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      Capital Budgeting Systems and Capabilities Investments in U.S. Companies after World War II

      By: K. B. Clark and C. Y. Baldwin
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; System; Investment; Business Ventures; United States
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      Clark, K. B., and C. Y. Baldwin. "Capital Budgeting Systems and Capabilities Investments in U.S. Companies after World War II." Business History Review 68, no. 1 (Spring 1994): 73–109. (Winner of Newcomen-Harvard Award For the best article published each year in the Business History Review​.)
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      How New Top Managers Use Control Systems as Levers of Strategic Renewal

      By: R. Simons
      Keywords: Management; System; Strategy
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      Simons, R. "How New Top Managers Use Control Systems as Levers of Strategic Renewal." Strategic Management Journal 15, no. 3 (March 1994): 169–189.
      • January 1994
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      ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation

      By: D. Quinn Mills, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson and Richard C. Wei
      In the midst of dramatic changes in the information systems industry and declining profits at the ABC Co., the vice president in charge of the sales and service division, Jeff, and his managers attempt to transform their division. The transformation gets off to a good... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation; Motivation and Incentives; Resignation and Termination; Communication; Business or Company Management; Information Technology Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson, and Richard C. Wei. "ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 494-075, January 1994.
      • January 1994 (Revised February 2001)
      • Case

      PepsiCo's Restaurants

      By: Cynthia A. Montgomery
      In 1992 PepsiCo is considering two opportunities to expand its restaurant business, Carts of Colorado, a $7 million manufacturer and merchandiser of mobile food carts, and California Pizza Kitchen, a $60 million chain in the casual dining segment. The discussion... View Details
      Keywords: Management Systems; Organizational Structure; Opportunities; Business Strategy; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Montgomery, Cynthia A. "PepsiCo's Restaurants." Harvard Business School Case 794-078, January 1994. (Revised February 2001.)
      • January 1994 (Revised May 1995)
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      Xerox: Design for the Environment

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor
      In 1990, Xerox undertook an "Environmental Leadership Program" designed to make Xerox an industry leader in non-polluting operations, recycling, and products actually designed for the environment. This effort flowed naturally out of the system of total quality... View Details
      Keywords: Product Design; Production; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Design; Environmental Sustainability
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      Vietor, Richard H.K. "Xerox: Design for the Environment." Harvard Business School Case 794-022, January 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
      • 1994
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      Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective

      By: James Langenfeld and Dennis Yao
      Competition (antitrust) policies in Central and Eastern Europe need to address both short-term problems associated with the transition to a market economy as well as the development of institutions suitable for a mature market economy. In this paper we employ an... View Details
      Keywords: Economic Systems; Policy; Development Economics; Emerging Markets
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      Langenfeld, James, and Dennis Yao. "Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective." Chap. 10 in Government and Markets: Establishing a Democratic Order and a Market Economy In Former Socialist Countries. 32, by Hendrikus Blommestein and Bernard Steunenberg, 195–218. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.
      • December 1993 (Revised November 1995)
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      Wetherill Associates, Inc.

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Top managers of Wetherill Associates, Inc., a small, privately held distributor of electrical parts to the automotive aftermarket, are considering whether to modify the company's compensation system for its salesforce. The management wants a compensation system that... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure; Compensation and Benefits; Salesforce Management
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Wetherill Associates, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 394-113, December 1993. (Revised November 1995.)
      • November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
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      Romeo Engine Plant

      By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan
      A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
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      Hutton, Amy P., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Romeo Engine Plant." Harvard Business School Case 194-032, November 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
      • 29 Oct 1993
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      Evolution of the Main Bank System in Japan

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Japan
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Evolution of the Main Bank System in Japan." Lecture at the European Science Foundation Workshop on Corporate Finance, Center for Economic Policy Research, Sesimbra, Portugal, October 29, 1993. (Discussant.)
      • October 1993 (Revised July 1997)
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      Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (A)

      By: Roy D. Shapiro and Michael D. Watkins
      AT&T's Universal Card Services (UCS) has been extremely successful during its short lifetime. Dedicated to improving service quality and customer satisfaction, chief quality officer Rob Davis and his quality team have designed and put into place an unusual measurement... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Policy; Compensation and Benefits; Performance Evaluation; Quality; System; Telecommunications Industry
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      Shapiro, Roy D., and Michael D. Watkins. "Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-047, October 1993. (Revised July 1997.)
      • October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
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      Northern Telecom (A): Greenwich Investment Proposal (Condensed)

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      The business products division has developed a business proposal asking for $50 million to fund the creation of a new telephone system for the small business market. The company's last entry into this marketplace lost $70 million. The new product would face 100... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Communication Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Product Development; Telecommunications Industry; Canada
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Northern Telecom (A): Greenwich Investment Proposal (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 594-051, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
      • October 1993
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      Family Capitalism

      By: G. Jones and Mary B. Rose
      Keywords: Economic Systems; Family and Family Relationships
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      Jones, G., and Mary B. Rose. "Family Capitalism." Business History 35, no. 4 (October 1993): 1–16.
      • September 1993 (Revised August 2011)
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      ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A)

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      First set of exercises meant to be used with ExtendSim, a simulation system created by Imagine That, Inc. of San Jose, California. These exercises allow students to investigate the impact of variable processing times on the performance of simple in-line processes.... View Details
      Keywords: Operations; Business Processes; Performance; Mathematical Methods
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 694-039, September 1993. (Revised August 2011.)
      • September 1993 (Revised December 1993)
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      Note on Pricing and Public Policy

      By: Willis M. Emmons III
      Surveys a number of essential issues related to pricing and public policy in market economies. Begins with a brief review of the price-determination process in competitive markets, then examines a range of topics involving pricing and public policy in monopoly and... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Business Strategy; Policy; Valuation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Competition; Economic Systems; Monopoly; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Cost
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      Emmons, Willis M., III. "Note on Pricing and Public Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-027, September 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
      • September 1993
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      Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard
      ALZA, a company specializing in drug delivery systems such as transdermal patches, considers manufacturing its own products. Until now, the company has conducted research and development on its patented system but has then licensed the technology to client-partner... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Production; Research and Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-019, September 1993.
      • September 1993
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      Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (B)

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard
      ALZA, a drug delivery company, must decide what and for whom to manufacture. In the past, it has licensed to pharmaceutical companies its patented system for the slow release of drugs into the human system. Therefore the company has little experience in choice of drug... View Details
      Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Patents; Production; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-020, September 1993.
      • September 1993 (Revised July 1995)
      • Background Note

      Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework

      By: Willis M. Emmons III
      Government intervention in markets may have significant effects--both positive and negative--on a firm's strategic options and its performance outcomes. Thus the ability to analyze the origins, implications, and dynamics of public policy is a critical managerial skill... View Details
      Keywords: Policy; Management Skills; Government and Politics; Adoption; Business Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Economic Systems
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      Emmons, Willis M., III. "Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-028, September 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
      • August 1993 (Revised March 1996)
      • Case

      Millipore: A Common Language for Common Systems

      By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green
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      Nohria, Nitin, and Sandy Green. "Millipore: A Common Language for Common Systems." Harvard Business School Case 494-011, August 1993. (Revised March 1996.)
      • July 1993
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      Future of Distributed Systems at Aetna, The

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Chris L Marshall
      Keywords: Information Technology; Strategy; Insurance Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Chris L Marshall. "Future of Distributed Systems at Aetna, The." Harvard Business School Case 194-018, July 1993.
      • July 1993 (Revised March 1994)
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      Bright Horizons Children's Centers, Inc.-1987

      By: Hugo Uyterhoeven and Myra M. Hart
      The founders of Bright Horizons have developed a distinctive strategy and raised venture capital money. Now they are ready to make their dream come true. How should they proceed in implementing their strategy? View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Management Style; Management Systems; Strategy
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      Uyterhoeven, Hugo, and Myra M. Hart. "Bright Horizons Children's Centers, Inc.-1987." Harvard Business School Case 394-031, July 1993. (Revised March 1994.)
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