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- January 1989 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A)
Senior marketing executives of a major international airline are deciding on a strategy to address a crisis situation precipitated by a series of terrorist acts. The company is experiencing the worst downturn ever in its U.S.-U.K. travel business due to media reports...
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Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Crime and Corruption;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Time Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Perception;
Value Creation;
Travel Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Greyser, Stephen A. British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A). Harvard Business School Case 589-089, January 1989. (Revised December 1991.)
- January 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Bank for International Development, Software Case
By: W. Carl Kester and Timothy A. Luehrman
A hypothetical case in which an assistant treasurer of a supranational bank is asked to determine in which currencies it has been cheaper ex post to borrow. An integral part of the case is a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet containing monthly data on yen and dollar interest...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Interest Rates;
International Finance;
Relationships;
Currency;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Analytics and Data Science;
Inflation and Deflation
Kester, W. Carl, and Timothy A. Luehrman. "Bank for International Development, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 289-034, January 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
- 1989
- Article
The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory
By: T. M. Amabile and N. Gryskiewicz
The Creative Environment Scales Work Environment Inventory (WEI) is a new paper-and-pencil instrument designed to assess stimulants and obstacles to creativity in the work environment. Unlike many instruments that are designed as comprehensive descriptions of the work...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Innovation and Invention;
Working Conditions;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
Amabile, T. M., and N. Gryskiewicz. "The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory." Creativity Research Journal 2 (1989): 231–254.
- Article
The Case for Integrative Innovation: An Expert System at Digital
By: D. A. Leonard
Keywords:
System
Leonard, D. A. "The Case for Integrative Innovation: An Expert System at Digital." MIT Sloan Management Review 29, no. 1 (Fall 1987): 7–19.
- 1987
- Chapter
Pension Plan Integration as Insurance against Social Security Risk
By: Robert C. Merton, Zvi Bodie and Alan J. Marcus
- April 1986 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Analog Devices Enterprises: Bipolar Integrated Technology
Sahlman, William A. "Analog Devices Enterprises: Bipolar Integrated Technology." Harvard Business School Case 286-117, April 1986. (Revised December 1995.)
- January 1986 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Horizon Group
Contains a description of a situation confronting the co-founder of a company planning to produce software for microcomputers. The company has just completed raising money from some wealthy investors by forming an R&D Limited Partnership. Development of the program (an...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Venture Capital;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Plan;
Outcome or Result;
Research and Development;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Information Technology Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Horizon Group." Harvard Business School Case 286-058, January 1986. (Revised March 1997.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Vertical Integration and Assurance of Markets
By: Jerry R. Green
Green, Jerry R. "Vertical Integration and Assurance of Markets." In New Developments in the Analysis of Market Structure, edited by J.E. Stiglitz and G.F. Mathewson. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986.
- January 1985 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Turner Construction Co.
In June, 1984, a vice president at Turner Construction Co. must decide whether to approve a construction project being considered by one of Turner's territorial offices and how to manage that territory general manager's apparent reluctance to pursue another account...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Projects;
Market Entry and Exit;
Integration;
Contracts;
Marketing Strategy;
Sales;
Business or Company Management;
Business Offices;
Geographic Location;
Construction Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Turner Construction Co." Harvard Business School Case 585-031, January 1985. (Revised June 1993.)
- September 1984 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Benetton (A)
By: James L. Heskett
The world's largest manufacturer of woolen outerwear garments seeks to extend its retailing network to the United States from its base in Europe. A number of issues concerning marketing, manufacturing, and logistics strategy are raised by the proposed move along with...
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Keywords:
Logistics;
Brands and Branding;
Networks;
Production;
Marketing Strategy;
Globalization;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States;
Europe
Heskett, James L. "Benetton (A)." Harvard Business School Case 685-014, September 1984. (Revised February 1989.)
- 1984
- Working Paper
Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organizational Development
By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector
- 1984
- Chapter
Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development
By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector
Beer, Michael, and Bert Spector. "Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development." In Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Vol. 2, edited by Kendrith M. Rowland and Gerald R. Ferris. JAI Press, 1984.
- September 1983 (Revised February 1989)
- Background Note
The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983
Describes the international oil tanker shipping industry both historically and in 1983. Designed to provide a vehicle for practicing industry analysis in a volatile commodity business, and for formulating strategy in such an environment. Also can be used to examine...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Goods and Commodities;
Volatility;
Vertical Integration;
Supply and Industry;
Shipping Industry
Porter, Michael E. "The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-034, September 1983. (Revised February 1989.)
- May 1983 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Technical Data Corp.
Describes a decision confronting the president of a small company about selling some or all of the shares in his company to another firm. Technical Data Corp. provides analytical services to professional bond market traders over a system of computer terminals operated...
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Keywords:
Stocks;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Information Infrastructure;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Valuation;
Negotiation Tactics;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Information Industry;
Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Technical Data Corp." Harvard Business School Case 283-072, May 1983. (Revised December 1987.)
- April 1983 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
People Express (A)
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Debra Whitestone
Describes the start up, strategy, organizational design, and operations over the first eighteen months of the airline. Focuses on the creative use of human resources as an integral part of the business strategy.
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
Air Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Operations;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Debra Whitestone. "People Express (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-103, April 1983. (Revised October 2000.)
- 1982
- Article
When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words
By: T. M. Amabile and L. Kabat
Subjects viewed two videotapes, one depicting a stimulus person's self-description and the other depicting that person's behavior in a conversation, according to a four-way factorial design personality descriptor used in the self-description ("introvert" or...
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Amabile, T. M., and L. Kabat. "When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words." Social Cognition 1 (1982): 311–335.
- 1980
- Working Paper
Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process
By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating...
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Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
- April 1979
- Article
Communication Patterns, Project Performance, and Task Characteristics: An Empirical Evaluation and Integration in an R&D Setting
By: Ralph Katz and Michael Tushman
Katz, Ralph, and Michael Tushman. "Communication Patterns, Project Performance, and Task Characteristics: An Empirical Evaluation and Integration in an R&D Setting." Organizational Behavior and Human Performance 23, no. 2 (April 1979): 139–162.