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- November 1988
- Case
Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development
Describes three different product development efforts at the Residential Controls division of Honeywell, Inc. Each of the three projects was for a different market and competitive environment. Each was tackled in a somewhat different way within the Honeywell... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Construction; Outcome or Result; Situation or Environment; Business Divisions; Product Design; Change Management; Construction Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 689-035, November 1988.
- August 1988 (Revised February 1992)
- Case
Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jon Skofic
Norton, a once famous motorcycle manufacturer, soundly beaten by Japanese competition, turns its attention to developing rotary engines. The company is acquired by Norton Group PLC, which is headed by a dashing entrepreneur. The new management must decide what... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Crisis Management; Resource Allocation; Production; Competition; Auto Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Japan; United Kingdom
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jon Skofic. "Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-013, August 1988. (Revised February 1992.)
- September 1987
- Background Note
What Do Venture Capitalists Do?
Presents the results derived from 49 responses to a questionnaire mailed to 100 venture capitalists in late 1984. The purpose of the survey was to shed light on the relationship between venture capitalists and their portfolio companies. The survey revealed that the... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Venture Capital; Investment Portfolio; Recruitment; Surveys; Managerial Roles; Service Operations; Relationships; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "What Do Venture Capitalists Do?" Harvard Business School Background Note 288-015, September 1987.
- April 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: System Development Project Management
Applegate, Lynda M. "Managing Information Technology: System Development Project Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 187-149, April 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- May 1986 (Revised October 1986)
- Case
Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (C): The Back-End Project
By: Shoshana Zuboff
Zuboff, Shoshana. "Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (C): The Back-End Project." Harvard Business School Case 486-111, May 1986. (Revised October 1986.)
- September 1985 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh
Population Services International (PSI) was a not-for-profit agency founded to disseminate family planning information and to market birth control products, primarily in less developed countries seeking to curb their population explosions. In 1976, PSI concluded an... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Health; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Business and Government Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Bangladesh
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh." Harvard Business School Case 586-013, September 1985. (Revised July 2007.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Case
Wilmington Tap and Die
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Investment; Accounting Audits; Cost Management; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Production; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- June 1984 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 184-194, June 1984. (Revised June 1987.)
- February 1984 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide
By: W. Carl Kester, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr. and Stacy S. Dick
Disequilibrium in the $350 million TiO2 market has prompted Du Pont's Pigments Department to develop two strategies for competing in this market in the future. The growth strategy has a smaller internal rate of return than the alternative strategy due to large capital... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Projects; Chemical Industry
Kester, W. Carl, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr., and Stacy S. Dick. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide." Harvard Business School Case 284-066, February 1984. (Revised February 1986.)
- January–February 1984
- Article
Manage Beyond Portfolio Analysis
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Roderick E. White
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Roderick E. White. "Manage Beyond Portfolio Analysis." Harvard Business Review 62, no. 1 (January–February 1984): 103–109.
- February 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Travelers Investment Management Co.
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Travelers Investment Management Co." Harvard Business School Case 182-210, February 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- 1982
- Article
Managerial Roles and Career Paths of Gatekeepers and Project Supervisors
By: R. Katz and Michael Tushman
Katz, R., and Michael Tushman. "Managerial Roles and Career Paths of Gatekeepers and Project Supervisors." R&D Management 11 (1982).
- December 1981 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Dade County Resource Recovery Project
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Dade County Resource Recovery Project." Harvard Business School Case 182-167, December 1981. (Revised February 1994.)
- 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
Clark, Kim B. "Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project." Harvard Business School Case 681-091, April 1981. (Revised January 1997.)
- 1980
- Article
R&D Performance as a Function of Internal Communication, Project Management, and the Nature of the Work
By: Thomas J. Allen, Denis M.S. Lee and Michael Tushman
Allen, Thomas J., Denis M.S. Lee, and Michael Tushman. "R&D Performance as a Function of Internal Communication, Project Management, and the Nature of the Work." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 27 (1980): 2–11.
- 1975
- Book
Management of Bank Portfolios
By: S. P. Bradley and D. B. Crane
Bradley, S. P., and D. B. Crane. Management of Bank Portfolios. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1975.
- June 1975 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Angus Cartwright III
By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation
Hatten, Kenneth J., William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel, and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Angus Cartwright III." Harvard Business School Case 375-376, June 1975. (Revised September 2004.)
- November 1973 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
Southport Minerals, Inc.
Examines how the attractiveness of an investment project can be enhanced by making financing and operating decisions which either manage investment returns or reduce project risks. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Financing and Loans; Investment; Investment Return; Risk Management; Operations; Projects
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Southport Minerals, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 274-110, November 1973. (Revised April 1983.)
- October 1972
- Article
A Dynamic Model for Bond Portfolio Management
By: D. B. Crane and S. P. Bradley
Crane, D. B., and S. P. Bradley. "A Dynamic Model for Bond Portfolio Management." Management Science 19, no. 2 (October 1972).