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      • March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
      • Case

      Wilmington Tap and Die

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Investment; Accounting Audits; Cost Management; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Production; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
      • March 1985 (Revised November 1988)
      • Case

      Precision Parts, Inc. (A)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical parts. Among the issues in the case are the following: 1) Should Taylor and Grayson buy Precision Parts,... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Cost vs Benefits; Investment Return; Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Risk and Uncertainty; Outcome or Result; Manufacturing Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Precision Parts, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-131, March 1985. (Revised November 1988.)
      • January 1985
      • Case

      Business Research Corp. (A)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Valuation; Investment Banking; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Service Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-089, January 1985.
      • 1985
      • Chapter

      Cost-Benefit Analysis Applied to Risks: Its Philosophy and Legitimacy

      By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management
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      Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Applied to Risks: Its Philosophy and Legitimacy." In Values at Risk, edited by Douglas MacLean. Totowa, NJ: Roman & Allanheld, 1985.
      • July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
      • Case

      CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Going Public; Strategy; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Investment Banking; Financing and Loans; Planning; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-003, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
      • April 1983 (Revised October 1990)
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      Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement

      By: David B. Yoffie
      What happens to an industry with millions of employees that loses its comparative advantage? This note examines this question by looking at the global textile and apparel industry. With the Multi-Fiber Arrangement coming up for renewal in December 1981, the United... View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe
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      Yoffie, David B. "Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-164, April 1983. (Revised October 1990.)
      • 1983
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      Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended

      By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Mathematical Methods
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      Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended." QQ: Report from the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy 3, no. 3 (1983).
      • 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.)
      • 1980
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Condominium Conversion in Massachusetts: An Evaluation of its Benefits and Costs

      By: Dutch Leonard, J.F. Kain and K.E. Case
      Keywords: Housing; Cost vs Benefits; Massachusetts
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      Leonard, Dutch, J.F. Kain, and K.E. Case. "Condominium Conversion in Massachusetts: An Evaluation of its Benefits and Costs." January 1980.
      • December 1978 (Revised November 1985)
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      Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis

      By: James E. Austin
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits
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      Austin, James E. "Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-073, December 1978. (Revised November 1985.)
      • 1977
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      Cost Benefit Analysis of Surgery: Some Additional Caveats and Interpretation

      By: Jerry R. Green
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Green, Jerry R. "Cost Benefit Analysis of Surgery: Some Additional Caveats and Interpretation." In Costs, Risks and Benefits of Surgery, edited by J. Bunker, B. Barnes, and F. Mosteller. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977.
      • January/February 1974
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      Assessing Computer Costs and Benefits

      By: R. L. Nolan and Eric Knudsen
      Keywords: Cost; Technology
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      Nolan, R. L., and Eric Knudsen. "Assessing Computer Costs and Benefits." Journal of Systems Management 25, no. 1 (January/February 1974): 28–34.
      • Research Summary

      Cost Management Systems

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Robert S. Kaplan continues to explore the design and use of activity-based cost management systems for manufacturing and service companies. His most recent work, done collaboratively with Professor Michael E. Porter, applies time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC)... View Details
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      Debt Maturity: Is Long-Term Debt Optimal? (with Fabio Kanczuk)

      By: Laura Alfaro
      We model and calibrate the arguments in favor and against short-term and long-term debt. These arguments broadly include: maturity-term premium, tax smoothing, rolling over risk and the cost from defaulting. We use a dynamic equilibrium model with tax distortion,... View Details
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      Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures

      By: Ethan S. Bernstein

      To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details

      Keywords: Networks; Human Behavior; Performance; Virtual Work; Hybrid Work; Office Space; Workplace Design; Communication; Social and Collaborative Networks; Behavior; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Leadership; Management
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      Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race (joint with Fabio Kanczuk)

      By: Laura Alfaro
      There are different arguments in favor and against nominal and indexed debt which broadly include the incentive to default through inflation versus hedging against unforeseen shocks. We model these arguments and calibrate the model to assess the quantitative importance... View Details
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      Overview

      By: Matthew C. Weinzierl

      My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details

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      Overview

      By: Peter Tufano
      Tufano’s research has focused on financial innovation and financial engineering—and for more than two decades, household finance. While he continues to study these topics, his current primary research is on the role of business in addressing climate change. With... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Innovation; Financial Engineering; Household Finance; Leadership Transitions
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      Recent Strategies in the U.S. Grocery Industry

      By: Rajiv Lal
      Rajiv Lal's work comparing the benefits of EDLP and Hi-Lo strategies in the grocery industry indicates that while EDLP grocery retailers may not be able to benefit from traditional costs savings associated with this strategy, these retailers still benefit from the use... View Details
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Risk Aversion, Risk Premium and the Choice of Capital Projects

      By: S. Datar, R. Banker and B. Gopi
      Keywords: Risk Management; Cost vs Benefits; Infrastructure
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      Datar, S., R. Banker, and B. Gopi. "Risk Aversion, Risk Premium and the Choice of Capital Projects."
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