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- October 1982 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Steven B. Belkin
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Steven Belkin, 26 years old and 2 1/2 years out of HBS, has decided to leave a group travel company he has run for the last year to start his own similar business. In the course of several months he has written a business plan, attracted several partners and employees,...
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Equity;
Investment;
Personal Finance;
Recruitment;
Resignation and Termination;
Failure;
Partners and Partnerships
Stevenson, Howard H., and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Steven B. Belkin." Harvard Business School Case 383-042, October 1982. (Revised September 1988.)
- October 1982
- Supplement
Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson, Video
A two-part taped interview with Pat Paterson. Paterson describes the action he took in dealing with his company's profit problems, then talks about the outcome. His decision to dismiss 1,500 workers may have accelerated the company's bankruptcy.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Profit;
Resignation and Termination;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-512, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Case
Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Condensed)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Leadership Development;
Human Resources;
Management;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Beer, Michael. "Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 483-056, October 1982.
- October 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Air Traffic Controllers (Condensed)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Government Administration;
Labor and Management Relations;
Human Resources;
Management;
Public Administration Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Beer, Michael. "Air Traffic Controllers (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 483-054, October 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
- May 1982 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Air Traffic Controllers
By: Michael Beer
On August 3, 1981 President Ronald Reagan terminated 12,000 air traffic controllers, members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, for violating their no-strike oath. Provides background on the human resources policies and practices of the Federal...
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination;
Labor and Management Relations;
Government and Politics;
Labor Unions;
Negotiation;
Employees;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Beer, Michael. "Air Traffic Controllers." Harvard Business School Case 482-056, May 1982. (Revised June 1982.)
- May 1982 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard
By: Michael Beer and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Provides an overview of all the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze Hewlett-Packard's practices in all four policy areas; stakeholder influence, flows, rewards, and work systems.
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Working Conditions;
Policy
Beer, Michael, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard." Harvard Business School Case 482-125, May 1982. (Revised May 1985.)
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (A)
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott
Skinner, Wickham, D. Q. Mills, and Jean K. Trescott. "Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 682-050, May 1982.
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott
Skinner, Wickham, D. Q. Mills, and Jean K. Trescott. "Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany." Harvard Business School Case 682-051, May 1982.
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (C)--Finland
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott
Skinner, Wickham, D. Q. Mills, and Jean K. Trescott. "Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (C)--Finland." Harvard Business School Case 682-052, May 1982.
- 1982
- Book
Managing the Data Resource Function
By: R. L. Nolan
Keywords:
Management
Nolan, R. L. Managing the Data Resource Function. 2nd ed. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company, 1982.
- December 1981 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Dade County Resource Recovery Project
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Dade County Resource Recovery Project." Harvard Business School Case 182-167, December 1981. (Revised February 1994.)
- October 1981
- Background Note
Note on Rewards Systems
By: Michael Beer
Looks at rewards in general, and pay in particular, and studies the conditions that may enhance or detract from employee satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Wages;
Organizations;
Performance Effectiveness;
Motivation and Incentives;
Satisfaction
Beer, Michael. "Note on Rewards Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 482-017, October 1981.
- March 1981 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
Sedalia Engine Plant (A)
By: Michael Beer
The new plant manager must deal with the problems and potentials contained in this highly participatory management style plant.
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Employee Relationship Management;
Management Style;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Technology Industry
Beer, Michael. "Sedalia Engine Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-148, March 1981. (Revised April 1993.)
- March 1981 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
Sedalia Engine Plant (B)
By: Michael Beer
After one year as new plant manager at a highly participatory management style plant, Denny Goble assesses his handling of various problems.
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Employee Relationship Management;
Management Style;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Technology Industry
Beer, Michael. "Sedalia Engine Plant (B)." Harvard Business School Case 481-149, March 1981. (Revised April 1983.)
- 1981
- Article
Marine Resources Management under Uncertainty: The Case of Eastern Spinner Dolphin Depletion
Sebenius, James K. "Marine Resources Management under Uncertainty: The Case of Eastern Spinner Dolphin Depletion." Marine Fisheries Review 43 (1981): 1–4.
- January 1981 (Revised June 1993)
- Background Note
Note on Why Employees Join Unions
By: Michael Beer
Provides some answers to the question of why employees join unions. Summarizes recent data on workers' perceptions of unions: their power and instrumentality. Also explores the special situation of white collar workers.
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Beer, Michael. "Note on Why Employees Join Unions." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-121, January 1981. (Revised June 1993.)
- December 1980 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract
By: John P. Kotter and John M. Stengrevics
Traces a complex resource allocation decision facing British Steel in 1975. Students study the influences on the various managers involved in making the decision.
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Decision Making;
Management Teams;
Metals and Minerals;
Steel Industry;
United Kingdom
Kotter, John P., and John M. Stengrevics. "British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract." Harvard Business School Case 481-110, December 1980. (Revised September 1985.)
- January–February 1980
- Article
Managing Your Boss
By: John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter
Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Your Boss." Harvard Business Review 58, no. 1 (January–February 1980).
- 01 Aug 1979
- Conference Presentation
Can Industrial Workers Reform Their Own Work? A Sociologically-Oriented Quality-of-Worklife Project in an Electronics Factory
By: R. M. Kanter, B. A. Stein, D. Brinkerhoff and Daniel J. Isenberg
Kanter, R. M., B. A. Stein, D. Brinkerhoff, and Daniel J. Isenberg. "Can Industrial Workers Reform Their Own Work? A Sociologically-Oriented Quality-of-Worklife Project in an Electronics Factory." Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 01, 1979. (Published as "Building Participatory Democracy within a Conventional Corporation." In Workplace Democracy, edited by J. Rothschild-Whitt and F. Lindenfield, Boston: Porter Sargent, 1982.)