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- June 1995 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Hawthorne (B): The Hawthorne Compensation Consulting Practice
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Geoffrey Love
Lorsch, Jay W., and Geoffrey Love. "Hawthorne (B): The Hawthorne Compensation Consulting Practice." Harvard Business School Case 495-066, June 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
- May 1995
- Article
The Influence of Supervisory Promotion and Network Location on Subordinate Careers in a Dual Ladder RD&E Setting
By: R. Katz, Michael Tushman and T. Allen
Katz, R., Michael Tushman, and T. Allen. "The Influence of Supervisory Promotion and Network Location on Subordinate Careers in a Dual Ladder RD&E Setting." Management Science 41, no. 5 (May 1995): 848–863.
- April 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Supplement
Wetherill Associates, Inc. Supplement
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols III
Describes the compensation system implemented for Wetherill Associates employees as of January 1995 and reports the company's financial results for 1994.
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Paine, Lynn S., and Charles A Nichols III. "Wetherill Associates, Inc. Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-182, April 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
- April 1995 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Provides an overview of the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Discusses HP's reactions as an organization to changes in its business environment. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze HP's practices, and how they have been...
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-051, April 1995. (Revised November 1995.)
- April 1995 (Revised November 1995)
- Supplement
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (B)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Designed as an in-class handout as a source of further discussion of the issues.
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-052, April 1995. (Revised November 1995.)
- March 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Apple Computer (B)(Abridged) : Building a Worldwide Strategy
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Describes the building of Apple's new strategy. Explores how the human resource function at Apple Computer can best support that strategy.
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Apple Computer (B)(Abridged) : Building a Worldwide Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 495-045, March 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
- March 1995 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Datavision (A)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Depicts a "team-building" intervention by an organizational consultant at a small computer company.
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Datavision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-046, March 1995. (Revised September 1997.)
- March 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Supplement
Datavision (C)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Describes the events to follow Datavision (A) and (B). Covers the aftermath of two previous team-building meetings and leaves off with the protagonist struggling with how to proceed.
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Keywords:
Employees;
Problems and Challenges;
Groups and Teams;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Computer Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Datavision (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-048, March 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- January 1995 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Focuses on a six-month period in 1994, during which the company experienced a series of dramatic upheavals. The events described include: 1) the sudden death of company president Frank Wells; 2) a health crisis facing Chairman Michael Eisner; 3) the "departure" of...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Business Startups;
Resignation and Termination;
Crisis Management;
United States
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year." Harvard Business School Case 395-109, January 1995. (Revised June 1997.)
- December 1994
- Article
The Inconsistent Role of Comparison Others and Procedural Justice to Hypothetical Job Descriptions: Implications for Job Acceptance Decisions
By: M. H. Bazerman, H. A. Schroth, P. P. Shah, K. A. Diekmann and A. E. Tenbrunsel
Bazerman, M. H., H. A. Schroth, P. P. Shah, K. A. Diekmann, and A. E. Tenbrunsel. "The Inconsistent Role of Comparison Others and Procedural Justice to Hypothetical Job Descriptions: Implications for Job Acceptance Decisions." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 60, no. 3 (December 1994): 326–352.
- October 1994 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Ritz-Carlton: Using Information Systems to Better Serve the Customer
By: W. Earl Sasser, Thomas O. Jones and Norman Klein
Explores the interface of an information system that keeps track of guests and their preferences, and the people systems that deliver multiple services at Ritz-Carlton hotels. The luxury hotel chain's unique service credo and commitment to quality principles are...
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Keywords:
Competency and Skills;
Customer Satisfaction;
Training;
Recruitment;
Service Delivery;
Supply Chain Management;
Luxury;
Balance and Stability;
Information Technology
Sasser, W. Earl, Thomas O. Jones, and Norman Klein. "Ritz-Carlton: Using Information Systems to Better Serve the Customer." Harvard Business School Case 395-064, October 1994. (Revised March 1999.)
- September 1994 (Revised December 1996)
- Teaching Note
Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs TN
Teaching Note for (9-293-091).
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits
- 1994
- Chapter
Focused Human Resources Management: Key to Logistics Effectiveness
By: R. D. Shapiro and J. Byrnes
- Article
Influences on Human Resource Management Practices in Multinational Corporations
By: P. Rosenzweig and N. Nohria
Rosenzweig, P., and N. Nohria. "Influences on Human Resource Management Practices in Multinational Corporations." Journal of International Business Studies 25, no. 2 (Second Quarter 1994): 229–252.
- May 1994 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Motorola: Institutionalizing Corporate Initiatives
By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
Motorola became a recognized quality leader in large part by becoming a leader in employee education and by encouraging "participative management." Through the Motorola Training and Education Center, later Motorola University, the company invested substantial resources...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Customer Satisfaction;
Training;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Corporate Strategy;
Education Industry
Zuboff, Shoshana, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Motorola: Institutionalizing Corporate Initiatives." Harvard Business School Case 494-139, May 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
- May 1994
- Case
Laura Ashley (D)
By: Richard L. Nolan
Describes the resignation of the CEO hired three years earlier to transform the company.
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Resignation and Termination;
Management Succession;
Performance Evaluation
Nolan, Richard L. "Laura Ashley (D)." Harvard Business School Case 194-146, May 1994.
- May 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Taco Bell--1994
Taco Bell CEO, John Martin, boldly proclaims a growth goal of 200,000 points of access by the year 2000 (the company had approximately 3,600 in 1991). To realize such growth, Martin embraces a philosophy of continual change. The implications for Taco Bell are dramatic...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Food;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Human Resources;
Brands and Branding;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Goals and Objectives;
Change Management;
Expansion;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Communication;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Taco Bell--1994." Harvard Business School Case 694-076, May 1994. (Revised July 1995.)
- 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 August 1996)
- Case
American Express (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
In January 1993, the American Express board met to decide who would succeed James D. Robinson, III as chairman and CEO. The board needed to act in the spotlight of intense media and investor scrutiny, and after leaks had revealed that there was a conflict among the...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Corporate Governance;
Resignation and Termination;
Leadership;
Management Succession;
Performance Evaluation
Lorsch, Jay W. "American Express (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-093, April 1994. (Revised August 1996.)
- April 1994
- Article
Salesforce Compensation Plans: An Individual Level Analysis
By: R. Lal, D. Outland and R. Staelin
Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits
Lal, R., D. Outland, and R. Staelin. "Salesforce Compensation Plans: An Individual Level Analysis." Marketing Letters (April 1994).