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- May 1983 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Technical Data Corp.
Describes a decision confronting the president of a small company about selling some or all of the shares in his company to another firm. Technical Data Corp. provides analytical services to professional bond market traders over a system of computer terminals operated... View Details
- May 1983
- Article
The Resolution of Claims in Financial Distress - The Case of Massey Ferguson
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Scott P. Mason
Keywords: Finance
- April 1983 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Trade In Services and American Express
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- March 1983 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America: Financial Analysis
- March 1983 (Revised January 1984)
- Case
Merloni Group
The general manager of the recently-established French subsidiary of an Italian appliance company is in conflict with headquarters about unexpectedly poor financial performance. Headquarters management believes it should be able to exert more control over the... View Details
- February 1983
- Article
Effects of Nominal Contracting on Stock Returns
By: K. French, G. W. Schwert and R. S. Ruback
- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (B)
By: W. Carl Kester
Focuses on HCAs financing options for reaching its target capital structure. The options include new equity conversion of convertible debentures, a debt-for-equity swap, the sale of assets, and fixed-rate debt. Students must address the problem of market timing and... View Details
- 1983
- Chapter
The International Role of U.S. Banking Firms in Perspective
By: Samuel Hayes and Dwight B. Crane
- December 1982 (Revised November 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Futures Contracts
By: David E. Bell
Provides an introduction to futures contracts, what they are, what their use in hedging is, and their usefulness in providing forecasts. Also covers basic risk. Includes a list of commodities currently traded in futures markets and the necessary properties of a... View Details
Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
- December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Hi-Tech Corp.
By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.
Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details
- 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
- 1982
- Appendix
Financial Aspects of Antarctic Mineral Regimes
- February 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Teaching Note
Travelers Investment Management Co., Teaching Note
By: David E. Bell