Publications

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
Manual

Teacher's Manual for Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts

By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Employees; Conflict and Resolution; Books

January 1985
Case

Manion Telecommunication Division: Human Resource Capabilities

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

1985
Chapter

Corporatewide Transformations in Human Resource Management

By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector

1985
Book

Human Resource Management: A General Manager's Perspective: Text and Cases

By: Michael Beer, Bert Spector, Paul Lawrence, D. Q. Mills and Richard Walton

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

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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

1984
Working Paper

Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organizational Development

By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector

February 1984
Case

Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (B)

By: D. Quinn Mills and George W. Baird

Describes Hay Associates Climate Survey Questionnaire and the eight dimensions of organizational climate. Rewritten by G.W. Baird, company partner. View Details

Keywords: Surveys; Organizations; Human Resources

February 1984
Case

Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (C)

By: D. Quinn Mills, George W. Baird and George W. Baird

Provides a glossary of executive compensation terms. Rewritten by G.W. Baird, company partner. View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Compensation and Benefits; Employment Industry

1984
Chapter

Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development

By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector

September 1983 (Revised July 1998)
Case

Heather Evans

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

Focuses on the efforts of Heather Evans, a second-year MBA student, and her attempts to start her own dress business. Examines the business plan and the process of acquiring control over the financial and human resources necessary to implement the plan. View Details

Keywords: Business Plan; Business Startups; Investment; Human Resources; Strategic Planning; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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