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- October 1984 (Revised July 1988)
- Case
Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.
Describes the history, management, and organization of an extremely successful bank holding company. The company has had a very charismatic chairman, has made MBAs bank presidents at very early ages, and has a long record of innovation. Now deregulation and a coming...
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 385-178, October 1984. (Revised July 1988.)
- September 1984 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (A)
By: John A. Quelch
A senior manager at Nestle's headquarters is reviewing the role of the central marketing staff with respect to Nestle's operating companies around the world. Two specific examples of the role of the central staff in guiding the advertising and packaging decisions of...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Marketing;
Operations;
Advertising;
Management Teams;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Health Industry;
Switzerland
Quelch, John A., and Edward J. Hoff. "Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-013, September 1984. (Revised September 1993.)
- September 1984 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
Marketing Planning and Organization
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents guidelines for effective marketing planning. Provides a general outline of the contents of a typical marketing plan, the process by which the plan is developed, and considers the benefits successful firms reap from their planning efforts and the problems that...
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Dolan, Robert J. "Marketing Planning and Organization." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-106, September 1984. (Revised March 1993.)
- 1 Sep 1984
- Conference Presentation
Ensuring Minority Achievement in Corporations: The Importance of Structural Theory and Structural Change
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Ensuring Minority Achievement in Corporations: The Importance of Structural Theory and Structural Change." Paper presented at the Rutgers Conference on Minorities in Business, September 01, 1984. (Reprinted in Ensuring Minority Success in Corporate Management, edited by N. DiTomaso. N.Y.: Plenum, 1987.)
- August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
- Teaching Note
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics, Teaching Note
- July 1984 (Revised August 1985)
- Background Note
Inertial Forces Within Organizations
By: Richard R. Ellsworth and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Keywords:
Organizations
Ellsworth, Richard R., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Inertial Forces Within Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-053, July 1984. (Revised August 1985.)
- May 1984 (Revised August 1995)
- Teaching Note
Organized Labor and the Worker, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-391-256).
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Keywords:
Labor Unions
- February 1984
- Case
Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (B)
By: D. Quinn Mills and George W. Baird
Describes Hay Associates Climate Survey Questionnaire and the eight dimensions of organizational climate. Rewritten by G.W. Baird, company partner.
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Mills, D. Quinn, and George W. Baird. "Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (B)." Harvard Business School Case 484-070, February 1984.
- 1984
- Chapter
Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development
By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector
Beer, Michael, and Bert Spector. "Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development." In Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Vol. 2, edited by Kendrith M. Rowland and Gerald R. Ferris. JAI Press, 1984.
- November 1983 (Revised October 1989)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch
Describes P&G's expansion in Europe, including the development of a strong country subsidiary management, responsive to local market differences. The launch of a new product presents strategic and organizational challenges as P&G considers making this their first...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Trade;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Launch;
Emerging Markets;
Organizational Design;
Problems and Challenges;
Expansion;
Europe
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch." Harvard Business School Case 384-139, November 1983. (Revised October 1989.)
- 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.)
- August 1983 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Challenging the Entrepreneurial Culture
Stevenson, Howard H. "Hewlett-Packard: Challenging the Entrepreneurial Culture." Harvard Business School Case 384-035, August 1983. (Revised December 1987.)
- 1983
- Book
Negotiating in Organizations
By: M. H. Bazerman and R.J. Lewicki
Bazerman, M. H. and R.J. Lewicki, eds. Negotiating in Organizations. SAGE Publications, 1983.
- June 1983
- Background Note
Note on the Paper Machinery Industry
Describes the major structural changes taking place in the paper industry in the 1970s: major oil and pulp price increases, pollution legislation, a shift in industry development from OECD countries to LDCs and NICs and the technological revolution in paper making....
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Keywords:
Engineering;
Price;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Industry Structures;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Pollutants;
Competition;
Pulp and Paper Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Note on the Paper Machinery Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-185, June 1983.
- April 1983 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Shouldice Hospital Limited
By: James L. Heskett
Various proposals are set forth for expanding the capacity of the hospital. In assessing them, serious consideration has to be given to the culture of the organization and the importance of preserving it in a service delivery system. In addition to issues of capacity...
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Capacity;
Organizational Culture;
Service Delivery;
Growth Management;
Strategic Planning;
Quality;
Social Enterprise;
Health Industry;
Canada
Heskett, James L. "Shouldice Hospital Limited." Harvard Business School Case 683-068, April 1983. (Revised June 2003.)
- April 1983 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
People Express (A)
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Debra Whitestone
Describes the start up, strategy, organizational design, and operations over the first eighteen months of the airline. Focuses on the creative use of human resources as an integral part of the business strategy.
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
Air Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Operations;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Debra Whitestone. "People Express (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-103, April 1983. (Revised October 2000.)
- March 1983 (Revised January 1984)
- Case
Merloni Group
The general manager of the recently-established French subsidiary of an Italian appliance company is in conflict with headquarters about unexpectedly poor financial performance. Headquarters management believes it should be able to exert more control over the...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Trade;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Evaluation;
Power and Influence;
France;
Italy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Merloni Group." Harvard Business School Case 383-152, March 1983. (Revised January 1984.)