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- December 1986 (Revised March 1991)
- Supplement
Caterpillar-Komatsu in 1986
Provides an update to the global competitive interaction between Caterpillar and Komatsu described in companion cases Caterpillar Tractor and Komatsu Ltd. Caterpillar's response to Komatsu's growing market share is outlined, then the impact of rapidly changing...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Price;
Global Strategy;
Policy;
Market Participation;
Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Industrial Products Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar-Komatsu in 1986." Harvard Business School Supplement 387-095, December 1986. (Revised March 1991.)
- November 1986 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd.
Describes the internationalization of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain, focusing on KFC's entry into Japan. An entrepreneurial country general manager, Lou Weston, battles numerous problems to establish the business and is eventually highly successful....
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Strategic Planning;
Agency Theory;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 387-043, November 1986. (Revised December 1992.)
- October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
B-W Footwear
By: David B. Yoffie
As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Management;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
Business Strategy;
Trade;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "B-W Footwear." Harvard Business School Case 387-022, October 1986. (Revised November 1988.)
- September 1986 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Pressco, Inc.--1984
A marketing representative of heavy industrial equipment needs to evaluate the net present value of his equipment from the perspective of the buyer under changing tax regulations.
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Valuation;
Product Positioning;
Performance Evaluation;
Taxation;
Price;
United States
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Pressco, Inc.--1984." Harvard Business School Case 287-025, September 1986. (Revised August 1987.)
- August 1986 (Revised February 1991)
- Supplement
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Video
Population Services International, a not-for-profit agency founded to promote family planning information and to market birth control products, had an agreement with the government of Bangladesh to conduct a social marketing program using modern marketing techniques to...
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Keywords:
Social Marketing;
Health;
Advertising;
Marketing;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Government and Politics;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Health Industry;
Bangladesh
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-506, August 1986. (Revised February 1991.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Food Marketing Public Enterprises
By: James E. Austin and Michael J. Buckley
Keywords:
Food;
Marketing;
Distribution;
Public Sector;
Government and Politics;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Austin, James E., and Michael J. Buckley. "Food Marketing Public Enterprises." In Marketing Perspectives of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries, edited by K.L.K. Rao.ICPE Monograph Series. Ljubljana, Yugoslavia: International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries, 1986.
- September 1985 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh
Population Services International (PSI) was a not-for-profit agency founded to disseminate family planning information and to market birth control products, primarily in less developed countries seeking to curb their population explosions. In 1976, PSI concluded an...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Health;
Marketing Strategy;
Social Marketing;
Business and Government Relations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Bangladesh
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh." Harvard Business School Case 586-013, September 1985. (Revised July 2007.)
- 1984
- Book
Energy Policy in America Since 1945: A Study of Business-Government Relations
By: Richard Vietor
Follows the history of government intervention in U.S. energy markets from 1945 to the present and shows how shifting market conditions of surplus and shortage and above all, price have played a determining role in the political process and U.S. fuel policy...
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Keywords:
Political Economy;
United States;
Postwar Policy;
Energy;
Energy Sources;
Policy;
United States
Vietor, Richard. Energy Policy in America Since 1945: A Study of Business-Government Relations. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
- August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
- Teaching Note
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics, Teaching Note
- June 1984
- Case
Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers
By: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Monopoly;
Courts and Trials;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
McCraw, Thomas K., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers." Harvard Business School Case 384-265, June 1984.
- February 1984
- Case
Chicago-Midway (B): Midway (Southwest) Airlines
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Competition;
Market Entry and Exit;
Air Transportation Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Chicago-Midway (B): Midway (Southwest) Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 384-154, February 1984.
- August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics
Tedlow, Richard S. "Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics." Harvard Business School Case 384-051, August 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- June 1983 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
EMI and the CT Scanner (A)
Describes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government...
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Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Technological Innovation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Industry Structures;
Product Development;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "EMI and the CT Scanner (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-194, June 1983. (Revised November 2001.)
- June 1983 (Revised March 1985)
- Supplement
EMI and the CT Scanner (B)
Describes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government...
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Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Technological Innovation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Industry Structures;
Product Development;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "EMI and the CT Scanner (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-195, June 1983. (Revised March 1985.)
- February 1982 (Revised June 1990)
- Case
Massey-Ferguson Ltd.—1980
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Scott P. Mason
Massey Ferguson began fiscal year 1981 in default on $2.5 billion of outstanding debt. The company's future depends on the ability of lenders, the governments of Canada and Ontario, and management, to agree on a refinancing plan. The case reviews Massey's performance...
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Keywords:
Financial Condition;
Financial Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Strategy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Corporate Finance;
Canada
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Scott P. Mason. "Massey-Ferguson Ltd.—1980." Harvard Business School Case 282-043, February 1982. (Revised June 1990.)
- spring 1981
- Article
From Competitor to Consumer: The Changing Focus of Federal Regulation of Advertising, 1914-1938
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. "From Competitor to Consumer: The Changing Focus of Federal Regulation of Advertising, 1914-1938." Business History Review 55, no. 1 (spring 1981).
- 1980
- Chapter
Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and Malcolm Gillis
Keywords:
Agreements and Arrangements;
Metals and Minerals;
Mining;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Taxation;
Mining Industry
Wells, L. T., Jr., and Malcolm Gillis. "Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues." In Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia, by Malcolm Gillis, Ralph Beals, Glenn Jenkins, L. T. Wells Jr., and Ulrich Peterson. MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1980.
- April 1978
- Case
FTC and Listerine Antiseptic
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "FTC and Listerine Antiseptic." Harvard Business School Case 578-166, April 1978.