Publications

July 1987
Case

Frito-Lay, Inc.: The New Data Center

By: James I. Cash Jr.

Keywords: Information Technology; Food and Beverage Industry

July 1987 (Revised November 1989)
Teaching Note

Lotus Development Corp. Channel Choice: Direct vs. Distribution, Teaching Note

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Teaching Note for (9-587-078). View Details

Keywords: Software; Information Technology Industry

Purchase

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

Keywords: Restructuring; Information Management; Governance Controls; Organizational Design; Crisis Management; Communication; Management Teams; Growth Management; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States

June 1987 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Mebel, Doran & Co.

By: Samuel L. Hayes III

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

Keywords: Ethics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Crisis Management; Banking Industry; Banking Industry

May–June 1987
Article

Implementing Structured Software Methodologies: A Case of Innovation in Process

By: D. A. Leonard

Keywords: Applications and Software; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

April 1987
Article

Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer and Technocratic Organization in Nationalist China

By: William C. Kirby

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Information Technology; Organizations; China

April 1987 (Revised July 1989)
Case

Lockheed-Georgia Co.: Executive Information Systems

Keywords: Business Divisions; Information Technology Industry

April 1987 (Revised January 1988)
Background Note

Managing Information Technology: IT Organization and Leadership

Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Infrastructure; Leadership

April 1987 (Revised January 1988)
Background Note

Managing Information Technology: System Development Project Management

Keywords: Information Technology; System; Projects; Management

April 1987 (Revised July 1988)
Background Note

Managing Information Technology: Technology Overview

Keywords: Information Technology; Management

March 1987 (Revised May 1988)
Case

Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (A): Changing Markets and Technology

By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine

Keywords: Product Marketing; Steel Industry

March 1987
Article

Using Survey Data to Test Standard Propositions Regarding Exchange Rate Expectations

By: J. Frankel and K. A. Froot

Keywords: Currencies; Exchange Rates; Asset Pricing; International Macroeconomics; Monetary Policy; Currency Controls; Fixed Exchange Rates; Floating Exchange Rates; Currency Bands; Currency Zones; Currency Areas; Rational Expectations; Analytics and Data Science; Finance

February 1987 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Arley Merchandise Corporation

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

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

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Stocks; Cases; Valuation; Stock Options; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry