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      • June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
      • Case

      Ellis Manufacturing Co.

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "Ellis Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-103, June 1982. (Revised May 1995.)
      • 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
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      Beer, Michael. "Air Traffic Controllers." Harvard Business School Case 482-056, May 1982. (Revised June 1982.)
      • April 1982 (Revised September 1986)
      • Case

      Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      A newly appointed country subsidiary manager must decide on action for an operation losing $1 million per month. He is constrained by price controls on one hand and sensitive union relations on the other. Furthermore a major loss-contributing plant has recently been... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Transition; Cost Management; Management; Crisis Management; Labor and Management Relations
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson." Harvard Business School Case 382-139, April 1982. (Revised September 1986.)
      • 1982
      • Article

      Children's Artistic Creativity: Detrimental Effects of Competition in a Field Setting

      By: T. M. Amabile
      Girls whose ages ranged from 7 to 11 years made paper collages during 1 of 2 residential parties. Those in the experimental group were competing for prizes, whereas those in the control group expected that the prizes would be raffled off. Artist-judges later rated each... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Early Childhood Education; Motivation and Incentives; Situation or Environment; Competition; Teaching
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      Amabile, T. M. "Children's Artistic Creativity: Detrimental Effects of Competition in a Field Setting." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 8 (1982): 573–578.
      • spring 1981
      • Article

      From Competitor to Consumer: The Changing Focus of Federal Regulation of Advertising, 1914-1938

      By: R. S. Tedlow
      Keywords: Competition; Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Advertising
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      Tedlow, R. S. "From Competitor to Consumer: The Changing Focus of Federal Regulation of Advertising, 1914-1938." Business History Review 55, no. 1 (spring 1981).
      • 1981
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Housing Regulation in Cambridge: Its Goals and Effects

      By: Dutch Leonard
      Keywords: Housing; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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      Leonard, Dutch. "Housing Regulation in Cambridge: Its Goals and Effects." Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, January 1981.
      • 1980
      • Working Paper

      Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process

      By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
      This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating... View Details
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      Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
      • 1980
      • Article

      Consumer Impulse Purchase and Credit Card Usage: An Empirical Examination Using the Log Linear Model

      By: Rohit Deshpandé and S. Krishnan
      Most of the work in impulse purchase behavior has investigated the association of socioeconomic variables and unplanned purchases with equivocal results. This paper examines the interrelationship between impulse purchases, credit card usage, cost of items bought, and... View Details
      Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Mathematical Methods; Credit Cards; Income
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      Deshpandé, Rohit, and S. Krishnan. "Consumer Impulse Purchase and Credit Card Usage: An Empirical Examination Using the Log Linear Model." Advances in Consumer Research 7 (1980): 792–795.
      • 1979
      • Chapter

      Capital Requirements in the Regulation of Financial Intermediaries: A Discussion

      By: Robert C. Merton
      Keywords: Capital; Financial Markets; Financial Institutions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry
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      Merton, Robert C. "Capital Requirements in the Regulation of Financial Intermediaries: A Discussion." In Proceedings: The Regulation of Financial Institutions.Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Conference Series. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 1979.
      • October 1979 (Revised March 1986)
      • Case

      PC&D, Inc.

      By: Evelyn T. Christiansen and Richard G. Hamermesh
      Covers history of PC&D from 1960 to 1975 as it grows from a single business firm to a diversified firm. Emphasizes the use of subsidiaries for product development and fast growth. Other issues include problems of a new CEO in keeping control of fast growing divisions. View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Business Subsidiaries; Diversification; Growth Management; Product Development
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      Christiansen, Evelyn T., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "PC&D, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 380-072, October 1979. (Revised March 1986.)
      • February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
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      Allied Chemical Corp. (A)

      By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an... View Details
      Keywords: Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Laws and Statutes; Welfare; Legal Liability; Business and Government Relations; Chemical Industry
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      Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-137, February 1979. (Revised December 1983.)
      • 1979
      • Article

      Approximating the Efficiency Gain of Tax Reforms

      By: Jerry R. Green and Eytan Sheshinski
      Proper analysis of tax reform requires evaluation of the welfare effects induced by a change from one tax system to another. We present two methods for estimating these changes using only local information pertaining to an initial equilibrium with distortive taxes. It... View Details
      Keywords: Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Change; Analysis
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      Green, Jerry R., and Eytan Sheshinski. "Approximating the Efficiency Gain of Tax Reforms." Journal of Public Economics 11, no. 2 (1979): 179–195.
      • February 1979
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      Effects of External Evaluation on Artistic Creativity

      By: T. M. Amabile
      Examined the conditions under which the imposition of an extrinsic constraint upon performance of an activity can lead to decrements in creativity. 95 female undergraduates worked on an art activity either with or without the expectation of external evaluation. In... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Social Psychology; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Situation or Environment
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      Amabile, T. M. "Effects of External Evaluation on Artistic Creativity." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 37, no. 2 (February 1979): 221–233.
      • April 1978 (Revised October 1994)
      • Case

      Cumberland Metal Industries (A): Model Year 1978 Negotiations with Beta Motors

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
      Provides the background on Cumberland Metal Industries' entry into the automotive components market as a supplier of emission control equipment parts. Cumberland Metal must decide what bid to quote on Beta Motor's 1978 model year business. The company previously had a... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Bids and Bidding; Market Participation; Negotiation; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "Cumberland Metal Industries (A): Model Year 1978 Negotiations with Beta Motors." Harvard Business School Case 578-170, April 1978. (Revised October 1994.)
      • 1978
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      Alternatives for Mineral Tax Reform

      By: Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells, Glenn Jenkins and Brian Wright
      Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Mining Industry
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      Gillis, Malcolm, Louis T. Wells, Glenn Jenkins, and Brian Wright. "Alternatives for Mineral Tax Reform." Chap. 8 in Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries, edited by Malcolm Gillis. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978.
      • 1978
      • Chapter

      Issues and Policies Related to Mining Tax Reform

      By: Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells and Ulrich Petersen
      Keywords: Mining; Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Mining Industry
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      Gillis, Malcolm, Louis T. Wells, and Ulrich Petersen. "Issues and Policies Related to Mining Tax Reform." Chap. 9 in Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries, edited by Malcolm Gillis. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978.
      • 1977
      • Book

      Management Accounting and Control of Data Processing

      By: R. L. Nolan
      Keywords: Management; Cost Accounting; Data and Data Sets
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      Nolan, R. L. Management Accounting and Control of Data Processing. NY: National Association of Accountants, 1977.
      • June 1977 (Revised September 1992)
      • Case

      Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      Presents the issues facing a high volume, high margin (but lightweight) medical products business. The company is trying to improve its inventory control to reduce inventory investment and improve service. The present multi-site inventory system is described and major... View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Investment; Volume; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Performance Improvement; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 677-257, June 1977. (Revised September 1992.)
      • June 1977 (Revised May 1997)
      • Case

      University of Trent

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger
      Focuses on two issues: 1) technical systems that can be employed in nonprofit organizations for control and motivational purposes. Systems discussed range from payroll monitoring systems to zero-base budgeting and 2) the managerial environment needed for serious... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Governance Controls; Education Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. "University of Trent." Harvard Business School Case 177-245, June 1977. (Revised May 1997.)
      • July 1977
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      Social Roles, Social Control and Biases in Social Perception Processes

      By: L. D. Ross, T. M. Amabile and J. Steinmetz
      To make accurate social judgments, an individual must both recognize and adequately correct for the self-presentation advantages or disadvantages conferred upon actors by their social roles. Two experiments using 120 undergraduates examined social perceptions formed... View Details
      Keywords: Perception; Prejudice and Bias; Social Psychology; Judgments; Power and Influence; Status and Position; Situation or Environment
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      Ross, L. D., T. M. Amabile, and J. Steinmetz. "Social Roles, Social Control and Biases in Social Perception Processes." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 35, no. 7 (July 1977): 485–494.
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