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- August 1998
- Supplement
New York City Investment Fund, Video
By: James E. Austin and Rosabeth M. Kanter
Austin, James E., and Rosabeth M. Kanter. "New York City Investment Fund, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-508, August 1998.
- June 1998
- Article
A New Takeover Defense Mechanism: Using an Equal Treatment Agreement as an Alternative to the Poison Pill
Subramanian, Guhan. "A New Takeover Defense Mechanism: Using an Equal Treatment Agreement as an Alternative to the Poison Pill." Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 23, no. 2 (June 1998).
- April 1998 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
By: Das Narayandas
Deals with the issue of cross-selling and managing a portfolio of products and services in business markets. Arrow/Schweber (A/S), a subsidiary of electronic parts distributor Arrow Electronics, has a portfolio of products that differ in the amount of value added by...
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Keywords:
Distribution Channels;
Internet and the Web;
Problems and Challenges;
Change Management;
Electronics Industry
Narayandas, Das. "Arrow Electronics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 598-022, April 1998. (Revised January 2007.)
- March 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
USA TODAY Online
By: John A. Deighton and Anthony St. George
How should USA TODAY use its brand franchise to build a publishing business on the World Wide Web? Advertising Age described the first steps as "a case study in how not to do it," but by the end of 1997 USA TODAY Online is the most visited news site on the Web. Now the...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Design;
Profit;
Revenue;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Information Industry
Deighton, John A., and Anthony St. George. "USA TODAY Online." Harvard Business School Case 598-133, March 1998. (Revised November 1999.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Boston Duck Tours,1996: Has Boston Gone Quackers?
By: Myra M. Hart and Stephanie Dodson
While on vacation in Memphis, former investment manager Andy Wilson discovers a unique "tour bus" that travels over land and through water. He decides to transplant the concept to Boston and to add both historical and theatrical features to the amphibious tour. As he...
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Keywords:
Opportunities;
Creativity;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Startups;
Tourism Industry;
Tennessee;
Boston
Hart, Myra M., and Stephanie Dodson. "Boston Duck Tours,1996: Has Boston Gone Quackers?" Harvard Business School Case 898-189, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
- February 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Background Note
Note on New Drug Development in the United States
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
An overview of the new drug development process in the United States, using the migraine drug Imitrex as an illustrative example.
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Research and Development;
Health;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Note on New Drug Development in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 698-028, February 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- January 1998 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Alert: This case has been revised since its original publication; all amounts have been converted to euros and the dates have been updated to 2020. If you’ve taught with this case in the past, please note that changes may affect teaching plans and classroom use. Using...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Cash Flow;
Investment Return;
Profit;
Financial Statements;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Italy
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan." Harvard Business School Case 198-088, January 1998. (Revised July 2019.)
- January 1998
- Article
The Adam Smith Address: Location, Clusters, and the 'New' Microeconomics of Competition
The new microeconomics of competition is contained in frameworks that structure the complexity of competition and inform managers of the choices they must make. The role of location has shifted from factor endowments and size to productivity growth; factor inputs are...
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Keywords:
Economics
Porter, Michael E. "The Adam Smith Address: Location, Clusters, and the 'New' Microeconomics of Competition." Business Economics 33, no. 1 (January 1998).
- November 1997 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (A)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Mikelle Eastley
Examines the choices Guidant must make in research and development spending and new product development. More specifically, CEO Jay Graf considers the payoffs and tradeoffs of using product development skills that he learned in CPI's core business when applied to a...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Product Development;
Business or Company Management;
Management Skills;
Research and Development;
Business Strategy;
Communication;
Product Design;
Market Design;
Organizational Design;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Mikelle Eastley. "Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-021, November 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
- November 1997 (Revised October 1999)
- Teaching Note
Land Assembly and Negotiation TN
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
Teaching Note for (1-898-024).
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- October 1997 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Disney (C): The Mouse in Times Square
By: Michael A. Wheeler, Thomas Dretler and Georgia Levenson
Disney's first foray into an urban environment, is the restoration and development of the landmark New Amsterdam Theater in New York's Times Square. Disney must negotiate with the city, state, and various nonprofit organizations focused on the redevelopment of Times...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Types;
Urban Development;
Tourism Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Wheeler, Michael A., Thomas Dretler, and Georgia Levenson. "Disney (C): The Mouse in Times Square." Harvard Business School Case 898-020, October 1997. (Revised June 2001.)
- October 1997 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Disney (D): The Mouse in Times Square
By: Michael A. Wheeler, Thomas Dretler and Georgia Levenson
Supplements the (C) case.
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Keywords:
New York (city, NY)
Wheeler, Michael A., Thomas Dretler, and Georgia Levenson. "Disney (D): The Mouse in Times Square." Harvard Business School Case 898-021, October 1997. (Revised September 2000.)
- August 1997 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
A major trust company attempts to implement a major software system while simultaneously reengineering business processes. Providian Trust, a previously non-IT intensive organization, must completely reposition its management of technology to deal with IT's new...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Financial Institutions;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-008, August 1997. (Revised June 1999.)
- August 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Harassment at Work?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
Presents three scenarios involving behavior that could arguably be called sexual harassment. The first scenario is set in a medical supply company in an unnamed emerging market region. The second is set in a New York-based securities firm. The third is set in a U.S....
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Keywords:
Working Conditions;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Groups and Teams;
Crime and Corruption;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Labor and Management Relations;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
New York (city, NY);
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Dale Coxe. "Harassment at Work?" Harvard Business School Case 398-001, August 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (A1)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
First of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. Split from the original (A) case to give students an opportunity to suggest objectives and measures for the division's initial BSC, without...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Measurement and Metrics;
Restructuring;
Corporate Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Marketing Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry;
United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 197-120, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (A2)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Second of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. This case describes the completed BSC, and how this was linked to the BSCs of the independent business units and the internal service...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Performance Evaluation;
Management Teams;
Management Practices and Processes;
Executive Compensation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Strategy;
Energy Industry;
Mining Industry;
United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A2)." Harvard Business School Case 197-121, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- June 1997
- Case
New York Bagel: Hungary, April 1994
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "New York Bagel: Hungary, April 1994." Harvard Business School Case 297-078, June 1997.
- June 1997 (Revised September 2000)
- Teaching Note
Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (A), (B) TN
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
Teaching Note for (9-897-143) and (9-897-144).
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- March 1997
- Background Note
Note on Customer Behavior
By: Gerald Zaltman
A review of selected key concepts that are useful for understanding customers. The importance of understanding customers is also discussed, along with a short description of new frontiers in the study of customer behavior.
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- March 1997 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
The New York Times Electronic Media Company
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Dickson Louie
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "The New York Times Electronic Media Company." Harvard Business School Case 897-051, March 1997. (Revised February 2001.)