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CEO Incentives and Firm Size
By: Brian Hall and George P. Baker
What determines CEO incentives? A confusion exists among both academics and practitioners about how to measure the strength of CEO incentives, and how to reconcile the enormous differences in pay sensitivities between executives in large and small firms. We show that...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Motivation and Incentives;
Executive Compensation;
Size;
Management Systems
Hall, Brian, and George P. Baker. "CEO Incentives and Firm Size." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 6868, December 1998.
- December 1998
- Article
Entrepreneurs and Business Performance in Nineteenth Century France
By: Tom Nicholas, Elisa Boccaletti and James Foreman-Peck
A popular explanation for the supposed "delayed industrialisation" of the nineteenth century French economy has been the inappropriate attitudes and actions of the managerial classes and family firms. To address these claims we model the supply and demand for...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Performance;
Economy;
Management;
Success;
Opportunities;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Saving;
Higher Education;
Training;
Demand and Consumers;
France
Nicholas, Tom, Elisa Boccaletti, and James Foreman-Peck. "Entrepreneurs and Business Performance in Nineteenth Century France." European Review of Economic History (December 1998).
- November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Amul and India's National Dairy Development Board
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder
Amul Dairy has been a successful change maker in India's dairy system. How does it move from this success to the new challenges facing the Indian food system--is it an appropriate model?
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Leading Change;
Success;
Cooperative Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Food and Beverage Industry;
India
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Srinivas Sunder. "Amul and India's National Dairy Development Board." Harvard Business School Case 599-060, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- October 1998 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
RealNetworks, Inc.: Converging Technologies/Expanding Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman
Highlights issues related to the impact of the Internet on industry and technology convergence. RealNetworks has succeeded in establishing its position as a market leader (over 90% market share) in the Internet streaming media segment. Can they maintain this position...
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Keywords:
Outcome or Result;
Opportunities;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Internet;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kirk A. Goldman. "RealNetworks, Inc.: Converging Technologies/Expanding Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 399-025, October 1998. (Revised February 2000.)
- August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Disney's "The Lion King" (C): Repeat Performance?
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Three of Disney's animated films that followed "The Lion King"—"Pocahontas," "Toy Story," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"—were significantly less successful at the box office and in retail sales. Meanwhile, Disney was focusing on developing live-action blockbusters.
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Animation Entertainment;
Success;
Failure;
Film Entertainment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. Disney's "The Lion King" (C): Repeat Performance? Harvard Business School Case 899-043, August 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- August 1998 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Business Plan for Room For Dessert: Adding Unique Ingredients to Life's Balancing Act
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Michael J. Roberts
Summarizes the business plan for a concept restaurant focused on late evening dessert service as well as its subsequent rollout plan.
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Keywords:
Business Strategy;
Planning;
Business Plan;
Outcome or Result;
Service Operations;
Experience and Expertise;
Service Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Michael J. Roberts. "Business Plan for Room For Dessert: Adding Unique Ingredients to Life's Balancing Act." Harvard Business School Case 899-008, August 1998. (Revised June 2013.)
- July 1998 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
Display Technologies, Inc. (Abridged)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Jonathan West
Display Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is a new joint venture between Toshiba and IBM Japan that is manufacturing the most advanced form of flat panel displays. With success in achieving significant production volumes, DTI has been asked to double its output as quickly as...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leadership Style;
Production;
Outcome or Result;
Performance Capacity;
Strategy;
Hardware;
Electronics Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Bowen, H. Kent, and Jonathan West. "Display Technologies, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 699-006, July 1998. (Revised January 2009.)
- April 1998
- Case
X-IT Products, LLC
By: Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart and Barbara Feinberg
Two entrepreneurs, Andrew Ive and Aldo DiBerlardino, are poised to launch their first product. The decisions they make will have a crucial impact on the future of their company.
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Iansiti, Marco, Myra M. Hart, and Barbara Feinberg. "X-IT Products, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 698-084, April 1998.
- March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
United Way Community Services
Describes in detail the fund development and distribution system of United Way Community Services. A key question is how to measure the outcome/impact of the work done by the agencies that receive United Way funding. A follow-on question is how to reinvent the...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Management Systems;
Measurement and Metrics;
Distribution Channels;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Outcome or Result;
Nonprofit Organizations
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "United Way Community Services." Harvard Business School Case 598-138, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
- March 1998 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Haier Group, The (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford
Zhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business or Company Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Success;
Consumer Products Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., and Robert J. Crawford. "Haier Group, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-101, March 1998. (Revised July 2001.)
- February 1998 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
SITEL Corporation
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Martha Gershun
SITEL has grown extremely rapidly and is now operating worldwide with operations in more than 30 countries. Since many of its locations serve the same customers, the officers are debating the costs and benefits of additional centralization. Some feel that the autonomy...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth Management;
Success
Stevenson, Howard H., and Martha Gershun. "SITEL Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 898-153, February 1998. (Revised May 1998.)
- February 1998 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Teradyne, Inc.: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Alexander d'Arbeloff, Teradyne's founder and CEO, is launching his company into the software and network testing business. He has acquired three external start-ups and is beginning to integrate them with the rest of the company. While Teradyne's core...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business Startups;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Success;
Horizontal Integration
Lassiter, Joseph B., III. "Teradyne, Inc.: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained." Harvard Business School Case 898-190, February 1998. (Revised August 1998.)
- February 1998
- Case
Lyondell Petrochemical Company
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Daniel P. Erikson
In August 1994, Lyondell Petrochemical Co.'s corporate parent and largest single shareholder effectively shed its stock, resulting in the resignation of 5 of its 11 directors. The remaining outside directors immediately acted to overhaul the executive compensation plan...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Executive Compensation;
Design;
Business or Company Management;
Management Teams;
Mining Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Daniel P. Erikson. "Lyondell Petrochemical Company." Harvard Business School Case 498-028, February 1998.
- February 1998
- Article
'A Matter of Trust': Effects of Communication on the Efficiency and Distribution of Outcomes
By: K. L. McGinn, J. Moag and M. H. Bazerman
McGinn, K. L., J. Moag, and M. H. Bazerman. "'A Matter of Trust': Effects of Communication on the Efficiency and Distribution of Outcomes." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 34, no. 2 (February 1998): 211–238.
- 1998
- Article
Dominant Designs, Innovation Types and Organizational Outcomes
By: Michael Tushman and P. Murmann
Tushman, Michael, and P. Murmann. "Dominant Designs, Innovation Types and Organizational Outcomes." Research in Organizational Behavior 20 (1998). (Winner of Stephan Schrader Best Paper Award presented by Academy of Management.)
- May 1997
- Case
CompUSA
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
CompUSA was performing poorly until new management reorganized and redirected the business. Consequently, CompUSA became the top retailer in its industry. Management outlines its future plans.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Change Management;
Finance;
Success;
Performance Evaluation;
Strategic Planning;
Business Strategy;
Computer Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "CompUSA." Harvard Business School Case 197-101, May 1997.
- May 1997
- Case
Donna Karan International Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?...
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Keywords:
Public Equity;
Stock Shares;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Outcome or Result;
Going Public;
Business Strategy;
Valuation;
Fashion Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Donna Karan International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-077, May 1997.
- May 1997
- Article
Positive Illusions About Oneself and One's Group: Antecedents and Consequences
By: J. Polzer, R. Kramer and M. Neale
Polzer, J., R. Kramer, and M. Neale. "Positive Illusions About Oneself and One's Group: Antecedents and Consequences." Small Group Research 28 (May 1997): 243–266.
- April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (A): The Growth Initiative
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In late 1994, James Down, member of Mercer's Executive Committee, has to decide whether or not he should push ahead with the writing and publication of a book on growth--at a time when the more successful business publications focus on reengineering and cost cutting....
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Organizational Culture;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Knowledge Management;
Product Development;
Information Publishing;
Books;
Consulting Industry;
Publishing Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (A): The Growth Initiative. Harvard Business School Case 697-084, April 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- February 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
first direct (A)
Describes the operations and strategy of the world's largest, fastest growing branchless bank. Using a person-to-person interface over conventional phone lines, First Direct provides standard banking and related financial products to nearly 700,000 customers throughout...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Customer Satisfaction;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Banking Industry;
United Kingdom
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "first direct (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-079, February 1997. (Revised April 1998.)