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      • February 1981 (Revised June 1993)
      • Case

      Harris Seafoods, Inc.

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and William A. Sahlman
      Presents data relevant to a major capital expenditure--the construction of a shrimp plant. Designed to test student's ability to identify relevant cash flows, to estimate the cost of capital, and to decide whether or not to invest. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr., and William A. Sahlman. "Harris Seafoods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 281-054, February 1981. (Revised June 1993.)
      • 1981
      • Article

      A Consumer Based Approach for Establishing Priorities in Consumer Information Programs: Implications for Public Policy

      By: Rohit Deshpandé and S. Krishnan
      Although there exists substantial research on the style and format of consumer information programs, little attention has been devoted to the critical issue of whether consumers need new information at all. A conceptual approach to systematically assess this... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Consumer Behavior; Research
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      Deshpandé, Rohit, and S. Krishnan. "A Consumer Based Approach for Establishing Priorities in Consumer Information Programs: Implications for Public Policy." Advances in Consumer Research 8 (1981): 338–343.
      • January 1981 (Revised June 1993)
      • Background Note

      Note on Why Employees Join Unions

      By: Michael Beer
      Provides some answers to the question of why employees join unions. Summarizes recent data on workers' perceptions of unions: their power and instrumentality. Also explores the special situation of white collar workers. View Details
      Keywords: Labor Unions; Employees; Social Psychology
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      Beer, Michael. "Note on Why Employees Join Unions." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-121, January 1981. (Revised June 1993.)
      • 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... View Details
      Keywords: Credit; Property; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Housing; Risk Management; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Banking Industry; Georgia (state, US)
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      Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Savannah West." Harvard Business School Case 381-081, December 1980. (Revised January 1992.)
      • 01 Nov 1980
      • Conference Presentation

      Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power

      By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
      Keywords: Labor; Power and Influence
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      Kanter, R. M., and B. A. Stein. "Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power." Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC, November 01, 1980. (Also in The Changing Character of the Public Workforce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1981, pp. 66-80 (with B.A. Stein). Reprintings include Current Issues in Public Administration, edited by F.S. Lane. N. Y.: St. Martins, 1982; Developing Organizational and Human Resources in the Turbulent 1980s, edited by D.B. Gutknecht and J. Loorum. University Press of America, 1984.)
      • 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... View Details
      Keywords: Taxation; Stocks; Price
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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.
      • March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
      • Case

      Sweco, Inc. (A)

      By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip
      Describes Sweco's decision about whether to enter the mud-processing equipment industry (used in oil well drilling). This is an internal entry decision, and the case describes Sweco's existing businesses as well as the mud-processing industry and competitors. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Market Entry and Exit; Competition
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      Porter, Michael E., and George S. Yip. "Sweco, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-167, March 1980. (Revised February 1987.)
      • spring 1980
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      Appraising the Performance of Performance Appraisal

      By: R. M. Kanter and D. Brinkerhoff
      Keywords: Performance; Valuation
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      Kanter, R. M., and D. Brinkerhoff. "Appraising the Performance of Performance Appraisal." MIT Sloan Management Review 21, no. 3 (spring 1980): 3–16.
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      Levitz Furniture: A Case History in the Creation and Destruction of Shareholder Value

      By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
      Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Consumer Products Industry
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      Fruhan, W. E., Jr. "Levitz Furniture: A Case History in the Creation and Destruction of Shareholder Value." Financial Analysts Journal (March–April 1980).
      • January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
      • Case

      General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Cost Management; Price; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Porter, Michael E. "General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-128, January 1980. (Revised August 1986.)
      • 1980
      • Working Paper

      The Value of Information in the Delegation Problem

      By: Jerry R. Green and Nancy Stokey
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      Green, Jerry R., and Nancy Stokey. "The Value of Information in the Delegation Problem." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper, No. 776, January 1980.
      • September 1979
      • Background Note

      Calculating Net Present Values and Accumulations of Cash-Flow Streams

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      Keywords: Finance
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Calculating Net Present Values and Accumulations of Cash-Flow Streams." Harvard Business School Background Note 180-026, September 1979.
      • March 1979 (Revised June 1985)
      • Case

      Chain Saw Industry in 1974

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Describes the structure of the chain saw industry in 1974, when it is on the threshold of a major period of growth. Data are provided on each significant competitor. The discussion should center around strategies in a growing market for differently situated... View Details
      Keywords: Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Industry Structures; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Porter, Michael E. "Chain Saw Industry in 1974." Harvard Business School Case 379-157, March 1979. (Revised June 1985.)
      • February 1979
      • Background Note

      Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      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. View Details
      Keywords: Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Stock Shares; Core Relationships; Value
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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.
      • 1979
      • Chapter

      Research Methods and Data Analysis: The Challenge of Knowing How to Do What About Why

      By: T. M. Amabile and W. DeJong
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage
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      Amabile, T. M., and W. DeJong. "Research Methods and Data Analysis: The Challenge of Knowing How to Do What About Why." In Psychology and Life. 10th ed. Edited by P. G. Zimbardo. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1979.
      • December 1978 (Revised March 1992)
      • Case

      Archdiocese of New York

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and John A. Quelch
      A print media campaign to improve attitudes toward the Catholic priesthood and to indirectly increase vocations is evaluated through a comparison of pretest and post-test data. View Details
      Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Measurement and Metrics; Media; Public Opinion; Valuation; Media and Broadcasting Industry; New York (state, US)
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and John A. Quelch. "Archdiocese of New York." Harvard Business School Case 579-123, December 1978. (Revised March 1992.)
      • 1978
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      Perceptions of Unfair Marketing Practices: Consumerism Implications

      By: Gerald Zaltman, Rajendra K. Srivastava and Rohit Deshpandé
      Previous research in complaint behavior has ignored the perception of unfair marketing practices as an explanatory variable. Perceptions of unfair marketing practices are related to consumer complaint behavior, although differentially related across different ages.... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Consumer Behavior; Marketing
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      Zaltman, Gerald, Rajendra K. Srivastava, and Rohit Deshpandé. "Perceptions of Unfair Marketing Practices: Consumerism Implications." Advances in Consumer Research 5 (1978): 247–253.
      • 1978
      • Article

      Sequential Structure of Futures Markets and the Value of Improving Information: An Example

      By: Jerry R. Green
      In an example, the value of improving information is computed under alternative structures for the timing of futures markets. It is always beneficial if futures markets are active both before and after the information is revealed. View Details
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      Green, Jerry R. "Sequential Structure of Futures Markets and the Value of Improving Information: An Example." Economics Letters 1, no. 1 (1978): 29–32.
      • July–August 1977
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      Controlling the Costs of Data Services

      By: R. L. Nolan
      Keywords: Cost; Data and Data Sets
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      Nolan, R. L. "Controlling the Costs of Data Services." Harvard Business Review 55, no. 4 (July–August 1977).
      • 1977
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      Management Accounting and Control of Data Processing

      By: R. L. Nolan
      Keywords: Management; Cost Accounting; Data and Data Sets
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      Nolan, R. L. Management Accounting and Control of Data Processing. NY: National Association of Accountants, 1977.
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