Filter Results
:
(457)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(1,399)
- Faculty Publications (457)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(1,399)
- Faculty Publications (457)
←
Page 23 of
457
Results
- May 1988 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
National Cranberry Cooperative, 1996
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Describes the continuous flow process used to process cranberries into juice and/or sauce. Requires student to analyze process flows to determine where the bottlenecks are and to decide how, and whether, to expand capacity. Original version written by J.G. Miller and...
View Details
Keywords:
Logistics;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Improvement;
Supply Chain;
Mathematical Methods;
Cost vs Benefits;
Production
Shapiro, Roy D. "National Cranberry Cooperative, 1996." Harvard Business School Case 688-122, May 1988. (Revised June 2023.)
- May 1988 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Airbus vs. Boeing (B): The Storm Intensifies
Discusses the growing competition faced by U.S. producers of civil aircraft due to the success and expanding product line of Airbus Industries. Designed to foster discussion of international trade policy as it affects producers in the industry and to encourage firm...
View Details
Keywords:
Trade;
Policy;
Negotiation;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Airbus vs. Boeing (B): The Storm Intensifies." Harvard Business School Case 388-145, May 1988. (Revised November 1990.)
- February 1988
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Richard S. Rosenbloom
A condensed version of Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. The principal changes are the elimination of details about the early history of the company and condensation of the final section, Outlook for the Future.
View Details
Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Industry Growth;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business Strategy;
Trends;
Manufacturing Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Richard S. Rosenbloom. "Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 388-096, February 1988.
- April 1987 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Tiberg Co.
By: Michael Beer and Daniel J. Isenberg
Describes the efforts of a vice president of purchasing to coordinate and centralize purchasing procedures in a multinational company. He encounters a lack of active cooperation. A rewritten version of an earlier case by G. Lombard.
View Details
Keywords:
Cost Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Governance Controls;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Power and Influence
Beer, Michael, and Daniel J. Isenberg. "Tiberg Co." Harvard Business School Case 487-079, April 1987. (Revised April 1987.)
- October 1986 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)
Describes the development and terms of the largest leveraged buyout up to the date of the case. The main problem is to value the positions of the various participants: lenders, equity holders, investment bankers, and management. This is an abridged version of an...
View Details
Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Management;
Negotiation Participants;
Valuation
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 287-029, October 1986. (Revised February 2008.)
- June 1986 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Biltwell Shears, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A senior loan officer is reviewing the recent performance of a company that has failed to repay its loan as scheduled. The failure results from a cyclical downturn in sales, coupled with a lag in cutting back production. Inventory risk is minimal. This case is an...
View Details
Piper, Thomas R. "Biltwell Shears, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 286-021, June 1986. (Revised May 1989.)
- May 1986 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Wilson Lumber Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The Wilson Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of the...
View Details
Keywords:
Borrowing and Debt;
Financing and Loans;
Banks and Banking;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Sales;
Financial Strategy
Piper, Thomas R. "Wilson Lumber Co." Harvard Business School Case 286-122, May 1986. (Revised February 1991.)
- January 1986 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Peripheral Products Company: The 'Gray Market' for Disk Drives
In mid-1985, the vice president of marketing for a large manufacturer of disk drives is considering how to deal with a growing "gray market" for his company's products. The case provides good background material on the evolution of gray markets throughout the disk...
View Details
Keywords:
Price;
Growth and Development;
Code Law;
Leadership;
Marketing;
Distribution;
Production;
Salesforce Management;
Strategy;
Distribution Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Peripheral Products Company: The 'Gray Market' for Disk Drives." Harvard Business School Case 586-124, January 1986. (Revised November 2006.)
- February 1984 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide
By: W. Carl Kester, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr. and Stacy S. Dick
Disequilibrium in the $350 million TiO2 market has prompted Du Pont's Pigments Department to develop two strategies for competing in this market in the future. The growth strategy has a smaller internal rate of return than the alternative strategy due to large capital...
View Details
Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cash Flow;
Investment Return;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Projects;
Chemical Industry
Kester, W. Carl, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr., and Stacy S. Dick. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide." Harvard Business School Case 284-066, February 1984. (Revised February 1986.)
- August 1983 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Milford Industries (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative information on the salespeople. Teaching objectives include the specification of the tasks of a district...
View Details
Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Salesforce Management;
Resignation and Termination;
Performance Evaluation
Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Milford Industries (A)." Harvard Business School Case 584-012, August 1983. (Revised May 2007.)
- August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
- Supplement
Milford Industries (B)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series.
View Details
Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Salesforce Management;
Resignation and Termination;
Performance Evaluation
Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Milford Industries (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 584-013, August 1983. (Revised June 1985.)
- August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
- Supplement
Milford Industries (C)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series.
View Details
Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Salesforce Management;
Resignation and Termination;
Performance Evaluation
Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Milford Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 584-014, August 1983. (Revised June 1985.)
- February 1979
- Background Note
Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure
Examines the interrelationship between the maximization of the share value of a firm's common stock and the minimization of the firm's weighted average cost of capital. Presents a revised version of a case by J.W. Mullins, Jr.
View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Background Note 279-069, February 1979.
- Research Summary
Macroeconomic management
Richard H. K. Vietor has been studying how national governments foster economic development and compete in a globalized economy. He has been researching these activities in ten countries, publishing the results first in 2007, in a book entitled How Countries...
View Details
- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: Suraj Srinivasan
Professor Srinivasan serves as the Course Head for the required MBA course Financial Reporting and Control. He has previously taught the second year MBA elective Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements and teaches the executive education version...
View Details
- Teaching Interest
The Startup Toolkit
By: Julia B. Austin
This SIP is an abridged version of Startup Bootcamp and is for students who want to develop the skills they need to understand their customer pain points, jobs to be done and a cursory exploration of the core elements of getting a startup off the ground.
View Details
- Research Summary
The Unexpected Effects of Workplace Transparency
Workplace transparency provides a foundation for learning and control, and therefore for satisfaction and productivity. Yet my research shows that an obsession with transparency-enhancing tools and structures can backfire, producing the unintended consequences of... View Details
- ←
- 23