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- October 1991 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Butler Lumber Company
By: Thomas R. Piper
The Butler Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of the... View Details
Keywords: Commercial Banking; Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Capital Structure; Forecasting and Prediction
Piper, Thomas R. "Butler Lumber Company." Harvard Business School Case 292-013, October 1991. (Revised January 2002.)
- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Newell Company: Corporate Strategy TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-139). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- March 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Teaching Note
Machinery International (A) TN
By: David F. Hawkins
Teaching Note for (9-100-012). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- May 1999 (Revised July 2000)
- Teaching Note
Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care TN
By: Jody H. Gittell and Sandra J. Sucher
Teaching Note for (9-898-172). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- February 1998
- Case
Human Element in Marketing Strategy,The: A Look at the Creative and Subjective Side
By: Das Narayandas and Gerald Zaltman
Explores the human element in formulating marketing strategy. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Includes color exhibits. View Details
- November 1991 (Revised April 2002)
- Background Note
Note on Foreign Currency Swaps
By: W. Carl Kester
Provides descriptive background about the development of an international market for currency swaps and, by means of a detailed example, instructs readers in the determination of swap flows and all-in costs of financing using market swap rates. A rewritten version of... View Details
Keywords: Currency
Kester, W. Carl. "Note on Foreign Currency Swaps." Harvard Business School Background Note 292-043, November 1991. (Revised April 2002.)
- March 1999
- Case
Eastman Kodak Company
By: Robert J. Dolan
Eastman Kodak has suffered significant declines in film market share at the hands of lower-priced branded producers and private label products. The case presents Kodak's proposal to launch a new economy brand of film to combat these rivals. A rewritten version of an... View Details
Keywords: Segmentation; Product Positioning; Price; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Consumer Products Industry
Dolan, Robert J. "Eastman Kodak Company." Harvard Business School Case 599-106, March 1999.
- February 1994 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Competitive Information Policy at Pratt & Whitney
By: Lynn S. Paine
Officials at United Technologies Corp. (UTC) must decide on an ethics policy to govern competitive intelligence gathering. The flow of competitor information into the Pratt & Whitney division has declined sharply since adoption of UTC's code of ethics. A rewritten... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Competition; Information Management; Business or Company Management; Law
Paine, Lynn S. "Competitive Information Policy at Pratt & Whitney." Harvard Business School Case 394-154, February 1994. (Revised July 2005.)
- February 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Exercise
Capital Investment Analysis
By: Dwight B. Crane and Josh Lerner
Teaches techniques of evaluating investment alternatives. A rewritten version of an earlier exercise. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Josh Lerner. "Capital Investment Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 204-140, February 2004. (Revised November 2012.)
- Article
Some Reflections on the Antitrust Treatment of Intellectual Property
By: Tracy R. Lewis and Dennis A. Yao
Abridged version in The Financial Times, The Complete MBA Companion, 1997, pp. 577-582. View Details
Lewis, Tracy R., and Dennis A. Yao. "Some Reflections on the Antitrust Treatment of Intellectual Property." Antitrust Law Journal 63, no. 2 (1995): 603–619. (Abridged version in The Financial Times, The Complete MBA Companion, 1997, pp.577-582. Harvard users click here for full text.)
- July 1997
- Supplement
Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (C)
By: Michael Beer
Supplements the (A) and (B) cases. Designed as an in-class handout. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Electronics Industry; United States
Beer, Michael. "Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 498-025, July 1997.
- June 2015 (Revised July 2016)
- Case
Gilbert Lumber Company
By: Steven Rogers and Kenneth Cooper
The Gilbert Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of... View Details
Keywords: Commercial Banking; Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Capital Structure; Forecasting and Prediction
Rogers, Steven, and Kenneth Cooper. "Gilbert Lumber Company." Harvard Business School Case 315-137, June 2015. (Revised July 2016.)
- June 2008
- Case
Threadless: The Business of Community (Instructor's Version)
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Zahra Kanji
The instructor version of Threadless includes the Threadless student version multimedia case as well as four additional videos that can be used to enhance class discussion. The first video presents community reaction to the proposal from the large retailer. The next... View Details
Lakhani, Karim R., and Zahra Kanji. "Threadless: The Business of Community (Instructor's Version)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 608-719, June 2008.
- January 2005 (Revised September 2018)
- Exercise
RetailSoft: Role for Cam Archer
By: Kathleen McGinn, Hannah Riley Bowles and Dina Witter
Presents a three-way version of the RetailMax simulation requiring students to enact an internal salary negotiation, taking on the roles of Cam Archer, a star employee, and Regan Kessel, a VP trying to attract the MBA into his department. However, RetailSoft introduces... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Management Practices and Processes; Retail Industry
McGinn, Kathleen, Hannah Riley Bowles, and Dina Witter. "RetailSoft: Role for Cam Archer." Harvard Business School Exercise 905-004, January 2005. (Revised September 2018.)
- December 1997 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office: November 1997
By: Josh Lerner
David Swensen, chief investment officer at Yale University, reviews the $6 billion endowment strategy, which places an unusually heavy emphasis on private equity and other illiquid securities. Changing market conditions in November 1997 cause him to rethink... View Details
Keywords: Change; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Marketing Strategy; Strategy; Education Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: November 1997." Harvard Business School Case 298-077, December 1997. (Revised September 1998.)
- March 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Background Note
A Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (A)
A brief introduction to the calculations inherent in pre-money and post-money valuations at multiple stages of financing. Relies on two different examples to illustrate that valuations can be calculated in a variety of ways, depending on the information provided. A... View Details
Cyr, Linda A. "A Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (A)." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-179, March 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- November 2000 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Meg Whitman at eBay Inc. (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
Meg Whitman takes over as CEO of eBay from the founder. She must figure out how to lead the company through a stage of phenomenal growth without compromising eBay's unique external customer culture and internal culture--its key success factors. A rewritten version of... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Success
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Meg Whitman at eBay Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-024, November 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Paint-Pen, Inc.
Presents the background and some details on a possible acquisition opportunity--a manufacturer of ballpoint paint pens for the hobby and crafts industry. Forces students to peel the layers of this initially unattractive opportunity to find potential sources of value. A... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Paint-Pen, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-156, March 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001 (Abridged)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Michael Roberto
This is an abridged version of "Federal Bureau of Investigation (A)," HBS No. 707-500. View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics
Rivkin, Jan W., and Michael Roberto. "Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 710-450, March 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (H): The Demise of the Sega Saturn
Provides a follow-up to the situation leading up to Sega's launch of Saturn. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (H): The Demise of the Sega Saturn." Harvard Business School Case 701-098, June 2001.