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- October 1982
- Supplement
Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson, Video
A two-part taped interview with Pat Paterson. Paterson describes the action he took in dealing with his company's profit problems, then talks about the outcome. His decision to dismiss 1,500 workers may have accelerated the company's bankruptcy. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Resignation and Termination; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-512, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Case
Data Resources, Inc.: The Tire-Production Forecast
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Data Resources, Inc.: The Tire-Production Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 183-096, October 1982.
- August 1982 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Rockwell International (A)
Describes the competitive situation facing Rockwell International, the market leader in the U.S. water meter industry. The industry is undergoing structural change, and competitor activity is intensifying. Rockwell must decide what, if any, actions are necessary to... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decisions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Markets; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Rockwell International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-019, August 1982. (Revised September 1991.)
- August 1982 (Revised May 1983)
- Background Note
Capital Structure Decision
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Capital Structure Decision." Harvard Business School Background Note 283-021, August 1982. (Revised May 1983.)
- August 1982 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
American President Lines Ltd.: CMS-I Decision (A)
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Michael R. Vitale
Cash, James I., Jr., and Michael R. Vitale. "American President Lines Ltd.: CMS-I Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-035, August 1982. (Revised June 1983.)
- July 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Background Note
Why Preference Curves are Useful for Risky Decisions
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Why Preference Curves are Useful for Risky Decisions." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-030, July 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- June 1982
- Supplement
Hartmann Luggage, Video
By: John A. Quelch
The company president describes current strategy, and the decisions made in response to the problems. View Details
Quelch, John A. "Hartmann Luggage, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-509, June 1982.
- April 1982 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits
Calls for a decision on whether Hart Schaffner & Marx, the nation's leading manufacturer of high quality, branded suits, should expand its product line by marketing suits that are separately ticketed (i.e., the coat, vest, and slacks are sold from individual hangers... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Decisions; Price; Markets; Distribution Channels; Production; Mathematical Methods; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits." Harvard Business School Case 582-134, April 1982. (Revised June 1993.)
- March 1982
- Article
The Effect of Discretionary Price Control Decisions on Equity Values
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "The Effect of Discretionary Price Control Decisions on Equity Values." Journal of Financial Economics 10, no. 1 (March 1982): 83–105.
- February 1982 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Boston Gas Co.: Winter 1980-81
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Gas Co.: Winter 1980-81." Harvard Business School Case 182-196, February 1982. (Revised June 1994.)
- January 1982 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
CBS Record Co. (A): The Long-Range Industry Forecast
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CBS Record Co. (A): The Long-Range Industry Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-182, January 1982. (Revised May 1983.)
- January 1982 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
Unitrode Corp. (B): Short Term Forecasting and Major Procurements
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (B): Short Term Forecasting and Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-179, January 1982. (Revised May 1983.)
- January 1982
- Case
Unitrode Corp. (C): Sales Forecasting of Major Procurements
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (C): Sales Forecasting of Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-180, January 1982.
- January 1982 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
Unitrode Corp. (D): Longer-Range Forecasting and Planning
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (D): Longer-Range Forecasting and Planning." Harvard Business School Case 182-181, January 1982. (Revised June 1983.)
- January 1982
- Case
New York Telephone Co.: The 1975 Revenue Forecast
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "New York Telephone Co.: The 1975 Revenue Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-060, January 1982.
- January 1982
- Article
Empirical Analysis of the Commercial Loan Classification Decision
By: Robert S. Kaplan and J. Richard Dietrich
Kaplan, Robert S., and J. Richard Dietrich. "Empirical Analysis of the Commercial Loan Classification Decision." Accounting Review 57 (January 1982): 18–38.
- 1982
- Article
When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words
By: T. M. Amabile and L. Kabat
Subjects viewed two videotapes, one depicting a stimulus person's self-description and the other depicting that person's behavior in a conversation, according to a four-way factorial design personality descriptor used in the self-description ("introvert" or... View Details
Amabile, T. M., and L. Kabat. "When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words." Social Cognition 1 (1982): 311–335.
- Article
On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part II: Statistical Procedures for Evaluating Forecasting Skills
By: Robert C. Merton and Roy D. Henriksson
Merton, Robert C., and Roy D. Henriksson. "On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part II: Statistical Procedures for Evaluating Forecasting Skills." Journal of Business 54, no. 4 (October 1981): 513–533.
- August 1981
- Case
West Point: The Cheating Incident (B)
A review of the activities following the expose of the cheating incident at West Point and leading up to the Secretary of the Army's decision on the situation. View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Ethics; Judgments; Government Administration; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "West Point: The Cheating Incident (B)." Harvard Business School Case 482-005, August 1981.
- August 1981
- Case
West Point: The Cheating Incident (C)
An outline of the Secretary of the Army's decision in the matter of the 1976 cheating scandal at West Point. View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Ethics; Judgments; Government Administration; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "West Point: The Cheating Incident (C)." Harvard Business School Case 482-006, August 1981.