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Dick Dublin believes he has designed a townhouse development which will appeal to mobile young professionals. Dublin has removed some market risk by locking in a forward commitment for low interest rate loans for future purchasers at Grosvenor Park. The pricing... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Projects; Financing and Loans; Property; Financial Strategy; Price; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Real Estate Industry; Maryland

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1989
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British Business in Asia since 1860

By: G. Jones and R.P.T. Davenport-Hines

This book examines the historical experience of British business in Asia since 1860. Chapters on Iran, India, Thailand, Malayasia, China, Russian Asia and Japan explore the British impact on the region, and the relationship between British business and British and... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; India; Iran; Japan; Malaysia; Thailand; Great Britain

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January 1989 (Revised April 1991)
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General Electric: Valley Forge (A)

By: Robert L. Simons

A series of eight vignette cases designed to be taught in one classroom session. This case describes a potential problem in the way that General Electric has billed the government under a large defense contract. Designed to allow students to discuss what actions top... View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Contracts; Policy; Accounting; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Industrial Products Industry

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December 1988 (Revised February 1989)
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USTR and Brazil--1985-88

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Brazil

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November 1988
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Central Soya in the Soviet Union and China

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; China; Soviet Union

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September 1988 (Revised June 1990)
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Cummins Engine Co. in the Soviet Union

By: David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Industrial Products Industry; Soviet Union

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September 1988 (Revised January 1990)
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Federal Assistance to the Farm Credit System: The Road to Recovery?

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Agribusiness; Welfare; Government and Politics; Credit; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

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August 1988 (Revised January 1990)
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Boston Edison vs. City of Boston

By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Boston

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August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
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Poletown Dilemma, The

By: Thomas R. Piper

Senior management of General Motors must select a site for a new assembly plant to replace two plants located in Detroit. The economics strongly favor a site in an adjacent state. However, a relocation would have substantial, negative impact on the existing work force,... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Offices; Management Teams; Restructuring; Economics; Auto Industry; Michigan

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1988
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Evaluation of Government Financial Incentives to Large Scale Energy Projects: A Contingent Claims Approach

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Scott P. Mason

Keywords: Energy; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Sovereign Finance; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; Energy Industry

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June 1988
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Decontrol of Fertilizer Prices in Pakistan

By: Louis T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Price; Pakistan

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May 1988
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Roles and Relationships of Business and Government

By: George C. Lodge

Synthesizes a wide range of literature and experience concerning comparative government-business relations, focusing especially on Japan, Europe, and the United States with some references to Brazil and Mexico. Designed for discussion in two consecutive class sessions.... View Details