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      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Compania de Telefonos de Chile (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-293-015). View Details
      Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Chile; South America
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Compania de Telefonos de Chile (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-019, July 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Jupiter Management Company, Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-292-107). View Details
      Keywords: Investment Funds; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Services Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Jupiter Management Company, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-023, July 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      U.S. Bank of Washington (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-292-057). View Details
      Keywords: Financing and Loans; Cash Flow; Financial Statements; Business Subsidiaries; Commercial Banking; Managerial Roles; Banking Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "U.S. Bank of Washington (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-021, July 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Netscape's Initial Public Offering (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-296-088). View Details
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Netscape's Initial Public Offering (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-020, July 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Phelps Dodge Corporation (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-295-132). View Details
      Keywords: Mining Industry; Arizona; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Phelps Dodge Corporation (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-018, July 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Tiffany & Co.--1993, Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-295-047). View Details
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Tiffany & Co.--1993, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-014, July 1997.
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies, The (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-295-096). View Details
      Keywords: Financial Services Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies, The (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-013, July 1997.
      • 1997
      • Chapter

      Governance, Contracting, and Investment Time Horizons: A Look at Japan and Germany

      By: W. C. Kester
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Contracts; Investment; Japan; Germany
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      Kester, W. C. "Governance, Contracting, and Investment Time Horizons: A Look at Japan and Germany." In Studies in International Corporate Finance and Governance Systems: A Comparison of the U.S., Japan, and Europe, edited by Donald Chew. Oxford University Press, 1997.
      • May 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Toy World, Inc., Teaching Note

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-295-073). View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Toy World, Inc., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 297-118, May 1997.
      • May 1997 (Revised October 1998)
      • Teaching Note

      SureCut Shears, Inc. (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-297-013). View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "SureCut Shears, Inc. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 297-079, May 1997. (Revised October 1998.)
      • March 1997 (Revised January 1999)
      • Case

      SureCut Shears, Inc.

      By: W. Carl Kester
      A bank loan officer must determine whether to waive convenants and extend terms on a line of credit granted to SureCut Shears. At issue is whether the inability of SureCut to pay down its line of credit is due to a temporary cyclical downturn or other long-term... View Details
      Keywords: Business Cycles; Finance; Performance; Problems and Challenges
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      Kester, W. Carl. "SureCut Shears, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 297-013, March 1997. (Revised January 1999.)
      • February 1997 (Revised August 2016)
      • Case

      Stone Container Corporation (A)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Kirk Goldman
      In early 1993, Stone Container was heavily burdened by debt following a series of highly leveraged acquisitions. A prolonged depression in paper prices necessitated the development of a comprehensive financial plan to relieve the financial pressures on Stone. Among the... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Equity; Price; Strategic Planning
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Kirk Goldman. "Stone Container Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-047, February 1997. (Revised August 2016.)
      • February 1997 (Revised May 1998)
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      Tire City, Inc.

      By: W. Carl Kester
      A small, rapidly growing retail distributor of automotive tires must present a set of forecasted financial statements to a bank in order to obtain a five-year loan. Expected growth rates given in the case and historical financial ratios derived from recent financial... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Statements; Forecasting and Prediction; Financing and Loans; Price; Supply Chain; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Tire City, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 297-091, February 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • 1997
      • Book

      Instructor's Manual to Accompany Case Problems in Finance

      By: W. C. Kester, W. E. Fruhan, Jr., T. R. Piper and R. S. Ruback
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      Kester, W. C., W. E. Fruhan, Jr., T. R. Piper, and R. S. Ruback. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Case Problems in Finance. 11th ed. Irwin, 1997.
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      The LBO Association as a Relational Investing Regime: Clinical Evidence From Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

      By: Timothy A. Luehrman and W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Alliances; Investment
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      Luehrman, Timothy A., and W. Carl Kester. "The LBO Association as a Relational Investing Regime: Clinical Evidence From Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc." In Meaningful Relationships: Institutional Investors, Relational Investing, and the Future of Corporate Governance, edited by L Lowenstein. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      American and Japanese Corporate Governance: Converging to Best Practice?

      By: W. C. Kester
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; United States; Japan
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      Kester, W. C. "American and Japanese Corporate Governance: Converging to Best Practice?" In National Diversity and Global Capitalism, edited by S. Berger and R. Dore. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1996.
      • April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
      • Case

      Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital

      By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
      Lex Service company has grown into a large multidivisional company with a substantial capital budget. In 1993, the board was reviewing its capital budgeting procedures. Specifically, it sought to determine the company's cost of capital and whether it should use... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost of Capital; Equity; Capital Budgeting
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Case 296-003, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
      • April 1996 (Revised May 1997)
      • Case

      Netscape's Initial Public Offering

      By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
      In August 1995, Netscape's board of directors was confronted with a decision about what price to offer the company's shares in its initial public offering (IPO). Preliminary demand for shares was high, but the company had not generated any positive earnings at the time... View Details
      Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Valuation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Information Technology Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Netscape's Initial Public Offering." Harvard Business School Case 296-088, April 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
      • May 1995 (Revised July 1995)
      • Case

      Nova Chemical Corporation--1989

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Chemical Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Nova Chemical Corporation--1989." Harvard Business School Case 295-154, May 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
      • May–June 1995
      • Article

      Rehabilitating the Leveraged Buyout: A Look at Clayton, Dubilier and Rice

      By: W. C. Kester and T. A. Luehrman
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Information
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      Kester, W. C., and T. A. Luehrman. "Rehabilitating the Leveraged Buyout: A Look at Clayton, Dubilier and Rice." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 3 (May–June 1995): 119–130.
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