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- Manual
Instructors Manual for Corporate Information Systems Management
By: J. I. Cash Jr.
Keywords:
Information Management
- November 1992
- Article
Management of Technology and Moose on Tables
Leonard-Barton, D. A. "Management of Technology and Moose on Tables." Organization Science 3, no. 4 (November 1992): 556–558.
- October 1992 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Lehigh Valley Industries (LVI)
By: Kim B. Clark
Describes a situation confronting a manufacturer of forged parts that has recently undergone a leveraged buyout. The company is under pressure to improve operating performance dramatically. Describes several options designed to improve performance, including adding...
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- October 1992 (Revised February 1995)
- Background Note
Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the federal guidelines used by judges for sentencing organizations convicted of criminal wrong-doing under U.S. law as of November 1, 1991. Describes the guidelines' approach to calculating criminal fines for organizations, determining an organization's...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Governance Compliance;
Law Enforcement;
Laws and Statutes;
Organizations;
Legal Services Industry;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 393-060, October 1992. (Revised February 1995.)
- October 1992
- Teaching Note
Baxter Healthcare Corporation: ASAP Express TN
Teaching Note for (9-188-080).
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- September 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (D)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Melinda Conrad and Charles S. Osborn
Provides a thorough overview of the company's 1990 and 1991 reorganizations and the resulting demand for information technology in lower levels of the organization. Closes with a discussion of Frito-Lay's most recent information technology projects, Explorer and...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Negotiation Deal;
Problems and Challenges;
Organizational Design;
Projects;
Manufacturing Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Melinda Conrad, and Charles S. Osborn. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (D)." Harvard Business School Case 193-004, September 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
- September 1992 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
MEM Company, Inc.: English Leather
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode
In 1992, the president of MEM (a producer of personal care products, including men's fragrances) considered a redeployment of field sales efforts and changes in sales compensation policies. Any changes, moreover, must consider the context of strategic decisions...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Consumer Behavior;
Distribution Channels;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Laura Goode. "MEM Company, Inc.: English Leather." Harvard Business School Case 593-035, September 1992. (Revised July 1994.)
- September 1992 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)
In addition to the issues of expected cost minimization elucidated in Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A), problems involving regulatory uncertainty are critical to the firm's Clean Air Act compliance strategy. The regulatory uncertainty affects, and is affected by, the...
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Keywords:
Energy Generation;
Business Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Cost vs Benefits;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Strategic Planning;
Investment Return;
Government Legislation;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Business and Government Relations;
Utilities Industry;
Energy Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 793-040, September 1992. (Revised October 1992.)
- September 1992 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Royal Automobile Club Rescue Services Division: Transformation Through Technology
By: W. Earl Sasser and Roger H. Hallowell
The Royal Automobile Club uses a new computer and telephone system to improve its service standards and profitability. After the initial impact of changes from technology, the organization faces a need to choose between future technological development or...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Corporate Strategy;
Service Industry;
Auto Industry;
United Kingdom
Sasser, W. Earl, and Roger H. Hallowell. "Royal Automobile Club Rescue Services Division: Transformation Through Technology." Harvard Business School Case 693-029, September 1992. (Revised November 1996.)
- September 1992 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Japan Confronts an Interdependent World
By: George C. Lodge
Traces the evolution of Japan's economic strategy from 1972 to 1992. Describes the collapse of the Japanese stock market in the spring of 1992, raising the question: Is this the end of Japan's miraculous growth? To help students consider that question, the case...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Financial Markets;
Information Technology;
System Shocks;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Crisis;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development;
Situation or Environment;
Japan;
United States
Lodge, George C. "Japan Confronts an Interdependent World." Harvard Business School Case 793-034, September 1992. (Revised March 1998.)
- September 1992
- Teaching Note
Agrico, Inc.-- A Software Dilemma TN
Teaching Note for (9-189-085).
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
- September 1992 (Revised October 1995)
- Teaching Note
Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances TN
Teaching Note for (9-192-030).
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- September 1992
- Article
Herd on the Street: Informational Inefficiencies in a Market with Short-Term Speculation
By: Kenneth Froot, David S. Scharfstein and Jeremy Stein
Froot, Kenneth, David S. Scharfstein, and Jeremy Stein. "Herd on the Street: Informational Inefficiencies in a Market with Short-Term Speculation." Journal of Finance 47, no. 4 (September 1992): 1461–1484. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 3250, February 1990.)
- 1992
- Chapter
Technology Challenges to Trade Policy
By: D. B. Yoffie
- Article
Considerations of Fairness and Strategy: Experimental Data from Sequential Games
By: V. Prasnikar and A. E. Roth
Prasnikar, V., and A. E. Roth. "Considerations of Fairness and Strategy: Experimental Data from Sequential Games." Quarterly Journal of Economics 107, no. 3 (August 1992): 865–888.
- July 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development
By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard and Sorin A. Bodea
Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Research and Development;
Information Technology;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, and Sorin A. Bodea. "Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development." Harvard Business School Case 193-010, July 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- June 1992 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Concordia Casting Company
Describes five years of development in a centralized data processing activity serving a highly decentralized corporation. Data processing manager discovers that a major software system conversion is a full year behind schedule, and subsequently makes several managerial...
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Keywords:
Analytics and Data Science;
Applications and Software;
System;
Information Technology;
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Human Resources;
Conflict and Resolution;
Supply Chain Management;
Accounting;
Auto Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Concordia Casting Company." Harvard Business School Case 192-151, June 1992. (Revised March 2006.)