BE9
Paul Milgrom, John Roberts
1993
This case focuses on the auto supply industry and especially the relations between Johnson Controls (JCI) Automotive Systems Group’s Georgetown plant and its main customer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Toyota’s U.S. assembly plant, for which JCI supplies…
SM3
Garth Saloner, Sanjeev Dheer, Brian Viard
1993
EDS, the leader in the information technology outsourcing industry, is facing substantial technological change and increasing competition (from IBM, Andersen Consulting and others). The issue is how EDS’ strategy should respond to these changes. To…
SM6
R. Burgelman, A. Gove, A. Taylor
1993
This case and the “Telecommunications Industry Note 1993” case, together, provide a broad picture, the evolving telecommunications industry. They can be used to discuss the impact of major changes in regulatory context and major technological changes on…
RE127
Joel C. Peterson, Kevin Taweel
1993
This case summarizes the joint efforts of a Japanese investor (with considerable financial resources but little U.S. development experience) with a U.S. developer (with considerable development experience, but little local market expertise) to develop a…
SM1A
Garth Saloner, Hank Chesbrough,
1992
John Medica settled into his chair in his new office. It was early April 1990, and he had recently been given his new assignment as Director of Portable Engineering for Apple Computer Corporation, a position which carried responsibility for all…
M272B
James Lattin, J Lubetkin
1992
This case describes briefly the steps taken by McDonald’s in 1990 to revisit the use of polystyrene foam packaging and to reorganize so as to better address the environmental concerns of its consumers and franchises. This case should be distributed to…
M264
James Lattin
1992
In 1991, the owners of Computer Attic faced a difficult decision. In less than a decade, their business had evolved from a barebones mail-order software operation to a local chain of highly respected computer stores. Now, as the market for computer…
GS17
Hau Lee, Seungjin Whang
1992
POSCO is a large Korean integrated steelmaking company attempting to address a domestic demand for concrete five times the per capita US demand. The case highlights how POSCO controls its extended “quality” in multiple dimensions of product quality, cost…
F250
James Van Horne
1992
This case involves the preparation of a cash budget and pro forma statements, together with sensibility analyses under changing assumptions. The company has seasonal demand for its product, but manufacturers on essentially a level basis year around. As a…
F246
Rami Chalduri, George Parker, David Singer
1992
In 1991, Affymax was planning an IPO. The company had pioneered new technology for drug discovery, and planned to develop pharmaceuticals that resulted from using this technology. The company had a very highly regarded team, with an impressive track…
F245
George Parker
1992
A decision about a small capital investment in a light manufacturing company. Emphasis is on choice of analytical methods.
F241
Howard Corb, George Parker
1992
An analysis of the pros and cons of using pre-emptive rights in a public offering of stock for a very large NYSE company.
F240
George Parker
1992
A decision to lease or buy aircraft at Aloha Airlines in Hawaii.
F239
Inghie Kwik, George G. C. Parker
1992
On January 10, 1991, Allan Gilmour, executive vice president and head of Automotive Operations for Ford Motor Company, stated his views on Ford’s dividend policy after the company reported a 1990 fourth quarter loss of…
CIS6
Lisa Smith, Tim Wei
1992
This is a case about how a multi-million dollar food processing business was started from a kitchen oven at home. It is also about the impact of information technology in a rapidly growing manufacturing business. The case introduces concepts and tools…
CG1B
Constance Bagley
1992
Addresses the legal and corporate governance aspects of the decision by the Board of Directors of Time, Inc. to abandon an agreement to merge with Warner Communications in a stock-for-stock deal, and instead to buy Warner for cash in a highly leveraged…
CG1A
Constance Bagley
1992
Addresses the legal and corporate governance aspects of the decision by the Board of Directors of Time, Inc. to abandon an agreement to merge with Warner Communications in a stock-for-stock deal, and instead to buy Warner for cash in a highly leveraged…
A156
S. Huddart, B. Palomo
1992
This case examines the accounting system of a small company that produces customized electronic equipment under cost-plus federal procurement contracts as well as fixed-price commercial agreements. The facts in this case are drawn from a high technology…
A155B
Steven Huddart
1992
This case updates and concludes Stanford University (A). The case details the costs incurred by the debacle, both at the organizational and personal level. The article “Navy Settles a Fraud Case on Stanford Research Costs”: (New York, October 19, 1994)…
F243
W. Sharpe
1992
AT&T is considering alternative methods of selecting benchmarks for the evaluation of three equity managers. Procedures suggested by four consultants are describe in some detail.
M272A
James Lattin, J Lubetkin
1991
In 1976 McDonald’s began a move to abandon paper packaging in favor of polystyrene plastic, base on environmental impact reports that plastic used less energy, represented less landfill volume, and was recyclable. By 1990, public perceptions had shifted…
M262
James Lattin
1991
In January of 1987, Ed McCracken, President and CEO of Silicon Graphics, contemplated the future direction of his company. One year earlier, the company had embarked upon an ambitious effort to develop a high-performance computer graphics workstation with…
F244
George Parker
1991
Bankers Trust was proceeding with its regular annual review of “RAROC” (Risk Adjusted Return on Capital). RAROC was a methodology to allocate the bank’s equity capital to each business division and then to each individual asset within the bank. The…
A154
Steven Huddart
1991
The case documents a large tax-motivated acquisition. In 1985, Chevron negotiated the sale of one of its subsidiaries, Gulf Canada Corporation (Gulf) to Olympia and York Developments Limited, a Canadian company controlled by the Reichmann family of…
