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- August 1985 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Universal Circuits, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The manager of international finance of a major U.S. electronics company is concerned about the exposure of the firm to changes in exchange rates. Of particular concern is the exposure of operations to changes in real exchange rates. The teaching objectives include: 1)... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Business Plan; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Electronics Industry; United States
Piper, Thomas R. "Universal Circuits, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 286-006, August 1985. (Revised July 1991.)
- 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
Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilmington Tap and Die." Harvard Business School Case 185-124, March 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- February 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (B)
Contains a description of a set of related decisions confronting the management and directors of Business Research Corp. (BRC) in April of 1984. BRC needs more capital to finance continued development of the market for a full-text database comprised of Wall Street... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Finance; Capital Structure; Capital; Goals and Objectives; Conflict of Interests; Business Plan; Financing and Loans; Ethics
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-090, February 1985.
- February 1985 (Revised January 1989)
- Teaching Note
Universal Robotics Corp., Teaching Note
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note for (9-383-075). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- 1985
- Working Paper
Sequential Innovation and Market Structure
By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
This paper concerns the introduction of a sequence of new, higher-quality durable products in a market in which there already exists a lower-quality substitute. The product has the further attribute that a real resource cost is incurred at the time a higher-quality... View Details
Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Sequential Innovation and Market Structure." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper, No. 1185, October 1985.
- December 1984
- Teaching Note
Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- October 1984 (Revised January 1986)
- Background Note
World Television Industry in 1979
Porter, Michael E. "World Television Industry in 1979." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-193, October 1984. (Revised January 1986.)
- September 1984 (Revised January 1989)
- Teaching Note
U.S. Pioneer Electronics Corp., Teaching Note
By: Robert J. Dolan
Teaching Note for (9-579-079). View Details
- June 1984
- Supplement
Packard Electric (B)
By: D. Quinn Mills and Elizabeth Ament Lipton
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, and Elizabeth Ament Lipton. "Packard Electric (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 484-110, June 1984.
- February 1984
- Case
Systems Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Abridged)
By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and Thomas R. Piper
Fruhan, William E., Jr., and Thomas R. Piper. "Systems Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 284-061, February 1984.
- February 1983 (Revised January 1985)
- Case
Long Boat Electronics
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Long Boat Electronics." Harvard Business School Case 283-057, February 1983. (Revised January 1985.)
- December 1982 (Revised April 1986)
- Case
Zenith and the Color Television Fight
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Zenith and the Color Television Fight." Harvard Business School Case 383-070, December 1982. (Revised April 1986.)
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (D)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-044, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (E)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-045, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (F)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (F)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-046, October 1982.
- November 1981 (Revised April 1990)
- Case
Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.--Forrest City, Arkansas
By: Robert H. Hayes and Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Hayes, Robert H., and Kim B. Clark. "Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.--Forrest City, Arkansas." Harvard Business School Case 682-045, November 1981. (Revised April 1990.)
- March 1981
- Case
Matsushita Electric
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Beer, Michael. "Matsushita Electric." Harvard Business School Case 481-146, March 1981.
- February 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Beer, Michael. "Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-062, February 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- February 1981
- Case
Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (B)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Beer, Michael. "Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 481-063, February 1981.
- January 1981 (Revised February 1986)
- Teaching Note
Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
Teaching Note for (9-477-024), (9-477-073), and (9-477-074). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry