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- February 1992 (Revised January 1996)
- Supplement
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the change in strategy Birds Eye adopted in the 1980s in the face of declining profitability and eroding market share. Updates the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Stock Shares;
Adoption;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-078, February 1992. (Revised January 1996.)
- February 1992
- Teaching Note
Midwest Corporate Fund, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
- February 1992 (Revised September 2003)
- Supplement
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Bronwyn Halliday and Michael Santoro
Beech-Nut's CEO must decide what to do. Asks students to consider how much evidence of impurity should be enough to trigger management's acknowledgment of a problem. What are the cognitive and attitudinal factors and pressures that lead people to persist in beliefs...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Risk Management;
Attitudes;
Nutrition;
Cognition and Thinking;
Food and Beverage Industry
Paine, Lynn S., Bronwyn Halliday, and Michael Santoro. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-085, February 1992. (Revised September 2003.)
- February 1992 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
CUC International, Inc. (A)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy
The case series examines the role of financial reporting and corporate finance policies as vehicles for communication between managers and outside investors. This case describes management's concern that the company's stock is undervalued because analysts viewed the...
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
Stocks;
Financial Management;
Decisions;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Management Style;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Value;
Financial Services Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Paul M. Healy. "CUC International, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 192-099, February 1992. (Revised October 1996.)
- February 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Intel Corp.--1992
By: Kenneth A. Froot
Intel Corp., the world's dominant designer and manufacturer of microprocessors (the "brains" of the personal computer), has accumulated a large amount of cash (net of debt). Furthermore, it expects to continue to accumulate cash at an unprecedented rate. Has the...
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Keywords:
Dividends;
Financial Management;
Competition;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Cash;
Technological Innovation;
Capital Structure;
Investment Return;
Equity;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Semiconductor Industry;
United States
Froot, Kenneth A. "Intel Corp.--1992." Harvard Business School Case 292-106, February 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- February 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
MCI Vision (A)
This case series focuses on divisional marketing and sales efforts concerning Vision, a new telecommunication product intended for the small business marketplace. Vision represents both a significant opportunity, and different field marketing requirements, for MCI....
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Groups and Teams;
Sales;
Opportunities;
Competitive Strategy
Cespedes, Frank V. "MCI Vision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 592-083, February 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- February 1992 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-1)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The CEO of Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. must decide what to do when he receives information that the company's supply of apple juice concentrate may be adulterated. The concentrate is used in many of the company's juice products. It appears that others in the company may...
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Keywords:
Quality;
Law;
Ethics;
Nutrition;
Management Teams;
Decisions;
Business or Company Management;
Communication;
Governance Compliance;
Information Management;
Corporate Finance;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 392-084, February 1992. (Revised September 2003.)
- February 1992 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Midwest Corporate Fund
Poorvu, William J. "Midwest Corporate Fund." Harvard Business School Case 392-070, February 1992. (Revised March 1992.)
- February 1992
- Background Note
Resources: The Essence of Corporate Advantage
Introduces the idea that a firm's resources are at the heart of corporate advantage. Identifies six characteristics of a resource that together describe its potential for creating value for the firm.
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Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Resources: The Essence of Corporate Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-064, February 1992.
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Congoleum Corporation (Abridged) TN
Teaching Note for (9-287-029).
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- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Communications Satellite Corporation TN
Teaching Note for (9-276-195).
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- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Pioneer Petroleum Corporation TN
By: Thomas R. Piper
Teaching Note for (9-292-011).
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- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Tandy Corporation (A) TN
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Advanced Medical Technology Corporation TN
By: Thomas R. Piper
Teaching Note for (9-287-028).
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Keywords:
Pharmaceutical Industry
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
MCI Communications Corporation (1983) TN
Teaching Note for (9-284-057).
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- December 1991
- Case
Reinventing an Italian Chemical Company: Montedison
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Reinventing an Italian Chemical Company: Montedison." Harvard Business School Case 392-049, December 1991.
- December 1991 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: Manufacturing Process Technology Strategy--1991
By: Gary P. Pisano, Steven C. Wheelwright and Jonathan West
Outlines the evolution of Lilly's corporate manufacturing strategy over the past decade. The corporate vice president of manufacturing must decide on the next phase of Lilly's strategy for the early 1990s, as well as to what extent and what role process development...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Management Practices and Processes;
Industry Structures;
Product Development;
Production;
Research and Development;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Pisano, Gary P., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Jonathan West. "Eli Lilly and Co.: Manufacturing Process Technology Strategy--1991." Harvard Business School Case 692-056, December 1991. (Revised October 1998.)