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- April 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)
Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group as the company progresses toward making an initial public offering. Among the issues and topics addressed in the case are: considerations in choosing an underwriting team, the initial public...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Initial Public Offering;
Financial Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Planning;
Cost vs Benefits;
Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Consumer Products Industry;
Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-092, April 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- April 1985
- Article
Managing the Human Side of Change
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Managing the Human Side of Change." Management Review (April 1985): 52–56. (Reprinted in Readings in Management, edited by P. DuBose. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1989. Other reprintings on request.)
- 1985
- Book
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: A Casebook on the History of American Economic Institutions
By: A. D. Chandler Jr. and R. S. Tedlow
Chandler, A. D., Jr., and R. S. Tedlow. The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: A Casebook on the History of American Economic Institutions. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- 1985
- Book
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: Case Commentary and Teaching Technique
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: Case Commentary and Teaching Technique. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- March 1985 (Revised April 1988)
- Case
Industrias Gessy-Lever Limitada
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and John Young
Bartlett, Christopher A., and John Young. "Industrias Gessy-Lever Limitada." Harvard Business School Case 385-295, March 1985. (Revised April 1988.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Case
Wilmington Tap and Die
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Investment;
Accounting Audits;
Cost Management;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Performance Productivity;
Production;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Manufacturing Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Precision Parts, Inc. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical parts. Among the issues in the case are the following: 1) Should Taylor and Grayson buy Precision Parts,...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Cost vs Benefits;
Investment Return;
Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Outcome or Result;
Manufacturing Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Precision Parts, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-131, March 1985. (Revised November 1988.)
- March 1985
- Background Note
MNCs and Host Country Relationships
Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management
Bartlett, Christopher A. "MNCs and Host Country Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-299, March 1985.
- March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Springs Industries: Textile Manufacturing--1983 (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Clark, Kim B. "Springs Industries: Textile Manufacturing--1983 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 685-064, March 1985. (Revised July 1986.)
- 1985
- Book
Marketing Management: Readings from Theory to Practice
Shapiro, B. P., R. J. Dolan, and J. A. Quelch. Marketing Management: Readings from Theory to Practice. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- February 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (B)
Contains a description of a set of related decisions confronting the management and directors of Business Research Corp. (BRC) in April of 1984. BRC needs more capital to finance continued development of the market for a full-text database comprised of Wall Street...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Finance;
Capital Structure;
Capital;
Goals and Objectives;
Conflict of Interests;
Business Plan;
Financing and Loans;
Ethics
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-090, February 1985.
- February 1985 (Revised June 1985)
- Teaching Note
Multinational Enterprise, Teaching Note
Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management
- 1985
- Book
Marketing Management: Principles, Analysis and Applications
Shapiro, B. P., R. J. Dolan, and J. Quelch. Marketing Management: Principles, Analysis and Applications. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- January 1985 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Conex do Brasil
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and John Young
Describes interactions between Brazilian local, Latin American regional, and USA headquarters staff during the three years after establishing a manufacturing subsidiary in Sao Paulo. In a highly protected national environment, a market entry plan is developed to meet...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Resignation and Termination;
Goals and Objectives;
Market Entry and Exit;
Operations;
Performance Expectations;
Opportunities;
Corporate Strategy;
Latin America;
United States;
Brazil
Bartlett, Christopher A., and John Young. "Conex do Brasil." Harvard Business School Case 385-257, January 1985. (Revised March 2003.)
- January 1985 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Lotus Development Corp.
Contains a description of the history and venture capital financing of Lotus Development. Focuses on issues related to the possible terms of investment in Lotus by a major venture capital firm. The pedagogic objectives in the case are: to explore the elements of the...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Venture Capital;
Organizational Structure;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Outcome or Result;
Corporate Finance;
Planning;
Computer Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Lotus Development Corp." Harvard Business School Case 285-094, January 1985. (Revised February 1997.)
- 1985
- Book
Marketing Management: Strategy, Planning and Implementation
Shapiro, B. P., R. J. Dolan, and J. A. Quelch. Marketing Management: Strategy, Planning and Implementation. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- 1985
- Book
The Manager as Negotiator and Dispute Resolver
By: James K. Sebenius, D. A. Lax, R. Weber, W. Samuelson and T. Weeks
Keywords:
Negotiation Tactics
Sebenius, James K., D. A. Lax, R. Weber, W. Samuelson, and T. Weeks. The Manager as Negotiator and Dispute Resolver. NIDR teaching materials series. Washington, D.C.: National Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1985.
- January 1985 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Turner Construction Co.
In June, 1984, a vice president at Turner Construction Co. must decide whether to approve a construction project being considered by one of Turner's territorial offices and how to manage that territory general manager's apparent reluctance to pursue another account...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Projects;
Market Entry and Exit;
Integration;
Contracts;
Marketing Strategy;
Sales;
Business or Company Management;
Business Offices;
Geographic Location;
Construction Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Turner Construction Co." Harvard Business School Case 585-031, January 1985. (Revised June 1993.)
- January 1985
- Background Note
The Challenges, Motivations & Mentalities of MNC Management
Bartlett, Christopher A. "The Challenges, Motivations & Mentalities of MNC Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-250, January 1985.