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- November 1986
- Supplement
People Express - May 1985
By: D. Quinn Mills
Describes situation facing Don Burr at People Express in May of 1985. Purpose is to get students to make a business policy decision. Follow-up to People Express - March 1984.
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Mills, D. Quinn. "People Express - May 1985." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-044, November 1986.
- July 1986
- Case
Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo
By: James E. Austin
Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Trade;
Policy;
International Relations;
Nicaragua;
United States
Austin, James E. "Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo." Harvard Business School Case 387-027, July 1986.
- 1986
- Book
Business Policy: Text and Cases
- April 1985
- Supplement
Cleveland Twist Drill: Jim Bartlett, Video
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Daniel F. Muzyka
Presents a question and answer session with Jim Bartlett, president of Cleveland Twist Drill. Edited into three parts. Bartlett provides additional insights into the case situation and also describes subsequent events at the company.
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Corporate Strategy;
Policy;
Construction Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Daniel F. Muzyka. "Cleveland Twist Drill: Jim Bartlett, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-513, April 1985.
- January 1985 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Olivetti: Purchasing Policy
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Olivetti: Purchasing Policy." Harvard Business School Case 685-033, January 1985. (Revised December 1985.)
- 1985
- Chapter
Food Policy
By: James E. Austin
- December 1984
- Article
An Approach for Developing an Optimal Discount Pricing Policy
By: R. Lal and Richard Staelin
Lal, R., and Richard Staelin. "An Approach for Developing an Optimal Discount Pricing Policy." Management Science 30, no. 12 (December 1984).
- November 1984
- Article
Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection
By: Alan Berg and James E. Austin
Berg, Alan, and James E. Austin. "Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection." Food Policy 9, no. 4 (November 1984): 304–412.
- 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 October 1992)
- Background Note
Product Policy
By: John A. Quelch
Summarizes principal issues involved in product policy.
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Quelch, John A. "Product Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-022, August 1984. (Revised October 1992.)
- April 1984
- Background Note
Export Controls
By: David B. Yoffie
Explores the problems and opportunities associated with export controls--one of the most widely used tools of international trade policy in the 1970s and early 1980s; and the role of the United States and Soviet Union as major players in the international economy....
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Keywords:
Macroeconomics;
Trade;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Problems and Challenges;
Opportunities;
Soviet Union;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "Export Controls." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-008, April 1984.
- 1984
- Article
Return to Nursing Home Investment: Issues for Public Policy
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Christine E. Bishop
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Christine E. Bishop. "Return to Nursing Home Investment: Issues for Public Policy." Health Care Financing Review 5, no. 4 (1984).
- February 1983 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
China: Central Economic Planning
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "China: Central Economic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 383-089, February 1983. (Revised May 1985.)
- May 1982 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Air Traffic Controllers
By: Michael Beer
On August 3, 1981 President Ronald Reagan terminated 12,000 air traffic controllers, members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, for violating their no-strike oath. Provides background on the human resources policies and practices of the Federal...
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination;
Labor and Management Relations;
Government and Politics;
Labor Unions;
Negotiation;
Employees;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Beer, Michael. "Air Traffic Controllers." Harvard Business School Case 482-056, May 1982. (Revised June 1982.)
- May 1982 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard
By: Michael Beer and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Provides an overview of all the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze Hewlett-Packard's practices in all four policy areas; stakeholder influence, flows, rewards, and work systems.
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Working Conditions;
Policy
Beer, Michael, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard." Harvard Business School Case 482-125, May 1982. (Revised May 1985.)
- 1982
- Book
Business Policy: Text and Cases
By: C. Roland Christensen, Kenneth R. Andrews, Joseph L. Bower, Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael E. Porter
Christensen, C. Roland, Kenneth R. Andrews, Joseph L. Bower, Richard G. Hamermesh, and Michael E. Porter. Business Policy: Text and Cases. 5th ed. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1982.
- December 1981 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Marriott Corp.
By: Thomas R. Piper
Marriott is considering the repurchase of ten million shares. This is apparently at odds with the financial policies that the Board of Directors passed two years earlier. Students must discuss why the policies were passed and why changes are now necessary. Includes a...
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Piper, Thomas R. "Marriott Corp." Harvard Business School Case 282-042, December 1981. (Revised September 1986.)
- 1980
- Book
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
Keywords:
Taxation;
Investment;
Policy;
Metals and Minerals;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Indonesia
Gillis, Malcolm, Ralph Beals, Glenn Jenkins, L. T. Wells Jr., and Ulrich Peterson. Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia. MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1980. (Wells wrote chapter 20.)
- 01 Jan 1980
- Conference Presentation
The Impact of Public and Private Institutional Policies on Families: The Work Place
By: R. M. Kanter and A. R. Cohen