Case Notes
Schermerhorn/Management 8e
Case 1: Apple Computer, Inc.: People and Design Create Apple’s Future
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Apple Computer homepage, http://www.apple.com.
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Ibid.
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Pixar homepage, http://www.pixar.com/.
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Apple Computer homepage, op. cit.
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Tam, Pui-Wing. “Apple Seeks New Image as Producer of ‘Killer Apps,’” Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2001: B1& B4.
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“Top 10 Reasons to Switch,” Apple Computer homepage, op. cit.
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Apple Computer homepage, op. cit.
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Ibid.
Case 2: The Coca-Cola Company: Coke Gets Back to Business
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Coca-Cola homepage, http://www2.coca-cola.com.
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McDonald’s homepage, http://www.mcdonalds.com.
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Coca-Cola homepage, op. cit.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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http://www2.coca-cola.com/investors/annualreport/2002/sixstrateg.htm.
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http://www2.coca-cola.com/ourcompany/ourdiversity.
Case 3: Tom’s of Maine: At Tom’s “Doing Business” Means “Doing Good”
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Zinn, Laura, “Tom Chappell: Sweet Success from Unsweetened Toothpaste, “Business Week, September 2, 1991: 52.
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Bamford, Janet, “Changing Business as Usual,” Working Women, 18, November, 1993: 106.
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Cox, Craig, “Interview: Tom Chappell, Minister of Commerce,” Business Ethics, 8, January 1994: 42.
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Quinn, Judy, “Tom’s of Maine,” Incentive, December 1993: A4.
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Ibid.
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Martin, Mary, “Toothpaste and Theology,” Boston Sunday Globe, October 10, 1993: A4.
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Cox, op. cit., p. 42.
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Martin, Mary, “A ‘Nuisance’ to Rivals,” Boston Sunday Globe, October 10, 1993: A4.
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Cox, op. cit., p. 42.
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Ibid.
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Martin, op. cit., p. A4.
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Quinn, op. cit., p. A4.
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E.E.S., “Paying Employees to Work Elsewhere,” Inc., February 1993: 29.
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Quinn, op. cit., p A4.
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Ibid.
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M.E., “Profiles in Marketing: Katie Shisler,” Sales and Marketing Management, March 1993: 12.
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Quinn, op. cit., p. A4.
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Cox, op. cit., p. 42.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Tom’s of Maine Common Good Report 2001-2002.
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Tom’s of Maine homepage, http://www.tomsofmaine.com
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Ibid.
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Meyers, K. W. “Tom’s of Maine Business Plan Includes People,” Denver Rocky Mountain News, October 5, 2000: 3B.
Case 4: United Parcel Service: UPS Hits the Road with Technology
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United Parcel Service 2002 Annual Report, 20.
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United Parcel Service homepage, http://www.ups.com.
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Kamuf, Rachael. “UPS Upping Employment as well as Technology,” Business First, March 9, 1998.
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United Parcel Service homepage, op. cit.
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United Parcel Service 2002 Annual Report, 7.
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United Parcel Service homepage, op. cit.
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United Parcel Service 2002 Annual Report, 13.
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Ibid.
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United Parcel Service homepage, op. cit.
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Walker, Karen. “Brown is Beautiful,” Airline Business, November 97: 46.
Case 5: Harley-Davidson: Harley Style and Strategy Have Global Reach
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Harley-Davidson home page, http://www.harley-davidson.com.
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Boyd, Malia. “Harley-Davidson Motor Company,” Incentive, September 1993: 26-27.
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Shrader et al. “Harley-Davidson, Inc. 1991,” in Fred David, Strategic Management, 4th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993: 655.
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Ibid.
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Peak, Martha H. “Harley-Davidson: Going Whole Hog to Provide Stakeholder Satisfaction,” Management Review, 82, June 1993:53
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Harley-Davidson home page, op. cit.
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Harley-Davidson, 1992 Form 10K: 33
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Harley-Davidson home page op. cit.
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Peak, op. cit.
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Harley-Davidson home page, op. cit.
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Kelly, Kevin and Miller Karen. “The Rumble Heard Round the World: Harleys,” Business Week, May 24, 1993: 60.
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Ibid.
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Harley-Davidson home page, op. cit.
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Dallas, Sandra, and Thornton, Emily. “Japan’s Bikers: The Tame Ones,” Business Week, October 20, 1997: 159.
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Harley-Davidson home page, op. cit.
Case 6: Domino’s Pizza: Great Ideas Bring Domino’s to Your Door
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Domino’s Pizza homepage, http://www.dominos.com
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Ibid.
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“Tom Monaghan,” The American Dreams Collection, http://www.usdreams.com/Monaghan7677.html, March 1, 2001.
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Ibid.
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Domino’s Pizza homepage, op. cit.
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“Tom Monaghan,” op cit.
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Zuber, Amy. “Tom Monaghan,” Nation’s Restaurant News, September 13, 1999.
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“Tom Monaghan,” op. cit.
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Domino’s Pizza homepage, op. cit.
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Hyde, Justin. “Monaghan to Sell Domino’s Pizza, Retire,” The Detroit News, September 6, 1998.
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http://www.pizzatoday.com.
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Ibid.
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Domino’s Pizza homepage, op. cit.
Case 7: Kate Spade: Risk Turns Niches into Opportunities
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Kate Spade homepage, http://www.katespade.com/collection/nav.html.
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Op. cit.
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Op. cit.
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Op. cit.
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Op. cit.
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Op cit.
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McCauley, L. “Next Stop The 21st Century,” Fast Company, September 1999, 108+.
Case 8: Wal-Mart: Planning for Superstore Competition -
It’s My Wal-Mart: 2003 Annual Report, 1-2.
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“Wal-Mart Picks Up the PACE,” Business Week, November 15, 1993: 45.
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Ibid.
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Zellner, Wendy. “Warehouse Clubs Butt Heads - and Reach for the Ice Pack,” Business Week, April 19, 1993: 68.
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Wal-Mart homepage, http://www.walmartstores.com.
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2003 Annual Report, op. cit., 3.
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Marsh, Barbara. “Merchants Mobilize to Battle Wal-Mart in a Small Community,” Wall Street Journal, June 5, 1991: A1.
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Saporito, Bill. “David Glass Won’t Crack Under Fire,” Fortune, February 8, 1993: 75, 78.
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Symonds, William C. “Invasion of the Retail Snatchers, “Business Week, May 9, 1994: 72-73.
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2003 Annual Report, op. cit., 2 and 7.
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2003 Annual Report, op. cit., 5.
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Wal-Mart homepage, op. cit.
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Wal-Mart homepage, op. cit.
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2003 Annual Report, op. cit., 9.
Case 9: Virgin Group: Reaching for the Sky in a New Economy
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Hamel, Gary. “Bringing Silicon Valley Inside,” Harvard Business Review, September-October 1999, 71 - 84.
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Rosenfeld, Jill. “Training to Work,” Fast Company, August 2000, 77+.
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“Richard Branson’s Virgin Success: The Incredible Triumph of an Enigmatic Entrepreneur,” http://www.execpc.com/~shepler/branson.html.
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Rosenfeld, op. cit.
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“Richard Branson,” Askmen.com, http://www.askmen.com/men/december99/6_richard_branson.html.
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Hamel, op. cit.
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Virgin Group homepage, http://www.virgin.com.
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Hamel, op. cit.
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“The Virgin Story,” http://www.virgin.com/aboutus.
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Capell, Kerry. “Virgin Takes E-wing,” Business Week e.biz, January 22, 2001, EB30-EB34.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid
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“Business Proposals,” http://www.virgin.com/aboutus.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
Case 10: Krispy Kreme: Where Growth Is Really Sweet
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Prescott, Heidi. “The Wait Is Over: Fan Sets Endurance Record as Krispy Kreme Opens,” South Bend Tribune, October 29, 2003, B7-B8.
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Krispy Kreme homepage, corporate fact sheet, http://www.krispykreme.com.
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Krispy Kreme homepage, company history, http://www.krispykreme.com.
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Ibid.
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Fishman, Charles. “The King of Kreme,” Fast Company, October 1999, 262+.
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Krispy Kreme homepage, company history, op. cit.
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Krispy Kreme 2003 Annual Report, 4.
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Fishman, op. cit.
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Adler, Carlye. “Would You Pay $2 Million for This Franchise?,” Fortune Small Business, April 30, 2002.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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2003 Annual Report, op. cit., 21.
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Adler, op. cit.
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Ibid.
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2003 Annual Report, op. cit.
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Ibid.
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Adler, op. cit.
Case 11: BET Holdings: World-class Entrepreneur Places BET on Future
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Zagorin, Adam. “BET’s Too Hot a Property: A Founder Wants to Buy Back His Firm; The Shareholders Want More Money,” Time, October 20, 1997: 80.
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Perl, Peter. “His Way,” The Washington Post, December 14, 1997, (Magazine Section): W08.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Zagorin, op. cit.
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Ibid.
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“Black Entertainment Television,” Hoover’s Company Capsule, Hoover’s Inc., http://www.pathfinder.com/money/hoovers/corpdirectoryplus/b/btv.html.
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Zagorin, op. cit.
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Perl, op. cit.
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“Bet, Inc.,” BET Website, http://www.bet.com/articles.
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“The Facts,” Viacom Website, http://www.viacom.com/thefacts.
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“Robert L. Johnson, Founder,” BET Website, http://www.bet.com/articles.
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“Viacom Completes Acquisition of BET”, PR Newswire, http://www.prnewswire.com/, January 23, 2001.
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King, Carol. “Viacom Acquires BET Holdings,” http://www.internews.com/bus-news.
Case 12: SAS Institute: Systems Help People Make a Difference
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“About Our Company,” http://www.sas.com/corporate/overview.
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Fishman, Charles. “Sanity Inc.,” Fast Company, January 1999: 84+.
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“SAS Marks 6th Straight Year on Fortune List of ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’” http://www.sas.com/news/preleases.
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“Company Work/Life,” http://www.sas.com/corporate/worklife.
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“Keeping Employees Without Breaking the Bank,” The Workforce Stability Institute, http://www.employee.org.
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Fishman, op. cit.
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Ibid.
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“Keeping Employees ,” op. cit.
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Fishman, op. cit.
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“Investment in the Work environment Helps Retain Staff,” http://ww.cscresearchservices.com.
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“Keeping Employees ,” op. cit.
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Fishman, op. cit.
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“Company ,” op. cit.
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“Keeping Employees ,” op. cit.
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Fishman, op. cit.
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“Investment ,” op. cit.
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Fishman, op. cit.
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Ibid.
Case 13: Southwest Airlines: How Herb Kelleher Led the Way
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Lablich, Kenneth. “Is Herb Kelleher America’s best CEO?” Fortune, May 2, 1994: 45.
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Southwest Airlines homepage, http://www.southwest.com.
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Quick, James Campbell. “Crafting an organizational culture: Herb’s hand at Southwest Airlines,” Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 21, August 92: 47.
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Teitelbaum, Richard S. “Where service flies right,” Fortune, August 24, 1992: 115.
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Barrett, Colleen. “Pampering customers on a budget,” Working Woman, April 93: 19, 22.
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Martin, Justin. “So, you want to work for the best ...” Fortune, January 12, 1998: 77.
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Southwest Airlines homepage, op. cit.
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“Did we say cheap?” Inc., October 1997: 60.
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Southwest Airlines homepage, op. cit.
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Southwest Airlines homepage, op. cit.
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Teitelbaum, op. cit., 116.
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“Colleen’s Corner,” Southwest Airlines homepage, http://www.southwest.com. Column written June 27, 2003.
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Southwest Airlines homepage, op. cit.
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Ibid.
Case 14: NASCAR: Fast Cars, Passion Motivate Top Drivers
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CBS.SportsLine.com-Ryan Newman, http://www.sportsline.com.
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Harris, Mike. “Baker: Newman the Perfect Protégé,” Associated Press: April 10, 2003.
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“Ryan Newman Biography,” http://www.penskeracing.com/newman.
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Ibid.
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CBS.SportsLine.com, op cit.
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Ryan Newman Biography, op. cit.
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Harris, op. cit.
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Rodman, Dave. “Conversation: Ryan Newman.” Turner Sports Interactive: June 9, 2003, http://www.nascar.com.
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Ryan Newman Biography, op. cit.
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Harris, op. cit.
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Rodman, op. cit.
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“Newman Looking Forward to Speedweeks Experience,” http://ww.nascar.com.
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Montgomery, Lee. “Conversation: Ryan Newman,” Turner Sports Interactive: February 25, 2003, http://www.nascar.com.
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Harris, op. cit.
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Bresidine, Steve. “Bottomless Tank Gives Newman Win,” Associated Press: October 6, 2003.
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Bresidine, Steve. “Critics Don’t Deter Newman: Accusation of Cheating Fuel Driver’s Inner Fire,” Associated Press: October 10, 2003.
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Bresidine, Steve. “Bottomless Tank ,” op. cit.
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Bresidine, Steve. “Critics ,” op. cit.
Case 15: Steinway & Sons: Craftwork, Tradition, and Time Build Grand Pianos
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Cox, M. “Steinway Faces Yamaha Push in Piano Market,” Wall Street Journal, January 19, 1988.
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Steinway & Sons homepage, http://www.steinway.com.
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Cox, op. cit.
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“Factory Tour,” http://www.steinway.com/factory/tour/shtml.
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Steinway & Sons homepage, op. cit.
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“Steinway Unveils Essex Piano,” Business Wire, January 23, 2001.
Case 16: Callaway Golf: Big Bertha’s Team Hits a Long Ball
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“Callaway Golf About Us,” http://www.callawaygolf.com/corporate/aboutus.asp.
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“Callaway Golf History,” http://www.callawaygolf.com/corporate/history.asp.
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Callaway Golf Company 2002 Annual Report, 8.
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“Callaway Golf History,” op. cit.
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Ibid.
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“Callaway Golf About Us,” op. cit.
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“Callaway Golf History,” op. cit.
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“Callaway Golf Teams,” http://www.callawaygolf.com/corporate/employments_cat.asp.
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“Callaway Golf Employment Overview,” http://www.callawaygolf.com/corporate/employment.asp.
Case 17: The United Nations: Conflict and Negotiation In the Global Community
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The United Nations home page, http://www.un.org. All information was drawn from this source unless indicated otherwise.
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“Selected Quotations on the Subject of UN Reform,” http://www.globalpolicy.org/reform/quotes.htm.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
Case 18: The Walt Disney Company: The Art of Brand Building Keeps Disney Center Stage
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“Disney,” Hoover’s Handbook of American Business, Austin, Texas: Hoover’s Business Press, 1997.
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Ibid.
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“Michael Eisner’s Biography,” Academy of Achievement Lobby, http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/eis0bio-1
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Oneal, Michael. “Disney’s Kingdom,” Business Week, August 14, 1995: 30-34.
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Lubove, Seth and La Franco, Robert. “Why Mickey isn’t doing much talking these days,” Forbes, 8-25-97: 45-46.
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“Disney,” Value Line Investment Survey, 1998.
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Gunther, Marc. “What’s Wrong with This Picture?” Fortune, January 12, 1998: 106-114.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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The Walt Disney Company Fact Book 2000: 44.
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The Walt Disney Company Fact Book 2002: 7.
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Shlachter, Barry and Fuquay, Jim. “Disney Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting in Fort Worth, Texas,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March7, 2001.
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Fact Book 2002: op. cit., 7.
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Fact Book 2002, op. cit., 19.
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Fact Book 2002, op. cit., 26.
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Fact Book 2002, op. cit., 38.
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The Walt Disney Company Annual Report 2002: 3.
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Ibid.
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