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- July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (A)
This large tobacco and diversified food processor is seeking to refinance debt funds raised to accomplish a large acquisition. It has filed a large "shelf" registration that authorizes it to issue during the subsequent two years. At the time of the case, the market... View Details
- April 1991 (Revised September 1992)
- Teaching Note
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (A), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-187-065). View Details
- April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Charles Hugel, the chairman of RJR Nabisco, receives a call from RJR Nabisco's CEO, Ross Johnson; Johnson plans to present an LBO plan to the board of directors at the board meeting the following week. The case details Hugel's actions as chairman, and describes the... View Details
- April 1991 (Revised March 2017)
- Teaching Note
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A) and (B)
By: Robert Simons
Teaching Note for (9-191-118) and (9-191-119). View Details
- April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
- Supplement
RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The special committee of the RJR Nabisco board has extended the bidding deadline for the company by 10 days. The case explains the process by which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the management group bid against one another for ownership of RJR Nabisco. The board of... View Details
- March 1991 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry
Describes the competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Provides a summary of the history of the soft drink industry prior to World War II, and over the period 1950-1990 in greater detail. Major strategic competitive moves and countermoves are described. Also... View Details
- March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation. View Details
- January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)
By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Focuses on the three-way interaction among internal controls, employee behavior, and incentives. Salesmen are illegally providing kickbacks to customers of this beer-distribution firm. In turn, salesmen are reimbursing themselves by filing fraudulent expense reports.... View Details
- November 1990 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
SeaChick: Entrepreneurship in Aquaculture
By: Ray A. Goldberg
- October 1990 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Peanut Butter Fantasies
By: Amar Bhide and Myra M. Hart
Addresses the interrelated challenges of marketing and finance faced by a small, struggling packaged foods company. View Details
- October 1990 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
McConnell Salmon
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- October 1990 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
SugarPol
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- September 1990 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
George A. Hormel & Co.
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- August 1990
- Case
General Foods Corp.: Adapting to the New Electronic Media
- June 1990
- Teaching Note
Evans Food Corp. (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
- June 1990 (Revised June 2004)
- Teaching Note
Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged) TN
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
Teaching Note for (9-590-070). View Details
- June 1990
- Supplement
Perrier Relaunch
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Supplements Perrier Recall: A Source of Trouble. View Details
- June 1990 (Revised September 1992)
- Teaching Note
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (B), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-187-123). View Details