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      • 1992
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      Making Choices: Aspects of the History of the Harvard Business School MBA Program

      By: Nancy F. Koehn, Thomas R. Piper, V. Kasturi Rangan and Richard S. Tedlow
      Keywords: Higher Education; History; Decision Choices and Conditions; Boston
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      Koehn, Nancy F., Thomas R. Piper, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Richard S. Tedlow. "Making Choices: Aspects of the History of the Harvard Business School MBA Program." MBA Leadership and Learning (1992).
      • 1992
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      Values in Transition: The Choices Embodied in State and Local Spending

      By: Dutch Leonard and Monica E. Friar
      Keywords: Decision Making; Spending; Government and Politics
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      Leonard, Dutch, and Monica E. Friar. "Values in Transition: The Choices Embodied in State and Local Spending." Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Boston, MA, January 1992.
      • November 1991 (Revised August 1994)
      • Background Note

      Relevant Costs and Revenues

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      Develops the idea that the relevance of costs and revenues depends on what decisions are under consideration. Revenues and costs are relevant if they would be different under one decision choice than under the other. Teaching purpose: Basic background material for... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost; Revenue; Framework; Managerial Roles; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Relevant Costs and Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 892-010, November 1991. (Revised August 1994.)
      • November 1991
      • Case

      Magic Johnson: Endorsements ""After""...?

      By: Stephen A. Greyser
      On Thursday, November 7, 1991, Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced his retirement from basketball in the wake of having tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Magic Johnson was one of the most popular figures in sports, both... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Value; Sports; Advertising; Alliances; Problems and Challenges; Decision Choices and Conditions; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A. Magic Johnson: Endorsements ""After""...? Harvard Business School Case 592-057, November 1991.
      • September 1991 (Revised January 1992)
      • Case

      Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation

      By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Geoffrey K. Gill
      Allegheny Ludlum's (AL) technical vice president, Jack Shilling faces the task of determining how to allocate engineering resources among five areas of technology. AL's technology organization has great strategic importance and has therefore been untouched by the... View Details
      Keywords: Engineering; Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Policy; Leadership; Decisions; Competency and Skills; Projects; Joint Ventures; Strategy; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry
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      Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Geoffrey K. Gill. "Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation." Harvard Business School Case 692-027, September 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
      • September 1991 (Revised January 1997)
      • Case

      Manzana Insurance: Fruitvale Branch (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Deals with performance assessment and improvement of a service operation in the insurance industry, a market that is highly sensitive to response time. Two branch offices in direct competition are described, and the impact of response time on performance is suggested.... View Details
      Keywords: Business Offices; Decision Choices and Conditions; Time Management; Service Operations; Performance Evaluation; Competition; Insurance Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Manzana Insurance: Fruitvale Branch (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 692-015, September 1991. (Revised January 1997.)
      • July 1991
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      The Public-Private Choice: The Case of Marketing a Country to Investors

      By: Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Investment
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      Wells, Louis T., Jr, and A. Wint. "The Public-Private Choice: The Case of Marketing a Country to Investors." World Development 19, no. 7 (July 1991): 749–761.
      • 1991
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      The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation

      By: James K. Sebenius and David Lax
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation
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      Sebenius, James K., and David Lax. "The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation." In Negotiation Theory and Practice, edited by J. Rubin and W. Breslin. Cambridge, MA: PON Books, 1991.
      • April 1991 (Revised July 1994)
      • Case

      Southland Corp. (B)

      By: Richard S. Ruback
      Examines Southland's financial difficulties following the LBO in 1987 up to the first restructuring plan in July 1990. The teaching objectives are: to explore the complexities of a failed leverage buyout and the operating restrictions that result from financial... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Crisis Management
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      Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 291-039, April 1991. (Revised July 1994.)
      • February 1991
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      Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)

      By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
      The ARES team formally proposes that Burlington Northern implement the ARES system. The project meets resistance. In light of financial restructuring and high level of debt, executives wonder whether the company can afford ARES. Weak links during the ARES development... View Details
      Keywords: Accounting Audits; Restructuring; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Budgeting; Projects; Technology Adoption; Service Industry
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      Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Case 191-123, February 1991.
      • February 1991
      • Background Note

      Note on Sealed Bid Auctions

      By: David E. Bell
      Describes a simple approach to determining an appropriate bid for a sealed bid auction. View Details
      Keywords: History; Management Style; Financial Management; Consumer Behavior; Accounting; Bids and Bidding; Decisions; Market Transactions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Negotiation Style; Auctions
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      Bell, David E. "Note on Sealed Bid Auctions." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-140, February 1991.
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      Enfranchisement of Service Workers

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
      Enfranchisement is achieved through an integration of empowerment with methods of pay for performance. Evidence from Ito Yokado Group in Japan and Nordstrom in the US demonstrates the positive effects of enfranchisement. Successful efforts to enfranchise employees: 1.... View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Franchise Ownership; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry; Japan; United States
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Enfranchisement of Service Workers." California Management Review 33, no. 4 (Summer 1991).
      • November 1990 (Revised August 1996)
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      Sampling and Statistical Inference

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      An introduction to sampling and statistical inference that covers the main concepts (confidence intervals, tests of statistical significance, choice of sample size) that are needed in making inferences about a population mean or percent. Includes discussion of problems... View Details
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Forecasting and Prediction; Demographics
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sampling and Statistical Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-092, November 1990. (Revised August 1996.)
      • October 1990
      • Case

      Parenting Magazine

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes a set of decisions confronting Robin Wolaner, who is negotiating with representatives of Time Inc. about investing in a project to launch a new magazine called Parenting. The negotiations have reached an impasse. Among the issues to be considered are the... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation; Negotiation Deal; Valuation; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Outcome or Result; Risk and Uncertainty; Projects; Journals and Magazines; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Parenting Magazine." Harvard Business School Case 291-015, October 1990.
      • June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
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      Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Presents a classic dilemma in legal ethics--the conflict between an attorney's obligations as an attorney, in this case to protect a client's confidentiality, and his or her own moral obligations as a person. An attorney must decide how to respond to the father of a... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Moral Sensibility; Questionnaires; Attorney and Client Relationships; Social Psychology; Conflict Management; Legal Services Industry
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-212, June 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
      • December 1989 (Revised February 1993)
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      Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (C)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      In 1989, Frito-Lay designed an information technology infrastructure to support time-based competition and organizational restructuring. The company planned to provide timely flexible information to all major decision makers at all levels. This case describes the... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Time Management; Organizational Structure; Information Management; Strategic Planning; Performance Effectiveness; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (C)." Harvard Business School Case 190-071, December 1989. (Revised February 1993.)
      • September 1989 (Revised August 1990)
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      Don Burr

      By: Shoshana Zuboff
      Traces the career development of People Express founder Don Burr. Shows how an individual's evolving set of needs and values influences career choices and how each successive working environment meets these needs or spurs the individual to move on. Concludes as Burr is... View Details
      Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Human Needs
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      Zuboff, Shoshana. "Don Burr." Harvard Business School Case 490-014, September 1989. (Revised August 1990.)
      • July 1989 (Revised December 1990)
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      CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International

      By: John A. Quelch
      Examines the decision by Pharma International on whether to launch an antimalarial product in Nigeria and, if so, how that should be implemented. Involves commercial, ethical, and policy considerations. Rich in situation assessment data, the case refers to criticism of... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Product Launch; Policy; Developing Countries and Economies; Pharmaceutical Industry; Nigeria
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      Quelch, John A. "CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International." Harvard Business School Case 589-108, July 1989. (Revised December 1990.)
      • February 1989 (Revised November 1991)
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      Science Technology Co.--1985

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      The CEO of a U.S. electronics firm is assessing the financial forecasts and the financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Given the cyclicality of the industry and the volatility of the firm's performance, the CEO is unsure as to the usefulness of... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Change Management; Industry Growth; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Strategy; Volatility; Electronics Industry
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 289-040, February 1989. (Revised November 1991.)
      • October 1988
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      Agrico, Inc.: A Software Dilemma

      By: F. Warren McFarlan
      An information systems vice president has one hour to make an ethical decision: should a software program, left inadvertently on the company's computer, be copied and stored? Copying the program would protect clients' assets, but it seems to violate the vendor... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Contracts; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Information Technology Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren. "Agrico, Inc.: A Software Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 189-085, October 1988.
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