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- 1996
- Chapter
Features of Good Integration: Two Cases and Some Generalizations
By: J. A. Deighton
Keywords:
Integration
- May–June 1996
- Article
Do Better at Doing Good
By: V. K. Rangan, Sohel Karim and Sheryl Sandberg
Rangan, V. K., Sohel Karim, and Sheryl Sandberg. "Do Better at Doing Good." Harvard Business Review 74, no. 3 (May–June 1996): 42–51.
- April 1996
- Case
Silver Lane Apartments
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Scott Johnson is a successful developer of single-family and multi-family housing who specializes in renovating and turning around poorly performing apartments in good locations. He plans to sell a 506-unit property for portfolio and estate planning purposes. This case...
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Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Silver Lane Apartments." Harvard Business School Case 396-330, April 1996.
- Article
Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies
By: Richard S. Tedlow, Benson P. Shapiro and Adrian Jurij Slywotzky
Keywords:
Business Ventures
Tedlow, Richard S., Benson P. Shapiro, and Adrian Jurij Slywotzky. "Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies." Strategy & Business, no. 3 (Second Quarter 1996): 16–26.
- February 1996
- Case
Chadwick, Inc.: The Balanced Scorecard (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The pharmaceutical division of a diversified company has been asked to develop a Balanced Scorecard. Research and development projects take about ten years to bring a new product to the marketplace and the division depends on good relations and active feedback from its...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Research and Development;
Product Launch;
Commercialization;
Consumer Behavior;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Performance Evaluation;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Chadwick, Inc.: The Balanced Scorecard (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 196-124, February 1996.
- 1996
- Article
The Good Corporation and How to Get It
Keywords:
Business Ventures
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "The Good Corporation and How to Get It." Business and Society Review, no. 96 (1996): 7–9.
- 1995
- Chapter
Perspectives on PPP and Long-Run Real Exchange Rates
By: K. Froot and K. Rogoff
Froot, K., and K. Rogoff. "Perspectives on PPP and Long-Run Real Exchange Rates." Chap. 32 in Handbook of International Economics, edited by G. M. Grossman and K. Rogoff, 1647–1688. Elsevier Science, 1995. (Revised from Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-038.)
- December 1995
- Article
Retail Competition in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry: The Case of France and the U.K.
By: R. Lal, M. Corstjens and J. Corstjens
Lal, R., M. Corstjens, and J. Corstjens. "Retail Competition in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry: The Case of France and the U.K." European Management Journal (December 1995).
- October 1995
- Case
Groupe Danone Prepares for the Next Century
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Elizabeth Ashcroft
Danone is the largest food company in France and is in the top ten in the world, but most of its activity is in France, Spain, and Italy. How does it become a global company? Should it? How does it leverage its leadership in yogurt, biscuits, and mineral water?
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Global Strategy;
Goods and Commodities;
Marketing Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Expansion;
Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Elizabeth Ashcroft. "Groupe Danone Prepares for the Next Century." Harvard Business School Case 596-054, October 1995.
- August 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Futures on the Mexican Peso
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Matthew McBrady and Mark Seasholes
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange needs to decide how to design, and whether and when to introduce, a futures contract on the Mexican peso.
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Keywords:
Exchange Rates;
Money Markets;
Futures Market;
Country Analysis;
International Finance;
Financial Markets;
Futures and Commodity Futures;
Financial Services Industry;
Chicago;
Mexico
Froot, Kenneth A., Matthew McBrady, and Mark Seasholes. "Futures on the Mexican Peso." Harvard Business School Case 296-004, August 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- June 1995 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
Investment Linked to Commodity Futures, An TN
By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee
Teaching Note for (9-293-017).
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Keywords:
Futures and Commodity Futures
- 2001
- Working Paper
The Law of One Price Over 700 Years
By: K. A. Froot, M. Kim and K. Rogoff
- May 1995
- Background Note
Note on Product Liability
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
This note provides an overview to the evolution and current state of product liability law in the United States.
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Keywords:
Goods and Commodities;
Legal Liability;
Safety;
Product Marketing;
Business Strategy;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
United States
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Note on Product Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-049, May 1995.
- November 1994
- Background Note
Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies
By: Benson P. Shapiro, Adrian J. Slywotsky and Richard S. Tedlow
Describes the Darwinian internal and external processes that lead to poor performance from a previously well performing company. Demonstrates why any business design eventually fails and the role of organizational calcification and poor leadership in the failure. Also...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Design;
Failure;
Performance
Shapiro, Benson P., Adrian J. Slywotsky, and Richard S. Tedlow. "Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 595-045, November 1994.
- October 1994
- Background Note
Note on Crude Oil and Crude Oil Derivatives Markets
By: Andre F. Perold, Wai Lee and Kuljot Singh
Briefly describes the crude oil markets and common derivatives contracts written on oil. The contracts are oil forward and futures contracts, and over-the-counter oil price swaps.
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Keywords:
Non-Renewable Energy;
Futures and Commodity Futures;
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
Contracts;
Energy Industry
Perold, Andre F., Wai Lee, and Kuljot Singh. "Note on Crude Oil and Crude Oil Derivatives Markets." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-053, October 1994.
- October 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Alcoma: The Strategic Use of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Phil Herndon and Katherine L. Morris
Increases in orange tree production led to an orange juice surplus. How does one manage price risk in the orange juice industry under these conditions?
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Keywords:
Hedging;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Price;
Risk Management;
Futures and Commodity Futures;
Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Phil Herndon, and Katherine L. Morris. "Alcoma: The Strategic Use of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures." Harvard Business School Case 595-029, October 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- October 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Hedging with FCOJ Futures
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Phil Herndon and Katherine L. Morris
Goldberg, Ray A., Phil Herndon, and Katherine L. Morris. "Hedging with FCOJ Futures." Harvard Business School Case 595-030, October 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- June 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Beating the Commodity Magnet
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and George T. Bowman
All markets follow a cycle of growth and maturity, then commoditization and decline. This note argues that while commoditization of an industry may seem inevitable, the better managed firms find a way to make money in the commodity cycle. These firms know how and when...
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Keywords:
Goods and Commodities;
Financial Markets;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and George T. Bowman. "Beating the Commodity Magnet." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-122, June 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- May 1994
- Article
The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations
By: T. M. Amabile, K. G. Hill, B. A. Hennessey and E. M. Tighe
The Work Preference Inventory (WPI) is designed to assess individual differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations. Both the college student and the working adult versions aim to capture the major elements of intrinsic motivation (self-determination,...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Measurement and Metrics;
Higher Education;
Employees;
Personal Characteristics
Amabile, T. M., K. G. Hill, B. A. Hennessey, and E. M. Tighe. "The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 66, no. 5 (May 1994): 950–967.
- April 1994 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1977 - 1987)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Keri O. Pearlson
Describes a small company selling freshly baked goods through privately owned specialty stores (each store sells only Mrs. Fields products). The company has about 8,000 employees worldwide and less than 150 information systems people for a unique leverage of MIS...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Organizations;
Management Systems;
Business Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Keri O. Pearlson. "Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1977 - 1987)." Harvard Business School Case 194-064, April 1994. (Revised October 2001.)