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- April 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
China (C): Energy and the Environment
Describes energy and environmental policy in China during the period 1980-1993. China has implemented ambitious plans for electrification and the substitution of fossil fuels (mostly coal) for biomass. The environmental consequences of these changes, at the local and...
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Keywords:
Energy Generation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Policy;
Pollutants;
Climate Change;
Business and Government Relations;
Globalization;
Energy Industry;
China
Vietor, Richard H.K. "China (C): Energy and the Environment." Harvard Business School Case 794-134, April 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993
By: Gary P. Pisano
In 1993, Eli Lilly is preparing to build manufacturing capacity for three new pharmaceutical products that it expects to launch in 1996. Management wrestles with a decision of whether to add specialized manufacturing capacity or flexible capacity. This question touches...
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Keywords:
Debates;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Investment;
Goals and Objectives;
Product Launch;
Production;
Corporate Strategy;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Pisano, Gary P. "Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993." Harvard Business School Case 694-074, March 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- March 1994 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Lisa Benton (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Lisa Benton is in her fourth month as an assistant product manager at Houseworld, a leading consumer products company. She has been on the job since graduating from the Harvard Business School, and she has been frustrated from the start by a lack of responsibility, by...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Jobs and Positions;
Power and Influence;
Relationships;
Consumer Products Industry
Hill, Linda A. "Lisa Benton (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-114, March 1994. (Revised May 1994.)
- 01 Mar 1994
- Conference Presentation
Environmental Determinants of Work Motivation, Creativity, and Innovation: The Case of R&D Downsizing
By: Teresa M. Amabile and R. Conti
- February 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy
By: David J. Collis
Describes the history and diversification strategy of the Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass Co. The company has diversified through internal growth, acquisition, and joint ventures from its origin in flat glass to a broad glass-materials, chemical, and electronics...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Joint Ventures;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Vertical Integration;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Collis, David J. "Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 794-113, February 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- February 1994 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management
By: Peter Tufano
Union Carbide's board of directors is asked to evaluate a proposal from the staff treasurer's that would articulate policies to manage its debt portfolio. The staff proposes that shareholder value will be maximized if the firm manages its exposure to interest rates by...
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Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-057, February 1994. (Revised February 1996.)
- February 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities
Addresses contingent environmental liabilities that are the result of unforeseen environmental risks where the dollar amount of such liabilities is unknown and depends on future events. In contrast, fines for violating environmental laws are liabilities, but are not...
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Keywords:
Legal Liability;
Risk Management;
Natural Environment;
Laws and Statutes;
Pollutants;
Governance Compliance;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-098, February 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- February 1994
- Case
Kathryn McNeil (A)
Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Employees;
Work-Life Balance;
Resignation and Termination;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Retail Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Kathryn McNeil (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-111, February 1994.
- February 1994 (Revised May 1994)
- Background Note
Exercising Influence
By: Linda A. Hill
Provides a framework for understanding the exercise of interpersonal influence in organizations. Describes some of the "myths and realities" of management that new managers discover--specifically, that managers are dependent on a complex network of relationships to get...
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Keywords:
Power and Influence
Hill, Linda A. "Exercising Influence." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-080, February 1994. (Revised May 1994.)
- January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Background Note
Power Dynamics in Organizations
By: Linda A. Hill
Designed to introduce the concepts of power and power dynamics to students in the MBA second-year elective course Power and Influence. Defines "power" and "influence," and explores the role of power dynamics in managerial work and in the life of organizations. Combats...
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Hill, Linda A. "Power Dynamics in Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-083, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
De Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners
By: Linda A. Hill
After 24 years at Motown Industries, Hollywood executive Suzanne de Passe has decided to go out on her own to start two new businesses. The case describes de Passe's career from her beginning as Berry Gordy's assistant at Motown Records to her presidency of Gordy/de...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business or Company Management;
Entertainment;
Personal Development and Career;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Music Industry;
California
Hill, Linda A. "De Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners." Harvard Business School Case 494-013, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective
By: James Langenfeld and Dennis Yao
Competition (antitrust) policies in Central and Eastern Europe need to address both short-term problems associated with the transition to a market economy as well as the development of institutions suitable for a mature market economy. In this paper we employ an...
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Langenfeld, James, and Dennis Yao. "Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective." Chap. 10 in Government and Markets: Establishing a Democratic Order and a Market Economy In Former Socialist Countries. 32, by Hendrikus Blommestein and Bernard Steunenberg, 195–218. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.
- December 1993 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Recruiting at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co.
By: John J. Gabarro, Herminia M. Ibarra, John P. Kotter and Andrew P. Burtis
Examines the recruiting process of Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (BHC), an investment banking firm known for its work with middle market companies. Specifically, presents a profile of the firm and its recruiting process and then examines that process through the firm's...
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Gabarro, John J., Herminia M. Ibarra, John P. Kotter, and Andrew P. Burtis. "Recruiting at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co." Harvard Business School Case 494-071, December 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
- November 1993 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Orientation to the Subarctic Survival Situation
By: Linda A. Hill
An orientation to the "Subarctic Survival Situation" (designed by and available from Human Synergistics, Inc., Plymouth, MI, tel. 313-459-1030), an experiental exercise that gives students an opportunity to learn about their personal influence style and their...
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- October 1993 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen
Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (CSSC) is a small, privately owned metal working company with a reputation for providing quality products to its customers. CSSC's business is primarily the production of springs and stamped parts used in a variety of mechanical...
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Bowen, H. Kent. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-009, October 1993. (Revised March 2001.)
- October 1993 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Jack Welch: General Electric's Revolutionary
By: Joseph L. Bower and Jay Dial
Describes the work of Jack Welch as CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 1992, focusing particularly on his transformation of the company's portfolio through extensive dispositions and acquisitions and the company's culture through a mandated process called "work out."...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Transformation;
Investment Portfolio;
Leadership Style;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career
Bower, Joseph L., and Jay Dial. "Jack Welch: General Electric's Revolutionary." Harvard Business School Case 394-065, October 1993. (Revised April 1994.)
- October 1993 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Conflict on a Trading Floor (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
A junior salesperson on FirstAmerica Bank's trading floor is assisting a top salesperson, Linda, on a deal to finance the construction of a new cruise ship for Poseidon Cruise Lines. While the terms of the deal are being worked out, he realizes Linda has taken...
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Conflict on a Trading Floor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-060, October 1993. (Revised March 2023.)
- 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.)
- autumn 1993
- Article
Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace
By: T. M. Amabile
The foundation for a model of motivational synergy is presented. Building upon but going beyond previous conceptualizations, the model outlines the ways in which intrinsic motivation (which arises from the intrinsic value of the work for the individual) might interact...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Theory;
Creativity;
Situation or Environment;
Organizational Culture
Amabile, T. M. "Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace." Human Resource Management Review 3, no. 3 (autumn 1993): 185–201.
- July 1993
- Case
Future of Distributed Systems at Aetna, The
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Chris L Marshall
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Chris L Marshall. "Future of Distributed Systems at Aetna, The." Harvard Business School Case 194-018, July 1993.