Publications

Article

The Shapley Value as a von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility

By: A. E. Roth

Keywords: Value; Mathematical Methods

1977 - 1977
Lecture

Applications of Quantitative Models in Managerial Accounting: A State of the Art Survey

By: Robert Kaplan

Keywords: Cost Accounting; Mathematical Methods

January 1977
Case

A large diversified company must develop a strategy for a division whose performance has deteriorated due to its aging product. Alternatives range from liquidation to a major investment in a new product. The formal capital budgeting system is compared with the informal... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Capital Budgeting

1977
Article

On the Joint Distribution of Left- and Right-sided Outliner Statistics

By: André Perold and D. M. Hawkins

Keywords: Mathematical Methods

1976
Book

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: The Manipulation of Public Opinion in America

By: Michael A. Wheeler

Keywords: Society; Mathematical Methods; United States

1976
Book

Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy

By: Robert B. Stobaugh and Robert H. Hayes

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; International Finance; United States

October 1976 (Revised February 1987)
Case

Cramer Electronics, Inc.

By: Michael E. Porter

Designed to be the second day of a two-day series on the electronic component distribution industry, following a day spent discussing Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry and Raytheon Co.: Diversification. The important teaching themes which this case... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Style; Resource Allocation; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry

September 1976
Case

Del Norte Paper Co. (A)

By: William A. Sahlman

Deals with a transfer pricing problem in a complex, international situation. A broad range of issues are present in the case, or are needed for a thorough case analysis. Such issues include: relevant costs; the appropriateness of profit centers; the appropriateness of... View Details

Keywords: International Accounting; Cost Management; Business Divisions; Profit Sharing; Profit

01 Sep 1976
Conference Presentation

Organizational Structure and Occupational Role Definition: The Case of Managers

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Management

spring 1976
Article

Information, Politics and Economic Analysis: The Regulatory Decision Process in the Air Freight Cases

By: M. E. Porter and J. F. Sagansky

Keywords: Information; Government and Politics; Economics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making

February 1976 (Revised November 1983)
Case

EG&G, Inc. (B)

By: Michael E. Porter

Raises the dilemmas of making strategic decisions within an organizational construct. The divestment of a division of the company raises not only strategic issues but organizational and interpersonal ones as well. The decision is framed through the strategic planning... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Decisions; Business or Company Management; Organizations; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Service Industry