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- October 1994
- Teaching Note
Accounting for Productivity Growth TN
Teaching Note for (9-794-051).
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- October 1994 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Sport Obermeyer Ltd.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Ananth Raman
The case describes operations at a skiwear design and merchandising company and its supply partner. Introduces production planning for short-life-cycle products with uncertain demand and allows students to analyze a reduced version of the company's production planning...
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Keywords:
Product;
Supply Chain;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Planning;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Industry Growth;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry;
United States;
Hong Kong
Hammond, Janice H., and Ananth Raman. "Sport Obermeyer Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 695-022, October 1994. (Revised August 2006.)
- September 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)
Consumer Bank pondered the possibilities of launching a credit card in the Asia Pacific region. The bank's New York headquarters, and several of its country managers in the region, were not enthusiastic. But others were supportive because of the opportunity to expand...
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Keywords:
Product Launch;
Service Operations;
Value Creation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Trade;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Laws and Statutes;
Banking Industry;
Asia;
New York (city, NY)
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 595-026, September 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- August 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Teaching Note
American Connector Company (A) TN
By: Gary P. Pisano
Teaching Note for (9-693-035).
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- May 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
STAR TV (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and J. Peter Williamson
Concerns the decision whether or not to launch a satellite television service in Asia in the 1990-1991 period. STAR TV was a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Li-Ka Shing and was established to launch such a service. Li-Ka Shing's son, Richard, was CEO....
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Decisions;
Product Launch;
Service Delivery;
Adaptation;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Asia;
Europe;
United States
Yoshino, Michael Y., and J. Peter Williamson. "STAR TV (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-212, May 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- January 1994
- Case
China (B): Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd.
By: Debora L. Spar
Examines the experience of Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd. (PSL), a joint venture between the U.S.-based Polaroid Corp. and the Shanghai Motion Picture Industry Co., within the framework of China's foreign investment climate. Discusses the evolution of foreign investment in...
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Spar, Debora L. "China (B): Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 794-089, January 1994.
- October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Accounting for Productivity Growth
Introduces students to the arithmetic of the accounting for national productivity growth. It defines labor productivity, capital productivity, and total factor productivity, describes the relationships among them, and discusses the phenomena that cause them to change...
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Keywords:
Performance Productivity;
Macroeconomics;
Analytics and Data Science;
Government and Politics;
Mathematical Methods;
United States;
Singapore
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Accounting for Productivity Growth." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-051, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- October 1993 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
Dendrite International
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Marie Bell
Dendrite International is a $23 million (1992 revenues) supplier of sales automation software to pharmaceuticals companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States. The firm's strategy has depended on being a full-service supplier to multinational firms. Impending...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Cost vs Benefits;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Marketing Strategy;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Sales;
Competitive Advantage;
Information Technology Industry;
Japan;
Europe;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Marie Bell. "Dendrite International." Harvard Business School Case 594-048, October 1993. (Revised February 1995.)
- fall 1993
- Article
The Best of Both Worlds: Can the U.S. and Japan Agree on Corporate Governance
By: W. C. Kester
Kester, W. C. "The Best of Both Worlds: Can the U.S. and Japan Agree on Corporate Governance." Japan Scope (fall 1993): 12–17.
- August 1993
- Supplement
Japan Confronts an Interdependent World, Supplement
By: George C. Lodge
Provides an update.
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Lodge, George C. "Japan Confronts an Interdependent World, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 794-032, August 1993.
- April 1993
- Case
Sumiko Ito
By: David A. Thomas
Describes the life and career of the first Japanese female investment banker at Nomura Securities, Sumiko Ito, who later became a partner at Alex Brown, a U.S. investment bank. Organized around the major life events and career transitions Ms. Ito experienced. Set in...
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Keywords:
Investment Banking;
Personal Development and Career;
Gender;
Diversity;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan;
England;
United States
Thomas, David A. "Sumiko Ito." Harvard Business School Case 493-011, April 1993.
- April 1993
- Teaching Note
Koito Manufacturing Ltd. (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-291-027).
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- April 1993
- Teaching Note
Note on Corporate Governance Systems: The United States, Japan, and Germany (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-292-012).
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- February 1993
- Teaching Note
Japan Confronts an Interdependent World TN
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-793-034).
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- October 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
American Connector Company (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano
American Connector Co. is forced to reexamine operations at its Sunnyvale plant when a Japanese competitor announces plans to build an "ultimate" plant in the United States. Case examines issues related to benchmarking a competitor's manufacturing capabilities and...
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Keywords:
Production;
Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Policy;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Productivity;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Performance Effectiveness;
Sunnyvale;
Japan
Pisano, Gary P. "American Connector Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 693-035, October 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- October 1992
- Supplement
American Connector Co. (B)
By: Gary P. Pisano
Presents a plant manager's proposal to improve operations at American Connector Co. The plan attempts to imitate operations at DJC Corp., a successful Japanese competitor. Requires students to consider how changes in manufacturing impact productivity, flexibility, and...
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Pisano, Gary P. "American Connector Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 693-049, October 1992.
- September 1992 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Japan Confronts an Interdependent World
By: George C. Lodge
Traces the evolution of Japan's economic strategy from 1972 to 1992. Describes the collapse of the Japanese stock market in the spring of 1992, raising the question: Is this the end of Japan's miraculous growth? To help students consider that question, the case...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Financial Markets;
Information Technology;
System Shocks;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Crisis;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development;
Situation or Environment;
Japan;
United States
Lodge, George C. "Japan Confronts an Interdependent World." Harvard Business School Case 793-034, September 1992. (Revised March 1998.)