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      • November 1991 (Revised June 1997)
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      Micom Caribe (A)

      By: David M. Upton and Joshua D. Margolis
      Describes the Puerto Rican manufacturing plant of a transnational company. The award-winning plant has dramatically improved the quality of flexibility of its operations, by taking a radical approach to manufacturing. The methods center on the use of specific... View Details
      Keywords: Business Plan; Multinational Firms and Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Launch; Production; Performance Improvement; Quality; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Upton, David M., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Micom Caribe (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-002, November 1991. (Revised June 1997.)
      • October 1991 (Revised January 2000)
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      Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)

      By: Kim B. Clark and Joshua D. Margolis
      Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has made safety a top priority. The plant has made good progress in reducing the injury rate, but now confronts the need... View Details
      Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Operations; Resignation and Termination; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Clark, Kim B., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-042, October 1991. (Revised January 2000.)
      • September 1991 (Revised January 1992)
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      Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation

      By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Geoffrey K. Gill
      Allegheny Ludlum's (AL) technical vice president, Jack Shilling faces the task of determining how to allocate engineering resources among five areas of technology. AL's technology organization has great strategic importance and has therefore been untouched by the... View Details
      Keywords: Engineering; Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Policy; Leadership; Decisions; Competency and Skills; Projects; Joint Ventures; Strategy; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry
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      Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Geoffrey K. Gill. "Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation." Harvard Business School Case 692-027, September 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
      • June 1991 (Revised October 1991)
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      General Electric: Reg Jones and Jack Welch

      By: Francis Aguilar and Christopher A. Bartlett
      When GE's retiring Reginald Jones turned the job of CEO over to Jack Welch on April 1, 1981, the Wall Street Journal reported that GE had "decided to replace a legend with a live wire." Some wondered if the young dynamo could fill the elder statesman's very large... View Details
      Keywords: Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Change Management; Leading Change; Restructuring; Investment; Strategic Planning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Succession
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      Aguilar, Francis, and Christopher A. Bartlett. "General Electric: Reg Jones and Jack Welch." Harvard Business School Case 391-144, June 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
      • June 1991 (Revised April 1993)
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      General Electric: Jack Welch's Second Wave (A)

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      By the mid 1980's Jack Welch had completely transformed General Electric with more than 300 divestitures and acquisitions since the beginning of the decade. Welch insisted that his business units be number one or number two in their markets, and have the strength of... View Details
      Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Transformation; Employee Relationship Management; Planning; Corporate Strategy
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "General Electric: Jack Welch's Second Wave (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-248, June 1991. (Revised April 1993.)
      • June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
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      Becton Dickinson (D): Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling

      By: Michael Beer
      Describes a strategic human resource management process applied at the business unit and corporate level. The purpose of the process is to provide a means for aligning human resource management policies and practices with strategy and to hold managers accountable for... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Human Resources; Business or Company Management; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Health Industry
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      Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (D): Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling." Harvard Business School Case 491-155, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
      • May 1991 (Revised October 1993)
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      Collision Course in Commercial Aircraft: Boeing-Airbus-McDonnell Douglas--1991 (A)

      By: David B. Yoffie
      Describes the competitive situation that has arisen in the commercial aircraft manufacturing industry since Airbus entered in 1970. Having overtaken McDonnell Douglas for second place, Airbus announces plans to challenge market leader Boeing's last pocket of dominance.... View Details
      Keywords: Transition; Trade; Ethics; Investment; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Sales; Competitive Strategy; Technology Adoption; Air Transportation Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Yoffie, David B. "Collision Course in Commercial Aircraft: Boeing-Airbus-McDonnell Douglas--1991 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-106, May 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
      • April 1991 (Revised July 1994)
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      Southland Corp. (B)

      By: Richard S. Ruback
      Examines Southland's financial difficulties following the LBO in 1987 up to the first restructuring plan in July 1990. The teaching objectives are: to explore the complexities of a failed leverage buyout and the operating restrictions that result from financial... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Crisis Management
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      Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 291-039, April 1991. (Revised July 1994.)
      • April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
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      RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Charles Hugel, the chairman of RJR Nabisco, receives a call from RJR Nabisco's CEO, Ross Johnson; Johnson plans to present an LBO plan to the board of directors at the board meeting the following week. The case details Hugel's actions as chairman, and describes the... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Situation or Environment; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-120, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
      • March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
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      The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation. View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Trade; Corporate Governance; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 491-117, March 1991. (Revised January 1996.)
      • March 1991 (Revised May 1991)
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      TBIRD: The Thai Business Initiative in Rural Development

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      During the period of 1987 to 1990, while Thailand had one of the fastest growing economies in the world (average growth rate of 12%), the income disparity between its rural and urban population (especially Bangkok City) was growing increasingly worse. Mechai... View Details
      Keywords: Economic Growth; Management Skills; Programs; Wealth and Poverty; Thailand
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "TBIRD: The Thai Business Initiative in Rural Development." Harvard Business School Case 591-099, March 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
      • February 1991 (Revised October 1991)
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      Fenchel Lampshade Co.

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes the proposed purchase of a lampshade manufacturer by Steven and Michele Rogers, recent graduates of the Harvard Business School. Focuses on their plans to raise the capital necessary to buy the company. Among the issues raised are how to structure the deal... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Negotiation Deal; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; Manufacturing Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Fenchel Lampshade Co." Harvard Business School Case 291-014, February 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
      • 1991
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      How Management Bonus Plans Affect Reported Earnings

      By: Paul M. Healy
      Keywords: Management; Compensation and Benefits; Business Earnings
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      Healy, Paul M. "How Management Bonus Plans Affect Reported Earnings." CPE Program Lesson 90-11. Accounting Today (1991).
      • November 1990 (Revised March 1994)
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      Digital Equipment Corp.: The Kodak Outsourcing Agreement (A)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Herminia M. Ibarra
      Describes grassroots effort which culminated in Digital's winning a competitive bid for the outsourcing of Kodak's internal telecommunications business. Describes the "Telstar" project, from the initial identification of the business opportunity to the process of... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Leading Change; Agreements and Arrangements; Business or Company Management; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Management Teams; Telecommunications Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Herminia M. Ibarra. "Digital Equipment Corp.: The Kodak Outsourcing Agreement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-039, November 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
      • May 1990 (Revised August 1990)
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      Campbell Soup Co.

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Describes the engineering effort at Campbell Soup Co. to develop a microwavable package and product for the growing convenience segment. Focuses on the role of engineering services in developing the production process, acquiring and installing equipment, and getting... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Production; Engineering; Strategy; Business Processes; Innovation and Management; Planning; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Campbell Soup Co." Harvard Business School Case 690-051, May 1990. (Revised August 1990.)
      • March 1990 (Revised June 1991)
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      IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons
      In 1987, IBM changed its strategy in an attempt to become a market-driven company rather than a product-driven company. The case begins with a description of the new strategy and the reasons for the change and then describes the top-down sales planning and quota system... View Details
      Keywords: Commercialization; Competitive Advantage; Business Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Strategic Planning; Motivation and Incentives; Sales; Volatility; System; Information Technology Industry
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      Simons, Robert L. IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (A). Harvard Business School Case 190-137, March 1990. (Revised June 1991.)
      • March 1990 (Revised November 1999)
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      MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s

      By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
      Concentrates on the evolution of MCI's strategy-setting process following a period of dramatic growth. Opportunistic strategies during MCI's early years have given top managers a dislike of formal strategic planning and a strongly-held belief in top down strategy... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Growth and Development; Planning; Strategic Planning; Growth Management; Business or Company Management; Competition; Alignment; Communications Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 190-136, March 1990. (Revised November 1999.)
      • January 1990 (Revised March 1991)
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      American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region

      By: Robert L. Simons
      Recounts the financial difficulties and management changes experienced by American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region (NER) during the 1980s. After summarizing industry-wide changes in the collection, testing, and distribution of blood and blood products, the... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Financial Management; Restructuring; Health; SWOT Analysis; Social Enterprise; Marketplace Matching; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; North and Central America
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      Simons, Robert L. "American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region." Harvard Business School Case 190-078, January 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
      • November 1989 (Revised November 1999)
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      Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision

      By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
      Illustrates how ADP's top management uses formal planning and control systems to establish strategic boundaries for its business units. Top management has developed a detailed list of strategic criteria that ADP managers use to evaluate products and business units, as... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Strategic Planning; Management Systems; Accounting; Acquisition
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      Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision." Harvard Business School Case 190-059, November 1989. (Revised November 1999.)
      • August 1989 (Revised May 1991)
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      Grosvenor Park

      By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
      Dick Dublin believes he has designed a townhouse development which will appeal to mobile young professionals. Dublin has removed some market risk by locking in a forward commitment for low interest rate loans for future purchasers at Grosvenor Park. The pricing... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Projects; Financing and Loans; Property; Financial Strategy; Price; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Real Estate Industry; Maryland
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      Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Grosvenor Park." Harvard Business School Case 390-010, August 1989. (Revised May 1991.)
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