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  • April 1994
  • Supplement

Vancom Transportation, Inc. (B)

Describes the outcome of the labor relations issues. View Details
Keywords: Labor Unions
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Barnes, Louis B. "Vancom Transportation, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-128, April 1994.
  • February 2009 (Revised March 2009)
  • Supplement

AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (B)

By: Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
Union seeks to protect its pension funds through shareholder activism focused on corporate governance and executive compensation. The (B) case updates the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Executive Compensation; Labor Unions; Corporate Governance
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Ferri, Fabrizio, and James Weber. AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 109-057, February 2009. (Revised March 2009.)
  • 13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016

American Leaders in Unions and the Labor Movement This historically focused background note highlights the role of African American Labor Leaders in both the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • January 2010 (Revised July 2011)
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Hindustan Unilever Limited

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Mona Srivastava
This case illustrates Hindustan Unilever Limited's conflict resolution and people development policies using a “leading from the middle” example. The story centers on the challenges faced by an HR manager at a factory who must meet organizational objectives while... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Labor Unions; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles; Conflict Management; Food and Beverage Industry; India
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DeLong, Thomas J., and Mona Srivastava. "Hindustan Unilever Limited." Harvard Business School Case 410-002, January 2010. (Revised July 2011.)
  • January 2006 (Revised December 2006)
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Wal-Mart's Business Environment

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee
In 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. proposed to build a new supercenter in Inglewood, a low-income community near Los Angeles. The proposal was a part of Wal-Mart's strategy to bring its supercenter format to California. Introduced in the late 1980s, supercenters added a... View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Corporate Strategy; Labor Unions; Conflict and Resolution; Retail Industry; Los Angeles
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Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "Wal-Mart's Business Environment." Harvard Business School Case 706-453, January 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
  • January 2007 (Revised April 2007)
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Note on Lobbying

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Libby Cantrill and Patricia Wu
Describes how companies engage the political and legal system and the rules and ethics associated with doing so. Focuses on the U.S. political and legal system, but also seeks to familiarize readers with lobbying norms and structures in the European Union and Japan. View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Labor Unions; Public Administration Industry; Legal Services Industry; United States; Japan; European Union
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Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Libby Cantrill, and Patricia Wu. "Note on Lobbying." Harvard Business School Background Note 707-471, January 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
  • November 2009 (Revised December 2009)
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RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams

By: David A. Garvin and Elizabeth Collins
Key topics include team design, team management, job design, employee empowerment, implementing change, and high performance workforces. In 2004, John Amasi, the director of production for a manufacturer of plastic pipe, introduced the concept of self-directed teams... View Details
Keywords: Work Force Management; Employee Empowerment; Motivation; Motivation and Incentives; Leading Change; Employee Relationship Management; Performance Productivity; Groups and Teams; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Manufacturing Industry; Texas
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Garvin, David A., and Elizabeth Collins. "RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-063, November 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
  • October 2004 (Revised February 2007)
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Spain: Straddling the Atlantic

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Provides a broad overview of economic and political developments in Spain from the 1940s to the present day. Examines the emergence of Spain from the Franco dictatorship and its convergence into a vibrant democracy, as reflected in the surprising election results of... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; Spain; European Union
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Di Tella, Rafael M., and Ingrid Vogel. "Spain: Straddling the Atlantic." Harvard Business School Case 705-006, October 2004. (Revised February 2007.)
  • June 1995 (Revised February 1998)
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Welsh Water (A): General Information

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (A): General Information." Harvard Business School Case 895-040, June 1995. (Revised February 1998.)
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From a contractual viewpoint, the employment relations observed in the early 1960s in large unionized manufacturing firms in the U.S. and Japan represented two contrasting cases. Employment relations in the U.S. were based largely on explicit, elaborate, and... View Details
  • June 1995 (Revised April 1996)
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Welsh Water (F): Postscript

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (F): Postscript." Harvard Business School Case 895-045, June 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
  • December 2013 (Revised December 2014)
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Reform in the Chicago Public Schools

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Katrina Flanagan
In 2012, the Chicago Teachers' Union went on strike over proposed reforms by the city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel. At the heart of the reforms, and the strike, was frustration over many decades of underperformance in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and a surge of... View Details
Keywords: Public Education; Public Goods; Samuelson Rule; Externalities And Pigouvian Corrections; Tiebout Sorting And Efficiency; Education; Labor Unions; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry; Chicago
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Weinzierl, Matthew, and Katrina Flanagan. "Reform in the Chicago Public Schools." Harvard Business School Case 714-027, December 2013. (Revised December 2014.)
  • June 1995 (Revised August 1998)
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Welsh Water (E): General Information and Confidential Instructions for Pat Cooper, Lead Negotiator for NUPE

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (E): General Information and Confidential Instructions for Pat Cooper, Lead Negotiator for NUPE." Harvard Business School Case 895-044, June 1995. (Revised August 1998.)
  • June 1995 (Revised August 1998)
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Welsh Water (D): General Information and Confidential Instructions for Sam Johnson, Lead Negotiator for SWAB

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (D): General Information and Confidential Instructions for Sam Johnson, Lead Negotiator for SWAB." Harvard Business School Case 895-043, June 1995. (Revised August 1998.)
  • June 1995 (Revised August 1998)
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Welsh Water (C): General Information and Confidential Instructions for Chris Smith, Lead Negotiator for NALGO

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (C): General Information and Confidential Instructions for Chris Smith, Lead Negotiator for NALGO." Harvard Business School Case 895-042, June 1995. (Revised August 1998.)
  • June 1995 (Revised August 1998)
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Welsh Water (B): General Information and Confidential Instructions for M. Harrington, Lead Negotiator for Welsh Water

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (B): General Information and Confidential Instructions for M. Harrington, Lead Negotiator for Welsh Water." Harvard Business School Case 895-041, June 1995. (Revised August 1998.)
  • April 2008
  • Supplement

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (B)

By: Paul W. Marshall, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
In late November 2000, Chung Telecom Co., Ltd., the once-monopolized telecom operator owned by the Taiwanese government, was on its way to privatization. Mr. C.K. Mao, Chairman of the company, was headed the job only three months earlier, after its prior chairman... View Details
Keywords: State Ownership; Jobs and Positions; Monopoly; Privatization; Competition; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Labor and Management Relations; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Price; Status and Position; Telecommunications Industry; Public Administration Industry; Taiwan
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Marshall, Paul W., Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 808-138, April 2008.
  • December 2001
  • Case

Van Bolton: Resolving a Labor-Management Dispute

Describes the challenges facing Van Bolton, the head of a large airline, as he works with the head of the company's pilots' union to negotiate issues relating to the acquisition of a smaller airline. Bolton must find ways to surmount a history of adversarial... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Labor Unions; Acquisition; Air Transportation Industry
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Watkins, Michael D. "Van Bolton: Resolving a Labor-Management Dispute." Harvard Business School Case 902-051, December 2001.
  • December 2023 (Revised April 2025)
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Yellow Corporation: On the Verge of Bankruptcy

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
Yellow Corporation, one of the country’s oldest and largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, was nearing its 100th anniversary in 2024. Whether it would reach that milestone, however, was uncertain as the company was attempting to restructure its operations to... View Details
Keywords: Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Capital Structure; Restructuring; Financial Management; Ethics; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Truck Transportation; Change Management; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; United States
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Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Yellow Corporation: On the Verge of Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 224-028, December 2023. (Revised April 2025.)
  • June 1999 (Revised November 2006)
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Basil "Buzz" Hargrove and de Havilland, Inc. (A)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Angela Keros
Buzz Hargrove, national president of the Canadian Auto Workers, needs to find a way to secure an agreement from a negotiated contract with de Havilland, Inc. Local union leaders feel the deal is not good enough, but Hargrove is convinced management will close the plant... View Details
Keywords: Media; Power and Influence; Negotiation Deal; Leadership; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Exit or Shutdown; Labor Unions; Negotiation Types; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada
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McGinn, Kathleen L., and Angela Keros. Basil "Buzz" Hargrove and de Havilland, Inc. (A). Harvard Business School Case 899-138, June 1999. (Revised November 2006.)
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