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- March 1992 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Saatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC: Corporate Strategy
By: David J. Collis
Saatchi & Saatchi, founded in 1970, became the world's largest advertising agency in 1986. It then diversified into consulting and other managerial areas before crashing in 1989. Under a new CEO, the company restructured and refocused on its advertising agencies.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Advertising Industry
Collis, David J. "Saatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 792-056, March 1992. (Revised April 1995.)
- February 1992 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Top officials at Pfizer are assessing their strategy for improving protection of Pfizer's patents around the world. The outcome of the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations is uncertain, and it is not clear whether an acceptable intellectual property protection...
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Keywords:
Patents;
Trade;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business Strategy;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Alliances;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
Japan;
Europe
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property." Harvard Business School Case 392-073, February 1992. (Revised April 1995.)
- 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.)
- November 1991 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Micom Caribe (A)
By: David M. Upton and Joshua D. Margolis
Describes the Puerto Rican manufacturing plant of a transnational company. The award-winning plant has dramatically improved the quality of flexibility of its operations, by taking a radical approach to manufacturing. The methods center on the use of specific...
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Product Launch;
Production;
Performance Improvement;
Quality;
Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Upton, David M., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Micom Caribe (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-002, November 1991. (Revised June 1997.)
- November 1991 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Body Shop International
Describes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility to society. After profiling Anita Roddick as a person, the case describes the anti-mainstream approach she...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Leadership Style;
Management Succession;
Management Teams;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Values and Beliefs;
Global Strategy;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Body Shop International." Harvard Business School Case 392-032, November 1991. (Revised July 1995.)
- 1991
- Book
Advantage Sweden
By: Michael E. Porter, Orjan Solvell and I. Zander
Keywords:
Industry Clusters;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Global Strategy;
Economy;
Sweden
Porter, Michael E., Orjan Solvell, and I. Zander. Advantage Sweden. Stockholm: Norstedts Förlag, 1991. (Second ed., Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik, 1993.)
- 1991
- Book
Internationale Wettbewerbsvorteile: Ein Strategisches Konzept fur die Schweiz (International Competitive Advantage: A New Strategic Concept for Switzerland)
By: M. E. Porter, S. Borner, R. Weder and M. J. Enright
Porter, M. E., S. Borner, R. Weder, and M. J. Enright. Internationale Wettbewerbsvorteile: Ein Strategisches Konzept fur die Schweiz (International Competitive Advantage: A New Strategic Concept for Switzerland). Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 1991.
- September 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Citibank (A): European Strategy
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Multinational Firms and Management;
International Finance;
Corporate Strategy;
Banking Industry;
Europe
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Citibank (A): European Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 392-021, September 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
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Global Strategic Linkages and Industry Structure
By: N. Nohria and C. Garcia-Pont
Nohria, N., and C. Garcia-Pont. "Global Strategic Linkages and Industry Structure." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Summer 1991): 105–124.
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Global Strategic Management: Impact on the New Frontiers of Strategy Research
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Global Strategic Management: Impact on the New Frontiers of Strategy Research." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Summer 1991): 5–16.
- June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (B): Global Management
By: Michael Beer
The president of Becton Dickinson (BD) and his top management team struggle with issues of: 1) how to manage the top of the organization, focusing on leadership style, the committee structure, and the role of sector presidents, and 2) how to manage a multinational...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership Style;
Management Teams;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Industry
Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (B): Global Management." Harvard Business School Case 491-152, June 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- Article
A Resource Based Analysis of Global Competition: The Case of the Bearings Industry
By: David J. Collis
Collis, David J. "A Resource Based Analysis of Global Competition: The Case of the Bearings Industry." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Summer 1991): 49–68.
- March 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)
Describes the firm's 1988 expansion into the United States through the acquisition of Brooks Brothers, a specialty up-market men's clothing chain and Kings Super Markets, a high quality New Jersey grocer.
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Globalization;
Retail Industry;
United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 391-090, March 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- 1991
- Book
Japanese Takeovers: The Global Contest for Corporate Control
By: W. C. Kester
Kester, W. C. Japanese Takeovers: The Global Contest for Corporate Control. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1991.
- 1991
- Manual
Teaching Manual for Manager in the International Economy
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords:
Global Strategy
- November 1990 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
The Transformation of IBM
By: Andrall E. Pearson and David B. Yoffie
John Akers, IBM's chairman, must confront how to transform a $60 billion, full line, global computer company that is the leader in every market it serves, yet losing share across the board. The case explores senior management's perspective on the process of...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Transformation;
Corporate Strategy;
Adoption;
Management Teams;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Computer Industry
Pearson, Andrall E., and David B. Yoffie. "The Transformation of IBM." Harvard Business School Case 391-073, November 1990. (Revised September 1991.)
- September 1990
- Case
Bain & Co., Inc.: Growing the Business
Raises management issues facing Bain & Co. in formulating its future global strategy and implementation of that strategy.
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Management;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Strategy;
Expansion;
Consulting Industry;
Service Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Bain & Co., Inc.: Growing the Business." Harvard Business School Case 391-069, September 1990.
- September 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble Japan (C)
Updates the (A) case. The issues facing P&G were two-fold. 1) General manager, Japan--how to keep both the business and organization growing; 2) President, international--what role should the Japanese operation play in the P&G worldwide business?
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Keywords:
Business Offices;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Globalization;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizations;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Procter & Gamble Japan (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-005, September 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
- September 1990 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co. (A): Globalization
Examines the changes taking place in Eli Lilly in response to the globalization of the pharmaceuticals industry. Identifies the steps taken by management, problems currently faced, and challenges for the future. Allows examination of the process of implementing a...
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Keywords:
Change;
Globalization;
Global Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Perspective;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Eli Lilly and Co. (A): Globalization." Harvard Business School Case 391-032, September 1990. (Revised January 1992.)