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- July 2016
- Case
Cataumet Boats, Inc.
By: W. Earl Sasser and Mark Davis
Jaime Giancola, an MBA student, has recently completed an operations management course in which aggregate production planning (APP) was one of the topics. She believes that her family's business, Cataumet Boats, which her grandparents started and which her mother and... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Family Business; Production; Cost Management; Transportation; Customer Satisfaction
Sasser, W. Earl, and Mark Davis. "Cataumet Boats, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-509, July 2016.
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Southwest Airlines: In a Different World (TN)
By: James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser
Teaching Note for 910419. View Details
- September 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged)
By: W. Earl Sasser and William E. Fulmer
Credit Suisse is looking for ways to differentiate itself from current and likely competitors. After two years of restructuring, the bank's leadership wants profitable growth. It has decided to emphasize customer service. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Competitive Advantage; Customer Satisfaction; Banks and Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Banking Industry; Retail Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and William E. Fulmer. "Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 800-154, September 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- March 1981 (Revised February 1993)
- Case
Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance
By: Frank S. Leonard and W. Earl Sasser
Designed to introduce the systemic nature of product quality and the complexity of quality problems. Uses a new director, quality assurance, and the discovery of a quality problem. The new director has to decide if it is a real problem, what to do about it, and how to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Product; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Attitudes; Complexity
Leonard, Frank S., and W. Earl Sasser. "Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance." Harvard Business School Case 681-083, March 1981. (Revised February 1993.)
- December 1974 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.
By: W. Earl Sasser and Robert L. Banks
Keywords: Insurance Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and Robert L. Banks. "Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co." Harvard Business School Case 675-088, December 1974. (Revised May 1990.)
- January 1973 (Revised July 1988)
- Case
THE Investment Corp.
By: W. Earl Sasser and John R. Klug
Sasser, W. Earl, and John R. Klug. "THE Investment Corp." Harvard Business School Case 673-065, January 1973. (Revised July 1988.)
- May 1984 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Western Electric at Merrimack Valley
By: W. Earl Sasser and Dorothy Leonard-Barton
Keywords: Utilities Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and Dorothy Leonard-Barton. "Western Electric at Merrimack Valley." Harvard Business School Case 684-072, May 1984. (Revised December 1984.)
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy (Brief Case)
By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Brent Kazan
Teaching Note for 4221. View Details
- June 2010
- Case
Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy
By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Brent Kazan
Playa Dorada Beach & Resort in Boca Raton, Florida, faces a growing seasonal demand for tennis services. The number of guests is expected to double in the next few years, and while the tennis facilities are a popular and well-promoted amenity at the resort, court space... View Details
Keywords: Service Operations; Planning; Price; Expansion; Tourism Industry; Accommodations Industry; Travel Industry; Florida
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr., and Brent Kazan. "Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-221, June 2010.
- February 1980 (Revised August 1980)
- Background Note
Lodging Industry
By: Daryl D Wyckoff and W. Earl Sasser
Keywords: Accommodations Industry
Wyckoff, Daryl D., and W. Earl Sasser. "Lodging Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 680-116, February 1980. (Revised August 1980.)
- June 2008
- Case
Rackspace Hosting in Late 2000
By: James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser
The leadership team of Rackspace, faced with accommodation of its service offering and dwindling financial reserves, decides to make customer focus the rallying cry of its new strategy. This short case was designed as the discussion igniter for a series of short video... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Finance; Management Teams; Service Operations; Customer Ownership; Strategy
Heskett, James L., and W. Earl Sasser. "Rackspace Hosting in Late 2000." Harvard Business School Case 808-166, June 2008.
- July 1988
- Case
Boston Ballet
By: W. Earl Sasser and Lucy N. Lytle
Sasser, W. Earl, and Lucy N. Lytle. "Boston Ballet." Harvard Business School Case 688-114, July 1988.
- December 1975 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Flair, Inc.
By: W. Earl Sasser and R. P. Olsen
Sasser, W. Earl, and R. P. Olsen. "Flair, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 676-094, December 1975. (Revised November 1987.)
- 1993
- Other Teaching and Training Material
People, Service, Success: The Service Profit Link
Schlesinger, Leonard A., James Heskett, and W. Earl Sasser. "People, Service, Success: The Service Profit Link." Harvard Business Publishing, 1993. Video. (Volume 1 - The Service Profit Link, Volume 2 - Mobilizing People for Breakthrough Service, Volume 3 - The Lifetime Value of Customers, Volume 4 - Listening to Customers, Volume 5 - Saving Customers with Service Recovery.)
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/312038-PDF-ENG Earl Martin Phalen: Ready to ROAR? Noam Wasserman and Julia TaylorHarvard Business School Case 812-024 Earl Martin Phalen is in the midst of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2011
- Case
WrapItUp: Developing a New Compensation Plan
By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Rachel Shelton
A restaurant chain based in California offers made-to-order sandwich wraps using fresh, healthy ingredients. The founders of the company take a very active role in day-to-day business and tightly control every aspect of the restaurant operation from hiring store... View Details
Keywords: Empowerment; Middle Management; Human Resource Management; Compensation; Incentives; Motivation; Motivation and Incentives; Change Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Service Delivery; Entrepreneurship; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; California
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr., and Rachel Shelton. "WrapItUp: Developing a New Compensation Plan." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-362, November 2011.
- October 1999
- Case
Credit Suisse (B)
By: W. Earl Sasser and William E. Fulmer
Supplements either Credit Suisse (A) or Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and William E. Fulmer. "Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-167, October 1999.
- September 1987 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
Lorin Communications Corp.
By: W. Earl Sasser and Lucy N. Lytle
Keywords: Communications Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and Lucy N. Lytle. "Lorin Communications Corp." Harvard Business School Case 688-001, September 1987. (Revised June 1988.)
- September 1979
- Teaching Note
Aerospace Maintenance, Inc., Teaching Note
By: W. Earl Sasser and R. Paul Olsen
Keywords: Aerospace Industry