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- September 1993
- Case
Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)
ALZA, a company specializing in drug delivery systems such as transdermal patches, considers manufacturing its own products. Until now, the company has conducted research and development on its patented system but has then licensed the technology to client-partner...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Production;
Research and Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-019, September 1993.
- September 1993
- Supplement
Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (C)
ALZA, a drug delivery company, considers marketing its own and other companies' products. The primary issue is whether to build an internal sales force focused on a few niche markets, to finance a sales force through alliances, or to acquire a marketing company.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Product Marketing;
Alliances;
Research and Development;
Salesforce Management;
Business Strategy;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-021, September 1993.
- September 1993 (Revised July 1995)
- Background Note
Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework
Government intervention in markets may have significant effects--both positive and negative--on a firm's strategic options and its performance outcomes. Thus the ability to analyze the origins, implications, and dynamics of public policy is a critical managerial skill...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Management Skills;
Government and Politics;
Adoption;
Business Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Economic Systems
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-028, September 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
- August 1993 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Filene's Basement
By: David E. Bell and Dinny Starr
Filene's Basement is in the process of deciding where, and if, to locate two new stores in its new Chicago area of operations. The existing Chicago area stores have been performing well, however, management is concerned with over saturation of the market. At the time...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Processes
Bell, David E., and Dinny Starr. "Filene's Basement." Harvard Business School Case 594-018, August 1993. (Revised April 1998.)
- August 1993
- Case
Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (B)
By: John A. Quelch
Describes organization changes announced by Nestle's chariman in 1991 and updates the description of Nestle's marketing organization.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Marketing Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Globalization;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Switzerland
Quelch, John A. "Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 594-011, August 1993.
- 1993
- Chapter
Decomposing a Brand's Customer Franchise into Buyer Types
By: J. McQueen, J. Foley and J. A. Deighton
- 1993
- Chapter
Operation and Regulation in Financial Intermediation: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords:
Financial Markets;
Operations;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C. "Operation and Regulation in Financial Intermediation: A Functional Perspective." In Operation and Regulation of Financial Markets, edited by P. Englund. Stockholm: Ekonomiska rådet (Sweden), 1993.
- August 1993 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Southwest Airlines: 1993 (A)
By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell
Southwest Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to be profitable in 1992, makes a decision as to which of two new cities to open, or to add a new long-haul route. Provides windows into Southwest's strategy, operations, marketing, and culture.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Cost Management;
Profit;
Marketing;
Service Operations;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Heskett, James L., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Southwest Airlines: 1993 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-023, August 1993. (Revised April 1997.)
- July 1993
- Supplement
Ethics in Marketing
By: John A. Quelch
Compilation of commercials for six marketing case studies included in the book Ethics in Marketing by N. Smith and J.A. Quelch, published by Richard D. Irwin, Homewood, IL.
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Quelch, John A. "Ethics in Marketing." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 593-512, July 1993.
- July 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Goodyear: The Aquatred Launch
By: John A. Quelch
After many years of R&D, Goodyear has developed the Aquatred, an innovative new tire. However, the tire industry has matured and evolved, raising questions concerning the Aquatred's ability to gain support from Goodyear's independent tire dealers. Students must use...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Consumer Behavior;
Distribution Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Innovation and Invention;
Auto Industry;
Rubber Industry;
United States
Quelch, John A. "Goodyear: The Aquatred Launch." Harvard Business School Case 594-106, July 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- July 1993 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Harlequin Romances-Poland (A)
By: John A. Quelch
Harlequin Enterprises, the world's leading publisher of series romances, has been particularly successful in Poland. The case explores some of the challenges/opportunities of doing business in Eastern Europe and the marketing mix elements necessary for success.
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Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Harlequin Romances-Poland (A)." Harvard Business School Case 594-017, July 1993. (Revised June 2000.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Block 16: Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (A)
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Conoco's attempted to win an oil development contract in Ecuador's tropical rain forest. The case discusses government perspectives, environmental perspectives, and indigenous people's perspectives. Allows role playing in a "negotiating forum" set up by Conoco to get...
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Keywords:
Governance;
Contracts;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Negotiation;
Practice;
Business and Community Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Perspective;
Culture;
Corporate Strategy;
Latin America
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. Block 16: Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (A). Harvard Business School Case 394-001, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Ecuadorian Government's Perspective
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the government perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian government officials.
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Keywords:
Policy;
Business or Company Management;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Strategy;
Natural Environment;
Environmental Sustainability;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. "Block 16: Ecuadorian Government's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-002, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the environmental groups' perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian environmentalists.
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Strategy;
Natural Environment;
Environmental Sustainability;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. "Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-004, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Millipore New Product Commercialization: A Tale of Two New Products
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Kevin Bartus
Millipore, the worldwide leader in separations technology, was in the process of launching two key new products: one a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer and the other a virus separation membrane. The case documents the product development and commercialization...
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Kevin Bartus. "Millipore New Product Commercialization: A Tale of Two New Products." Harvard Business School Case 594-010, July 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- July 1993
- Supplement
Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 593-515, July 1993.
- July 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Marketing Strategy for the Debut Bond Offering
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the first supranational financial institution of the post-Cold War era, is planning its debut in the international capital markets through a bond issuance of $500 million. The bank must determine its marketing...
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Rayport, Jeffrey F. "European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Marketing Strategy for the Debut Bond Offering." Harvard Business School Case 594-005, July 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- summer 1993
- Article
Market Research and Marketing Dialects
Cespedes, Frank V. "Market Research and Marketing Dialects." Marketing Research 10 (summer 1993): 26–34.
- 1993
- Chapter
Teaching Emotion with Drama Advertising
By: J. A. Deighton and S. Hoch
Deighton, J. A., and S. Hoch. "Teaching Emotion with Drama Advertising." In Advertising Exposure, Memory and Choice, edited by A. A. Mitchell. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993.