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- February 1991 (Revised June 1993)
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Ross Perot and General Motors
By: Jay W. Lorsch
In December, 1986 the General Motors Board of Directors must decide whether to accept the buyout agreement between GM and Ross Perot, a director of GM and its largest stockholder. The agreement called for GM to purchase all of Perot's GM shares in exchange for his...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Stock Shares;
Resignation and Termination;
Business or Company Management;
Agreements and Arrangements
Lorsch, Jay W. "Ross Perot and General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 491-027, February 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- February 1991 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Fenchel Lampshade Co.
Describes the proposed purchase of a lampshade manufacturer by Steven and Michele Rogers, recent graduates of the Harvard Business School. Focuses on their plans to raise the capital necessary to buy the company. Among the issues raised are how to structure the deal...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Negotiation Deal;
Business or Company Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Manufacturing Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Fenchel Lampshade Co." Harvard Business School Case 291-014, February 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
- February 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Henderson Home Products: USSR Joint Venture
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Henderson Home Products: USSR Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Case 391-129, February 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
- February 1991 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Raymond Jackson (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Professor Jackson is offered a spot on the slate of directors that Harold Simmons, Lockheed's largest shareholder, has nominated for Lockheed's board to oppose the slate nominated by Lockheed in the Spring, 1990 elections. Jackson must decide whether to join Simmons'...
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Keywords:
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Decisions;
Voting;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Alliances
Lorsch, Jay W. "Raymond Jackson (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-025, February 1991. (Revised June 1991.)
- February 1991 (Revised February 1992)
- Case
Appex Corp.
By: Nitin Nohria
1990 Business Week named Appex Corp. the fastest growing high-technology company in the United States. Appex provided management information systems and intercarrier network services to cellular telephone companies. During its rapid growth, the company went through...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Organizational Culture;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Performance Productivity;
Problems and Challenges;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business Divisions;
Information Management;
Information Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin. "Appex Corp." Harvard Business School Case 491-082, February 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
- 1991
- Book
Business Policy: Text and Cases
By: J. L. Bower, Christopher A. Bartlett, C. Roland Christensen, Andrall E. Pearson and Kenneth R. Andrews
Bower, J. L., Christopher A. Bartlett, C. Roland Christensen, Andrall E. Pearson, and Kenneth R. Andrews. Business Policy: Text and Cases. 7th ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1991.
- January 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Supplement
IBM-Fujitsu Settlement
Describes the decision by the arbitrators chosen to resolve the intellectual property dispute between IBM and Fujitsu.
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "IBM-Fujitsu Settlement." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-149, January 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
- January 1991 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Responsible Care
By: George C. Lodge and Jeffrey F. Rayport
Describes a 1989 initiative of the Chemical Manufacturer's Association (CMA) to secure chemical industry support for and implementation of a series of codes of conduct in the field of environmental health and safety. Called "Responsible Care", the program makes...
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Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Fairness;
Ethics;
Environmental Sustainability;
Safety;
Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Responsible Care." Harvard Business School Case 391-135, January 1991. (Revised March 1991.)
- January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)
By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Focuses on the three-way interaction among internal controls, employee behavior, and incentives. Salesmen are illegally providing kickbacks to customers of this beer-distribution firm. In turn, salesmen are reimbursing themselves by filing fraudulent expense reports....
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
Crime and Corruption;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Salesforce Management;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Robert Boxwell. "Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-118, January 1991. (Revised March 2010.)
- January 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the development of a successful corporate strategy based on the acquisition and subsequent consolidation of low-technology manufacturing companies. Starting with a company history and discussion of current business segments, the case goes on to detail the...
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Collis, David J. "Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-095, January 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- January 1991
- Article
Diversified Expansion by Large Established Firms
By: C. A. Montgomery and S. Hariharan
Montgomery, C. A., and S. Hariharan. "Diversified Expansion by Large Established Firms." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 15, no. 1 (January 1991): 71–89.
- 1991
- Book
Economic Environment of International Business
By: R. Vernon and L. T. Wells Jr.
Vernon, R., and L. T. Wells Jr. Economic Environment of International Business. 5th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. (Wells was a co-author of the first through fourth editions, as well. One edition was published in Chinese by the editorial staff of the Shanghai San-Lian Bookstore, 1990.)
- Article
Enfranchisement of Service Workers
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
Enfranchisement is achieved through an integration of empowerment with methods of pay for performance. Evidence from Ito Yokado Group in Japan and Nordstrom in the US demonstrates the positive effects of enfranchisement. Successful efforts to enfranchise employees: 1....
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Franchise Ownership;
Employees;
Compensation and Benefits;
Service Industry;
Japan;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Enfranchisement of Service Workers." California Management Review 33, no. 4 (Summer 1991).
- January 1991
- Article
Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The New Venture Process at Eastman Kodak, 1983-89
By: R. M. Kanter, L. Richardson, J. North and E. Morgan
Kanter, R. M., L. Richardson, J. North, and E. Morgan. "Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The New Venture Process at Eastman Kodak, 1983-89." Journal of Business Venturing 6 (January 1991): 63–82.
- 1991
- Article
How Management Bonus Plans Affect Reported Earnings
By: Paul M. Healy
Healy, Paul M. "How Management Bonus Plans Affect Reported Earnings." CPE Program Lesson 90-11. Accounting Today (1991).
- December 1990
- Case
Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s
By: Nitin Nohria
Allen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of innovations from product development to information systems. In 1990 the Ohio-based group announced a major...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Organizational Culture;
Business Organization;
Problems and Challenges;
Information Technology Industry
Nohria, Nitin. "Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 491-066, December 1990.
- November 1990 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Digital Equipment Corp.: The Kodak Outsourcing Agreement (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Herminia M. Ibarra
Describes grassroots effort which culminated in Digital's winning a competitive bid for the outsourcing of Kodak's internal telecommunications business. Describes the "Telstar" project, from the initial identification of the business opportunity to the process of...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Leading Change;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business or Company Management;
Bids and Bidding;
Decision Making;
Management Teams;
Telecommunications Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Herminia M. Ibarra. "Digital Equipment Corp.: The Kodak Outsourcing Agreement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-039, November 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
- November 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
L. William Seidman and the Resolution Trust Corp.
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Organizational Design;
Public Administration Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "L. William Seidman and the Resolution Trust Corp." Harvard Business School Case 391-098, November 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
- November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Describes James Houghton's actions in assuming the role of CEO at Corning in the midst of a recession. Not only must he turn around operating performance, he must also revitalize a demoralized organization and set a new, clear strategic direction. In doing so, the case...
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Keywords:
Business Cycles;
Policy;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Expectations;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 391-102, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.)