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Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements the case.

Describes additional events in battle between Polaroid and Kodak outlined in Polaroid-Kodak. Includes the competitive actions taken by the companies such as the introduction of customer rebates and bonus plans with dealers. Details the new products of each company and the marketing practices employed. Designed to allow a contrast to Kodak's entry into instant cameras.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (B1) case.

Supplements the (A) case.

Describes the technical, economic, and competitive trends in the metal container industry. The strategy of Crown Cork and Seal is then described in relation to these trends. Focuses on two immediate threats to Crown's strategy: the future of aerosol cans, given the ozone problem; and the impact of the banning of nonreturnable containers.

Successful strategic planning requires a thorough knowledge of operational resources. Managers can take five steps to forge effective links between a new strategy and operating plans: determine a functional overload does not exist before embarking on a new strategy; insulate portions of the business from strategic shock waves; pay personal attention to major "coupling" issues between strategy and operational planning; ensure that the strategic planning team has charted comprehensive follow-through actions; and focus on downward, not just upward, communication within the corporation.

The measure of efficiency in good business management is profit, the measure of effectiveness is market leadership. These measurements are not applicable to public organizations where an emphasis is placed on "purpose." Thus, the process of measuring good public management becomes complex, indicating not only a difference in degree between public management and corporate management, but also a difference in quality. A review of the programs of several successful public managers reveals that simple, politically acceptable goals must be set to orient the organization.

A strategic planning system is a structured process that organizes and coordinates the activities of managers who plan. A strategic planning system develops an integrated, coordinated, and consistent long-term plan of action, and facilitates adaptation of the corporation to environmental change. The following six issues influence development of a strategic planning system: communication of corporate performance goals, the goal-setting process, environmental scanning, subordinate managers' forces, the corporate planner's role, and the linkage of planning and budgeting.

Provides background on the company and outlines its five-year plan.

Describes Kodak's long-awaited challenge to Polaroid in the field of instant photography. Provides technological and company background of both Polaroid and Eastman-Kodak and their respective product lines. Discusses Polaroid's claim that Kodak infringed on 10 Polaroid patents.