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- January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoes
By: Kim B. Clark
Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Information;
Growth Management;
Organizational Design;
Performance Capacity;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Clark, Kim B. "New Balance Athletic Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 680-110, January 1980. (Revised April 1994.)
- January 1980 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Renn Zaphiropoulos
By: John P. Kotter
Focuses on the management style of Renn Zaphiropoulos in the context of a rapidly changing business environment within Xerox Corporation. To be contrasted with the case, Fred Henderson and the videotape, A Day with Fred Henderson (9-881-502), which are appropriate for...
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Keywords:
Situation or Environment;
Management Style;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry
Kotter, John P. "Renn Zaphiropoulos." Harvard Business School Case 480-044, January 1980. (Revised October 1993.)
- December 1979 (Revised October 1983)
- Case
Fred Henderson
By: John P. Kotter
Focuses on the management style of Fred Henderson in the context of a relatively stable business environment within Xerox Corporation. To be contrasted with the case, Renn Zaphiropoulos and the videotape, A Day with Renn Zaphiropoulos (9-881-501), which are appropriate...
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Keywords:
Situation or Environment;
Management Style;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry
Kotter, John P. "Fred Henderson." Harvard Business School Case 480-043, December 1979. (Revised October 1983.)
- November 1979
- Case
Bribery and Extortion in International Business
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Bribery and Extortion in International Business." Harvard Business School Case 380-087, November 1979.
- 1979
- Book
Keeping the Corporate Image: Public Relations and Business, 1900-1950
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. Keeping the Corporate Image: Public Relations and Business, 1900-1950. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1979.
- October 1979 (Revised March 1986)
- Case
PC&D, Inc.
By: Evelyn T. Christiansen and Richard G. Hamermesh
Covers history of PC&D from 1960 to 1975 as it grows from a single business firm to a diversified firm. Emphasizes the use of subsidiaries for product development and fast growth. Other issues include problems of a new CEO in keeping control of fast growing divisions.
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Business Subsidiaries;
Diversification;
Growth Management;
Product Development
Christiansen, Evelyn T., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "PC&D, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 380-072, October 1979. (Revised March 1986.)
- 1979
- Chapter
Strategic Management: A New View of Business Policy and Planning
By: Joseph L. Bower and Yves L. Doz
- Article
The Structure Within Industries and Companies' Performance
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "The Structure Within Industries and Companies' Performance." Review of Economics and Statistics 61, no. 2 (May 1979): 214–227.
- March 1979 (Revised December 1982)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (B)
Describes Allied's cooperative approach to government relations and the approach of some of the regulatory agencies Allied deals with. Based mainly on quotes from Allied and government officials. Asks the student to evaluate Allied's government relations--in general...
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Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 379-150, March 1979. (Revised December 1982.)
- February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (A)
Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an...
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Keywords:
Pollutants;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Decision Making;
Laws and Statutes;
Welfare;
Legal Liability;
Business and Government Relations;
Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-137, February 1979. (Revised December 1983.)
- January 1979 (Revised April 1986)
- Case
Hanson Industries (C)
The management of Hanson is examining its near-term cash needs and the possible longer-term generation of earnings and cash.
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Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Hanson Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Case 279-066, January 1979. (Revised April 1986.)
- 1979
- Book
Diversification through Acquisition: Strategies for Creating Economic Value
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Wolf A. Weinhold
Salter, Malcolm S., and Wolf A. Weinhold. Diversification through Acquisition: Strategies for Creating Economic Value . Free Press, 1979.
- November/December 1978
- Article
What Comes First in Feeding the Hungry?
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "What Comes First in Feeding the Hungry?" Nutrition Today (November/December 1978).
- June 1978
- Article
How Foreign Businesses Decide to Invest in Massachusetts
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "How Foreign Businesses Decide to Invest in Massachusetts." Massworld: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Quarterly Report on Foreign Business Activity (June 1978).
- May–June 1978
- Article
Strategies for Low Market Share Business
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, M. Jack Anderson Jr. and J. Elizabeth Harris
Keywords:
Business Ventures
Hamermesh, Richard G., M. Jack Anderson Jr., and J. Elizabeth Harris. "Strategies for Low Market Share Business." Harvard Business Review 56, no. 3 (May–June 1978).
- April 1978
- Case
FTC and Listerine Antiseptic
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "FTC and Listerine Antiseptic." Harvard Business School Case 578-166, April 1978.
- March 1978 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
Kennecott Copper Corp.
Involves a $550 million cash tender offer by Kennecott Copper Corp. for all of the outstanding common shares of the Carborundum Corp.
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Kennecott Copper Corp." Harvard Business School Case 278-143, March 1978. (Revised June 1983.)
- February 1978
- Case
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)
Describes the history and evolution of the log home manufacturing industry, a rapidly growing embryonic industry capitalizing on the back-to-basics lifestyle changes in the United States. Focuses on one of the leading firms in the industry, but allows a discussion of...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Change Management;
Industry Structures;
Supply and Industry;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Porter, Michael E. "Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 378-195, February 1978.