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- March 1998 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
Explores a global program of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) called "Global Volunteer Day" and examines the activities and business situation of the company in four countries. Asks students to address whether American values like "volunteerism" can be exported.
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Community Relations;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Electronic Data Systems (EDS)." Harvard Business School Case 398-072, March 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
- March 1998 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Concordia Electronic Systems Test
By: Thomas R. Piper
The management of an electronics company must decide whether to use a single hurdle rate for all projects or to move to a system of different hurdle rates for each of its two divisions. The divisions differ substantially in terms of risk and seem to have substantially...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cost of Capital;
Valuation;
Business Divisions;
Electronics Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Concordia Electronic Systems Test." Harvard Business School Case 298-115, March 1998. (Revised March 2001.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems
By: Anette Mikes
How do certain risk measurements in organizations come to be seen as more reliable and acceptable than others? Taking a multiple-control perspective, I investigate the aftermath of a control debacle at a financial services company (MultiBank), focusing on its insurance...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Multiple Control Systems;
Interactive Control Systems;
Performance Measurement;
Risk Measurement;
Financialization Of Accounting;
Institutional Logics;
Banking;
Risk Management;
Fair Value Accounting;
Insurance;
Financial Services Industry
Mikes, Anette. "The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-115, June 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- 22 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries
Thanks to the pioneering success of Toyota, the concept of a "lean" operating system has been implemented in countless manufacturing companies and even adapted for industries as diverse as...
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- October 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Proteome Systems Limited
A Sydney-based biotechnology company is attempting to enter the fast-growing proteomics area. This case highlights choices in business design and changes in these over time. Also addresses issues in geographic location.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Geographic Location;
Market Entry and Exit;
Biotechnology Industry;
Sydney
West, Jonathan, and Mona Ashiya. "Proteome Systems Limited." Harvard Business School Case 602-039, October 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- January 1999 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Infox System GmbH
Apax, a private equity firm, has an opportunity to invest in a travel-related print-materials distribution business in Germany. Infox is typical of many buyout opportunities. One of the founders seeks to exit the business, and recently hired managers will have to...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Financial Services Industry;
Germany
Kuemmerle, Walter, M. Frederick Paul, and Chad S Ellis. "Infox System GmbH." Harvard Business School Case 899-061, January 1999. (Revised April 2004.)
- January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Compliance Systems
By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Communication;
Business History;
Behavior;
Boundaries;
Management Style;
Cost Management;
Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Compliance Systems." Harvard Business School Case 189-081, January 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- December 2017
- Supplement
Data-Driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System
By: Willy C. Shih
This supplementary video shows the Kutesmart System at Redcollar Group. It is an example of a mass customization system that is data-driven, but is predominantly based on manual operations. It is offered as a contrast to highly automated data-driven manufacturing.
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Keywords:
Data-driven Manufacturing;
Clothing;
Bespoke Manufacturing;
Production;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Shih, Willy C. "Data-Driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 618-702, December 2017.
- May 1999 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Husky Injection Molding Systems
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Husky, a Canadian maker of injection molding systems, has established an enviable position in the market for plastics processing equipment. The company builds the highest performance systems in the business and charges a hefty premium for them. Husky is enjoying robust...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Rank and Position;
Competition;
Expansion;
Industrial Products Industry;
Canada
Rivkin, Jan W. "Husky Injection Molding Systems." Harvard Business School Case 799-157, May 1999. (Revised March 2008.)
- September 1975 (Revised May 1993)
- Exercise
Mayfair School System
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Mayfair School System." Harvard Business School Exercise 176-041, September 1975. (Revised May 1993.)
- December 1983
- Case
Robeson Distribution Systems
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Keywords:
Distribution Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Robeson Distribution Systems." Harvard Business School Case 384-178, December 1983.
- December 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Examines Adobe's battle with Microsoft to establish de facto standards in the emerging eBook space.
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Keywords:
Conflict and Resolution;
Product Design;
Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Tripsas, Mary. "Adobe Systems Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 801-199, December 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Siebel Systems (B)
By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Nicole Tempest
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Software;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Sales;
Information Technology Industry
Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Nicole Tempest. "Siebel Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-211, March 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- October 1986 (Revised January 1991)
- Case
Manac Systems International Ltd.
Manac Systems International is confronting a decision about how best to market one of its computer software product lines to small law firms. In the past, Manac has focused on traditional personal selling approaches to market software products that ran on IBM...
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Keywords:
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Channels;
Software;
Product Marketing;
Information Technology Industry
Kosnik, Thomas J. "Manac Systems International Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 587-076, October 1986. (Revised January 1991.)
- October 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Sony Corporation: Car Navigation Systems
By: John A. Quelch
In the summer of 1996, Masao Morita, president of Sony Personal Mobile Communication Co., contemplated how to formulate its multinational marketing strategy for the fast-changing car navigation systems market. Morita needed to resolve the conflicting views within his...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Standards;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Conflict and Resolution;
Auto Industry;
Auto Industry;
Japan
Quelch, John A., and Yoshinori Fujikawa. "Sony Corporation: Car Navigation Systems." Harvard Business School Case 597-032, October 1996. (Revised January 1998.)
- April 2003
- Teaching Note
CardioThoracic Systems (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-899-281).
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Keywords:
Health Industry
- October 1987
- Case
Malaysian Airline System
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Arthur L. Gilbert
Cash, James I., Jr., and Arthur L. Gilbert. "Malaysian Airline System." Harvard Business School Case 188-032, October 1987.
- November 1999 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Virtualis Systems (A)
By: Jay O. Light and Michael J. Roberts
Describes a second-year MBA's attempts to make money for a fledgling Web-hosting business. As the case ends, he must both sort out the company's business model and financing needs, as well as select from an array of financing and acquisition alternatives.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Financial Strategy;
Financing and Loans;
Web Services Industry
Light, Jay O., and Michael J. Roberts. "Virtualis Systems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-003, November 1999. (Revised October 2009.)
- January 1975 (Revised June 1975)
- Case
Honeywell Information Systems
Shapiro, Benson P. "Honeywell Information Systems." Harvard Business School Case 575-047, January 1975. (Revised June 1975.)
- March 2002
- Case
Unified Energy System at Russia
On April 4, 2000, at a board of directors' meeting, CEO Anatoly Chubais, Russia's legendary reformer, announced his plan to break up the Russian joint stock company Unified Energy System (UES). The plan envisioned breaking up the giant energy monopoly along two lines...
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Huang, Yasheng, Anatoli Miliukov, and Kirsten O'Neil Massaro. "Unified Energy System at Russia." Harvard Business School Case 702-068, March 2002.