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      • March 1998 (Revised July 2001)
      • Case

      Haier Group (B), The

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford
      Describes the decision made in response to the (A) case as well as subsequent developments. View Details
      Keywords: Consumer Products Industry; China
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Robert J. Crawford. "Haier Group (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 398-102, March 1998. (Revised July 2001.)
      • March 1998
      • Case

      Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc.

      By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
      Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus... View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Negotiation Participants; Decision Making; Negotiation Process; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Illinois
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      Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-199, 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 March 2000)
      • Case

      Burma Pipeline, The

      By: Debora L. Spar and Lane LaMure
      In 1996, Unocal Corp. joined forces with the French Total company to construct an ambitious natural gas pipeline from the Andaman Sea across the southern tip of Burma and into Thailand. At an estimated cost of $1.2 billion, the pipeline was designed to bring sorely... View Details
      Keywords: Political Risk; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Foreign Direct Investment; Energy Industry; Asia
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      Spar, Debora L., and Lane LaMure. "Burma Pipeline, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-078, February 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
      • 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.
      • January 1998 (Revised February 2002)
      • Case

      Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Tomoya Nakamura
      In the summer of 1997, a consultant at Japan's Funai Consulting Co. Ltd., must decide how to respond to a client's proposal to offer "open pricing" (based on willingness to pay) to customers unable to pay the standard price for the client's product. The client, Akita... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Price; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decisions; Agribusiness; Management Practices and Processes; Business Ventures; Consulting Industry; Japan
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Tomoya Nakamura. "Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-017, January 1998. (Revised February 2002.)
      • January 1998 (Revised February 1998)
      • Case

      Sideco Americana S.A. (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
      This case focuses on a decision the Sideco management team faces when customers of its newly acquired and privatized water and sewer company neglect to pay its bills. Describes the effort to transform an old-style Argentine construction and engineering company into a... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Transformation; Business or Company Management; Values and Beliefs; Argentina
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Sideco Americana S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-081, January 1998. (Revised February 1998.)
      • 1998
      • Working Paper

      Activity Systems as Barriers to Imitation

      By: Michael Porter and Jan W. Rivkin
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      Porter, Michael, and Jan W. Rivkin. "Activity Systems as Barriers to Imitation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-066, January 1998.
      • November 1997 (Revised February 1998)
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      WESCO Distribution, Inc.

      By: Das Narayandas
      In 1996, WESCO, a national distributor of electrical equipment and supplies, charted out a growth of 6 to 8 percent in sales, and 12 to 16 percent in profitability over the next five years. The centerpiece of this growth strategy is the National Accounts (NA) program... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Customer Satisfaction; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Sales; Balance and Stability; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
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      Narayandas, Das. "WESCO Distribution, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 598-021, November 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
      • October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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      Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      This case describes the major strategic and organizational transformation at Komatsu aimed at changing it from a Japan-based producer of construction equipment to a truly global company with the ability to leverage its groupwide portfolio of resources and capabilities... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Construction; Asset Pricing; Investment Portfolio; Global Strategy; Leadership; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization." Harvard Business School Case 398-016, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • September 1997 (Revised November 1997)
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      Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
      In the face of Thailand's 1990 cement shortage, managers at Siam Cement Co., Thailand's largest cement provider, must decide how to allocate available supply and whether to attempt to uphold government-controlled prices among the company's agents. At issue is the... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Resource Allocation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Construction Industry; Thailand
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-018, September 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
      • September 1997
      • Case

      Information at the World Bank: In Search of a Technology Solution (A)

      By: W. Earl Sasser, Josep Valor and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Information Technology Services Director Mohamed Muhsin planned to restructure the World Bank's information technology in response to President Jim Wolfensohn's call to build a knowledge bank. Several reorganization efforts taken by the bank in the 1980s led to a... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Information; Knowledge Management; Mission and Purpose; Technology; Public Administration Industry
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      Sasser, W. Earl, Josep Valor, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Information at the World Bank: In Search of a Technology Solution (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-053, September 1997.
      • September 1997 (Revised August 2007)
      • Case

      Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Jason Auerbach
      Marvel Entertainment Group is the leading comic book publisher in the United States, with superheros like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and Captain America. It is also one of the leading manufacturers of sports and entertainment trading cards under the... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governance Controls; Courts and Trials; Planning; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Jason Auerbach. "Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group." Harvard Business School Case 298-059, September 1997. (Revised August 2007.)
      • September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
      This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Attitudes; Problems and Challenges; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Auto Industry; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Dale Coxe. "Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace." Harvard Business School Case 398-028, September 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
      • Case

      Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A2): Response to the Employee Task Force

      By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology Industry
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      Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A2): Response to the Employee Task Force." Harvard Business School Case 498-013, August 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
      • May 1997
      • Case

      Donna Karan International Inc.

      By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
      Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?... View Details
      Keywords: Public Equity; Stock Shares; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Going Public; Business Strategy; Valuation; Fashion Industry
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      Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Donna Karan International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-077, May 1997.
      • May 1997 (Revised March 1998)
      • Case

      Teradyne: Managing Disruptive Change

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Three cases deal with the introduction of a new product to Teradyne's line of semiconductor test equipment. Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change provides historic and administrative background for the other two cases. Teradyne: The Aurora Project deals with the problems... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Management; Market Entry and Exit; Product; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Teradyne: Managing Disruptive Change." Harvard Business School Case 397-112, May 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • May 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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      Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Three cases deal with the introduction of a new product to Teradyne's line of semiconductor test equipment. This case provides historic and administrative background for the other two cases. Teradyne: The Aurora Project deals with the problems facing the head of a... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Change Management; Business or Company Management; Market Entry and Exit; Product; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change." Harvard Business School Case 397-113, May 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • May 1997 (Revised October 2007)
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      Teradyne: The Aurora Project

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Three cases deal with the introduction of a new product to Teradyne's line of semiconductor test equipment. Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change provides historic and administrative background for the other two cases. This case deals with the problems facing the head of... View Details
      Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Product Launch; Product Development; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Teradyne: The Aurora Project." Harvard Business School Case 397-114, May 1997. (Revised October 2007.)
      • March 1997 (Revised March 1997)
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      Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc.

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney
      Rubbermaid, a consumer-products company widely praised for its innovation, has instituted a company-wide experiment to stimulate innovation even further. The experiment consists of creating small cross-functional business teams within each division, with each team... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation Strategy; Groups and Teams; Innovation and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Dean Whitney. "Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 897-165, March 1997. (Revised March 1997.)
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