The following cases were presented at a special case
colloquium
at the 1999 annual meeting of the Academy of Management.
For further information on these cases, please contact
the case authors
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8th Case Critique Colloquium
Academy of Management Meetings, August 1999
Chicago, IL
Organizers: Timothy Edlund, Morgan State University
Anne Lawrence, San Jose State University
CASES
Breaking into the Lock Market: Assa Abloy in Singapore
Per Ekstrand, Chalmers Institute of Technology
N. Rao Kowtha, National University of Singapore
Contact: N. Rao Kowtha, Graduate School of Business, National
University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260. Voice:
+(65) 874-3049; Fax: +(65) 775-5571; E-mail: fbarnk@nus.edu.sg
Walton Arts Center: Startup & Development
Donald D. White, University of Arkansas
John Todd, University of Arkansas
Contact: John Todd, University of Arkansas, BADM 402, Walton
College of Business Administration, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA. Voice:
(501) 575-4059; Fax: (501) 575-3241; E-mail: johnt@comp.uark.edu
Midwest Utilicon Corp: Empowerment Design (A)
Amy Beth Hietapelto, Michigan Technological University
Mary Lippitt Nichols, University of Minnesota
Contact: Amy Beth Hietapelto, School of Business & Economics,
Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295.
Voice: 906-487-3440; Fax: 906-487-2944; E-mail: abhietap@mtu.edu
Madge & Lannet: A Tale of an International Merger Gone Sour
Yaacov Weber and Ehud Menipaz, Ben Gurion University
Galit Eilam, Kyria Academit Campus
Contact: Ehud Menipaz, Business Administration Department, Ben
Gurion University, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel 84105. Voice: +972-7-647-2209;
Fax: +972-9-771-2178; E-mail: ehudm@nihul.bgu.ac.il
Molten Metal Technology (A) and (B)
Andrew J. Hoffman, Julie Smith, & Steven Soukup, Boston University
Contact: Andrew J. Hoffman, Boston University School of Management,
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Voice: 617-353-4287; Fax: 617-353-5244;
E-mail: ahoffman@bu.edu
Good Shepherd Memorial Hospital: The Women’s Health Relocation Proposal
Kent V. Rondeau, University of Alberta
Contact: Kent V. Rondeau, Department of Public Health Services,
13-103 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G3.
Voice: 780-492-8608; E-mail: kent.rondeau@ualberta.ca