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January 1985
Background Note

Winter Age of the Japanese Steel Industry

By: Kim B. Clark

Describes the situation facing the Japanese steel industry in 1984. Two strategies for coping with the world steel situation are presented: diversification and globalization. The actions of Nippon Steel and Nippon Kokan are used to illustrate these strategies. View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Situation or Environment; Business Strategy; Diversification; Steel Industry; Japan

January 1984
Background Note

Note on the Textile Industry in the 1980s

By: Kim B. Clark

Presents major developments in textile production technology during the 1970s and early 1980s. Outlines the specific innovations as well as the company and country of origin. View Details

Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Production; Manufacturing Industry

November 1994
Case

Pilkington Float Glass--1955

By: Kim B. Clark

The case examines the development of the float glass process at Pilkington in the mid-1950s. Pilkington has pursued the development of a radically new process for flat glass production, but has experienced serious problems at each stage of development. The senior... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Research and Development; Commercialization; Technology

November 1992
Supplement

Plus Development Corporation (C)

By: Kim B. Clark

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October 1992 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Lehigh Valley Industries (LVI)

By: Kim B. Clark

Describes a situation confronting a manufacturer of forged parts that has recently undergone a leveraged buyout. The company is under pressure to improve operating performance dramatically. Describes several options designed to improve performance, including adding... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Product; Production; Performance Improvement; Capital; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry

July 1992
Teaching Note

Ceramics Process Systems (B) TN

By: Kim B. Clark

Teaching Note for (9-691-006). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

December 1986 (Revised January 1998)
Case

Chaparral Steel (Abridged)

By: Kim B. Clark

Examines a major capacity expansion proposal of Chaparral Steel, a steel minimill. Gives students the opportunity to evaluate the proposed expansion in the context of the competitive environment, market demand, technological choice, and the demands of a global... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Performance Capacity; Steel Industry

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September 1982 (Revised January 1986)
Teaching Note

New Balance Athletic Shoes, Teaching Note

By: Kim B. Clark

Teaching Note for (9-680-110). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

September 1982 (Revised July 1994)
Teaching Note

Sedalia Engine Plant (A), Teaching Note

By: Kim B. Clark

Teaching Note for (9-481-148). View Details

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry

April 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. (B)

By: Kim B. Clark

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April 1981 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project

By: Kim B. Clark

Considers decisions facing the leader of a manufacturing staff project team assigned to a plant where yields have deteriorated sharply. The process is complex: the plant organization is not cooperative and there are deep disagreements about what is wrong and how to fix... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Production; Problems and Challenges; Conflict Management; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Groups and Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States

26 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Clayton M. Christensen, Acclaimed Author and Teacher, Dies At 67

BOSTON, MA—Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business School’s Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, acclaimed author and teacher, and the world’s foremost authority... View Details

March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Springs Mills: Textile Manufacturing--1981 (A)

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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January 1985 (Revised August 1986)
Case

Chaparral Steel (B)--1979

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Steel Industry

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January 1985 (Revised August 1986)
Case

Chaparral Steel (A)--1977

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Steel Industry

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September 1982
Teaching Note

Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B), Teaching Note

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Construction Industry

November 1981
Supplement

LVI -- Allentown Works (D)

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Air Transportation Industry

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November 1981
Supplement

LVI -- Allentown Works (C)

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Air Transportation Industry

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July 1981
Background Note

Competitive Status of the U.S. Automobile Industry--1981: Crisis and Transition

By: Kim B. Clark

Examines the competitive status of the U.S. auto industry in 1979-80. Provides information on the historical background of the current crisis using data on the United States and Japan. Discusses the competitive position of the U.S. industry in terms of productivity,... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry

November 1993
Case

Hardcard Project: Plus Development Corp. (A1)

By: Kim B. Clark

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