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Whitney Stevens
Having inherited his fathers labor problems, Whitney Stevens’ early years at his family’s company were dominated by struggles with textile unions. Though the family strongly opposed the organizations, Whitney was forced to acquiesce and...
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Fabric & Apparel
- January 2003
- Background Note
Institutions for Collaboration: Overview
Provides an overview of the wide variety of organizations other than firms, government ministries and regulatory agencies, and universities that may have significant effects on competitiveness. These intermediary entities, referred to as institutions for collaboration...
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Porter, Michael E., and Willis M. Emmons III. "Institutions for Collaboration: Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-436, January 2003.
- 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.)
- October 1984
- Case
Transition from Contract to Consensus at General Motors
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Transition from Contract to Consensus at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 385-168, October 1984.
- 2023
- Article
Let's Coordinate! The Reinforcement of a ‘Liberal Bastion’ within European Industrial Federations, 1978-1987
By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focuses on the establishment in the 1970s of a new international private governance forum, the so-called ‘Interlaken Conferences’, which gathered together the leading figures of the Industrial Federations of the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria,...
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Business Interest Association;
Lobbying;
Neo-Liberalism;
Neocorporatism;
Coordination;
Economic Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
Labor Unions;
Economics;
Policy;
Europe
Pitteloud, Sabine. "Let's Coordinate! The Reinforcement of a ‘Liberal Bastion’ within European Industrial Federations, 1978-1987." Special Issue on Brokers of the wealthy (Transnational business associations) edited by Pierre Eichenberger, Neil Rollings and Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl. Business History 65, no. 2 (2023): 345–365.
- November 1994
- Case
Navistar International
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
As a consequence of laying off half its workforce in a massive downsizing program, the company--a large manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks--struggles with a huge ($2.6 billion) liability for retiree medical costs. Although the company has promised its retirees...
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Negotiation Process;
Wages;
Labor Unions;
Legal Liability;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Restructuring
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Navistar International." Harvard Business School Case 295-030, November 1994.
- May 1982 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Air Traffic Controllers
By: Michael Beer
On August 3, 1981 President Ronald Reagan terminated 12,000 air traffic controllers, members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, for violating their no-strike oath. Provides background on the human resources policies and practices of the Federal...
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination;
Labor and Management Relations;
Government and Politics;
Labor Unions;
Negotiation;
Employees;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Beer, Michael. "Air Traffic Controllers." Harvard Business School Case 482-056, May 1982. (Revised June 1982.)
- Mar 2012
- Report
A Jobs Compact for America's Future
human capital; how exceptional companies such as Southwest and Kaiser Permanente buck the "maximizing shareholder value" trend with what researchers call "high-road" human resources strategies; and how labor View Details
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L'autodiscipline en guise de régulation. La stratégie patronale à l'heure de la surchauffe économique en Suisse autour de 1960
By: Sabine Pitteloud
Die Strategie der Unternehmensverbände zur Bekämpfung der konjunkturellen «Überhitzung» um 1960 Sabine Pitteloud interessiert sich für den Versuch, privatwirtschaftliche Antworten auf die Teuerung der 1960er-Jahre zu finden. Arbeitgeber und Gewerkschaften waren sich...
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Keywords:
Inflation;
Regulation;
Business & Government Relations;
Inflation and Deflation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Labor Unions;
Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. "L'autodiscipline en guise de régulation. La stratégie patronale à l'heure de la surchauffe économique en Suisse autour de 1960." Traverse: Zeitschrift für Geschichte = Revue d'histoire 24, no. 3 (2017).
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
recent bout of bad news (coming after the minivan and SUV successes of the 1990s had temporarily eased the woes of the 1980s) has been ascribed to some or all of the following: excessive corporate bureaucracy, arrogance, and insularity; View Details
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Inequality in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Daron Acemoglu - Blog: RaGE Report
ability to prevent AI from worsening inequality, pointing out the significant influence of big tech companies, and advocating for a course correction to harness AI's potential positively. Despite some optimism from labor View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout
viable.” —President George W. Bush (MBA 1975) in December 2008, on diverting $17.4 billion in government funds to bail out GM and Chrysler “I went to business school because I thought it was important that unions understand how companies...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Baker’s Man of Steel
A day at the office is a little different for Bobby Delaney. As crane operator for the Baker Library construction project, he uses a combination of levers and foot pedals to swing tons of steel through the air, placing the load in just the right spot with delicate...
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- February 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
International Steel Group
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Profiles veteran investor Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.'s plan to turn around the aging steel assets of LTV, formerly America's second largest integrated steel producer. Purchasing several key assets from LTV under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, Ross is able to acquire the...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Strategic Planning;
Lawfulness;
Labor Unions;
Organizational Culture;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Global Strategy;
Assets;
Steel Industry;
United States
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "International Steel Group." Harvard Business School Case 803-162, February 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
namely, unions and public employee pension funds that, not surprisingly, favor the reform measures. “Big labor unions are trying to achieve at the board table what they cannot...
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- 14 Jun 2023
- News
The Labor-Savvy Leader
- August 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006
This case centers around a dispute between the owners and the players regarding the profitability of professional baseball teams in connection with the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The case describes the financial statements of the baseball...
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Keywords:
Accrual Accounting;
Financial Statements;
Profit;
Labor Unions;
Measurement and Metrics;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Performance;
Sports Industry;
United States
Palepu, Krishna G. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006." Harvard Business School Case 110-022, August 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- December 2020
- Supplement
France Télécom (C): An Unprecedented Trial
In the C case we learn that former CEO Didier Lombard, Deputy Chief Executive Louis-Pierre Wenes, Human Resources Head Olivier Barberot and France Telecom itself were charged for institutional harassment by French authorities, a first for a CAC 40 company. In December...
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Keywords:
Human Behavior;
Human Dignity;
Human Resource Practices;
Corporate Change And Sustainability;
Corporate Culture;
Strategic Corporate Decisions;
Strategic Change;
Strategic Decision Making;
Emotion;
Management Challenges;
Corporate Accountability;
Organizational Culture;
Human Resources;
Crisis Management;
Law;
Courts and Trials;
Labor;
Labor and Management Relations;
Management Practices and Processes;
Employees;
Well-being;
Telecommunications Industry;
Europe;
European Union
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Ashley V. Whillans. "France Télécom (C): An Unprecedented Trial." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-422, December 2020.
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Déjà Vu All Over Again
leading to the Panic of 1873; James Landis, an early champion of financial regulation; a run on New York’s 19th Ward Bank in the early 1900s; privately issued banknotes from the 1830s wreaked havoc with the nation’s money supply. Union...
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- 22 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability
Regulatory Regimes: How States, Civil Society, and Codes of Conduct Promote Adherence to Global Labor StandardsResponding to regulatory and public pressure, many companies asked their suppliers to adhere to codes of conduct governing...
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