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- February 1990 (Revised May 1992)
- Teaching Note
Internal Revenue Service: ACS, Teaching Note
By: Nitin Nohria
Teaching Note for (9-490-042).
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Keywords:
Government Administration
- February 1990 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
Internal Revenue Service: Automated Collection System
By: Nitin Nohria
Describes how the IRS's collection operations changed from a largely manual system (COF) to an automated system (ACS). A central aspect of ACS was the electronic scheduling and maintaining of work. While with ACS the IRS accomplished significant improvements in the...
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Keywords:
Sovereign Finance;
Revenue;
Information Technology;
Taxation;
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Human Resources;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin. "Internal Revenue Service: Automated Collection System." Harvard Business School Case 490-042, February 1990. (Revised July 1990.)
- February 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Ashamu Holdings Ltd. (B) (Abridged)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Ashamu Holdings Ltd. (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 590-062, February 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
- 1990
- Chapter
The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970
By: G. Jones
Keywords:
Business History;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
United Kingdom
Jones, G. "The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970." In Governments, Industries and Markets: Aspects of Government-Industry Relations in Great Britain, Japan, West Germany and the United States of America since 1945, edited by M. Chick. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1990.
- November 1989 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Automation Consulting Services
By: Robert Simons and Hilary Weston
Illustrates the management control challenges that are associated with rapid growth and geographic expansion. Situated at an offsite Executive Committee Retreat. The three founding partners of a specialized consulting firm are grappling with several difficult questions...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Expansion;
Consulting Industry
Simons, Robert, and Hilary Weston. "Automation Consulting Services." Harvard Business School Case 190-053, November 1989. (Revised April 2018.)
- November 1989 (Revised June 1991)
- Background Note
Facts and Figures on Defense Procurement: The Department of Defense and Defense Procurement, An Overview
By: Robert L. Simons
Provides statistics and other factual information on the Department of Defense procurement process, DOD expenditures, market share segmentation, the variety of contract types, and the role of the Defense Contract Audit Agency.
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Keywords:
National Security
Simons, Robert L. "Facts and Figures on Defense Procurement: The Department of Defense and Defense Procurement, An Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-060, November 1989. (Revised June 1991.)
- November 1989
- Teaching Note
H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (A), (B), (C), and (D), Teaching Note
By: Kenneth E. Goodpaster and Thomas R. Piper
Teaching Note for (9-382-034, 035, 036, and 037).
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- 1989
- Chapter
Minguo shiqi Zhongwai jingji jishu hezuo: Meigo zhanshi shengchan quwentuan huan Hua, 1944-1946 [Sino-foreign Economic and Technical Cooporation in Republican China: The U.S. War Production Mission to China, 1944-46]
By: William C. Kirby
Keywords:
History;
International Finance;
International Relations;
Cooperation;
Developing Countries and Economies;
China;
United States
Kirby, William C. "Minguo shiqi Zhongwai jingji jishu hezuo: Meigo zhanshi shengchan quwentuan huan Hua, 1944-1946 [Sino-foreign Economic and Technical Cooporation in Republican China: The U.S. War Production Mission to China, 1944-46]." In Minguo dang'an yu minguo shi xueshu taolunhui lunwenji [Proceedings of the Conference on the Archives and History of Republican China], edited by Zhang Xianwen, et al.. Beijing: Dang'an chubanshe [Archives Press], 1989.
- October 1989 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board: A Commodity System in Flux
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Goods and Commodities;
Markets;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Australia
Goldberg, Ray A. "Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board: A Commodity System in Flux." Harvard Business School Case 590-034, October 1989. (Revised December 1989.)
- October 1989 (Revised February 1992)
- Teaching Note
General Electric: Compliance Systems, Teaching Note
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (1-189-081).
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- September 1989 (Revised January 1991)
- Case
Massachusetts Lottery
By: John A. Quelch
Describes the role of state lotteries, lottery marketing, and the operation of the Massachusetts State Lottery, including reference to Massachusetts lottery advertising. Highlights the success of state lotteries while also noting growing criticism, particularly of...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Marketing;
Advertising;
Government and Politics;
Public Administration Industry;
Massachusetts
Quelch, John A. "Massachusetts Lottery." Harvard Business School Case 590-009, September 1989. (Revised January 1991.)
- September 1989
- Background Note
Industrial Governance and Corporate Performance
By: John T. Dunlop and Malcolm S. Salter
Dunlop, John T., and Malcolm S. Salter. "Industrial Governance and Corporate Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-032, September 1989.
- August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Fan Pier
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner...
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Keywords:
Partners and Partnerships;
Law;
Projects;
Design;
Organizational Design;
Marketing Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Property;
Real Estate Industry;
Boston
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Fan Pier." Harvard Business School Case 390-012, August 1989. (Revised October 2003.)
- August 1989 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Grosvenor Park
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Dick Dublin believes he has designed a townhouse development which will appeal to mobile young professionals. Dublin has removed some market risk by locking in a forward commitment for low interest rate loans for future purchasers at Grosvenor Park. The pricing...
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Keywords:
Financial Management;
Projects;
Financing and Loans;
Property;
Financial Strategy;
Price;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Government Relations;
Real Estate Industry;
Maryland
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Grosvenor Park." Harvard Business School Case 390-010, August 1989. (Revised May 1991.)
- August 1989
- Article
Organizational Frame-Bending: Principles for Managing Reorientations
By: D. Nadler and Michael Tushman
Nadler, D., and Michael Tushman. "Organizational Frame-Bending: Principles for Managing Reorientations." Academy of Management Executive 3, no. 3 (August 1989): 194–204.
- July 1989 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International
By: John A. Quelch
Examines the decision by Pharma International on whether to launch an antimalarial product in Nigeria and, if so, how that should be implemented. Involves commercial, ethical, and policy considerations. Rich in situation assessment data, the case refers to criticism of...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Product Launch;
Policy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Nigeria
Quelch, John A. "CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International." Harvard Business School Case 589-108, July 1989. (Revised December 1990.)
- July 1989 (Revised August 1990)
- Background Note
New Theories of International Trade
By: David B. Yoffie and Heather A. Hazard
Explores the "new" theories of international trade--also called strategic trade policy--which were developed in the 1980s. Examines why economists and policy makers thought new approaches were necessary to explain international trade, the contributions of industrial...
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Yoffie, David B., and Heather A. Hazard. "New Theories of International Trade." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-001, July 1989. (Revised August 1990.)
- June 1989 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
Coniston vs. Gillette: Communications in a Proxy Fight
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Keywords:
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Communication;
Governing and Advisory Boards
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Coniston vs. Gillette: Communications in a Proxy Fight." Harvard Business School Case 589-110, June 1989. (Revised July 1989.)
- June 1989 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Chaircraft Corporation, 1988
Illustrates the difficulty of effective production planning and production control in a multistage production process affected by seasonal demand. A rewritten version of an earlier case by S.C. Wheelwright.
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Keywords:
Governance Controls;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Performance Effectiveness;
Planning
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Chaircraft Corporation, 1988." Harvard Business School Case 689-082, June 1989. (Revised July 2006.)