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- July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
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Cambridge Technology Partners (A)
By: Teresa M. Amabile, George P. Baker III and Michael Beer
Cambridge Technology Partners uses a highly innovative product strategy, supported by a human resources strategy, that has been very successful. However, high growth rates jeopardize product quality while tension about relative compensation levels between sales and...
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Quality;
Human Resources;
Relationships;
Innovation and Invention;
Consulting Industry;
Massachusetts
Amabile, Teresa M., George P. Baker III, and Michael Beer. "Cambridge Technology Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 496-005, July 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
- June 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case considers the future challenges facing the Northern Telecom joint venture in China with Tong Guang Electronics. Asks how well the start-up and transition have been managed and whether the right foundation has been laid for the future.
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Growth Management;
Business Startups;
Change Management;
Transition;
Corporate Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Canada;
China
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 395-084, June 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- June 1995
- Case
Quorum Health Group, Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
Facing increasing competition from much larger industry players, Jim Dalton, CEO of Quorum, and Russ Carson, Managing Partner of Welch, Carson, Anderson & Stowe attempt to set the future direction for Quorum. The company was successfully spun-off from HCA in a...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Consolidation;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Venture Capital;
Acquisition;
Health Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "Quorum Health Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-156, June 1995.
- May 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning
ToyWorld, a fast growing retailer, was revitalizing its information technology (IT) infrastructure and called in AT&T to help plan for the future. Five strategic alternatives for use of information and communications technology were identified through value chain...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Information Technology;
Growth and Development;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Retail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning." Harvard Business School Case 195-262, May 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
- 1 May 1995
- Conference Presentation
Remarks on the Development, Validation, and Application of a Model of Innovation
- April 1995
- Supplement
CANADA 1995: Big Debt, Slow Growth
By: George C. Lodge and Marie Bell
Lodge, George C., and Marie Bell. "CANADA 1995: Big Debt, Slow Growth." Harvard Business School Supplement 795-127, April 1995.
- April 1995 (Revised November 1997)
- Teaching Note
Walt Disney Company, The (B): Sustaining Growth (TN)
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (1-794-129).
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- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
NIKE Inc. in the 1990s (A): New Directions
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the transition of Nike from 1990 to 1993 as it sees major growth opportunities in foreign markets.
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Dolan, Robert J. "NIKE Inc. in the 1990s (A): New Directions." Harvard Business School Case 595-102, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- February 1995 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
India in the 1990s
By: George C. Lodge and Ahu Bhasin
Describes the efforts of Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao to deregulate and open up the Indian economy in the early 1990s. Focuses on the difficulties he encountered, reflected in the poor showing of the ruling Congress Party in state elections in December...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Emerging Markets;
Social Issues;
Economic Growth;
Government and Politics;
India
Lodge, George C., and Ahu Bhasin. "India in the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 795-119, February 1995. (Revised February 1998.)
- February 1995 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Norman Klein
The retail bank division of Chemical Bank faces declining margins and increased competition in its credit and deposit gathering and processing business. It wishes to implement a new strategy to become a preferred financial service provider to target customer groups....
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Adoption;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Relationship Management;
Management Systems;
Performance Evaluation;
Banks and Banking;
Measurement and Metrics;
Banking Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Norman Klein. "Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 195-210, February 1995. (Revised June 1999.)
- January 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Background Note
Paving the Information Superhighway
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Geoffrey Bock and Janis Lee Gogan
Examines solutions to many of the information-sharing problems that limit growth of electronic commerce on the Internet. Serves as a basic primer for the use of electronic information exchange. While familiarizing the student with the basic tenets and terminology of...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Knowledge Sharing;
Problems and Challenges;
Retail Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Geoffrey Bock, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Paving the Information Superhighway." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-202, January 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- January–February 1995
- Article
Corporate Reputation: Aid to Growth and Shield
By: S. A. Greyser
Greyser, S. A. "Corporate Reputation: Aid to Growth and Shield." Inside PR's Magazine of Reputation Management (January–February 1995).
- November 1994
- Case
Bain & Company: International Expansion
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and J. Peter Williamson
Bain & Co., a leading strategy consulting firm, faces major strategic and organizational issues regarding global expansion. The Bain partners must choose a course among many exciting and attractive opportunities for growth. Also explores organizational and managerial...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management;
Expansion;
Global Strategy;
Decision Making;
Organizations;
Partners and Partnerships;
Consulting Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y., and J. Peter Williamson. "Bain & Company: International Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 395-102, November 1994.
- November 1994
- Case
VideoGuide, Inc. (A)
By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
VideoGuide is emerging from a development stage start-up and requires a significant capital infusion to commercialize its product. Various financing options are considered including going public, venture capital, private placement, or a strategic partner. Given the...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Capital;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Initial Public Offering;
Markets;
Partners and Partnerships;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Going Public
Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "VideoGuide, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-051, November 1994.
- November 1994 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
The Domik Project
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Cameron Sawyer, CEO of Sawyer and Co., seeks financing for an office building he is developing in Moscow. The case describes the opportunities and challenges of development in Russia. Also highlights entrepreneurial opportunities in a changing world.
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Opportunities;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Problems and Challenges;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Moscow
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The Domik Project." Harvard Business School Case 395-104, November 1994. (Revised December 1995.)
- November 1994
- Case
Citibank European Strategy & Organization
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight
Examines strategic and organizational issues facing Citibank as it pursues a highly focused strategy in Europe in the face of increasing competition. Central in this consideration is the role of the European regional organization.
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Keywords:
Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Design;
Competitive Strategy;
Competition;
Banking Industry;
Europe
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Thomas W. Malnight. "Citibank European Strategy & Organization." Harvard Business School Case 395-099, November 1994.
- October 1994
- Teaching Note
Accounting for Productivity Growth TN
Teaching Note for (9-794-051).
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- October 1994 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Sport Obermeyer Ltd.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Ananth Raman
The case describes operations at a skiwear design and merchandising company and its supply partner. Introduces production planning for short-life-cycle products with uncertain demand and allows students to analyze a reduced version of the company's production planning...
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Keywords:
Product;
Supply Chain;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Planning;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Industry Growth;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry;
United States;
Hong Kong
Hammond, Janice H., and Ananth Raman. "Sport Obermeyer Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 695-022, October 1994. (Revised August 2006.)
- September 1994
- Case
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (D)
Describes a set of challenges facing Otis Elevator's joint venture in China as it seeks to expand to other regions of the country. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Globalization;
Construction Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (D)." Harvard Business School Case 395-061, September 1994.
- September 1994
- Case
Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution
By: Joseph L. Bower and John B. Matthews Jr.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the world's greatest companies. In 1994, its management was chosen the most admired in Europe by 637 peers. The case explores how Sir Richard Greenbury, appointed the new chairman of the company in 1991, transformed his inheritance into...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Business Strategy;
Management Teams;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Europe;
United States
Bower, Joseph L., and John B. Matthews Jr. "Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 395-054, September 1994.