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- February 1984
- Case
EMP Corp.: Asbury Park Plant (A)
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants
- January 1984 (Revised August 1988)
- Background Note
Valuation Techniques
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes several approaches to valuation of a going concern: assets, earnings, and cash flow. View Details
- January 1984 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Chicago-Midway (A): Alfred Kahn at the CAB
- 1984
- Book
Managing Human Assets: The Groundbreaking Harvard Business School Program
By: Michael Beer, Bert Spector, Paul R. Lawrence and D. Q. Mills
- December 1983 (Revised August 1988)
- Background Note
The Start-Up Process
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the various stages in the start-up process and describes in detail the questions that can be asked and the analysis that can be performed to help deal with the issues that arise at each stage. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups
- November 1983 (Revised October 1989)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch
Describes P&G's expansion in Europe, including the development of a strong country subsidiary management, responsive to local market differences. The launch of a new product presents strategic and organizational challenges as P&G considers making this their first... View Details
- November 1983 (Revised October 1988)
- Case
Canon Inc.: Worldwide Copier Strategy
Describes Canon's worldwide strategy in the copier business. Designed to be used to explore strategy formulation in a worldwide industry, and the principles of international competition. View Details
- November 1983 (Revised May 1984)
- Case
SSS (Scientific Systems Services)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Keywords: Science-Based Business
- November 1983
- Case
Cablevision of Boston
- September 1983 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Heather Evans
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Focuses on the efforts of Heather Evans, a second-year MBA student, and her attempts to start her own dress business. Examines the business plan and the process of acquiring control over the financial and human resources necessary to implement the plan. View Details
- September 1983 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Allen Lane
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes Allen Lane's search for a business to buy. The case explores several failed attempts and the ethical, business, and tax issues that surround the acquisition business. Ends with a description of a new acquisition candidate, an independent valuation report of... View Details
- September 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Orthoteks USA (A)
A series on implementing strategy as the head of the U.S. subsidiary of a successful Swiss medical products firm. Traces the actions of the CEO over a four year period and highlights his negotiations with the Swiss parent and the way functional components of the... View Details
- August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics
- August 1983 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Railroad Problem and the Solution
A vehicle for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the Interstate Commerce Act. View Details
- August 1983 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Rise of the New York Port
- July–August 1983
- Article
End-Game Strategies for Declining Industries
By: Kathryn Rudie Harrigan and M. E. Porter
Many companies are faced with declining product demand beyond their control. A study of the strategies of over 95 companies that confronted declining markets suggests that companies can often be very successful if they analyze all the characteristics that shape... View Details