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- 06 Nov 2008
- Op-Ed
Selling Out The American Dream
leveraging of assets, on irresponsible banks and mortgage brokers who fabricated applications for no downpayment home loans knowing that the risks could be readily laid off on unsuspecting third parties. But underpinning the collapse of the housing bubble is a...
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by John Quelch
- September 1991
- Case
All American Pipeline
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Goodyear is nearing its first major capital commitments for the largest investment project in its history, the All American Pipeline. The pipeline will transport heavy crude oil from California to Texas. It is the centerpiece of a major program by Goodyear to diversify...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Business Startups;
Diversification;
Valuation;
Standards;
Supply Chain;
Resource Allocation;
Cash Flow;
Mining Industry;
California;
Texas
Luehrman, Timothy A. "All American Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 292-040, September 1991.
- October 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
American Connector Company (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano
American Connector Co. is forced to reexamine operations at its Sunnyvale plant when a Japanese competitor announces plans to build an "ultimate" plant in the United States. Case examines issues related to benchmarking a competitor's manufacturing capabilities and...
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Keywords:
Production;
Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Policy;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Productivity;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Performance Effectiveness;
Sunnyvale;
Japan
Pisano, Gary P. "American Connector Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 693-035, October 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
American vacation, Wall Drug was already a kind of Wild West theme park. “My dad built an experience for people to take away with them,” Hustead says. “It involves education, entertainment, aesthetics, and escapism — you can’t fake it.”...
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- October 1990 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
American Cyanamid
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords:
Chemical Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "American Cyanamid." Harvard Business School Case 591-043, October 1990. (Revised February 1997.)
- 10 Nov 2008
- News
American Competitiveness
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Distribution at American Airlines (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman
American Airlines sought to reduce the fees it pays to global distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who...
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Keywords:
Price;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Distribution;
Service Operations;
Competition;
Air Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-035, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- August 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
American Airlines' Value Pricing (A)
By: Alvin J. Silk
In April 1992, American Airlines launched "Value Pricing" -- a radical simplification of the complex pricing structure that had evolved over more than a decade following deregulation of the U.S. domestic airline industry. American expected that the new pricing...
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Price;
Marketing Channels;
Consumer Behavior;
Performance Expectations;
Value Creation;
Aerospace Industry
Silk, Alvin J. "American Airlines' Value Pricing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 594-001, August 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- March 1980 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
American Chemical Corp.
By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and John P. Goldsberry III
A large chemical manufacturer divests a plant that is acquired by a small specialty chemicals manufacturer. The acquisition decision is viewed from the vantage point of the small specialty chemicals manufacturer.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Chemicals;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Decision Making;
Manufacturing Industry;
Chemical Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr., and John P. Goldsberry III. "American Chemical Corp." Harvard Business School Case 280-102, March 1980. (Revised December 1995.)
- June 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
Membership Rewards® from American Express
By: Shelle Santana, Frances X. Frei and Lauren G. Pickle
Credit and charge card issuer American Express (Amex) had developed a strong reputation among consumers due in part to its Membership Rewards (MR) loyalty program, first established in 1991. Through MR, all Amex cardholders could accumulate and redeem “points” based on...
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Keywords:
Financial Services;
Customer Loyalty;
Credit Cards;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
Banking Industry;
North America;
United States
Santana, Shelle, Frances X. Frei, and Lauren G. Pickle. "Membership Rewards® from American Express." Harvard Business School Case 518-079, June 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- February 1996 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Harvey Golub: Recharging American Express
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
Harvey Golub, CEO American Express, initiated and led a large-scale change process. The case describes the organization he inherited, two successive waves of reengineering, his "principles-driven" approach to decision making, and his goal of converting American Express...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Engineering;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Core Relationships;
Integration;
Value
Garvin, David A., and Artemis March. "Harvey Golub: Recharging American Express." Harvard Business School Case 396-212, February 1996. (Revised March 1996.)
- April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Social Strategy at American Express
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
American Express has developed a number of strategic partnerships with Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter to improve their card members experience and lower its customer acquisition cost. The case details the history of these partnerships, examines American Express' own...
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Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and David Chen. "Social Strategy at American Express." Harvard Business School Case 712-447, April 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- October 1994
- Supplement
American Airlines' Value Pricing (C)
By: Alvin J. Silk and Jamie Harper
Designed as a follow-up to American Airlines' Value Pricing (A).
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Keywords:
Aerospace Industry
Silk, Alvin J., and Jamie Harper. "American Airlines' Value Pricing (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-037, October 1994.
- 2018
- Book
American Capitalism: New Histories
By: Sven Beckert and Christine Desan
The United States has long epitomized capitalism. From its enterprising shopkeepers, wildcat banks, violent slave plantations, huge industrial working class, and raucous commodities trade to its world-spanning multinationals, its massive factories, and the centripetal...
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Beckert, Sven and Christine Desan, eds. American Capitalism: New Histories. Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018.
Managing Human Assets
The time has come for American managers to rethink the traditional relationship between management and workers. The personnel practices of the past are an obstacle today, blocking the higher productivity and quality levels your firm will need to succeed in the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American...
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- June 1991 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Human Resource Management at American Airlines
American Airlines' strategy calls for continued growth, improvements in customer service, and cost reduction. This case examines the Human Resource Management system at American Airlines and its role in the airline's past and continued success. May be used with...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Management Systems;
Human Resources;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Loveman, Gary W. "Human Resource Management at American Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 491-097, June 1991. (Revised September 1996.)
- December 2023
- Case
The American Bully XL
By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback, Johnathan Sun and Robert Ialenti
The American Bully XL, first introduced to the United Kingdom around 2014, had been held responsible for a disproportionate share of both dog-related attacks and deaths. The case discusses the announcement, in October 2023, that the dog breed would be added to a list...
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- October 1956
- Case
American Drug Corp.
Gordon, L., and K. J. Rothwell. "American Drug Corp." Harvard Business School Case 302-043, October 1956.
- May 1982
- Case
American Stores (A)
Law, Warren A., and Charles Thierry. "American Stores (A)." Harvard Business School Case 282-072, May 1982.