Available Cases

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No.
Title
Author(s)
Year
Key Words 1
Key 2
Key 3
1 Singleton Home Health Care Medical Supply, Inc. Cara Peters, Robin Soster, & Marilyn Okleshen 2008 Summer health care government regulation product line extensions
2 Hunger Mountain Cooperative: Buliding Consensus in a Member-Owned Cooperative Bonalyn J. Nelson 2008 Summer member-owned cooperatives organizational growth leadership
1 Nordstrom in 2003: Embarking on its Second Century of Business Ann Mooney 2008 Summer retail department stores family-run businesses
1 Dilip's Gemstone Business Kiran Desai & Harha Desai 2008 Summer gemstone industry technology and manufacturing strategy growth strategy
1 The Good Life Megan Biskup & Christomper Reisinger 2007/2008 tobacco industry niche marketing entrepreneurship
2 The Process Flow and Scheduling in the Fairbanks County State Court Jacob Simons, Jerry Wilson & Maciek Nowak 2007/2008 court cases service operations scheduling
3 Creating a High Performance Team Through Transformational Leadership Wolfgang Jenewein & Christian Schmitz 2007/2008 transformational leadership teamwork sailing
4 Wal-Mart and Vlasic Pickles Karen Berger 2007/2008 management supply chain loss leader
5 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Elizabeth Ann McCrea & Gladys Marie Torres-Baumgarten 2007/2008 court case sabotage organizational behavior and design
6
 EADS Airbus Industries Incorporated Anthony F. Jurkus, Michel Kalika, Edward O’Boyle 2006/2007 Winter strategic management international business
7
 The National D-Day Memorial: The Right Vision Becomes A Question Of Ethics Stewart Husted 2006/2007 Winter marketing management leadership non-profit management/marketing
8
 Marketstar: A Channel Services Pioneer Erhard K. Valentin, Heather Hess-Lindquist 2006/2007 Winter marketing strategic management entrepreneurship
9
 Owl Securities Craig Sasse, Anthony Tocco, and Thomas L. Lyon 2006 Summer international business business ethics business law
10
 Fusing Culture And Strategy: Prescription For Success At Doctors Community Hospital Michael J. Fratantuono and David M. Sarcone 2006 Summer leadership strategic management health care administration
11
 HENKEL-LOCTITE®1: Hot-Melt PUR Martha C. Fransson and David W. Wolf 2006 Summer marketing innovation management
12
 General Cable Corporation's Oil-Gas-Petroleum Business Ken Kono 2006 Summer marketing new product development business strategy
13
 A New Season Begins: The Royal New Zealand Ballet Kate Daellenbach 2005/2006 Winter marketing performance arts
14
 Savage's Bakery: Knowing When to Invest and When to Sell George Howard, Elizabeth Scott, Mary Whitehouse, Caroline M. Fisher 2005 Summer entrepreneurship strategic management small business
15
 Evaluating CEHN, S.A. Francisco J. Lopez Lubian, Ricardo Moreno 2005 Summer business valuation corporate finance value-based management
161
 WestJet Eldon Gardner 2005 Summer airline industry financial strategy and planning lease financing
17
 Axxon (Venture) Capital, Inc. Jonathan B. Welch 2005 Summer financial strategy venture capital entrepreneurial finance
18
 F5 Networks Hugh Grove, Tom Cook, Steve Coburn 2005 Summer managerial accounting financial accounting internet traffic management industry
19
 Boardwalk Acquisition Hugh Grove, Tom Cook, Rod Schuster 2005 Summer financial forecasting performance benchmarking business valuation techniques
20
 Sharpco, Inc. Arthur Sharplin 2005 Summer small business management entrepreneurship strategic management
21
 The Southwest Arkansas University Athletic Department Daniel R. Marburger 2004/2005 Winter business ethics business law higher education
22
 A Perishable Coup D'Etat: Webvan and the Online Grocery Industry Cara Peters, Marilyn Okleshen, Dinesh D'Costa 2004/2005 Winter e-commerce online grocery industry marketing
23
 The Wiremold Company: The Field Sales Organization Martha C. Fransson, Robin Chase, Edward B. Miller, Scott M. Bartosch 2004/2005 Winter marketing strategy lean principles kaizen
24
 Scheduling at a Hospital Call Center Gary Clendenen, Dee Ann Dorsey 2004/2005 Winter health care operations management management science
25
 A Challenge for the Medical Sciences Center on Aging John Todd 2004/2005 Winter organizational behavior public administration leadership style
26
 Leadership Styles at PDS: The Effect on the Future of a Pharmaceutical Firm Heather Johnson, Liz Thach, Duane Dove 2004/2005 Winter leadership style organizational behavior strategic evolution
27
 The Wiremold Company: Listening to the Voice of the Customer Martha C. Fransson, Peter J. LaPlaca, Steven M. Maynard 2004 Summer high-tech marketing new product development Quality Function Deployment
28
 Unionizing the Des Moines Water Works Delaney J. Kirk 2004 Summer labor/industrial relations human resource management water utility industry
29
 Cressoft: Journey from ISO 9001 to CMM Jamshed Hasan Khan 2004 Summer production/operations management quality certification customer focus
30
 Zelte USA Douglas G. Ohmer, Claire McCarty Kilian 2004 Summer leadership style organizational behavior human resources
31
 EM2: The Phone Rang at the Game Jeff Totten, Don Pope 2004 Summer marketing advertising industry customer retention strategy
32
 The Wiremold Company: Wiremold® Distributor Incentive Program Martha C. Fransson, Robin Chase, Edward B. Miller, Scott M. Bartosch 2004 Summer marketing strategy lean principles Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
33
 BMX Cycles Arif I. Rana, James Erskine 2004 Summer production/operations management bicycle-manufacturing industry process analysis
34
 Oncologic Biopharmaceuticals: The Acquisition of a Technology Start-Up John H. Friar, Raymond M. Kinnunen 2003/2004 Winter entrepreneurship biotechnology start-up company
35
 Roberts Pharmaceuticals Thomas L. Lyon, Anthony L. Tocco 2003/2004 Winter pharmaceutical industry start-up company entrepreneurship
36
 GlaxoSmithKline's Retaliation Against Cross-Border Sales of Prescription Drugs Sara Smith Shull, Rebecca J. Morris 2003/2004 Winter business ethics social responsibility marketing strategy
37
 Philip's Photography: How to Compete with Superstores and the Internet Nancy M. Levenburg, Thomas V. Schwarz 2003/2004 Winter small business entrepreneurship financial performance
38
 Chipco International: "We Didn't Create the Problem, But We Have To Survive It." Thomas C. Leach 2003/2004 Winter chip manufacturing financial performance enterpreneurship
39
 The Indicted CFO Joe Thomas, Ralph Williams 2003 Summer ethics social responsibility human resource management
40
 Deere & Company: Plowing the New Millennium Peter G. Goulet, Lynda L. Goulet, Tony D. Thelen 2003 Summer financial services technology corporate strategy
41
 Pivot International - Pursuing Growth Marilyn L. Taylor, Theresa T. Coates 2003 Summer strategic management industry analysis competitive assessment
42
 Vietnam International Hospital: What Now? Mark Kroll, Barbara Ross Wooldridge, Nguyen Viet Anh 2003 Summer international strategy and marketing health care management international joint ventures
43
 The Rise and Fall of Pets.com: "Because Pets Can't Buy." Cara L. O. Peters, Marilyn J. Okleshen 2002-2003 Winter e-commerce marketing financial management
44
 Rainy Day Books Patricia G. Greene, Thomas L. Lyon 2002-2003 Winter entrepreneurship technology retail industry
45
 The Albany County Sheriff's Department: The War on Crime Statistics Jeffery Lloyd Seaton, John E. Timmerman 2002-2003 Winter business ethics statistics
46
 Note on the Security Management and Manufacturers Industry Theresa T. Coates, Marilyn L. Taylor 2002-2003 Winter security management industry manufacturing industry competitive analysis
47
 Ashanti Goldfields Company Rajib Sanyal, Hope K. Torkornoo 2002-2003 Winter international business hedging strategy international finance
48
 The Association of Arizona Food Banks Tim J. Burkink 2002-2003 Winter nonprofit organization marketing channels food marketing system
49
 The International Bank of Asia: Confronting a Crisis A. J. Almaney 2002-2003 Winter business strategy international business banking
50
 Custom Acquisition Case Hugh Grove, Tom Cook 2002 Summer managerial accounting finance mergers and acquisitions
51
 Our Grandfather's Legacy Frank C. Jenkins, Martha C. Fransson 2002 Summer financial management business valuation taxation
52
 SIA Katalogs Katherine Campbell, Duane Helleloid 2002 Summer strategic management international business strategy implementation
53
 Natural Harvest Gary Clendenen, Leslie Toombs, Perry Worthen 2002 Summer small business entrepreneurship retailing
54
 Mann Lumber: A Question of Financial Statement Analysis Edwin C. Leonard Jr., Patricia A. Ryan 2002 Summer small business financial analysis accounting
55
 Highland Place Fred Hebein 2002 Summer small business real estate financial analysis
57
 R. C. Willey Home Furnishings Erhard K. Valentin, Jerald T. Storey 2002 Summer business strategy value creation system strategic management
57
 Alternative Charge-Back Systems for Shared Services at the Boeing Company: The Case of Voice Telecommunication Services William Ortega 2001/2002 Winter accounting activity-based system aerospace industry
58
 TeleReach: Staffing for Team Effectiveness Tammy Bunn Hiller 2001/2002 Winter human resource management staffing employee-involvement teams
59
 The Noor Arfa Batik Company: An International Case Study of Small Business Development in the Textile and Apparel Industry LuAnn Gaskill, Howard Van Auken, Mary Littell, Virginia Blackburn, Michael Whiteford 2001/2002 Winter international business small business development textile and apparel industry
60
 TeleReach: Dissatisfaction and Declining Morale in Self-Directed Work Teams Tammy Bunn Hiller 2001/2002 Winter organization behavior employee dissatisfaction hiring
61
 Funco, Inc. Ken C. Schneider, Elaine Davis 2001/2002 Winter video game industry entrepreneurship financial analysis
62
 Marty's Meats Lays an Egg David W. Rosenthal, Terri Feldman Barr 2001/2002 Winter marketing strategy small business service recovery
63
 Take the Oreck Challenge Herbert Sherman 2001/2002 Winter retail management ethics sales presentation
64
 Hewlett Packard in 1999: The Beginning of the Fiorina Era Patricia A. Ryan 2001/2002 Winter strategy leadership corporate culture
65
 Marketing Research in the Political Arena: Use or Abuse? Stephen B. Castleberry 2001 Summer business ethics marketing research politics
66
 Gold'n Pump: Sometimes Bad Things Happen to Good Companies Janell Kurtz, Richard Sebastian, Gary Sneide 2001 Summer crisis management human resource management marketing
67
 The Spotswood Company Benefits Plan William A. Stoever 2001 Summer benefits plan human resource management
68
 ProjectDove-Tail: A Study in Intercultural Relationships and Communication Taira Koybaeva, Richard L. Ratliff, I. Richard Johnson 2001 Summer international business intercultural communication intercultural relationships
69
 The Early Learning Center: Financial Analysis of a Nonprofit Day-Care Expansion Ann Hackert, Steven S. Byers 2001 Summer nonprofit organization financial analysis
70
 First Protestant Church: At the Crossroads W. Kent Moore, Peter M. Bergevin 2001 Summer nonprofit organization fund development financial analysis
71
 The Loewen Group John V. Mullane, Joe G. Thomas 2001 Summer business strategy funeral industry demographics
72
 Agilent Technologies' Initial Public Offering Patricia A. Ryan 2001 Summer Initial Public Offering (IPO) financial analysis business strategy
73
 Biotecnol LDA Pharmaceutica: A Case Study Michael Bommer, Manual V. Heitor, Conceicao Vedovello, Pedro de Noronha Passarra 2001 Summer pharmaceutical industry generic drug industry venture start-up
74
 Cironi's Sewing Center: Adding New Merchandise Lines Gary B. Frank, J. B. Wilkinson 2000 Winter venture strategy market research product line expansion
75
 The Channel Tunnel Ashley W. Burrowes, Eldon J. Gardner 2000 Winter international business financial analysis
76
 Polytech: A British Chemical Company in China Joseph Cheng, Rajib Sanyal 2000 Winter international business foreign investment operations management
77
 WTVQ: The Rosie O'Donnell Show David W. Rosenthal, Terri Feldman Barr, Jessica Brenner 2000 Winter TV show talk show media
78
 Where Has All the Money Gone? Funding for the Supplemental Regional Healthcare Program Herbert Sherman 2000 Summer nonprofit organization management control systems
79
 Princess House: Acquisition and Turnaround Fred Hebein 2000 Summer financial analysis direct-selling industry mergers and acquisitions
80
 The Bismuth Cartridge Company: Strategic Positioning and Transitions Among Powerful Competitors Robert L. Brown, Anthony F. McGann 2000 Summer competition government regulation manufacturing process
81
 The HeaterMeals Company: A Hot in the Dark Christopher R. Moberg, David W. Rosenthal, Robert W. Twells 2000 Summer marketing strategy new product development market development strategy
82
 Product Costing for Blackhawk Engineering William F. Bowlin, Benjamin De Jong 1999 Summer product costing manufacturing processes job costing
83
 Seattle Silicon (A) Gerald M. Myers, John V. Celms, Joseph E. McCann III 1999 Summer venture capital strategic management value chain
84
 Seatlle Silicon (B) Gerald M. Myers, John V. Celms, Joseph E. McCann III 1999 Summer venture capital strategic management corporate strategy
85
 The Supersizing of the U.S. Bookselling Industry Rebecca J. Morris 1999 Summer industry analysis supply chain strategy analysis
86
 Eskom, South Africa: Branding a Commodity Edward L. Felton, Robert W. Service, Mary Ann Hocutt 1999 Summer marketing strategy branding electric utility industry
87
 Decision Time at Quinby College Norman F. Foy 1999 Summer nonprofit organization higher education strategy
88
 Berube & Read Printing Company Robert Millen, Andrew Moulton 1999 Summer venture strategy financial analysis capacity constraints
89
 Apple Computer: The Second Time Around David B. Croll, Thomas L. Wheelen 1999 Summer financial analysis corporate strategy new product development and introduction
90
 The ER That Became the Emergency: Managing the Double Bind Earl Simendinger, Mary Anne Watson, Mike Jasperson, Bryan Boliard 1998 Winter nonprofit organization health care administration marketing strategy
91
 The Institute for the Liberal Arts Martine Duchatelet, Patricia B. Lash, Steve Gehret 1998 Winter nonprofit organization higher education administration strategic management
92
 Sunbeam and Albert J. Dunlap: Maximizing Shareholder Wealth, But at What Cost? Patricia A. Ryan 1998 Winter strategic management mergers and acquisitions corporate valuation
93
 Kinetics.com: Marketing and Financing a Technology Product Through Its Infant Stages Nany Mohan, Bill Sekely 1998 Winter marketing strategy financial analysis software development industry
94
 Syratech's South Bronx Acquisition Gina Vega 1998 Summer ethics business law mergers and acquisitions
95
 YWCA of Salt Lake City: The Diversification of Diversity Steven J. Maranville 1998 Summer nonprofit organization strategic planning strategic shift
96
 South Coast Rehabilitation Services Mike Boorom, Fred Hebein 1998 Summer organizational management rehabilitation services corporate culture
97
 Redhook Ale Brewery Stephen E. Barndt 1998 Summer strategic management brewing industry operations management
98
 Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems Williams A. Andrews 1998 Summer small business organizational structure financial performance
99
 Case Method Teaching in a Multi-Site Interactive Distance Learning Format Marilyn Helms, Judy Nixon 1998 Summer distance learning education case method teaching
100
 Barrick Gold Fred Hebein 1997 Summer & Winter finance hedging strategy gold mining industry
101
 To Disclosure or Not to Disclose: The Public Secret Episode Deborah A. Howard, Larry R. Steenberg, Nancy H. Leonard, Terry W. Mullins 1997 Summer & Winter wholesale distribution medical and surgical supplies sales representatives
102
 The Increased Workload and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Case of Harvey Livingston Thomas R. Miller, James C. Hodgetts 1997 Summer & Winter human resource management Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) higher education
103
 Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company Robert Millen, Frederick Van Bennekom 1997 Summer & Winter operations management staff scheduling quality improvement initiative
104
 Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.: Passing the Torch Daniel J. McCarthy 1997 Summer & Winter business strategy leadership corporate culture
105
 The Wolf Education and Research Center John Lawrence, Wendy Lawrence 1997 Summer & Winter business strategy non-profit organization environmental education
106
 American Family Housing, Inc. Rebecca Roseberry, Michael Jay Garrison, Jo Ann Duffy 1997 Summer & Winter mobile home industry competitive environment financial analysis
107
 Varity Corporation: Health Benefits for Employees or Health of the Company? Peter M. Bergevin, W. Kent Moore 1997 Summer & Winter business ethics medical benefits package business law
108
 Customer Service Technologies Tom Cook, Hugh D. Grove, Steve Coburn 1997 Summer & Winter outsourcing customer service Initial Public Offering (IPO)
109
 The Indispensable Prima Donna Tammy Bunn Hiller, Paul J. Muir, Neal Harrison, Eric Hidy, Sandra Cook 1997 Summer & Winter human resource management metals recycling industry corporate culture
110
 Crist Power Plant: Planning for a Maintenance Outage Chetan S. Sankar, P.K. Raju, Michael F. Kler 1997 Summer & Winter project management decision support system operations management
111
 Autonet, Inc. Thomas H. Stevenson 1997 Summer & Winter small business high-tech industry dealer marketing
112
 Maytag Corporation: Reluctant Retrenchment J. David Hunger 1997 Summer & Winter business strategy home appliance industry mergers and acquisitions
112
 The Mejia Family Tire Company Mark Kroll, Leslie Toombs, Jennifer Videtto 1997 Summer & Winter small business international business operations management