Publications

March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Springs Industries: Textile Manufacturing--1983 (B)

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Planning; Human Resources; Management

January 1985 (Revised March 2003)
Case

Conex do Brasil

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and John Young

Describes interactions between Brazilian local, Latin American regional, and USA headquarters staff during the three years after establishing a manufacturing subsidiary in Sao Paulo. In a highly protected national environment, a market entry plan is developed to meet... View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Resignation and Termination; Goals and Objectives; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Performance Expectations; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Latin America; United States; Brazil

1985
Chapter

Corporatewide Transformations in Human Resource Management

By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector

1985
Book

Readings in Human Resource Management

By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector

1985
Chapter

The Riskiness of Private Pensions

By: Jerry R. Green

Keywords: Retirement; Compensation and Benefits; Employee Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty

Read Now

October 1984
Background Note

Allocating Resources

By: Richard R. Ellsworth and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Resource Allocation

October 1984
Case

Transition from Contract to Consensus at General Motors

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Labor and Management Relations; Labor Unions; Human Resources; Management

February 1984 (Revised February 1994)
Teaching Note

Dade County Resource Recovery Project, Teaching Note

By: David E. Bell

Keywords: Programs; Environmental Sustainability; Miami

September 1983
Article

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Boundary Spanning Supervision on Turnover and Promotion in Research and Development

By: Michael Tushman and R. Katz

Keywords: Human Resources; Research and Development; Information; Management

August 1983 (Revised May 2007)
Case

Milford Industries (A)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative information on the salespeople. Teaching objectives include the specification of the tasks of a district... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

Educators

August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
Supplement

Milford Industries (B)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
Supplement

Milford Industries (C)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

1983
Chapter

On the Role of Social Security as a Means for Efficient Risk-Bearing in an Economy Where Human Capital is Not Tradeable

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Risk Management; Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits

01 Jan 1983
Conference Presentation

Frontiers for Strategic Human Resource Planning and Management

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Planning; Management; Human Resources; Strategy

December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Hi-Tech Corp.

By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.

Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Retirement; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Europe

October 1982
Case

Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Condensed)

By: Michael Beer

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Human Resources; Management; Telecommunications Industry; United States

October 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Air Traffic Controllers (Condensed)

By: Michael Beer

Keywords: Government Administration; Labor and Management Relations; Human Resources; Management; Public Administration Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States

May 1982 (Revised June 1982)
Case

Air Traffic Controllers

By: Michael Beer

On August 3, 1981 President Ronald Reagan terminated 12,000 air traffic controllers, members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, for violating their no-strike oath. Provides background on the human resources policies and practices of the Federal... View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Labor and Management Relations; Government and Politics; Labor Unions; Negotiation; Employees; Air Transportation Industry; United States

Educators

May 1982 (Revised May 1985)
Case

Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard

By: Michael Beer and Richard O. von Werssowetz

Provides an overview of all the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze Hewlett-Packard's practices in all four policy areas; stakeholder influence, flows, rewards, and work systems. View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Management Practices and Processes; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Working Conditions; Policy