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- November 2000
- Case
Dean Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg, David E. Bell, Ann Leamon and Kim Slack
After 50 years of successful growth, mostly by acquisition, Dean Foods, the nation's second-largest dairy processor, has established a division to develop and market branded products nationally. Can a $4 billion company rely on a $300 million growth vehicle? Is this...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Divisions;
Transition;
Food;
Goods and Commodities;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Product Development;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., David E. Bell, Ann Leamon, and Kim Slack. "Dean Foods." Harvard Business School Case 901-007, November 2000.
- August 2000
- Case
AMVESCAP in 1999
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kathleen E. E Danoher
Deals with the problems faced by a major mutual fund company as it attempts to respond to the threats and opportunities posed by the explosion of the Internet and the changing landscape of retail financial services.
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Keywords:
Trends;
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Alignment;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kathleen E. E Danoher. "AMVESCAP in 1999." Harvard Business School Case 701-016, August 2000.
- June 2000
- Background Note
Note on CEO Evaluation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Discusses the trend toward formal evaluations, by boards of directors, of CEO performance. The benefits and challenges of CEO evaluation are discussed and a particular process of CEO evaluation at Dayton Hudson Corp. is described. Teaching Purpose: To introduce issues...
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- July 1999
- Comment
Commentary: Finance Theory and Future Trends: The Shift to Integration
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "Commentary: Finance Theory and Future Trends: The Shift to Integration." Risk (July 1999), 48–50.
- May 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Westfield America
By: William J. Poorvu, Richard S. Tedlow and Daniel J. Rudd
The company is attempting to duplicate its Australian formula for successful mall ownership in the U.S. market. It must deal with rapidly evolving financial markets while recognizing and capitalizing on emerging trends in retailing.
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Adaptation;
Financial Markets;
Property;
Trends;
Retail Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Australia;
United States
Poorvu, William J., Richard S. Tedlow, and Daniel J. Rudd. "Westfield America." Harvard Business School Case 899-260, May 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- February 1999
- Case
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Growth and Development;
Trends;
Moral Sensibility;
Ethics;
Organizational Culture;
Law;
Banking Industry;
Nigeria
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (D)." Harvard Business School Case 399-116, February 1999.
- January 1999
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The last in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Reviews the various outcomes of the partnership called Project Explore, from the perspective of Bell Atlantic managers and...
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Keywords:
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Leadership Development;
Outcome or Result;
Horizontal Integration;
Partners and Partnerships;
Trends;
Education;
Technological Innovation;
Telecommunications Industry;
Education Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication." Harvard Business School Case 399-084, January 1999.
- January 1999
- Case
State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
With Multi-currency HORIZON, a real-time multi-currency accounting system that replaced the traditional batch-oriented single-currency accounting system, successfully launched, State Street Corp. (State Street) began to focus on growing the scope of its business...
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Keywords:
Accounting;
Trends;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 799-034, January 1999.
- December 1998
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The first in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Provides an overview of the telecommunications industry in general and Bell Atlantic in particular, with special attention to...
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Keywords:
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Leadership Development;
Horizontal Integration;
Partners and Partnerships;
Trends;
Education;
Technological Innovation;
Telecommunications Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network." Harvard Business School Case 399-029, December 1998.
- October 1998
- Case
Excite, Inc.--1998
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
Reviews recent trends and the evolution of the emerging portal industry, highlighting the competitive position of the industry's major participants. The business model of Excite, Inc., and its major competitors are presented. In addition, the case looks at the new...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Business Model;
Emerging Markets;
Transformation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Industry Structures;
Web Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "Excite, Inc.--1998." Harvard Business School Case 799-044, October 1998.
- October 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Chantal Cookware Corp.
By: H. Kent Bowen, Paul W. Marshall and Stephanie Dodson
Chantal Cookware is a small, private company with a 15-year record of success in the design, assembly, and sale of high-end cookware. It experiences serious setbacks when consumers' tastes shift from colorful enamel-on-steel products to commercial-style cookware....
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Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Strategic Planning;
Market Entry and Exit;
Product Positioning;
Trends;
Manufacturing Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, Paul W. Marshall, and Stephanie Dodson. "Chantal Cookware Corp." Harvard Business School Case 699-023, October 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- August 1998
- Background Note
Selling Books Online in Mid-1998
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Provides an overview of the trends and predictions for the online book retail industry as of August 1998 and the current status of Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and other main players' online ventures.
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Selling Books Online in Mid-1998." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-038, August 1998.
- April 1998 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
On October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide...
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Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 298-006, April 1998. (Revised July 2005.)
- April 1998 (Revised May 2001)
- Supplement
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
Eight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the...
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Keywords:
Law;
Valuation;
Rail Transportation;
Bids and Bidding;
Governance Controls;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Rail Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 298-095, April 1998. (Revised May 2001.)
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing, and Entertainment
By: P. W. Bane, S. P. Bradley and D. J. Collins
- Article
U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962
By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock
This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies...
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Keywords:
Production;
Trade;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Research and Development;
Business Subsidiaries;
Policy;
Investment;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Great Britain
Jones, G., and Frances Bostock. "U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962." Business History Review 70, no. 2 (Summer 1996): 207–256.
- 1996
- Book
Staying Afloat in the Construction Industry: Economic and Political Trends for the 1990s
By: D. Q. Mills
Mills, D. Q. Staying Afloat in the Construction Industry: Economic and Political Trends for the 1990s. Los Angeles: BNi Publications, 1996.
- 1996
- Chapter
Trends in University Patenting 1965-1992
By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Adam Jaffe and Manuel Trajtenberg
- August 1995 (Revised November 2000)
- Background Note
Designing and Managing the Information Age Organization
Managers and management theorists spent the majority of this century building and perfecting the hierarchy; however, if we believe the press, they now appear to be engaged in destroying it. While many proclaim the dawning of the "Information Age" organization and the...
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Applegate, Lynda M. "Designing and Managing the Information Age Organization." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-003, August 1995. (Revised November 2000.)