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      • September 1986 (Revised August 1987)
      • Case

      Pressco, Inc.--1984

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      A marketing representative of heavy industrial equipment needs to evaluate the net present value of his equipment from the perspective of the buyer under changing tax regulations. View Details
      Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Valuation; Product Positioning; Performance Evaluation; Taxation; Price; United States
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Pressco, Inc.--1984." Harvard Business School Case 287-025, September 1986. (Revised August 1987.)
      • April 1986 (Revised May 1988)
      • Case

      Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)

      By: Kim B. Clark
      Dissects the manufacturing process and procedures of a high-end computer manufacturer. The main issue is how to introduce new products and ramp them up quickly in a competitive environment where time-to-market is crucial. Focuses on engineering change orders--how they... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Time Management; Product Launch; Production; Business Processes; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
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      Clark, Kim B. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 686-134, April 1986. (Revised May 1988.)
      • June 1985
      • Case

      Henkel Group: Umbrella Branding and Globalization Decisions

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Henkel's adhesive group is considering a major change in the international selling of its two major adhesives products for households. The proposed strategy is based on two concepts: umbrella branding and global standardization. View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Globalization; Expansion; Consumer Products Industry
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Henkel Group: Umbrella Branding and Globalization Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 585-185, June 1985.
      • April 1985 (Revised September 1986)
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      CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group as the company progresses toward making an initial public offering. Among the issues and topics addressed in the case are: considerations in choosing an underwriting team, the initial public... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Initial Public Offering; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Planning; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-092, April 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
      • February 1985 (Revised September 1988)
      • Case

      Komatsu Ltd.

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Reviews and updates the structure and characteristics of the earth-moving equipment industry presented in the companion case, Caterpillar Tractor Co. After revealing that CAT has suffered major financial losses during the period from 1981 through 1984, the case... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Machinery and Machining; Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Production; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 385-277, February 1985. (Revised September 1988.)
      • 1983
      • Book

      The Change Masters: Innovation for Productivity in the American Corporation

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      Keywords: Innovation and Management
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. The Change Masters: Innovation for Productivity in the American Corporation. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983. (Translated in Japanese. Reprintings include Chapter 10 in The Political Environment of Public Management, edited by Pollins, 1993. Chapter 9 in Quality and Productivity Management vol. 9, no. 4, 1992, pp. 33-59. Chapter 10 in Contemporary Ideas on Management, edited by J.W. Newstrom and J.L. Pierce. Duluth: University of Minnesota, 1985. Chapter 9 in Readings in Human Resource Management, edited by M. Beer and B. Spector. New York: Free Press, 1985. Chapter 10 in Organizations Close Up, edited by J.L. Gibson, J.M. Ivancevich, and J.H. Donnelly. Plano, TX: Business Publications, Inc., 1985. Chapter 2 in The Handbook of Research on Educational Administration, edited by D. Griffiths. 1985. Chapters 2 and 6 in The Leader Manager, edited by J. Williamson. Eden Prairie, MN: Wilson Learning Corporation, 1984. Portions of Ch. 12 in Directors and Boards, 1984. Ch. 10 in Management Review.)
      • June 1983 (Revised April 1991)
      • Case

      Dominion Engineering Works

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Dominion Engineering Works faces important strategic decisions about whether to continue its focused strategy of selling newsprint machines to the Canadian paper industry or whether recent changes in industry conditions and the emergence of three global competitors... View Details
      Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Globalized Markets and Industries; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Dominion Engineering Works." Harvard Business School Case 383-184, June 1983. (Revised April 1991.)
      • November 1981
      • Supplement

      Corning Glass Works International, Part I, Interviews with Division Managers, Video

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Michael Y. Yoshino
      Presents tapes of interviews with Forrest Behm (previously president of Corning International), Bill Hudson (ex-country manager, international business manager, world board chairman, and current product division manager), and Van Campbell (corporate treasurer).... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International, Part I, Interviews with Division Managers, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-512, November 1981.
      • 1980
      • Working Paper

      Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process

      By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
      This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating... View Details
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      Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
      • January 1980 (Revised October 1993)
      • Case

      Renn Zaphiropoulos

      By: John P. Kotter
      Focuses on the management style of Renn Zaphiropoulos in the context of a rapidly changing business environment within Xerox Corporation. To be contrasted with the case, Fred Henderson and the videotape, A Day with Fred Henderson (9-881-502), which are appropriate for... View Details
      Keywords: Situation or Environment; Management Style; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Kotter, John P. "Renn Zaphiropoulos." Harvard Business School Case 480-044, January 1980. (Revised October 1993.)
      • April 1978 (Revised January 1985)
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      Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      SMIG, a division of G.D. Searle, was a fast growing high market-share company in the field of nuclear medical instruments. It manufactured two basically different product lines, one very successful and the other less so. Although marketing was separate for these... View Details
      Keywords: Change; Brands and Branding; Market Participation; Production; Success; Performance Capacity; Expansion; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 678-189, April 1978. (Revised January 1985.)
      • January 1977 (Revised April 1983)
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      Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (B)

      By: Michael Beer
      Focuses on the recommendations and implementation strategy made by the organizational development group for the electronic product division's problems. View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Adaptation
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      Beer, Michael. "Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 477-073, January 1977. (Revised April 1983.)
      • July 1976 (Revised April 1983)
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      Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (A)

      By: Michael Beer
      Describes a division of Corning Glass Works that finds itself with deep financial and organizational problems. Severe conflict and lack of coordination exist between functional groups. Employees do not have a sense of direction and morale is low. Provides sufficient... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Change Management; Transformation; Employees; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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      Beer, Michael. "Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 477-024, July 1976. (Revised April 1983.)
      • March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
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      First National City Bank Operating Group (B)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Outcome or Result; Banking Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 474-166, March 1974. (Revised June 1995.)
      • March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
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      First National City Bank Operating Group (A)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Banking Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 474-165, March 1974. (Revised June 1996.)
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      Creating Corporate Value Added

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      In response to dramatic changes in the business environment--hypercompetition in many traditional industries, short product life cycles, and new competitors based in emerging nations--successful companies have responded by repositioning themselves in the global markets... View Details
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      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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      Directors Survey

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      This project, which is just beginning, will be a questionnaire survey of directors of public companies in the U.S. The goal of the survey will be to understand the views of directors about their jobs and the changing legal, regulatory, and institutional climate in... View Details
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      Distributed Innovation in Open Systems—The Role of Modularity

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      Distributed innovation in open systems is an important trend in the modern global economy. As education levels rise and communication costs fall, more people have the means and motivation to innovate. Supply chains now stretch around the world as firms outsource... View Details
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      Energy, IT, real estate, and sustainability

      By: Rebecca M. Henderson

      Professor Henderson’s current research focuses on the energy, information technology, and real estate sectors and the challenges firms encounter as they attempt to act in more sustainable ways. This work is an outgrowth of her decade-long examination of the... View Details

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