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- September 1992
- Case
Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division
By: Marie-Therese M. Flaherty and Steven C. Wheelwright
Describes Kodak's decision regarding a manufacturing site for some of its products. Compares several types of products (with different cost structures) and several worldwide locations (with different characteristics). Provides a framework (model) for comparing and...
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Keywords:
Framework;
Production;
Product;
Global Range;
Supply Chain Management;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Electronics Industry
Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division." Harvard Business School Case 693-043, September 1992.
- September–October 1992
- Article
What Is a Global Manager?
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "What Is a Global Manager?" Harvard Business Review 70, no. 5 (September–October 1992): 124–132.
- August 1992 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
By: Lynn S. Paine
Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience store removes "adult" magazines from the store's shelves because she sees them as damaging to women. In the...
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Keywords:
Moral Sensibility;
Working Conditions;
Law;
Behavior;
Managerial Roles;
Crime and Corruption;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender
Paine, Lynn S. "Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?" Harvard Business School Case 393-033, August 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
- summer 1992
- Article
What Makes You Think U.S. Capital Is So Expensive?
By: W. C. Kester and T. A. Luehrman
Kester, W. C., and T. A. Luehrman. "What Makes You Think U.S. Capital Is So Expensive?" Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 5, no. 2 (summer 1992): 29–41.
- December 1991 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Morlan International, Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and G. Peter Wilson
Keywords:
Global Range
Palepu, Krishna G., and G. Peter Wilson. "Morlan International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 192-075, December 1991. (Revised February 2000.)
- 1991
- Chapter
Financing Sub-National Government Expenditures: Perspectives from the United States Experience
By: Dutch Leonard
Leonard, Dutch. "Financing Sub-National Government Expenditures: Perspectives from the United States Experience." In Will Decentralization Succeed? National, Regional, and Local Development in Multi-Party Democracies, edited by Robert P. Beschel Jr. and Kerry S. McNamara. Taubman Center for State and Local Government, 1991.
- 1991
- Book
Internationale Wettbewerbsvorteile: Ein Strategisches Konzept fur die Schweiz (International Competitive Advantage: A New Strategic Concept for Switzerland)
By: M. E. Porter, S. Borner, R. Weder and M. J. Enright
Porter, M. E., S. Borner, R. Weder, and M. J. Enright. Internationale Wettbewerbsvorteile: Ein Strategisches Konzept fur die Schweiz (International Competitive Advantage: A New Strategic Concept for Switzerland). Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 1991.
- October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)
Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and...
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Keywords:
Rail Transportation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Development Economics;
Government Legislation;
Natural Environment;
Policy;
Metals and Minerals;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Rail Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-018, October 1991. (Revised August 1993.)
- Article
Global Strategic Linkages and Industry Structure
By: N. Nohria and C. Garcia-Pont
Nohria, N., and C. Garcia-Pont. "Global Strategic Linkages and Industry Structure." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Summer 1991): 105–124.
- Article
Global Strategic Management: Impact on the New Frontiers of Strategy Research
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Global Strategic Management: Impact on the New Frontiers of Strategy Research." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Summer 1991): 5–16.
- June 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Corporate Strategy: A Conceptual Framework
By: David J. Collis
Provides a conceptual framework for the study of corporate strategy. First describes previous perspectives on corporate strategy and then develops a framework of four elements: resources, tasks, structure, and industries. This framework can be used to explain the value...
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Strategy;
Value
Collis, David J. "Corporate Strategy: A Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-284, June 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- 1991
- Book
Economic Environment of International Business
By: R. Vernon and L. T. Wells Jr.
Vernon, R., and L. T. Wells Jr. Economic Environment of International Business. 5th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. (Wells was a co-author of the first through fourth editions, as well. One edition was published in Chinese by the editorial staff of the Shanghai San-Lian Bookstore, 1990.)
- 1990
- Book
Global Electronic Wholesale Banking
By: A. S. Mookerjee and J. I. Cash Jr.
Mookerjee, A. S., and J. I. Cash Jr. Global Electronic Wholesale Banking. London: Graham & Trotman, 1990.
- September 1990
- Article
The Role of Banks in Reducing the Costs of Financial Distress in Japan
By: David S. Scharfstein, Takeo Hoshi and Anil Kashyap
Scharfstein, David S., Takeo Hoshi, and Anil Kashyap. "The Role of Banks in Reducing the Costs of Financial Distress in Japan." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 1 (September 1990): 67–88.
- Article
Internal Differentiation Within Multinational Corporations
By: S. Ghoshal and N. Nohria
Ghoshal, S., and N. Nohria. "Internal Differentiation Within Multinational Corporations." Strategic Management Journal 10, no. 4 (July–August 1989): 323–337.
- January 1989
- Case
Benetton S.p.A.
Focuses on the strategic/organizational development of Benetton. Examines the organizational structure which has allowed the company to expand into a world scale company from its small entrepreneurial base. Examines the functional strategies which have allowed a huge...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Growth and Development;
Business Strategy;
Performance Effectiveness;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Benetton S.p.A." Harvard Business School Case 389-074, January 1989.
- 1989
- Article
The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory
By: T. M. Amabile and N. Gryskiewicz
The Creative Environment Scales Work Environment Inventory (WEI) is a new paper-and-pencil instrument designed to assess stimulants and obstacles to creativity in the work environment. Unlike many instruments that are designed as comprehensive descriptions of the work...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Innovation and Invention;
Working Conditions;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
Amabile, T. M., and N. Gryskiewicz. "The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory." Creativity Research Journal 2 (1989): 231–254.
- Article
The Managerial Implications of Changing Work Force Demographics: A Scoping Study
By: Gary W. Loveman, John J. Gabarro and Jay W. Lorsch
Loveman, Gary W., John J. Gabarro, and Jay W. Lorsch. "The Managerial Implications of Changing Work Force Demographics: A Scoping Study." Human Resource Management 30, no. 1 (Spring 1991): 7–29.
- October 1988 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
General Electric: Consumer Electronics Group
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Highlights the General Electric takeover of RCA and the consolidation of the two companies' consumer electronic groups. Starting first with a history of the television industry in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and then a brief discussion of the main competitors...
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Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "General Electric: Consumer Electronics Group." Harvard Business School Case 389-048, October 1988. (Revised May 1989.)