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- 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.)
- July 1988 (Revised May 1989)
- Background Note
On the Economics of a Parking Garage
By: David E. Bell
Introduces notions of cash flow, net present value, and internal rate of return by estimating the profitability of a parking garage.
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Bell, David E. "On the Economics of a Parking Garage." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-004, July 1988. (Revised May 1989.)
- June 1988
- Case
Decontrol of Fertilizer Prices in Pakistan
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Decontrol of Fertilizer Prices in Pakistan." Harvard Business School Case 388-087, June 1988.
- May 1988
- Background Note
Roles and Relationships of Business and Government
By: George C. Lodge
Synthesizes a wide range of literature and experience concerning comparative government-business relations, focusing especially on Japan, Europe, and the United States with some references to Brazil and Mexico. Designed for discussion in two consecutive class sessions....
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Keywords:
Economic Systems;
Framework;
Government and Politics;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Structure;
Business and Government Relations;
Mathematical Methods;
System;
Japan;
Europe;
Mexico;
United States;
Brazil
Lodge, George C. "Roles and Relationships of Business and Government." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-159, May 1988.
- November 1987 (Revised March 1988)
- Case
Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983
By: David B. Yoffie
In 1983 the National Machine Tools Builder Association was predicting a declining market for the United States and rising imports. Machine tool manufacturers had to decide if they should ask the U.S. government for help, and if they did, which administrative channels...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Machinery and Machining;
Government and Politics;
Law;
Production;
Business and Government Relations;
Competition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan;
Germany;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983." Harvard Business School Case 388-071, November 1987. (Revised March 1988.)
- June 1987 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
John Deere Component Works (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Having installed an activity-based system, the division is now exploring the insight provided by that system. In particular, it is studying the economics of lot-size process planning and product mix management.
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Keywords:
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Production;
Business or Company Management;
Planning;
Cost Accounting;
Cost Management;
Product Marketing;
Management Practices and Processes;
Consumer Products Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "John Deere Component Works (B)." Harvard Business School Case 187-108, June 1987. (Revised May 1990.)
- June 1987 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Semiconductors: U.S. Response to Japanese Ascendency
Keywords:
Competition;
Trade;
Business and Government Relations;
Semiconductor Industry;
Japan;
United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Semiconductors: U.S. Response to Japanese Ascendency." Harvard Business School Case 387-210, June 1987. (Revised September 1987.)
- 1987
- Book
Banking and Oil
By: Geoffrey Jones
This is the second of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Economics;
Banks and Banking;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development;
Business History;
Problems and Challenges;
Iran;
Jordan;
Kuwait;
Oman;
Dubai
Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Oil. Vol. 2, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- February 1987 (Revised August 1989)
- Background Note
United States Trade Law
By: David B. Yoffie
Examines the manner in which U.S. trade law and policy has evolved, with emphasis on trade in manufactured goods and services as well as the relationship between the executive and the legislature. The structure and content of U.S. trade law is discussed including a...
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Keywords:
Trade;
Machinery and Machining;
Policy;
Law Enforcement;
Outcome or Result;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "United States Trade Law." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-137, February 1987. (Revised August 1989.)
- 1987
- Book
Changing Alliances: The Harvard Business School Project on the Auto Industry and the American Economy
By: Davis Dyer, Malcolm S. Salter and Alan M. Weber
Dyer, Davis, Malcolm S. Salter, and Alan M. Weber. Changing Alliances: The Harvard Business School Project on the Auto Industry and the American Economy . Harvard Business School Press, 1987.
- 1986
- Book
Banking and Empire in Iran
By: Geoffrey Jones
This is the first of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its development...
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Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
International Relations;
Business History;
Economic History;
Political History;
War;
Iran;
Russia;
Great Britain
Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Empire in Iran. Vol. 1, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
- October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
B-W Footwear
By: David B. Yoffie
As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Management;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
Business Strategy;
Trade;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "B-W Footwear." Harvard Business School Case 387-022, October 1986. (Revised November 1988.)
- July 1986 (Revised August 1987)
- Background Note
Note on Comparative Advantage
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Discusses David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage and the refinement of his model developed by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. Presents several criticisms of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, including Wassily Leontief's empirical demonstration that the nature of...
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Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Note on Comparative Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-023, July 1986. (Revised August 1987.)
- September 1985 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh
Population Services International (PSI) was a not-for-profit agency founded to disseminate family planning information and to market birth control products, primarily in less developed countries seeking to curb their population explosions. In 1976, PSI concluded an...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Health;
Marketing Strategy;
Social Marketing;
Business and Government Relations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Bangladesh
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh." Harvard Business School Case 586-013, September 1985. (Revised July 2007.)
- May–August 1984
- Article
An Economic View of the Market for Corporate Control
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "An Economic View of the Market for Corporate Control." Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 9, no. 3 (May–August 1984): 613–625.
- November 1983 (Revised October 1989)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch
Describes P&G's expansion in Europe, including the development of a strong country subsidiary management, responsive to local market differences. The launch of a new product presents strategic and organizational challenges as P&G considers making this their first...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Trade;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Launch;
Emerging Markets;
Organizational Design;
Problems and Challenges;
Expansion;
Europe
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch." Harvard Business School Case 384-139, November 1983. (Revised October 1989.)
- September 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Orthoteks USA (A)
A series on implementing strategy as the head of the U.S. subsidiary of a successful Swiss medical products firm. Traces the actions of the CEO over a four year period and highlights his negotiations with the Swiss parent and the way functional components of the...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Trade;
Health Care and Treatment;
Leadership Style;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Strategy;
Health Industry;
Switzerland;
United States
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Orthoteks USA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 384-057, September 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
- August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics
Tedlow, Richard S. "Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics." Harvard Business School Case 384-051, August 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- August 1983 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Railroad Problem and the Solution
A vehicle for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Keywords:
Transportation;
Rail Transportation;
Fluctuation;
Outcome or Result;
Public Sector;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Complexity;
Problems and Challenges;
Rail Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Railroad Problem and the Solution." Harvard Business School Case 384-032, August 1983. (Revised March 1995.)
- May 1983
- Case
Brazil and the World Economy
By: Dennis J. Encarnation III and Richard H.K. Vietor
Encarnation, Dennis J., III, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Brazil and the World Economy." Harvard Business School Case 383-182, May 1983.