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      • November 1991 (Revised July 1995)
      • Case

      Body Shop International

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Describes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility to society. After profiling Anita Roddick as a person, the case describes the anti-mainstream approach she... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Management Teams; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Body Shop International." Harvard Business School Case 392-032, November 1991. (Revised July 1995.)
      • November 1991 (Revised August 1994)
      • Background Note

      Relevant Costs and Revenues

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      Develops the idea that the relevance of costs and revenues depends on what decisions are under consideration. Revenues and costs are relevant if they would be different under one decision choice than under the other. Teaching purpose: Basic background material for... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost; Revenue; Framework; Managerial Roles; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Relevant Costs and Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 892-010, November 1991. (Revised August 1994.)
      • November 1991
      • Case

      Magic Johnson: Endorsements ""After""...?

      By: Stephen A. Greyser
      On Thursday, November 7, 1991, Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced his retirement from basketball in the wake of having tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Magic Johnson was one of the most popular figures in sports, both... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Value; Sports; Advertising; Alliances; Problems and Challenges; Decision Choices and Conditions; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A. Magic Johnson: Endorsements ""After""...? Harvard Business School Case 592-057, November 1991.
      • November 1991 (Revised January 1995)
      • Case

      Teradyne Japan

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino
      Describes a parent-subsidiary relationship in the high technology industry. The subsidiary, located in Japan, has been expanding its activities throughout the 1980s in the face of stiff local competition. Examines the dilemma facing corporate and country management as... View Details
      Keywords: Relationships; Mergers and Acquisitions; Expansion; Competition; Business or Company Management; Communication; Buildings and Facilities; Business Subsidiaries; Japan
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      Yoshino, Michael Y. "Teradyne Japan." Harvard Business School Case 392-031, November 1991. (Revised January 1995.)
      • 1992
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      Negotiator Rationality and Negotiator Cognition: The Interactive Roles of Prescriptive and Descriptive Research

      By: M. H. Bazerman and M. A. Neale
      Keywords: Negotiation Style; Cognition and Thinking; Research
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      Bazerman, M. H., and M. A. Neale. "Negotiator Rationality and Negotiator Cognition: The Interactive Roles of Prescriptive and Descriptive Research." In Negotiation Analysis, edited by H. Peyton Young. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1992.
      • September 1991 (Revised January 1998)
      • Case

      Chaparral Steel: Rapid Product and Process Development

      By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Gil Preuss
      One of the nation's foremost mini-mills' core competence is the rapid realization of technology into products. This case describes the development of a highly innovative casting technique and features the role of the company's culture in achieving its goals. The... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Information Infrastructure; Product; Organizational Culture; Business Processes; Competency and Skills
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      Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Gil Preuss. "Chaparral Steel: Rapid Product and Process Development." Harvard Business School Case 692-018, September 1991. (Revised January 1998.)
      • August 1991
      • Background Note

      Industrial Market Research: Beta Test Site Management

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Describes the role of BETA tests in the new product development process and presents guidelines for effective test program development. View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Mathematical Methods; Marketing
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Industrial Market Research: Beta Test Site Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-010, August 1991.
      • July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
      • Case

      Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (B)

      By: Samuel L. Hayes III
      Looks at the company's plans for a new debt offering under the Rule 415 shelf underwriting provision--in this instance from the vantage point of the lead investment banker for the deal. The decision-maker must assess the risks of the issuer, the tone of the market, the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Stocks; Initial Public Offering; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 292-006, July 1991. (Revised August 1991.)
      • July 1991 (Revised March 1992)
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      Integrity and Management

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco
      Describes the role that issues of personal integrity play in managers' decisions. Defines personal integrity, the factors that influence it, the situations in which it becomes particularly relevant to company decisions, and ways of overcoming the blind spots that can... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Moral Sensibility; Planning; Situation or Environment; Trust; Value
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      Badaracco, Joseph L. "Integrity and Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-005, July 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
      • June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
      • Case

      Becton Dickinson (B): Global Management

      By: Michael Beer
      The president of Becton Dickinson (BD) and his top management team struggle with issues of: 1) how to manage the top of the organization, focusing on leadership style, the committee structure, and the role of sector presidents, and 2) how to manage a multinational... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Human Resources; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Corporate Strategy; Health Industry
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      Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (B): Global Management." Harvard Business School Case 491-152, June 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
      • June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
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      Becton Dickinson (C): Human Resource Function

      By: Michael Beer
      The new vice president of Human Resources (HR) for Becton Dickinson must develop a strategy to reconceptualize the HR function as mandated by the CEO who has introduced formal strategic planning procedures in the organization. The teaching objective is to understand... View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Health Industry
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      Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (C): Human Resource Function." Harvard Business School Case 491-154, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
      • 1991
      • Book

      Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain

      By: G. Jones and M. W. Kirby
      This book looks at the relationship between the British government and business since 1900, and examines the impact of government policies on business, productivity and competitiveness. The authors argue that government has a legitimate role to play in improving... View Details
      Keywords: Political History; Policy; Business History; Performance Consistency; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Europe
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      Jones, G., and M. W. Kirby, eds. Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991.
      • April 1991 (Revised July 1994)
      • Case

      Southland Corp. (B)

      By: Richard S. Ruback
      Examines Southland's financial difficulties following the LBO in 1987 up to the first restructuring plan in July 1990. The teaching objectives are: to explore the complexities of a failed leverage buyout and the operating restrictions that result from financial... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Crisis Management
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      Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 291-039, April 1991. (Revised July 1994.)
      • April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
      • Case

      RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Charles Hugel, the chairman of RJR Nabisco, receives a call from RJR Nabisco's CEO, Ross Johnson; Johnson plans to present an LBO plan to the board of directors at the board meeting the following week. The case details Hugel's actions as chairman, and describes the... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Situation or Environment; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-120, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
      • April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
      • Supplement

      RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      The special committee of the RJR Nabisco board has extended the bidding deadline for the company by 10 days. The case explains the process by which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the management group bid against one another for ownership of RJR Nabisco. The board of... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Situation or Environment; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 491-121, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
      • March 1991 (Revised October 1991)
      • Case

      CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Describes the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process, one of the most intensive in corporate America today. The board of directors' role in the evaluation is examined, as is the question of whether the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process should serve as a model for... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Management Teams
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson." Harvard Business School Case 491-116, March 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
      • March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
      • Case

      The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation. View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Trade; Corporate Governance; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 491-117, March 1991. (Revised January 1996.)
      • March 1991
      • Article

      The Role of Audits and Audit Quality in Valuing New Issues

      By: S. Datar, G. A. Feltham and J. S. Hughes
      Keywords: Accounting Audits; Quality; Value
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      Datar, S., G. A. Feltham, and J. S. Hughes. "The Role of Audits and Audit Quality in Valuing New Issues." Journal of Accounting & Economics 14, no. 1 (March 1991): 3–49.
      • February 1991
      • Case

      Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)

      By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
      Burlington Northern's decision whether to invest in ARES, an automated train control system, is a ($350 million) strategic investment in information technology. Although set in a service industry (railroad) the issues around this decision arise in many organizations... View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Rail Transportation; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Performance Effectiveness; Cost vs Benefits; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Customers; Quality; Rail Industry
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      Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-122, February 1991.
      • February 1991 (Revised June 1991)
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      Raymond Jackson (A)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Professor Jackson is offered a spot on the slate of directors that Harold Simmons, Lockheed's largest shareholder, has nominated for Lockheed's board to oppose the slate nominated by Lockheed in the Spring, 1990 elections. Jackson must decide whether to join Simmons'... View Details
      Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Decisions; Voting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Alliances
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "Raymond Jackson (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-025, February 1991. (Revised June 1991.)
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