Labor and Management Relations; Product Development; Performance Evaluation; Information Technology Industry; Russia; Canada; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Jose Royo. "Cimetrics Technology (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 399-108, February 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
      • December 1998
      • Case

      Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
      The agricultural sector is among the preeminent information technology users in our economy," exclaimed an August 1998 Forbes ASAP survey of the U.S. economy's best and worst users of information technology (IT). The survey designated Pioneer Hi-Bred International,... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Management; Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Iowa
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories." Harvard Business School Case 399-095, December 1998.
      • December 1998 (Revised August 2004)
      • Case

      Major League Soccer--1996-1998: Now, Later...Never?

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
      Major League Soccer (MLS) has entered the U.S. "big league" sports arena. This case reviews its first several years. Students must determine the basic business model of MLS in the context of changes in the fan acceptance of soccer in the United States. A comparison... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Success; Performance Evaluation; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Kirk A. Goldman. "Major League Soccer--1996-1998: Now, Later...Never?" Harvard Business School Case 599-023, December 1998. (Revised August 2004.)
      • December 1998
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      Entrepreneurs and Business Performance in Nineteenth Century France

      By: Tom Nicholas, Elisa Boccaletti and James Foreman-Peck
      A popular explanation for the supposed "delayed industrialisation" of the nineteenth century French economy has been the inappropriate attitudes and actions of the managerial classes and family firms. To address these claims we model the supply and demand for... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Performance; Economy; Management; Success; Opportunities; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Saving; Higher Education; Training; Demand and Consumers; France
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      Nicholas, Tom, Elisa Boccaletti, and James Foreman-Peck. "Entrepreneurs and Business Performance in Nineteenth Century France." European Review of Economic History (December 1998).
      • November 1998 (Revised July 2012)
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      Explo Leisure Products

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh
      Tim Trowac and Dave Rahall, two former investment bankers, skillfully execute the leveraged buyout of a golf ball recycling company after working intensely on their due diligence, writing a business and financial plan, and developing the investment memorandum. Six... View Details
      Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Plan; Performance; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Green Technology Industry; Sports Industry
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      Hamermesh, Richard G. "Explo Leisure Products." Harvard Business School Case 399-053, November 1998. (Revised July 2012.)
      • November 1998 (Revised November 2001)
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      BMW AG: The Digital Car Project (A)

      By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
      Describes how the German automotive firm BMW is trying to reduce its development time by half with the aid of computer-aided technologies. To leverage these technologies fully in the very competitive automotive industry, BMW is faced with the challenge of changing its... View Details
      Keywords: Change; Competency and Skills; Management; Time Management; Product Positioning; Product Development; Business Processes; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Technology; Auto Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "BMW AG: The Digital Car Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-044, November 1998. (Revised November 2001.)
      • November 1998 (Revised July 1999)
      • Background Note

      Business as Stakeholder in Public Education: A History of Business Efforts to Improve Public Schools in the United States

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      Explores seven roles businesses and business leaders have played with respect to U.S. public education reform historically and today: "owners" helping set the agenda; "investors" donating funds; "customers" hiring graduates; "experts" contributing management know-how;... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Education; Performance Improvement; Business and Community Relations; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Business as Stakeholder in Public Education: A History of Business Efforts to Improve Public Schools in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 399-062, November 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
      • November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
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      Asea Brown Boveri (Condensed)

      By: Robert L. Simons
      The merger of Asea AB and BBC Brown Boveri required a restructuring of operations and a change in organizational cultures. Competitive success also necessitated the benefits of scale while remaining "local" for political and customer-responsiveness reasons. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Cost vs Benefits; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development; Performance Effectiveness; Consumer Products Industry
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      Simons, Robert L. "Asea Brown Boveri (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 199-027, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
      • October 1998 (Revised December 1999)
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      Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
      A new firm is being created to speed up the process of mapping humans, animals, and plants by combining gene technology with rapid gene identification to improve the health and well being of the human population and the productivity of crops and animals. How does one... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Technological Innovation; Business Processes; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Productivity; Welfare; Agribusiness; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Biotechnology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Juan Enriquez-Cabot. "Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 599-016, October 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
      • 1998
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      Corporate Performance

      By: R. Simons
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Performance; Organizational Design
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      Simons, R. "Corporate Performance." In Technology Management Handbook, edited by Richard Dorf. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1998.
      • July 1998 (Revised January 2009)
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      Display Technologies, Inc. (Abridged)

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Jonathan West
      Display Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is a new joint venture between Toshiba and IBM Japan that is manufacturing the most advanced form of flat panel displays. With success in achieving significant production volumes, DTI has been asked to double its output as quickly as... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership Style; Production; Outcome or Result; Performance Capacity; Strategy; Hardware; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Jonathan West. "Display Technologies, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 699-006, July 1998. (Revised January 2009.)
      • June 1998 (Revised August 2001)
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      Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Nicole Tempest
      Wells Fargo, the industry leader in electronic banking, has implemented a Balanced Scorecard in its online financial services group (OFS) to track and measure performance. The OFS group develops and supports services that allow existing and future banking customers to... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Finance; Change; Situation or Environment; Measurement and Metrics; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Nicole Tempest. "Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 198-146, June 1998. (Revised August 2001.)
      • May 1998 (Revised October 2001)
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      Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Dave DeLong
      Details the actions of John Martin, newly named CEO, as he leads Taco Bell through a decade of incremental and radical changes. By the end of the case, total system sales within Taco Bell, a Mexican style fast-food restaurant chain and a division of PepsiCo, have grown... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Transformation; Economic Growth; Food; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Design; Performance Effectiveness; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Mexico
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Dave DeLong. "Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)." Harvard Business School Case 398-129, May 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
      • April 1998 (Revised June 1999)
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      Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform

      By: Robert L. Simons, Alex C. Sapir '97 and Indra Reinbergs
      Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting, supported by financial market expectations, is discussed as a precursor to a series of events that results in... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Expectations; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Financial Markets; Financial Statements; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Simons, Robert L., Alex C. Sapir '97, and Indra Reinbergs. "Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform." Harvard Business School Case 198-009, April 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
      • April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
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      Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust

      By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Provides a vehicle for students to evaluate risk management in the fast-paced mutual funds industry. A new risk manager has been hired to install new management controls and procedures. A series of decisions will determine how much business and franchise risk the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Strategy; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust." Harvard Business School Case 198-089, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
      • March 1998 (Revised November 2004)
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      FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring

      By: Stuart C. Gilson
      A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices, an ill-conceived acquisition of a former East German ball-bearings company, and an industry recession. The company... View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Acquisition; Restructuring; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Policy; Resignation and Termination; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Europe; Germany; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C. "FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 298-046, March 1998. (Revised November 2004.)
      • March 1998
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      The Performance of International Joint Ventures: A Study of The Merchant Banking Industry In Singapore

      By: Paul M. Healy, Andrew Alford and Ng Kah Hwa
      Keywords: Performance; Joint Ventures; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Singapore
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      Healy, Paul M., Andrew Alford, and Ng Kah Hwa. "The Performance of International Joint Ventures: A Study of The Merchant Banking Industry In Singapore." Journal of Corporate Finance 4, no. 1 (March 1998).
      • February 1998 (Revised November 1998)
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      Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader

      By: Srikant M. Datar and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      For the Novartis leaders, the decision to "use stretch budgets again next year" highlights the tension between candor and empowerment and command-and-control, between the new and the old, between high performance and business as usual, between Ciba and Sandoz.... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance; Budgets and Budgeting
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      Datar, Srikant M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader." Harvard Business School Case 198-041, February 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
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