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- December 1980 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Savannah West
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed...
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Keywords:
Credit;
Property;
Financing and Loans;
Banks and Banking;
Housing;
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
Banking Industry;
Georgia (state, US)
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Savannah West." Harvard Business School Case 381-081, December 1980. (Revised January 1992.)
- 1980
- Chapter
Measuring Consumer Satisfaction and Complaint Behavior: A Study of Financial Services and Insurance
By: J. Quelch and S. Ash
- September 1980 (Revised January 1981)
- Case
Bay Financial Corp.
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Bay Financial Corp." Harvard Business School Case 381-032, September 1980. (Revised January 1981.)
- 1980
- Working Paper
Taxation and the Ex-dividend Day Behavior of Common Stock Prices
By: Jerry R. Green
The behavior of stock prices around ex-dividend days has been suggested as evidence for tax-induced clientele effects and as a means to estimate the average effective tax rate faced by investors. In this paper these possibilities are examined theoretically and...
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Green, Jerry R. "Taxation and the Ex-dividend Day Behavior of Common Stock Prices." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 496, July 1980.
- February 1980
- Case
Profiles of Selected U.S. Securities Firms in 1979
Porter, Michael E. "Profiles of Selected U.S. Securities Firms in 1979." Harvard Business School Case 380-140, February 1980.
- 1980
- Article
Consumer Impulse Purchase and Credit Card Usage: An Empirical Examination Using the Log Linear Model
By: Rohit Deshpandé and S. Krishnan
Most of the work in impulse purchase behavior has investigated the association of socioeconomic variables and unplanned purchases with equivocal results. This paper examines the interrelationship between impulse purchases, credit card usage, cost of items bought, and...
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- January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoes
By: Kim B. Clark
Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Information;
Growth Management;
Organizational Design;
Performance Capacity;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Clark, Kim B. "New Balance Athletic Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 680-110, January 1980. (Revised April 1994.)
- December 1979
- Article
Liquidity Preference under Uncertainty
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Richard F. Meyer
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Richard F. Meyer. "Liquidity Preference under Uncertainty." Journal of Financial Economics 7, no. 4 (December 1979).
- Article
Corporate Financial Policy and Taxation in a Growing Economy
By: M. Feldstein, Jerry R. Green and Eytan Sheshinski
Feldstein, M., Jerry R. Green, and Eytan Sheshinski. "Corporate Financial Policy and Taxation in a Growing Economy." Quarterly Journal of Economics 93, no. 3 (August 1979): 411–432.
- 1979
- Book
Financial Strategy
By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
Fruhan, W. E., Jr. Financial Strategy. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1979.
- May 1979 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments
Develops a conceptual framework for financial analysis of real estate investments, taking into consideration the necessity for baseline data, project trends, and forecast discontinuities.
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Investment Return;
Trends;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-193, May 1979. (Revised August 2013.)
- May 1979 (Revised January 1994)
- Exercise
Hedging Exercises
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Hedging Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 179-211, May 1979. (Revised January 1994.)
- April 1979 (Revised October 1983)
- Case
U.S. Securities Industry in 1979
Porter, Michael E. "U.S. Securities Industry in 1979." Harvard Business School Case 379-190, April 1979. (Revised October 1983.)
- April 1979
- Article
Statistical Models of Bond Ratings: A Methodological Inquiry
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Gabriel Urwitz
Kaplan, Robert S., and Gabriel Urwitz. "Statistical Models of Bond Ratings: A Methodological Inquiry." Journal of Business (April 1979): 231–261.
- February 1979
- Background Note
Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure
Examines the interrelationship between the maximization of the share value of a firm's common stock and the minimization of the firm's weighted average cost of capital. Presents a revised version of a case by J.W. Mullins, Jr.
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Background Note 279-069, February 1979.
- 01 Jan 1979
- Conference Presentation
Developing a Financial Planning Model for An Analytic Review: A Feasibility Study
By: Robert S. Kaplan
- December 1978 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Citibank in Zaire
By: James E. Austin
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
International Finance;
Banking Industry;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Austin, James E. "Citibank in Zaire." Harvard Business School Case 379-077, December 1978. (Revised December 1985.)
- December 1978 (Revised April 1980)
- Case
U.S. Bank Lending in Mexico
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "U.S. Bank Lending in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 379-078, December 1978. (Revised April 1980.)