SI102A
Sara Billman, David Hosley
1995
The Larkin Street Youth Center had just completed an intensive two year review of its mission, searching for long-term prospects that would help keep youth off the streets and involved in worthwhile, self-esteem building projects. Sharon Wurtzel, a recent…
OIT13
Seungjin Whang, Hau Lee
1995
Provides an overview of the information flows in a manufacturing organization that uses R/3, an integrated suite of enterprise management software packages offered by SAP AG. General Equipment Corp. is assumed to have implemented three modules of R/3-…
OIT10
Haim Mendelson
1995
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service performs audits of a fraction of all the tax returns filed. These audits are constrained by Congressional budget allocations made in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (0MB). This case analyzes…
M279
David Montgomery
1995
Tyrix Communications Corporation (fictitious company) is considering how to expand internationally in view of the maturation of its home market (the U.S.) At issue is which countries to enter and how to enter each market.
IB13
Constance Bagley, Richard Ostrander
1995
Examines an Indian joint venture between a large U.S. telecommunications company and a small Indian software company, including a business and legal analysis of a joint-venture term sheet. Issues include extraterritorial application of U.S. antitrust and…
HR1B
Charles O'Reilly III
1995
During a summer executive program for human resource executives, the (A) case was assigned. After reading the case, a study group of four executives decided that the description in the (A) case was too positive and could not be accurate. To test this, the…
HR1A
Charles O'Reilly III, Jeffrey Pfeffer
1995
In 1994 both United Airlines and Continental Airlines launched a low-cost airlines-within-an airline to compete with Southwest Airlines. From 1991 until 1993 Southwest had increased its market share of the critical West Coast market from 26 percent to 45…
F255
Anat R. Admati, Paul Pfleiderer, George Noroian
1995
It was mid-afternoon on September 15, 1994, and Stephen Calloway was wondering how to tackle the crash assignment just given to him by his boss, Katherine Metcalfe, Vice President for Strategic Planning at Liz Claiborne. He had been on the job just two…
F214
James Van Horne
1995
This case involves setting up cash flows for determining the net present value, IRR and payback period of an investment project. There is an inflation assumption for the cash flows, which introduces the issue of whether it is consistent with the inflation…
E25
H. Grousbeck, Joseph Welsh
1995
This case tells the story of a young female entrepreneur, Rosemary Norwood, as she starts her own backup daycare company, Downtown Daycare. The case chronicles her career decisions, starting from her graduation at Wellesley in 1984, and leading to her…
E19
H. Grousbeck, J.M. Welsh
1995
For the last three years Larry Clark and Phil Oakey had doggedly pursued the idea of an information-based strategy for the credit card business. After much introspection and planning they had formed a new group inside Shelter Bay Bank, fought hard for…
E18
H. Grousbeck, Joseph Welsh
1995
The case chronicles the decisions made by Elmer Stephens as he pursues his goal of participating in an entrepreneurial real estate/ golf venture. At the time of the case, Elmer has already joined a poorly performing golf development and is in the midst…
CG3
Constance Bagley, Christy Haubegger
1995
Describes the attempt of a shareholder holding a 30% share in a privately held corporation that owns a chain of small dress boutiques to force the sale of company over the objections of the founder-CEO. Alternatives the board and special committee of…
CG2B
Constance Bagley, Rakesh Khanna
1995
Describes the sale of Wellcome plc to GLAXO p.l.c in 1995. Explains why the Wellcome Trust, the Largest stockholder of Wellcome plc, decided to accept a tender offer by GLAXO p.l.c. that was opposed by the board of directors Wellcome plc. Addresses the…
CG2A
Constance Bagley, Rakesh Khanna
1995
Describes the sale of Wellcome plc to GLAXCO p.l.c in 1995. Describes the process through which the Wellcome Trust, the largest stockholder of Wellcome plc and the world’s largest charitable trust, described whether to support a takeover bid by GLAXO p.l…
BE15
R. Wells, S. Rooks
1995
BE14B
Robin Wells
1995
If any institution took pride in its flawless reputation and used this as a competitive asset, it was Lloyd’s of London. One of the oldest extant businesses in the world, Lloyd’s was founded in 1688 by Edward Lloyd in a London coffee shop. Its company…
BE14A
Robin Wells
1995
If any institution took pride in its flawless reputation and used this as a competitive asset, it was Lloyd’s of London. One of the oldest extant businesses in the world, Lloyd’s was founded in 1688 by Edward Lloyd in a London coffee shop. Its company…
OIT8
Gary S. Brown, Elizabeth Schwerer
1995
Describes the early development of laser diodes for CD players by Sony, mainly focusing on the time period from 1977 to 1982. (The case includes data through 1994, however.) Although laser diodes were invented by one group of firms, the technology was…
RE128
Peter C. Kremer
1995
This hypothetical situation includes numerous legal issues potentially involved in real estate development. Issues covered are: form of ownership entity; financing; subordination; purchase and sale agreement, options, liens; easements; title; and toxic.
M277
Constance Bagley, Scott Kupor
1995
Addresses the legal implications of various marketing strategies designed to help a home-furnishings manufacturer selling products to independent retailers and wholesalers to compete successfully with independent discount furniture dealers. Antitrust…
SM21
Thomas Hellmann, Scott Milius, Gerald Risk
1995
This case describes the corporate venture capital program that Apple Computers ran from 1986 to 1991. It examines the strategic motives of Apple Computers to finance entrepreneurial companies and discusses the guiding principles of the so-called…
E21
Lauren Dutton, Jim Ellis, H. Grousbeck, Kevin Taweel
1995
Two entrepreneurs raise a search fund and acquire and Emergency Roadside Assistance service.
SM12
William Barnett, Nicolas Vandenberghe
1994
Bruno Delean had developed a new technology for processing images and had used it to create a very advanced image-editing software product called “Live Picture.” In 1993, Delean helped found FITS Imaging Inc. and become CEO. Mark Kalow had been so…
