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      • May 1998 (Revised February 2007)
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      Measuring Mutual Fund Performance

      By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
      Examines various approaches to measuring mutual fund performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe Ratio, as well as the Morningstar star system for rating mutual funds. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Funds; Performance
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      Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Measuring Mutual Fund Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-139, May 1998. (Revised February 2007.)
      • May 1998 (Revised October 2001)
      • Case

      Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Dave DeLong
      Details the actions of John Martin, newly named CEO, as he leads Taco Bell through a decade of incremental and radical changes. By the end of the case, total system sales within Taco Bell, a Mexican style fast-food restaurant chain and a division of PepsiCo, have grown... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Transformation; Economic Growth; Food; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Design; Performance Effectiveness; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Mexico
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Dave DeLong. "Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)." Harvard Business School Case 398-129, May 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
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      Simulation, Learning and R&D Performance: Evidence from Automotive Development

      By: S. Thomke
      Keywords: Learning; Research and Development; Performance
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      Thomke, S. "Simulation, Learning and R&D Performance: Evidence from Automotive Development." Research Policy 27, no. 1 (May 1998): 55–74.
      • April 1998 (Revised June 1999)
      • Case

      Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform

      By: Robert L. Simons, Alex C. Sapir '97 and Indra Reinbergs
      Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting, supported by financial market expectations, is discussed as a precursor to a series of events that results in... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Expectations; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Financial Markets; Financial Statements; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Simons, Robert L., Alex C. Sapir '97, and Indra Reinbergs. "Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform." Harvard Business School Case 198-009, April 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
      • April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
      • Case

      Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust

      By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Provides a vehicle for students to evaluate risk management in the fast-paced mutual funds industry. A new risk manager has been hired to install new management controls and procedures. A series of decisions will determine how much business and franchise risk the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Strategy; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust." Harvard Business School Case 198-089, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
      • spring 1998
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      Developing the Star Performer

      By: L. A. Hill
      Keywords: Performance; Personal Development and Career
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      Hill, L. A. "Developing the Star Performer." Leader to Leader 8 (spring 1998).
      • March 1998 (Revised November 2004)
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      FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring

      By: Stuart C. Gilson
      A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices, an ill-conceived acquisition of a former East German ball-bearings company, and an industry recession. The company... View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Acquisition; Restructuring; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Policy; Resignation and Termination; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Europe; Germany; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C. "FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 298-046, March 1998. (Revised November 2004.)
      • March 1998
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      Shell Brasil S.A.: Performance Evaluation in the Oil Products Division TN

      By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
      Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry
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      Merchant, Kenneth A., and Krishna G. Palepu. "Shell Brasil S.A.: Performance Evaluation in the Oil Products Division TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 198-107, March 1998.
      • March 1998 (Revised October 2015)
      • Case

      Hamptonshire Express

      By: V. G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
      Presents a series of problems that face a newspaper publisher, including inventory level, effort level, subsidy for unsold inventory, and commission for sales. Each problem is accompanied by one or more spreadsheets. Students must make various operational decisions. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Channels; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Sales; Demand and Consumers; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
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      Narayanan, V. G., and Ananth Raman. "Hamptonshire Express." Harvard Business School Case 698-053, March 1998. (Revised October 2015.)
      • March 1998
      • Article

      The Performance of International Joint Ventures: A Study of The Merchant Banking Industry In Singapore

      By: Paul M. Healy, Andrew Alford and Ng Kah Hwa
      Keywords: Performance; Joint Ventures; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Singapore
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      Healy, Paul M., Andrew Alford, and Ng Kah Hwa. "The Performance of International Joint Ventures: A Study of The Merchant Banking Industry In Singapore." Journal of Corporate Finance 4, no. 1 (March 1998).
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      The Perils of Excellence: Barriers to Effective Process Improvement in Product-Driven Firms

      By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Jesus del Alamo, Todd Becker, James Lawton, Peter Moran, Saul Shapiro and Dean Vlasak
      Keywords: Product; Performance Improvement
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      Henderson, Rebecca M., Jesus del Alamo, Todd Becker, James Lawton, Peter Moran, Saul Shapiro, and Dean Vlasak. "The Perils of Excellence: Barriers to Effective Process Improvement in Product-Driven Firms." Production and Operations Management 7, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 2–18.
      • February 1998 (Revised November 1998)
      • Case

      Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader

      By: Srikant M. Datar and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      For the Novartis leaders, the decision to "use stretch budgets again next year" highlights the tension between candor and empowerment and command-and-control, between the new and the old, between high performance and business as usual, between Ciba and Sandoz.... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance; Budgets and Budgeting
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      Datar, Srikant M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader." Harvard Business School Case 198-041, February 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
      • 1998
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      Can Negotiators Outperform Game Theory?

      By: M. H. Bazerman, R. Gibbons, L. Thompson and K. L. McGinn
      Keywords: Negotiation Participants; Game Theory; Performance
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      Bazerman, M. H., R. Gibbons, L. Thompson, and K. L. McGinn. "Can Negotiators Outperform Game Theory?" Chap. 4 in Debating Rationality: Nonrational Aspects of Organizational Decision Making, edited by J. Halpern and R. N. Stern, 78–98. Ithaca, NY: ILR Press, 1998. (Reprinted in A. Rau, E. Sherman, & S. Peppet (Eds.), Processes of Dispute Resolution, Foundation Press, 2002.)
      • January 1998
      • Case

      Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (C)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Massimo Russo and Steven J. Spear
      Andy Youmans, executive vice president of CSSC, joins a group of U.S. executives on a tour of Japanese factories that practice the TPS. Three of the factories produce products similar to CSSC's, and even though they use similar equipment, they are significantly more... View Details
      Keywords: Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; System; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Productivity; Training; Quality; Business Ventures; Competency and Skills; Production; Adoption
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Massimo Russo, and Steven J. Spear. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 698-039, January 1998.
      • January 1998
      • Case

      Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corporation (B)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Massimo Russo and Steven J. Spear
      Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (CSSC), a 50-year-old spring manufacturing and metal stamping firm, is experiencing slow sales growth and feeling the impact of global competition. The company has over 800 customers but little understanding of those customers'... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Competency and Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Customer Relationship Management; Quality; Training; Performance Efficiency; Cost Management; Sales; System
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Massimo Russo, and Steven J. Spear. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 698-038, January 1998.
      • 1998
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      Wage Bargaining, Labour Markets and Macroeconomic Performance in the Netherlands

      By: Gunnar Trumbull, Anne Wren, Bob Hancke and David Soskice
      Keywords: Labor and Management Relations; Macroeconomics; Performance; Netherlands
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      Trumbull, Gunnar, Anne Wren, Bob Hancke, and David Soskice. "Wage Bargaining, Labour Markets and Macroeconomic Performance in the Netherlands." In The German and Dutch Economies: Who Follows Whom? edited by Lei Delsen and Eelke de Jong. New York: Physica-Verlag, 1998.
      • July 1999
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      From Physics to Function: An Empirical Study of R&D Performance in the Semiconductor Industry

      By: Marco Iansiti and Jonathan West
      Keywords: Science; Research and Development; Performance; Semiconductor Industry
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      Iansiti, Marco, and Jonathan West. "From Physics to Function: An Empirical Study of R&D Performance in the Semiconductor Industry." Journal of Product Innovation Management 16, no. 4 (July 1999).
      • December 1997
      • Case

      Bluewater Aquaculture

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Tom Clay
      An entrepreneurial shrimp farm in Belize is evaluating its future growth strategy in every segment of the vertical value-added food chain. View Details
      Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Performance Evaluation; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Tom Clay. "Bluewater Aquaculture." Harvard Business School Case 598-049, December 1997.
      • December 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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      Mid Ocean Limited: Trading Catastrophe Index Options

      By: Kenneth A. Froot and Markus Mullarkey
      An insurance industry executive must evaluate the potential of a set of newly-offered catastrophe insurance derivatives. The background addresses the roles of traditional reinsurance and securitization efforts in providing risk transfer and risk financing in the "cat"... View Details
      Keywords: Commodity Market; Derivatives; Insurance; Capital Markets; Natural Disasters; Risk Management; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Insurance Industry; Bermuda
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      Froot, Kenneth A., and Markus Mullarkey. "Mid Ocean Limited: Trading Catastrophe Index Options." Harvard Business School Case 298-073, December 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • December 1997
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      Making the Grade (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons
      Focuses on the dilemma of a young professor at a graduate school of business. He must decide what final grade to give a student who has worked extremely hard, but he is constrained by the school's "forced curve" grading policy. Designed to explore the multiple purposes... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Management Systems; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Education Industry
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      Simons, Robert L. "Making the Grade (A)." Harvard Business School Case 198-083, December 1997.
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