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- September 1987
- Background Note
What Do Venture Capitalists Do?
Presents the results derived from 49 responses to a questionnaire mailed to 100 venture capitalists in late 1984. The purpose of the survey was to shed light on the relationship between venture capitalists and their portfolio companies. The survey revealed that the... View Details
- July 1987
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: The New Data Center
- July 1987 (Revised November 1989)
- Teaching Note
Lotus Development Corp. Channel Choice: Direct vs. Distribution, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-587-078). View Details
- July 1987 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Phillips 66: Controlling a Company Through Crisis
The downstream operations subsidiary of a major U.S. petroleum company is faced with major restructuring decisions and responds by developing an Executive Information System (EIS) which allows for increased responsiveness, wider span of control, and higher levels of... View Details
- June 1987 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Mebel, Doran & Co.
Puts the student in the position of a senior official of a major New York investment bank who discovers that information has leaked to the market on a confidential takeover plan that was being developed by a corporate client. The official has to decide how to deal with... View Details
- June 1987 (Revised May 1995)
- Teaching Note
Anacomp, Inc., Teaching Note
- April 1987 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
Lockheed-Georgia Co.: Executive Information Systems
- April 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: IT Organization and Leadership
- April 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: System Development Project Management
- April 1987 (Revised July 1988)
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: Technology Overview
- April 1987
- Article
Testing in Models of Asymmetric Information
By: David S. Scharfstein and Barry Nalebuff
- March 1987
- Article
Using Survey Data to Test Standard Propositions Regarding Exchange Rate Expectations
By: J. Frankel and K. A. Froot
- February 1987 (Revised September 1991)
- Background Note
Foreign Exchange Market, Background Note and Problem Set, The
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Discusses the background of the foreign exchange market. This includes information about the participants and how the market operates. The problem set verses students in the arithmetic in the many common foreign exchange problems such as calculating forward premium and... View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets
- February 1987 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Arley Merchandise Corporation
Involves the initial public offering of a firm's stock. The offering includes a money-back guarantee to investors from the issuing firm which comes in the form of a "put" option. Option valuation is thus an important issue in this case. View Details
- January 1987 (Revised February 1992)
- Case