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      • July 1989
      • Article

      Real Interest Rates and the Cost of Capital: A Comparison of the United States and Japan

      By: Timothy A. Luehrman and W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Interest Rates; Cost; Capital; Information; United States; Japan
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      Luehrman, Timothy A., and W. Carl Kester. "Real Interest Rates and the Cost of Capital: A Comparison of the United States and Japan." Japan and the World Economy 1, no. 3 (July 1989): 279–301.
      • July 1989
      • Teaching Note

      Understanding the U.S. Dollar (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Money; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Understanding the U.S. Dollar (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 290-045, July 1989.
      • 20 Apr 1989 - 22 Apr 1989
      • Lecture

      The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Situation or Environment; Japan; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment." University of Southern California, Center for International Business Education and Research, Los Angeles, CA, April 20–22, 1989. (Presenter of research on Japanese mergers and acquisitions, and discussant of research on the globalization of Japanese corporate finance.)
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      Capital Allocation Hurdle Rates, Budgets or Both?

      By: W. C. Kester and R. Taggart
      Keywords: Resource Allocation; Capital; Budgets and Budgeting
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      Kester, W. C., and R. Taggart. "Capital Allocation Hurdle Rates, Budgets or Both?" MIT Sloan Management Review 30, no. 3 (Spring 1989): 83–90.
      • January 1989 (Revised July 1991)
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      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
      Keywords: Decisions; Interest Rates; International Finance; Relationships; Currency; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Analytics and Data Science; Inflation and Deflation
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Timothy A. Luehrman. "Bank for International Development, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 289-034, January 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
      • December 1988 (Revised December 1991)
      • Case

      Compagnie Generale D'Electricite

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      Keywords: Energy Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Compagnie Generale D'Electricite." Harvard Business School Case 289-002, December 1988. (Revised December 1991.)
      • 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
      Keywords: Product; Chemical Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-005, November 1988. (Revised January 1992.)
      • 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
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Foreign Exchange Market Background Note and Problem Set, The (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-026, November 1988. (Revised December 1992.)
      • 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
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      Kester, W. Carl, and David W. Mullins Jr. "Hospital Corp. of America (A), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-010, November 1988. (Revised January 1992.)
      • November 1988
      • Teaching Note

      Hospital Corp. of America (B), Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-283-054). View Details
      Keywords: Health Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Hospital Corp. of America (B), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-011, November 1988.
      • November 1988
      • Teaching Note

      PHH Group, Inc., Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
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      Kester, W. Carl. "PHH Group, Inc., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-009, November 1988.
      • November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
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      Union Tank Car Co., Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Rail Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Union Tank Car Co., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-006, November 1988. (Revised January 1992.)
      • November 1988
      • Teaching Note

      Dome Petroleum Ltd., Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Energy Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Dome Petroleum Ltd., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-008, November 1988.
      • November 1988 (Revised September 1991)
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      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
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Simmons Japan Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 289-001, November 1988. (Revised September 1991.)
      • July 1988
      • Teaching Note

      LTV-Wilson (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
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      Kester, W. Carl. "LTV-Wilson (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-007, July 1988.
      • June 1988 (Revised December 1991)
      • Case

      An Tai Bao Coal Mining Project

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      An Tai Bao is the world's largest open-pit coal mine and is located in China's Shanxi province. After eight years of planning and negotiating, Occidental Petroleum, the foreign partner in the deal, is about to sign an ownership and financing agreement for $475 million... View Details
      Keywords: Planning; Agreements and Arrangements; Non-Renewable Energy; Equity; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation Deal; Joint Ventures; Mining Industry; China
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "An Tai Bao Coal Mining Project." Harvard Business School Case 288-041, June 1988. (Revised December 1991.)
      • June 1988 (Revised September 1991)
      • Case

      General Cinema Corp.--1987

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      Keywords: Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "General Cinema Corp.--1987." Harvard Business School Case 288-061, June 1988. (Revised September 1991.)
      • 16 May 1988
      • Lecture

      Bank-Manufacturer Relationships in the United States and Japan

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Relationships; Banks and Banking; Manufacturing Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Japan
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Bank-Manufacturer Relationships in the United States and Japan." Lecture at the Manufacturing Studies Board of the National Research Council Conference on Manufacturing and Finance, Washington, D.C., May 16, 1988. (Moderator for the panel discussion.)
      • April 1988 (Revised May 1992)
      • Case

      Gaz de France

      By: W. Carl Kester
      The treasurer of Gaz de France is an aggressive, proactive manager of his company's liability structure, running one of the largest swap books of any non-financial corporation in the world. Currency futures, interbank forwards, and currency options are also frequently... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Currency Exchange Rate; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Policy; Management; Organizational Structure; Energy Industry; Europe
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Gaz de France." Harvard Business School Case 288-030, April 1988. (Revised May 1992.)
      • March 1988 (Revised November 1991)
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      Elders IXL Ltd.--1986

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Elders IXL Ltd.--1986." Harvard Business School Case 288-042, March 1988. (Revised November 1991.)
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