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- October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)
Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and... View Details
- September 1991 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Co., The: Lenor Refill Package
By: John A. Quelch
The assistant brand manager for Lenor, Procter & Gamble Germany's fabric softener brand, was preparing a presentation on the national launch of an environmentally friendly refill package. View Details
- September 1991 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Pharmaceutical Industry Regulation
Traces the evolution of U.S. regulatory policy towards the pharmaceutical industry over the course of the twentieth century. A major theme is the steady shift away from a policy of 'let the buyer beware' to the creation of a complex and time-consuming review process,... View Details
- September 1991 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Health Promotion Centers of New England
- August 1991 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Champion International Corp.: Timber, Trade, and the Northern Spotted Owl
Champion's forest products division owns timberlands, sawmills, and plywood mills in the Pacific Northwest. The listing of the northern spotted owl as an endangered species, and restrictions on exports of logs from state-owned lands, have disrupted the stumpage, log... View Details
- August 1991
- Teaching Note
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-292-006). View Details
Keywords: United States
- July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (A)
This large tobacco and diversified food processor is seeking to refinance debt funds raised to accomplish a large acquisition. It has filed a large "shelf" registration that authorizes it to issue during the subsequent two years. At the time of the case, the market... View Details
- July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (B)
Looks at the company's plans for a new debt offering under the Rule 415 shelf underwriting provision--in this instance from the vantage point of the lead investment banker for the deal. The decision-maker must assess the risks of the issuer, the tone of the market, the... View Details
- July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Supplement
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (C)
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
- July 1991 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
California PERS (A)
By: Jay O. Light, Jay W. Lorsch and James O. Sailer
Examines California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the world's fourth largest pension fund. Dale Hanson, CEO of CalPERS, has a problem; how does he use CalPERS' influence as the holder of a small percentage of 1,300 American companies to put pressure on... View Details
- July 1991
- Case
Managing the U.S. Dollar in the 1980s
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Provides numerical data and alternative explanations concerning the U.S. dollar's rise and subsequent fall in value from 1981 through 1987. Students are challenged to study the evidence and make their own inferences concerning the dollar's movements and the degree of... View Details
- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Mebel, Doran & Co., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-287-001). View Details
Keywords: New York (state, US)
- June 1991
- Case
Continental Carriers, Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester
A U.S. trucking company is considering using debt for the first time to acquire another company. The directors of the company are divided in their opinion of the likely impact of leverage on Continental Carriers' performance. Their differences must be reconciled and a... View Details
- June 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Anderson Street, Teaching Note
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-386-036). View Details
- June 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Fan Pier, Teaching Note
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-390-012). View Details
- June 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Grosvenor Park, Teaching Note
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-390-010). View Details
- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Prospect Hill (TN)
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-390-011). View Details
- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Savannah West, Teaching Note
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-381-081). View Details
- June 1991 (Revised August 2001)
- Teaching Note
The Textile Corporation Building TN
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-387-189). View Details