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- 20 Apr 1989 - 22 Apr 1989
- Lecture
The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment
By: W. Carl Kester
- May 1989 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
RJR Nabisco
Gives students the opportunity to explore issues facing the board of directors in a leveraged buyout. RJR Nabisco is valued under different operating strategies and the source of gains in leveraged buyouts is stressed. View Details
- March 1989 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc.
Gives students the opportunity to explore the effect of substantial free cash flow on corporate acquisition and operating strategies. Students are also given the opportunity to extract information from the common stock prices of the participating firms. A variety of... View Details
- March 1989 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-289-045). View Details
- March 1989 (Revised February 1998)
- Teaching Note
Marriott Corp.: The Cost of Capital, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-298-101). View Details
- March 1989 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)
Gives students the opportunity to explore how a company uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to compute the cost of capital for each of its divisions. The use of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) formula and the mechanics of applying it are stressed. View Details
- March 1989 (Revised April 1990)
- Teaching Note
Interest Rate Exercises, Teaching Note
Keywords: Interest Rates
- January 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Bank for International Development, Software Case
By: W. Carl Kester and Timothy A. Luehrman
A hypothetical case in which an assistant treasurer of a supranational bank is asked to determine in which currencies it has been cheaper ex post to borrow. An integral part of the case is a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet containing monthly data on yen and dollar interest... View Details
- December 1988 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
Compagnie Generale D'Electricite
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Energy Industry
- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide, Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-284-066). View Details
- November 1988 (Revised December 1992)
- Teaching Note
Foreign Exchange Market Background Note and Problem Set, The (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-287-033). View Details
Keywords: International Finance
- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
Hospital Corp. of America (A), Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester and David W. Mullins Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-283-053). View Details
Keywords: Health Industry
- November 1988
- Teaching Note
Hospital Corp. of America (B), Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-283-054). View Details
- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
Union Tank Car Co., Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Rail Industry
- November 1988
- Teaching Note
Dome Petroleum Ltd., Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Energy Industry
- November 1988 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Simmons Japan Ltd.
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Concerns the first leveraged buyout to occur in Japan. Analytic tasks include a valuation of the company and an assessment of its debt capacity. Also provides opportunities to discuss agency costs associated with alternative capital and equity ownership structures,... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Cost; Equity; Production; Valuation; Japan; United States