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- August 1992 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
By: Lynn S. Paine
Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience store removes "adult" magazines from the store's shelves because she sees them as damaging to women. In the...
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Keywords:
Moral Sensibility;
Working Conditions;
Law;
Behavior;
Managerial Roles;
Crime and Corruption;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender
Paine, Lynn S. "Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?" Harvard Business School Case 393-033, August 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
- August 1992
- Article
Relationships between Providers and Users of Market Research: The Dynamics of Trust within and between Organizations
By: C Moorman, G. Zaltman and Rohit Deshpandé
Moorman, C., G. Zaltman, and Rohit Deshpandé. "Relationships between Providers and Users of Market Research: The Dynamics of Trust within and between Organizations." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 29, no. 3 (August 1992): 314–28.
- May 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (A)
Describes Jan Carlzon's actions on assuming the CEO's responsibility at SAS in a time of financial and organizational difficulty. After tracing Carlzon's development as a manager, it focuses on the way in which he developed, then communicated a clear and motivating...
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Keywords:
Communication;
Financial Crisis;
Employee Relationship Management;
Knowledge;
Leadership Development;
Crisis Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Business Strategy;
Aerospace Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 392-149, May 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- April 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A)
Conoco faces challenges in formulating a proactive environmental strategy for its proposed oil development in Ecuador's pristine tropical rain forest region. The case outlines the innovative process in which Conoco collaborated with a wide range of often conflicting...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Ethics;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Conflict Management;
Ecuador
Salter, Malcolm S., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A). Harvard Business School Case 392-133, April 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
- February 1992 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes a conflict that has arisen between an account manager and a creative director at Tassani Communications, a Chicago-based advertising agency which is making the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management. The client, the marketing director of a...
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Keywords:
Rank and Position;
Conflict Management;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Practice;
Behavior;
Creativity;
Problems and Challenges;
Advertising Industry;
Chicago
Hill, Linda A. "Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-034, February 1992. (Revised March 1995.)
- January 1992
- Background Note
Managing Sales Interfaces: An Introduction
Concerns issues involved in coordinating sales efforts with product management and customer service activities. First, discusses environmental factors that increase integration requirements among these groups, and why these factors make the field sales force a crucial...
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Keywords:
Product Marketing;
Social Marketing;
Multi-Sided Platforms;
Groups and Teams;
Salesforce Management
Cespedes, Frank V. "Managing Sales Interfaces: An Introduction." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-068, January 1992.
- April 1991 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Levi Strauss & Co. and the AIDS Crisis
Keywords:
Health Disorders;
Employee Relationship Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Levi Strauss & Co. and the AIDS Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 391-198, April 1991. (Revised November 1997.)
- 1991
- Chapter
Reactions to Political Advertising Depend on the Nature of the Voter-Candidate Bond
By: J. A. Deighton, L. F. Alwitt and J. Grimm
- 1991
- Chapter
Organizational Decision Support: An Interacting Team Perspective
By: L. M. Applegate and J. Henderson
- 01 Jan 1991
- Conference Presentation
Understanding the Social Relations of Dominance and Oppression: What It Takes to Build Alliances in Organizations
By: R. Ely
- November 1990 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
General Motors: Packard Electric Division
Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach for passing the cables through the firewall between the engine and passenger compartments. The new technology...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Cost;
Management Style;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Production;
Projects;
Groups and Teams;
Conflict and Resolution;
Technology;
Auto Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "General Motors: Packard Electric Division." Harvard Business School Case 691-030, November 1990. (Revised April 1999.)
- August 1990
- Case
NASA After Challenger: Restoring an Image
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
In the days following the loss of the space shuttle Challenger and its crew in January of 1986, NASA officials were unwilling to communicate with the media or the public. A siege mentality took hold, and the press and public responded with intense criticism and...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Policy;
Business and Community Relations;
Situation or Environment;
Conflict Management
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "NASA After Challenger: Restoring an Image." Harvard Business School Case 591-009, August 1990.
- 1990
- Chapter
Executives' Attitudes toward Advertising Regulation: A Survey
By: B. B. Reece and S. A. Greyser
- July 1990 (Revised April 1998)
- Supplement
Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (B)
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Presents a follow-up to the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Rank and Position;
Conflict and Resolution;
Consumer Products Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 192-027, July 1990. (Revised April 1998.)
- June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)
Presents a classic dilemma in legal ethics--the conflict between an attorney's obligations as an attorney, in this case to protect a client's confidentiality, and his or her own moral obligations as a person. An attorney must decide how to respond to the father of a...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Moral Sensibility;
Questionnaires;
Attorney and Client Relationships;
Social Psychology;
Conflict Management;
Legal Services Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-212, June 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
- April 1990
- Case
Mazda: Corporate Public Relations in the United States
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Mazda: Corporate Public Relations in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 590-102, April 1990.
- January 1990 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Colliers International Property Consultants
By: Nitin Nohria
Describes the origins, organizational structure, management practices, and use of information technology (IT) in Colliers, a real estate network. Colliers provides local firms with a way to maintain local autonomy while gaining national and international coverage....
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Keywords:
Property;
Organizational Structure;
Information Technology;
Management Practices and Processes;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Model;
Mission and Purpose;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Quality;
Real Estate Industry
Nohria, Nitin. "Colliers International Property Consultants." Harvard Business School Case 490-049, January 1990. (Revised June 1995.)
- October 1989 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Tysons Corner
Hollinswood Associates, a joint venture partnership, has developed and operated a Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The partnership has been very successful in the past but it is now facing a significant cash flow deficit. Designed to examine how a partnership...
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Keywords:
Conflict Management;
Change Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Joint Ventures;
Cash Flow;
Investment;
Accommodations Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Virginia
Poorvu, William J. "Tysons Corner." Harvard Business School Case 390-052, October 1989. (Revised August 1995.)
- 1989
- Chapter
Stakeholder Welfare, Managerial Ethics, and Management Buyouts
By: L. S. Paine and Robert F. Bruner
- August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Poletown Dilemma, The
By: Thomas R. Piper
Senior management of General Motors must select a site for a new assembly plant to replace two plants located in Detroit. The economics strongly favor a site in an adjacent state. However, a relocation would have substantial, negative impact on the existing work force,...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business Offices;
Management Teams;
Restructuring;
Economics;
Auto Industry;
Michigan
Piper, Thomas R. "Poletown Dilemma, The." Harvard Business School Case 389-017, August 1988. (Revised August 1989.)