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- 1986
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Banking and Empire in Iran
By: Geoffrey Jones
This is the first of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its development... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Relations; Business History; Economic History; Political History; War; Iran; Russia; Great Britain
Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Empire in Iran. Vol. 1, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
- October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
B-W Footwear
By: David B. Yoffie
As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Management; Globalization; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Trade; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Yoffie, David B. "B-W Footwear." Harvard Business School Case 387-022, October 1986. (Revised November 1988.)
- July 1986
- Case
Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Policy; International Relations; Nicaragua; United States
Austin, James E. "Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo." Harvard Business School Case 387-027, July 1986.
- 1986
- Chapter
Investing in the Defense Workforce: The Debt and Structure of Military Pensions
By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords: Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits; Borrowing and Debt; Sovereign Finance; National Security
Leonard, Dutch. "Investing in the Defense Workforce: The Debt and Structure of Military Pensions." In Public Sector Payrolls, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
- 1986
- Chapter
Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans
By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Local Range; Motivation and Incentives
Leonard, Dutch. "Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans." In Public Sector Payrolls, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 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.)
- September 1984 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (A)
By: John A. Quelch
A senior manager at Nestle's headquarters is reviewing the role of the central marketing staff with respect to Nestle's operating companies around the world. Two specific examples of the role of the central staff in guiding the advertising and packaging decisions of... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Marketing; Operations; Advertising; Management Teams; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Switzerland
Quelch, John A., and Edward J. Hoff. "Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-013, September 1984. (Revised September 1993.)
- April 1984
- Background Note
Export Controls
By: David B. Yoffie
Explores the problems and opportunities associated with export controls--one of the most widely used tools of international trade policy in the 1970s and early 1980s; and the role of the United States and Soviet Union as major players in the international economy.... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Soviet Union; United States
Yoffie, David B. "Export Controls." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-008, April 1984.
- August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics
Tedlow, Richard S. "Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics." Harvard Business School Case 384-051, August 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- June 1983 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
EMI and the CT Scanner (A)
Describes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Product Development; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "EMI and the CT Scanner (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-194, June 1983. (Revised November 2001.)
- June 1983 (Revised March 1985)
- Supplement
EMI and the CT Scanner (B)
Describes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Product Development; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "EMI and the CT Scanner (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-195, June 1983. (Revised March 1985.)
- spring 1983
- Article
The Evolution of International Banking Competition and Its Implications for Regulation
By: D. B. Crane and Samuel L. Hayes III
Crane, D. B., and Samuel L. Hayes III. "The Evolution of International Banking Competition and Its Implications for Regulation." Journal of Bank Research 14, no. 1 (spring 1983).
- March 1983
- Case
European-United States Steel Dispute of 1982
By: George C. Lodge
Keywords: Trade; International Relations; Business and Government Relations; Steel Industry; Europe; United States
Lodge, George C. "European-United States Steel Dispute of 1982." Harvard Business School Case 383-123, March 1983.
- 1983
- Chapter
Incentives for Ocean Mining Under the Convention
By: James K. Sebenius and Lance Antrim
- January 1983 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Controlling International Oil--1920-74
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Controlling International Oil--1920-74." Harvard Business School Case 383-096, January 1983. (Revised June 1993.)
- August 1982 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Rockwell International (A)
Describes the competitive situation facing Rockwell International, the market leader in the U.S. water meter industry. The industry is undergoing structural change, and competitor activity is intensifying. Rockwell must decide what, if any, actions are necessary to... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decisions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Markets; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Rockwell International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-019, August 1982. (Revised September 1991.)
- 1982
- Working Paper
The Changing Structure of International Banking
By: S. L. Hayes III and Dwight B. Crane
- March 1981 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Corning Glass Works International (A)
Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Traces two failed attempts at bringing a business perspective to a geographic organization, and poses the problem of what the international division president... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Framework; Global Strategy; Organizational Structure; Perspective; Power and Influence
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 381-160, March 1981. (Revised October 1998.)
- December 1980 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
International Foodstuffs
By: David E. Bell
Describes three fairly routine instances in which considerations of risk exposure in foreign exchange are necessary. The three are a delayed payment for a grain shipment, a foreign subsidiary facing devaluation of its domestic currency, and a foreign acquisition. The... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Risk and Uncertainty; International Relations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Money; International Finance; Financial Services Industry
Bell, David E. "International Foodstuffs." Harvard Business School Case 181-049, December 1980. (Revised January 1994.)