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  • September 1999
  • Case

Taste of Frankenmuth, A: A Tourist Town in Michigan Thinks About Word-of-Mouth Referral

A town, "Michigan's little Bavaria," discusses word-of-mouth referral. Enables students to calculate the value of word-of-mouth and understand how to increase it. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Reference Programs; Michigan
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Hallowell, Roger H., and Abby J. Hansen PHD. "Taste of Frankenmuth, A: A Tourist Town in Michigan Thinks About Word-of-Mouth Referral." Harvard Business School Case 800-029, September 1999.
  • May 1991
  • Article

Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The Enter-Prize Program at Ohio Bell, 1985-90

By: R. M. Kanter and L. Richardson
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Telecommunications Industry; Ohio
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Kanter, R. M., and L. Richardson. "Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The Enter-Prize Program at Ohio Bell, 1985-90." Journal of Business Venturing 6 (May 1991): 209–229.
  • September 1997 (Revised May 1999)
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Automated Intelligence Corporation

By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Precision Controls is a Minnesota-based manufacturer of electronic control devices. To enhance its product line, Precision would like to establish an artificial intelligence research group, either through internal development or, preferably, by merging with or... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Valuation; Research and Development; Stock Shares; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Minnesota
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Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Automated Intelligence Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 898-045, September 1997. (Revised May 1999.)
  • November 1997 (Revised March 2004)
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Ft. Myers Eldercare

By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel
A developer attempts to get into the elderly housing business. The case reviews the various elderly housing options, how they differ from one another, and how the industry differs from other types of real estate. View Details
Keywords: Housing; Age; Real Estate Industry; Florida
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Poorvu, William J., and Arthur I Segel. "Ft. Myers Eldercare." Harvard Business School Case 898-041, November 1997. (Revised March 2004.)
  • October 1997 (Revised September 2000)
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Disney (A), (B), (C) and (D) TN

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
Teaching Note for (9-898-018), (9-898-019), (9-898-020), and (9-898-021). View Details
Keywords: California
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Wheeler, Michael A., and Georgia Levenson. "Disney (A), (B), (C) and (D) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 898-022, October 1997. (Revised September 2000.)
  • January 1997 (Revised June 1997)
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Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney
Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble is faced with an urgent need to revitalize new-product innovation, given its recent focus on incremental product improvements and its aggressive growth goals. As part of this effort, the company's top executives form a small,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Creativity; Working Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Retail Industry; Ohio
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Amabile, Teresa M., and Dean Whitney. "Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble." Harvard Business School Case 897-088, January 1997. (Revised June 1997.)
  • December 1997
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California: The American Future?

By: Bruce R. Scott and Kevin Price
California has long been a lead state in terms of population growth, income, and societal norms. In the 1990s, California voters approved referenda to restrict benefits to immigrants and to prohibit affirmative action. Is this likely to be another leading indicator for... View Details
Keywords: Fairness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Laws and Statutes; Civil Society or Community; Public Opinion; California
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Scott, Bruce R., and Kevin Price. "California: The American Future?" Harvard Business School Case 798-001, December 1997.
  • 2006
  • Teaching Note

Managing at Scale in the Long Beach Unified School District, Teaching Note

By: James E. Austin, Allen Grossman and Jennifer Suesse
Keywords: Education; Management; City; California
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Austin, James E., Allen Grossman, and Jennifer Suesse. "Managing at Scale in the Long Beach Unified School District, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Publishing Teaching Note, 2006.
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Managing at Scale in the Long Beach Unified School District

By: James E. Austin, Allen S. Grossman, Robert B. Schwartz and Jennifer Suesse
Keywords: Education; Management; City; California
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Austin, James E., Allen S. Grossman, Robert B. Schwartz, and Jennifer Suesse. "Managing at Scale in the Long Beach Unified School District." Harvard Business School Publishing Case, 2006.
  • December 2006
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Europe vs America: Institutional Hysteresis in a Simple Normative Model

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
We show how the differences in US and European institutions can arise in a normative model. The paper focuses on the labor market and the government's decision to set unemployment benefits in response to an unemployment shock. The government balances insurance... View Details
Keywords: Optimal Unemployment Benefits; Labor Market Institutions; Hysteresis; Europe; United States
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Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Europe vs America: Institutional Hysteresis in a Simple Normative Model." Journal of Public Economics 90, no. 12 (December 2006): 2161–86.
  • December 1996 (Revised June 1998)
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Midnight Networks, Inc.

By: H. Kent Bowen and Marilyn Matis
Midnight Networks, Inc., is a small computer network validation company. This case describes how the five founders built their business from operations earnings and how they established "best practices" operational processes to run their firm successfully. Operational... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Operations; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Information Technology Industry; Massachusetts
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Bowen, H. Kent, and Marilyn Matis. "Midnight Networks, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 697-019, December 1996. (Revised June 1998.)
  • April 1995 (Revised December 1997)
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Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A)

By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Based on a Silicon Valley company that has developed the capability to compete in a rapidly growing, highly turbulent environment. This capability hinges on its flexible and rapid development process, which the case characterizes in detail. Focuses on the development... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Product Launch; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Design; Applications and Software; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; California
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Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-061, April 1995. (Revised December 1997.)
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Avenues of Attainment: Occupational Demography and Organizational Careers in the California Civil Service.

Keywords: Demographics; Jobs and Positions; Personal Development and Career; Organizations; Success; California
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Barnett, William, James Baron, and Toby E. Stuart. "Avenues of Attainment: Occupational Demography and Organizational Careers in the California Civil Service." American Journal of Sociology 106, no. 1 (July 2000): 88–144.
  • March 1993 (Revised December 1993)
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Johnson Controls, Automotive Systems Group: The Georgetown, Kentucky Plant

Prior to the 1980s, automakers purchased individual seat components and built the seats alongside their auto assembly lines. This case describes how Johnson Controls, Automotive Systems Group, blossomed when automakers turned to outsourcing the complete seat set. The... View Details
Keywords: Production; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Kentucky
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Mishina, Kazuhiro. "Johnson Controls, Automotive Systems Group: The Georgetown, Kentucky Plant." Harvard Business School Case 693-086, March 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
  • April 1993 (Revised November 1994)
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Chiron Corp.

By: Steven C. Wheelwright
Pablo Valenzuela, vice president of R&D at Chiron Corp., faces several choices for how to allocate scarce resources across several promising projects. These choices will determine Chiron's position in several emerging biotechnology and diagnostic markets, including... View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Research and Development; Failure; Business Strategy; Joint Ventures; Strategic Planning; Opportunities; Product Development; Biotechnology Industry; California
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Wheelwright, Steven C. "Chiron Corp." Harvard Business School Case 693-052, April 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
  • December 1991
  • Supplement

Whistler Corp. (B)

By: Gary P. Pisano and David T. Kotchen
Describes the decision the company chose and how it worked out. Designed as an in-class follow-up to Whistler Corp. (A). View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Massachusetts
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Pisano, Gary P., and David T. Kotchen. "Whistler Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 692-072, December 1991.
  • October 1988 (Revised March 1989)
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Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (A)

Florida Power and Light (FPL) has developed a widely acclaimed quality improvement program (QIP). This exercise leads the students through the process that a division of FPL utilized in an attempt to "improve service." Specifically, the process requires students to... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Service Delivery; Performance Improvement; Business Processes; Utilities Industry; Florida
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Hart, Christopher. "Florida Power Light Quality Improvement (QI) Story Exercise (A)." Harvard Business School Case 689-041, October 1988. (Revised March 1989.)
  • February 1986 (Revised March 1990)
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Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (B)

By: David A. Garvin
In the (A) case, Copeland had to choose between focusing its Sidney plant by product line or by manufacturing process. Now that it has made that decision, a plant layout must be selected from two alternatives. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Decisions; Product; Production; Design; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio
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Garvin, David A. "Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 686-089, February 1986. (Revised March 1990.)
  • September 1985 (Revised March 1989)
  • Teaching Note

Benetton (A), Teaching Note

By: James L. Heskett
Teaching Note for (9-685-014). View Details
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe
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Heskett, James L. "Benetton (A), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 686-019, September 1985. (Revised March 1989.)
  • February 1999
  • Teaching Note

United Way of Massachusetts Bay TN

By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-599-042). View Details
Keywords: Massachusetts
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Bell, David E. "United Way of Massachusetts Bay TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 599-095, February 1999.
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