Publications

February 1979 (Revised October 1982)
Case

Fiber-Optics Industry (B): Historical Development and Competitor Profiles--1978

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Applied Optics; History; Competition; Information Technology; Communications Industry; Telecommunications Industry

1979
Article

Approximating the Efficiency Gain of Tax Reforms

By: Jerry R. Green and Eytan Sheshinski

Proper analysis of tax reform requires evaluation of the welfare effects induced by a change from one tax system to another. We present two methods for estimating these changes using only local information pertaining to an initial equilibrium with distortive taxes. It... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Change; Analysis

1979
Chapter

Behavioral Measurement of the Relative Importance of Attribute-Related Information Cues: The Case of Cold Breakfast Cereals

By: John A. Quelch

1979
Article

Game-Theoretic Models and the Role of Information in Bargaining

By: A. E. Roth and M. K. Malouf

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Negotiation; Information

1979
Article

Measurement of the Relative Importance of Product Attribute Information: A Review of the Information Display Approach

By: J. Quelch

Article

Modes of Technology Transfer as a Function of Position in the Research-Development-Technical Service Spectrum

By: Michael Tushman and T. J. Allen

Keywords: Information Technology; Communication; Research and Development

1979
Book

Nutrition Intervention in the United States: Cases and Concepts

By: James E. Austin and Christopher Hitt

Keywords: Nutrition; Programs; Cases; United States

1979
Chapter

The Impact of Elderly Consumer Dissatisfaction and Buying Experience on Information Search: A Path-Analysis Approach

By: Rohit Deshpandé and G. Zaltman

Article

Optimal Capital-Gains Taxation under Limited Information

By: Jerry R. Green and Eytan Sheshinski

Taxation of capital gains at realization may distort individuals' decisions regarding holding or selling during an asset's lifetime. This creates the problem of designing a tax structure for capital gains so as to induce efficient patterns of holding and selling.... View Details

Keywords: Capital Gains; Optimal Taxation; Taxation

December 1978
Article

Technical Communication in R&D Laboratories: Impacts of Project Work Characteristics

By: Michael Tushman

Keywords: Information Technology; Communication; Research and Development; Projects

November 1978
Supplement

British Petroleum Co. Ltd.: Financing Alternatives in 1971, Additional Information

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Energy Industry

1978
Book

Public Management: Text and Cases

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Management; Cases

August 1978
Article

The Application of Information Display Research

By: J. Quelch

1978
Chapter

Information Content of Financial Accounting Numbers: A Survey of Empirical Evidence

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Accounting; Information

March 1978 (Revised April 1988)
Supplement

International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 1

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

March 1978 (Revised April 1988)
Supplement

International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 3

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

1978
Book

Business Policy: Text and Cases

By: C. Roland Christensen, Kenneth R. Andrews and Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Policy; Information; Cases

Article

Information Processing as an Integrating Concept in Organization Design

By: Michael Tushman and D. Nadler

Keywords: Organizations; Design; Integration

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