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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company

  Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris

  In 2010, Tom Linebarger, president and COO of Cummins, Inc., the Columbus, Indiana-based manufacturer of diesel engines, has to decide where to locate the company's new manufacturing line for high horsepower engines. He has three choices to decide from: Seymour, Indiana; Daventry, England; and Pune, India. The Community Education Coalition (CEC) in Columbus has had success in improving the city's schools to make the area more competitive in attracting and retaining highly educated employees to this small Midwestern city. The CEC is planning an expansion into Seymour with Cummins' help. Will the CEC be able to improve the school system in Seymour enough to make it a viable choice for the new high horsepower engine line?

  Keywords: manufacturing; education; competitiveness; Manufacturing Industry; United States;

  Citation:

  Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company." Harvard Business School Case 313-024, March 2013.

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 2

  Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

  Joel Klein took over the NYC Department of Education in 2002 and radically transformed the strategy and organization remarkably with improvements in performance. Day 2 focuses on Klein as a strategist, organization builder and driver of performance. Supplementary homework video provides Klein's thoughts on how one brings about change in a difficult public arena.

  Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Performance Improvement; Corporate Strategy; Education Industry; Public Administration Industry; New York (city, NY);

  Citation:

  Bower, Joseph L., and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 2." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-033, July 2012. (Revised from original August 2010 version.)

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• Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2012 version)

  The Market for Consumer Finance

  Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris

  This note describes the market for consumer finance products in the United States. The note focuses on the changes in supply and demand that have occurred since the mid-20th century, and highlights recent approaches to finance for low-credit rated borrowers.

  Keywords: Financial Markets;

  Citation:

  Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "The Market for Consumer Finance." Harvard Business School Background Note 312-041, June 2012. (Revised from original February 2012 version.)

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