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  • January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

General Electric: Compliance Systems

By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Communication; Business History; Behavior; Boundaries; Management Style; Cost Management; Electronics Industry
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  • January 1989 (Revised April 1991)
  • Case

General Electric: Valley Forge (A)

By: Robert L. Simons
A series of eight vignette cases designed to be taught in one classroom session. This case describes a potential problem in the way that General Electric has billed the government under a large defense contract. Designed to allow students to discuss what actions top... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; Contracts; Policy; Accounting; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Industrial Products Industry
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  • August 1988 (Revised September 1995)
  • Background Note

Case Teaching at Harvard Business School: Some Advice for New Faculty

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Keywords: Teaching; Higher Education; Boston
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  • January 1986 (Revised March 1993)
  • Case

Centex Telemanagement, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman
Contains a description of the events surrounding the financing of Centex Telemanagement, Inc. by Sierra Ventures, a venture capital fund. The case is written from the perspective of the venture capitalists and is designed to teach students about the process of venture... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
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  • 1985
  • Book

The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: Case Commentary and Teaching Technique

By: R. S. Tedlow
Keywords: Economic Systems; Managerial Roles
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  • August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
  • Teaching Note

Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers, Teaching Note

By: Richard S. Tedlow
Keywords: Monopoly; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • July 1984 (Revised March 1985)
  • Background Note

Hints for Case Teaching

By: Benson P. Shapiro
Provides hints for successfully teaching with cases. Intended to encourage thought and discussion about case teaching. View Details
Keywords: Cases
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  • August 1983 (Revised May 2007)
  • Case

Milford Industries (A)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative information on the salespeople. Teaching objectives include the specification of the tasks of a district... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation
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  • October 1976 (Revised February 1987)
  • Case

Cramer Electronics, Inc.

By: Michael E. Porter
Designed to be the second day of a two-day series on the electronic component distribution industry, following a day spent discussing Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry and Raytheon Co.: Diversification. The important teaching themes which this case... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Style; Resource Allocation; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
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A Case Study Approach to Teaching Real Estate

By: William J. Poorvu
William J. Poorvu has developed a casebook and instructor's manual for teaching real estate by the case method. Real Estate: A Case Study Approach elaborates a conceptual framework for viewing real estate and the real-estate process. The instructor's manual (which... View Details
  • 2016
  • Teaching Note

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Teaching note for case 316-047 View Details
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Business Leaders and Corporate Responsibility

By: Thomas R. Piper
Thomas R. Piper is trying to establish an appropriate sense of ethics and corporate responsibility for future business leaders. Earlier research provided compelling evidence that many future leaders seriously doubt that their interpersonal ethics can be brought into... View Details
  • Teaching Interest

Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

By: John D. Macomber

This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School.  It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week.  SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Transportation Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America
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Case Method Teaching

By: V.G. Narayanan
I like to offer seminars on Case Method Teaching to professors who would like to improve their case-method teaching. View Details
Keywords: Cases; Education Industry; India
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Corporate Governance and International Competitiveness

By: W. Carl Kester
W. Carl Kester's research involves comparisons of national or broad regional systems of corporate governance (e.g., German, Japanese, Anglo-American), and the influence these systems exert on corporate investment and international competitiveness. Kester has found... View Details
  • Teaching Interest

Decision Making Under Uncertainty

By: David E. Bell

Many of the decisions we face are made complicated by having uncertain consequences: how should I set my inventory when I don’t know what demand will be, should I refinance my mortgage when rates might go lower, how big a bet shall I make in a new business, and so... View Details

  • Teaching Interest

Digital Marketing Strategy

By: John A. Deighton

When the tools of marketing change, strategies change too. The focus of this course is on firms trying to navigate the transition from offline to online market-making and strategy development. Our concern is primarily with corporations that have products and... View Details

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Globalization of Wind Power

By: Richard H.K. Vietor
Professor Vietor has been working to develop teaching materials on energy - especially renewable energy.  Towards this end, he has written cases on Cape Wind, Suzlon, Airtricity's Supergrid, and Sun Tech.  He is currently expanding this research into... View Details
  • Teaching Interest

Leadership and Corporate Accountability

By: Christina R. Wing

In this course, students learn about the complex responsibilities facing business leaders today. Through cases about difficult managerial decisions, the course examines the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. It also teaches students... View Details

  • Teaching Interest

Managing Human Capital

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

Keywords: Human Capital; Hiring; Socialization; Performance Management; Compensation And Benefits; Talent Development And Retention; Structure; Career Management; Human Resources; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East; Latin America; North and Central America; South America

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