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- December 1994 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Final Offer: Part II
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Jan Martinez
Supplements Background Note: GM-UAW Negotiations--1984.
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Wheeler, Michael A., and Jan Martinez. "Final Offer: Part II." Harvard Business School Case 895-016, December 1994. (Revised February 2000.)
- February 1994 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management
By: Peter Tufano
Union Carbide's board of directors is asked to evaluate a proposal from the staff treasurer's that would articulate policies to manage its debt portfolio. The staff proposes that shareholder value will be maximized if the firm manages its exposure to interest rates by...
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Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-057, February 1994. (Revised February 1996.)
- 1994
- Other Unpublished Work
Trans Union Corp.: 118 FTC 821
By: Dennis A. Yao
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
- March 1993 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
CF MotorFreight in 1992
By: David B. Yoffie
In June 1992, CFMF management finds that despite a number-two ranking nationwide among long-haul carriers, two smaller rivals are far more profitable for the year-ended 1991. Management confronts the issue of encroaching competition from the country's smaller regional...
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Keywords:
Labor Unions;
Business or Company Management;
Distribution;
Competition;
Consolidation;
Truck Transportation
Yoffie, David B. "CF MotorFreight in 1992." Harvard Business School Case 793-100, March 1993. (Revised May 2009.)
- January 1992 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
FBO, Inc.
FBO, Inc. is a fixed-base operator at a large metropolitan airport. The general manager must decide if the current pooling format is the appropriate way to staff the commercial refueling operations. If pooling is deemed inappropriate then the implementation of a...
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Keywords:
Selection and Staffing;
Labor Unions;
Operations;
Labor and Management Relations;
Aerospace Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "FBO, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 692-074, January 1992. (Revised April 1993.)
- February 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Henderson Home Products: USSR Joint Venture
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Henderson Home Products: USSR Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Case 391-129, February 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
- January 1991
- Supplement
Suzuki Samurai, Supplement
By: John A. Quelch
A condensed version of Suzuki Samurai: The Rollover Crisis. Suzuki management must plan a response to a Consumers Union demand for a recall of the Samurai on grounds of its unacceptable propensity to roll over.
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Quelch, John A. "Suzuki Samurai, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 591-040, January 1991.
- November 1990
- Background Note
Common Agricultural Policy of the EC: An Agenda for the Nineties
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Common Agricultural Policy of the EC: An Agenda for the Nineties." Harvard Business School Background Note 591-045, November 1990.
- July 1990 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
In 1989, the performance measurement systems and compensation policies of Nordstrom Department Stores unexpectedly came under attack by employees, unions, and government regulators. The case describes the "sales-per-hour" monitoring and compensation system that many...
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Keywords:
Performance Consistency;
Performance Evaluation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Motivation and Incentives;
Labor Unions;
Salesforce Management;
Retention;
Growth and Development;
Industrial Products Industry;
Industrial Products Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-002, July 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
- September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge
For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell...
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Crisis Management;
Labor Unions;
Demand and Consumers;
Management Teams;
Problems and Challenges;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 390-036, September 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
- July 1989
- Case
Brooklyn Union Gas
Keywords:
Energy Industry
Cash, James I., Jr. "Brooklyn Union Gas." Harvard Business School Case 190-018, July 1989.
- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
Union Tank Car Co., Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords:
Rail Industry
- September 1988 (Revised June 1990)
- Case
Cummins Engine Co. in the Soviet Union
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Cummins Engine Co. in the Soviet Union." Harvard Business School Case 389-018, September 1988. (Revised June 1990.)
- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Union Carbide Deal, The
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords:
Chemical Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Union Carbide Deal, The ." Harvard Business School Case 288-065, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
- March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.
By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy
Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide...
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Keywords:
State Ownership;
Compensation and Benefits;
Entrepreneurship;
For-Profit Firms;
Accounting;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Resource Allocation;
Cost Accounting;
Cost Management;
Labor and Management Relations;
Financial Management;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
Kansas
Merchant, Kenneth A., Krishna G. Palepu, and Joseph P. Mulloy. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 187-088, March 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
- November 1986 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Union Pacific (A), (B), and Introduction, Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 186-177, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Case 186-178, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1986 (Revised April 1988)
- Case
Union Pacific, Introduction
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific, Introduction." Harvard Business School Case 186-176, January 1986. (Revised April 1988.)
- December 1984
- Teaching Note
First National Bank of Lake City (A), Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
Teaching Note for (9-474-139).
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