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- March 1981 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
Sedalia Engine Plant (B)
By: Michael Beer
After one year as new plant manager at a highly participatory management style plant, Denny Goble assesses his handling of various problems.
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Employee Relationship Management;
Management Style;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Technology Industry
Beer, Michael. "Sedalia Engine Plant (B)." Harvard Business School Case 481-149, March 1981. (Revised April 1983.)
- January 1981 (Revised February 1982)
- Case
People's Republic of China: Development Strategies and Performance
By: James E. Austin
Keywords:
Development Economics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
China
Austin, James E. "People's Republic of China: Development Strategies and Performance." Harvard Business School Case 381-111, January 1981. (Revised February 1982.)
- January 1981
- Case
Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.
By: John P. Kotter
Introduces the student to Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., its business, its strategy, and its organization. Provides the necessary background for understanding the contributions of Mary Kay Ash, the company's founder and chairman.
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Kotter, John P. "Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 481-126, January 1981.
- 1981
- Article
Marine Resources Management under Uncertainty: The Case of Eastern Spinner Dolphin Depletion
Sebenius, James K. "Marine Resources Management under Uncertainty: The Case of Eastern Spinner Dolphin Depletion." Marine Fisheries Review 43 (1981): 1–4.
- 1981
- Chapter
Multinational Structural Change: Evolution versus Reorganization
By: C. A. Bartlett
Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure
Bartlett, C. A. "Multinational Structural Change: Evolution versus Reorganization." In The Management of Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in Multinational Corporations, edited by Lars Otterbeck. London: Gower, 1981. (Also in The Internationalization of the Firm, edited by P. Buckley and P.G. Meer, Oslo: Norwegian University Press, 1991; and in The History of Management Thought, edited by P. Buckley, Ashgate, 2002.)
- January 1981
- Background Note
Note on Labor Relations in the United States
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Labor and Management Relations
Beer, Michael. "Note on Labor Relations in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-122, January 1981.
- December 1980 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract
By: John P. Kotter and John M. Stengrevics
Traces a complex resource allocation decision facing British Steel in 1975. Students study the influences on the various managers involved in making the decision.
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Decision Making;
Management Teams;
Metals and Minerals;
Steel Industry;
United Kingdom
Kotter, John P., and John M. Stengrevics. "British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract." Harvard Business School Case 481-110, December 1980. (Revised September 1985.)
- December 1980 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Hudepohl Brewing Co.
Presents the problem of how an established regional brewer can survive the onslaught of national breweries, some of which are being cross-subsidized by diversified parent companies. Requires detailed analysis of what operations are profitable and unprofitable for...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Profit;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Industry Growth;
Private Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition;
Diversification
Salter, Malcolm S. "Hudepohl Brewing Co." Harvard Business School Case 381-092, December 1980. (Revised December 1984.)
- December 1980 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Savannah West
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed...
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Keywords:
Credit;
Property;
Financing and Loans;
Banks and Banking;
Housing;
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
Banking Industry;
Georgia (state, US)
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Savannah West." Harvard Business School Case 381-081, December 1980. (Revised January 1992.)
- November 1980 (Revised February 1982)
- Case
Explosion in the Dover Plant
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Explosion in the Dover Plant." Harvard Business School Case 681-043, November 1980. (Revised February 1982.)
- November 1980
- Background Note
Managing Disasters
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords:
Crisis Management
Hayes, Robert H. "Managing Disasters." Harvard Business School Background Note 681-042, November 1980.
- 1980
- Book
Approaches to Managing Organizational Behavior: Models, Cases and Readings
By: D. Nadler, Michael Tushman and N. Hatvany
- October 1980
- Supplement
Biography of an Executive (B): Spouse's Perspective
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords:
Managerial Roles
Lorsch, Jay W. "Biography of an Executive (B): Spouse's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-057, October 1980.
- September 1980 (Revised February 1985)
- Case
Risk Analytics Associates
By: David E. Bell
Keywords:
Risk Management
Bell, David E. "Risk Analytics Associates." Harvard Business School Case 181-032, September 1980. (Revised February 1985.)
- September 1980 (Revised April 1984)
- Background Note
Note on Japanese Management and Employment Systems
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Note on Japanese Management and Employment Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-009, September 1980. (Revised April 1984.)
- August 1980
- Supplement
Renn Zaphiropoulos, A Day with, Video
By: John P. Kotter
Focuses on the management style of Renn Zaphiropoulos in the context of a rapidly changing segment of Xerox's business environment. To be contrasted with the videotape, Day with Fred Henderson (9-881-502) and the case, Fred Henderson (9-480-043).
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Kotter, John P. "Renn Zaphiropoulos, A Day with, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 881-501, August 1980.
- July 1980
- Background Note
Action Planning and Implementation: A Manager's Checklist
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James P. Ware
A checklist of suggested guidelines for managers embarking on action planning and implementation activities. Used as a supplement to assist in the preparation of case materials.
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Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James P. Ware. "Action Planning and Implementation: A Manager's Checklist." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-010, July 1980.
- 1980
- Chapter
Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and Malcolm Gillis
Keywords:
Agreements and Arrangements;
Metals and Minerals;
Mining;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Taxation;
Mining Industry
Wells, L. T., Jr., and Malcolm Gillis. "Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues." In Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia, by Malcolm Gillis, Ralph Beals, Glenn Jenkins, L. T. Wells Jr., and Ulrich Peterson. MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1980.
- April 1980
- Teaching Note