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- 1992
- Article
British Business in Germany since the Nineteenth Century
By: G. Jones
Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business History;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Germany;
United Kingdom
Jones, G. "British Business in Germany since the Nineteenth Century." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 37 (1992).
- 1992
- Article
Public Policy and British Multinational Banks 1914-1982
By: G. Jones
Keywords:
Business History;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Policy;
Banks and Banking;
United Kingdom
Jones, G. "Public Policy and British Multinational Banks 1914-1982." Business and Economic History 21 (1992): 209–218.
- 1991
- Book
The Rise of the American Business Corporation
By: R. S. Tedlow
Keywords:
Business History
Tedlow, R. S. The Rise of the American Business Corporation. Chur, Switzerland: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1991.
- 1991
- Book
Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain
By: G. Jones and M. W. Kirby
This book looks at the relationship between the British government and business since 1900, and examines the impact of government policies on business, productivity and competitiveness. The authors argue that government has a legitimate role to play in improving...
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Keywords:
Political History;
Policy;
Business History;
Performance Consistency;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Productivity;
Business and Government Relations;
Competitive Strategy;
Europe
Jones, G., and M. W. Kirby, eds. Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991.
- May 1991
- Case
Fourth Phase of Marketing: Marketing History and the Business World Today
Keywords:
Marketing
Tedlow, Richard S. "Fourth Phase of Marketing: Marketing History and the Business World Today." Harvard Business School Case 391-249, May 1991.
- March 1991 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry
Describes the competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Provides a summary of the history of the soft drink industry prior to World War II, and over the period 1950-1990 in greater detail. Major strategic competitive moves and countermoves are described. Also...
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Porter, Michael E. "Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry." Harvard Business School Case 391-179, March 1991. (Revised October 1994.)
- February 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Ross Perot and General Motors
By: Jay W. Lorsch
In December, 1986 the General Motors Board of Directors must decide whether to accept the buyout agreement between GM and Ross Perot, a director of GM and its largest stockholder. The agreement called for GM to purchase all of Perot's GM shares in exchange for his...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Stock Shares;
Resignation and Termination;
Business or Company Management;
Agreements and Arrangements
Lorsch, Jay W. "Ross Perot and General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 491-027, February 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- January 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the development of a successful corporate strategy based on the acquisition and subsequent consolidation of low-technology manufacturing companies. Starting with a company history and discussion of current business segments, the case goes on to detail the...
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Collis, David J. "Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-095, January 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- January 1991
- Article
Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The New Venture Process at Eastman Kodak, 1983-89
By: R. M. Kanter, L. Richardson, J. North and E. Morgan
Kanter, R. M., L. Richardson, J. North, and E. Morgan. "Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The New Venture Process at Eastman Kodak, 1983-89." Journal of Business Venturing 6 (January 1991): 63–82.
- September 1990 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Mod IV Product Development Team
By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis
Focuses sharply on a crossfunctional product development team at Honeywell's Building Controls Division. Traces the history of teams at the division, which introduced them as a response to intensifying competition and the need for faster development. Reveals the...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Management Teams;
Product Development;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Competitive Strategy
Donnellon, Anne, and Joshua D. Margolis. "Mod IV Product Development Team." Harvard Business School Case 491-030, September 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
- August 1990
- Case
NASA After Challenger: Restoring an Image
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
In the days following the loss of the space shuttle Challenger and its crew in January of 1986, NASA officials were unwilling to communicate with the media or the public. A siege mentality took hold, and the press and public responded with intense criticism and...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Policy;
Business and Community Relations;
Situation or Environment;
Conflict Management
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "NASA After Challenger: Restoring an Image." Harvard Business School Case 591-009, August 1990.
- spring 1990
- Article
Contrived Competition: Airline Regulation and Deregulation, 1925-88
By: R. H.K. Vietor
Keywords:
Competition;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business History;
Air Transportation Industry
Vietor, R. H.K. "Contrived Competition: Airline Regulation and Deregulation, 1925-88." Business History Review 64, no. 1 (spring 1990): 61–108.
- March 1990
- Article
Automobile Marketing in the Context of American Business History
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. "Automobile Marketing in the Context of American Business History." Gérer et comprendre 18 (March 1990): 68–89.
- 1990
- Chapter
The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970
By: G. Jones
Keywords:
Business History;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
United Kingdom
Jones, G. "The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970." In Governments, Industries and Markets: Aspects of Government-Industry Relations in Great Britain, Japan, West Germany and the United States of America since 1945, edited by M. Chick. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1990.
- 1989
- Book
Keeping the Corporate Image: Public Relations and Business, 1900-1950
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. Keeping the Corporate Image: Public Relations and Business, 1900-1950. Japan: Yushodo Press, 1989, Japanese ed. (Translated into Japanese.)
- August 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (B)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Covers the history of Tylenol from the autumn of 1982 through the second tampering incident in February 1986. Also deals with other developments in the history of Johnson & Johnson, especially the acquisition and divestiture of Technicare.
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Tedlow, Richard S., and Wendy Smith. "James Burke: A Career in American Business (B)." Harvard Business School Case 390-030, August 1989. (Revised October 2005.)
- April 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Presents an historical overview of the professional career of James E. Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Examines the corporation's handling of three major occurrences--the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 and 1986 and the acquisition and subsequent sale of...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Marketing Strategy;
Ethics;
Personal Development and Career;
Crisis Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Tedlow, Richard S., and Wendy Smith. "James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-177, April 1989. (Revised October 2005.)
- 1989
- Book
When Giants Learn to Dance: Mastering the Challenges of Strategy, Management, and Careers in the 1990s
Keywords:
Business History
Kanter, Rosabeth M. When Giants Learn to Dance: Mastering the Challenges of Strategy, Management, and Careers in the 1990s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. (Dutch, Swedish, French, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Norwegian. Chapters 3 & 4 in Strategic Synergy, edited by S.L. Yeung. London: Butterworth Heinemann, 1982. Chapters 5 & 6 in Planning Review.)