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- April 1983 (Revised October 2000)
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People Express (A)
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Debra Whitestone
Describes the start up, strategy, organizational design, and operations over the first eighteen months of the airline. Focuses on the creative use of human resources as an integral part of the business strategy.
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
Air Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Operations;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Debra Whitestone. "People Express (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-103, April 1983. (Revised October 2000.)
- April 1983 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Countertrade and Merban Corp.
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Countertrade and Merban Corp." Harvard Business School Case 383-116, April 1983. (Revised December 1985.)
- April 1983
- Article
Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions." Journal of Financial Economics 11, nos. 1-4 (April 1983): 141–153.
- April 1983
- Article
The Market for Corporate Control: The Scientific Evidence
By: M. C. Jensen and R. S. Ruback
Keywords:
Business Ventures
Jensen, M. C., and R. S. Ruback. "The Market for Corporate Control: The Scientific Evidence." Journal of Financial Economics 11, nos. 1-4 (April 1983): 5–50. (Reprinted in The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance, edited by M.C. Jensen and C. W. Smith. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984.)
- March 1983
- Case
European-United States Steel Dispute of 1982
By: George C. Lodge
Keywords:
Trade;
International Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Steel Industry;
Europe;
United States
Lodge, George C. "European-United States Steel Dispute of 1982." Harvard Business School Case 383-123, March 1983.
- March 1983 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Benjamin Franklin and the Definition of American Values
Discusses the value systems and their relationship to the conduct of business in 18th Century America. Also focuses on Benjamin Franklin, the preeminent colonial American, to examine how business was conducted in his era. Based on an earlier case by B.E. Supple.
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Values and Beliefs;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Tedlow, Richard S. "Benjamin Franklin and the Definition of American Values." Harvard Business School Case 383-160, March 1983. (Revised March 2008.)
- March 1983 (Revised January 1984)
- Case
Merloni Group
The general manager of the recently-established French subsidiary of an Italian appliance company is in conflict with headquarters about unexpectedly poor financial performance. Headquarters management believes it should be able to exert more control over the...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Trade;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Evaluation;
Power and Influence;
France;
Italy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Merloni Group." Harvard Business School Case 383-152, March 1983. (Revised January 1984.)
- January 1983 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Controlling International Oil--1920-74
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Controlling International Oil--1920-74." Harvard Business School Case 383-096, January 1983. (Revised June 1993.)
- January 1983 (Revised September 1983)
- Case
E.T. Phone Home, Inc.: Forecasting Business Demand
By: John F. Cady and Frank V. Cespedes
Describes a process for forecasting market demand for an emerging technology--cellular radio. The student must critically evaluate the demand model and the market estimates, and modify them as appropriate in order to develop a marketing plan and budget.
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Marketing Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Business Processes;
Technology
Cady, John F., and Frank V. Cespedes. "E.T. Phone Home, Inc.: Forecasting Business Demand." Harvard Business School Case 583-121, January 1983. (Revised September 1983.)
- December 1982
- Case
General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (A)
Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-136, December 1982.
- December 1982 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 183-137, December 1982. (Revised May 1983.)
- December 1982 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Halloran Metals
By: Roy Shapiro
Two competitors in the Northeast steel service center industry have made very different choices with regards to logistics and operating strategy. One distributes from a large central location; the other operates seven widely scattered warehouses. Students can diagnose...
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Keywords:
Logistics;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Cycles;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Metals and Minerals;
Supply Chain;
Steel Industry;
United States
Shapiro, Roy. "Halloran Metals." Harvard Business School Case 683-062, December 1982. (Revised September 2015.)
- December 1982 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Management Issues in State-Owned Enterprises
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Management Issues in State-Owned Enterprises." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-103, December 1982. (Revised April 1983.)
- winter 1982
- Article
Solving the Problems of Business Planning
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Solving the Problems of Business Planning." Journal of Business Strategy 2, no. 3 (winter 1982).
- November 1982 (Revised February 1985)
- Case
Ruth M. Owades
By: Howard H. Stevenson, Richard O. von Werssowetz and Robert W. Kent
Ruth Owades developed a concept for a new mail order venture offering gardening products. Her current employer turned down the idea, so with permission to try it independently, she has begun the process of raising funds and preparing for a separate operation. She still...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Entrepreneurship;
Borrowing and Debt;
Resignation and Termination;
Operations;
Risk and Uncertainty
Stevenson, Howard H., Richard O. von Werssowetz, and Robert W. Kent. "Ruth M. Owades." Harvard Business School Case 383-051, November 1982. (Revised February 1985.)
- October 1982 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Steven B. Belkin
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Steven Belkin, 26 years old and 2 1/2 years out of HBS, has decided to leave a group travel company he has run for the last year to start his own similar business. In the course of several months he has written a business plan, attracted several partners and employees,...
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Equity;
Investment;
Personal Finance;
Recruitment;
Resignation and Termination;
Failure;
Partners and Partnerships
Stevenson, Howard H., and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Steven B. Belkin." Harvard Business School Case 383-042, October 1982. (Revised September 1988.)
- October 1982
- Case
Boise Cascade Office Products Division (B)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords:
Business Divisions
Shapiro, Roy D. "Boise Cascade Office Products Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 683-050, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Case
Boise Cascade Office Products Division (A)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords:
Business Divisions
Shapiro, Roy D. "Boise Cascade Office Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 683-049, October 1982.