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- February 1991 (Revised February 1993)
- Background Note
Regression Analysis
By: David E. Bell
Provides a relatively simple introduction to multivariate regression analysis. View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Bell, David E. "Regression Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-117, February 1991. (Revised February 1993.)
- February 1991 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Tennessee Controls: The Strategic Ranking Problem
By: Robert L. Simons and Dale Geiger
Tennessee Controls has instituted a new formal asset acquisition process to rank competing proposals. Judy Starnes, the new division manager, is asked to rank three proposals by using techniques to quantify economic returns, risk, as well as the credibility of the... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Governance Controls; Management Systems; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods; Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Dale Geiger. "Tennessee Controls: The Strategic Ranking Problem." Harvard Business School Case 191-083, February 1991. (Revised November 2010.)
- 1991
- Book
Survey Research Methods
By: J. I. Cash Jr. and J. F. Nunamaker Jr.
Cash, J. I., Jr. and J. F. Nunamaker Jr., eds. Survey Research Methods. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1991.
- January 1991
- Article
Strategy and the Research Process: A Reply
By: C. A. Montgomery, B. Wernerfelt and S. Balakrishnan
Montgomery, C. A., B. Wernerfelt, and S. Balakrishnan. "Strategy and the Research Process: A Reply." Strategic Management Journal 12, no. 1 (January 1991): 83–84.
- 1990
- Chapter
Refinement of Nash Equilibrium: The Main Ideas
By: E. Kohlberg
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Kohlberg, E. "Refinement of Nash Equilibrium: The Main Ideas." In Game Theory and Applications, edited by T. Ichiishi, A. Neyman, and Y. Tauman. San Diego: Academic Press, 1990.
- November 1990 (Revised August 1996)
- Background Note
Sampling and Statistical Inference
An introduction to sampling and statistical inference that covers the main concepts (confidence intervals, tests of statistical significance, choice of sample size) that are needed in making inferences about a population mean or percent. Includes discussion of problems... View Details
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sampling and Statistical Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-092, November 1990. (Revised August 1996.)
- October 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
RU 486 (A)
Describes the factors faced by Roussel UCLAF, a French drug company, in deciding whether and how to market a controversial new drug, RU 486, which is often called "the French abortion pill." Roussel's decision involved its relations with the French government, its... View Details
Keywords: Judgments; Ethics; Product Launch; Negotiation; Outcome or Result; Performance; Business and Government Relations; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; France; Germany; United States
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "RU 486 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-050, October 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- 1 Oct 1990
- Conference Presentation
One Mega and Seven Basic Principles for Consumer Research
By: G. Zaltman
- 1990
- Book
Banks as Multinationals
By: G. Jones
This comparative and international study looks at the origins and business strategies of multinational banks using empirical research from the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia. The authors survey the evolution of multinational banks over time, and suggest a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Framework; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development; Surveys; Research; Business Strategy; Japan; Europe; United States; Australia
Jones, G., ed. Banks as Multinationals. London: Routledge, 1990.
- 1990
- Book
Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis
By: A. E. Roth and M. Sotomayor
Keywords: Game Theory
Roth, A. E., and M. Sotomayor. Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis. Econometric Society Monographs. Cambridge University Press, 1990. (Winner of Frederick W. Lanchester Prize Awarded for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English presented by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.)
- July 1990 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Consolidated Equipment Co.
A mature company seeks to rejuvenate itself with internal R&D and external acquisitions. It has developed a DCK model for analyzing the value of a proposed acquisition. A rewritten version of an earlier case by J.K. Butters. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Valuation; Business Growth and Maturation; Research and Development; Acquisition; Capital Budgeting
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Consolidated Equipment Co." Harvard Business School Case 291-007, July 1990. (Revised October 1992.)
- July 1990
- Background Note
Perceptual Mapping: A Manager's Guide
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the perceptual mapping technique in a non-technical fashion. The procedure is useful for the depiction of the structure of the market. Discusses alternative methods, presents examples of each, and shows how the maps can be used in marketing decision making. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Perceptual Mapping: A Manager's Guide." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-121, July 1990.
- July 1990
- Article
A Perspective on Negotiation Research in Accounting and Auditing
By: J. K. Murnighan and M. H. Bazerman
Murnighan, J. K., and M. H. Bazerman. "A Perspective on Negotiation Research in Accounting and Auditing." Accounting Review 65 (July 1990): 642–657.
- May 1990
- Background Note
Conjoint Analysis: A Manager's Guide
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents a non-technical description of the conjoint analysis methodology. Discusses the process by which such a study is done and cites areas of application. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Conjoint Analysis: A Manager's Guide." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-059, May 1990.
- 1990
- Book
Research on Negotiation in Organizations: A Series of Analytical Essays and Critical Reviews
By: B. H. Sheppard, M. H. Bazerman and R. J. Lewicki
Sheppard, B. H., M. H. Bazerman and R. J. Lewicki, eds. Research on Negotiation in Organizations: A Series of Analytical Essays and Critical Reviews. Vol. 3. JAI Press, 1990.
- 01 May 1990
- Conference Presentation