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      • Winter 1988
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      Towards a Redefinition of OD: A Critique of Research Focus and Method

      By: Michael Beer
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      Beer, Michael. "Towards a Redefinition of OD: A Critique of Research Focus and Method." Academy of Management OD Newsletter (Winter 1988), 13–16.
      • 1988
      • Chapter

      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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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Scott P. Mason. "Evaluation of Government Financial Incentives to Large Scale Energy Projects: A Contingent Claims Approach." In Advances in Futures and Options Research. 3 vols. Edited by F. Fabozzi. JAI Press, 1988.
      • May 1988 (Revised June 2023)
      • Case

      National Cranberry Cooperative, 1996

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Describes the continuous flow process used to process cranberries into juice and/or sauce. Requires student to analyze process flows to determine where the bottlenecks are and to decide how, and whether, to expand capacity. Original version written by J.G. Miller and... View Details
      Keywords: Logistics; Performance Capacity; Performance Improvement; Supply Chain; Mathematical Methods; Cost vs Benefits; Production
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "National Cranberry Cooperative, 1996." Harvard Business School Case 688-122, May 1988. (Revised June 2023.)
      • 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
      Keywords: Economic Systems; Framework; Government and Politics; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; System; Japan; Europe; Mexico; United States; Brazil
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      Lodge, George C. "Roles and Relationships of Business and Government." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-159, May 1988.
      • April 1988 (Revised October 1996)
      • Case

      Home Depot, Inc., The

      By: Krishna G. Palepu
      Home Depot, founded in 1978, pioneered the warehouse retailing concept in the home center industry. The company's niche strategy resulted in rapid growth in sales. By 1986, however, the company began experiencing deteriorating profitability. Students are asked to... View Details
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Performance; Business Strategy; Retail Industry
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      Palepu, Krishna G. "Home Depot, Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 188-148, April 1988. (Revised October 1996.)
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      Storytelling: A Method for Assessing Children's Creativity

      By: B. A. Hennessey and T. M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Measurement and Metrics; Early Childhood Education; Research; Performance Evaluation
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      Hennessey, B. A., and T. M. Amabile. "Storytelling: A Method for Assessing Children's Creativity." Journal of Creative Behavior 22, no. 4 (December 1988): 235–246.
      • 1987
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      Continuous-Time Stochastic Models

      By: Robert C. Merton
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods
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      Merton, Robert C. "Continuous-Time Stochastic Models." In The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economic Theory and Doctrine, edited by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman. London: Macmillan Press, 1987. (Revised in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance, London: MacMillan Press, Ltd., 1992.)
      • July 1987
      • Case

      Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division

      By: Roger E. Bohn and Robert H. Hayes
      A relatively small manufacturer of computer memory disks has achieved a major market position through the use of its statistical quality control (SQC) program. It is now expanding the production of a new line of disks and is encountering problems getting the process... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Volatility; Performance Consistency; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Quality; Mathematical Methods; Hardware; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bohn, Roger E., and Robert H. Hayes. "Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division." Harvard Business School Case 688-010, July 1987.
      • July 1987 (Revised October 2009)
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      A Method For Valuing High-Risk, Long-Term Investments: The "Venture Capital Method"

      By: William A. Sahlman and Daniel R Scherlis
      Describes a method for valuing high-risk, long-term investments such as those confronting venture capitalists. The method entails forecasting a future value (e.g., five years from the present) and discounting that terminal value back to the present by applying a high... View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Risk Management; Valuation
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      Sahlman, William A., and Daniel R Scherlis. A Method For Valuing High-Risk, Long-Term Investments: The "Venture Capital Method". Harvard Business School Background Note 288-006, July 1987. (Revised October 2009.)
      • 1987
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      On the Current State of the Stock Market Rationality Hypothesis

      By: Robert C. Merton
      Keywords: Financial Markets; Stocks; Mathematical Methods
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      Merton, Robert C. "On the Current State of the Stock Market Rationality Hypothesis." In Macroeconomics and Finance: Essays in Honor of Franco Modigliani, edited by R. Dornbusch, S. Fischer, and J. Bossons. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1987.
      • spring 1987
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      Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement

      By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
      We examine a dynamic model of price competition in defense procurement that incorporates the experience curve, asymmetric cost information, and the availability of a higher cost alternative system. We model acquisition as a two-stage process in which initial production... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Government and Politics; Price; Competition; Mathematical Methods
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      Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement." RAND Journal of Economics 18, no. 1 (spring 1987): 57–76. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
      • 1987
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      Laboratory Experimentation in Economics, and Its Relation to Economic Theory

      By: A. E. Roth
      Keywords: Economics; Mathematical Methods
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      Roth, A. E. "Laboratory Experimentation in Economics, and Its Relation to Economic Theory." In Scientific Inquiry in Philosophical Perspective, edited by Nicholas Rescher, 147–167. Lanham: University Press of America, Inc., 1987.
      • January 1987
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      Posterior Implementability in a Two-person Decision Problem

      By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
      When a decision rule is implemented using a Bayesian incentive compatible mechanism in which the messages are publicly observable, the players' information is augmented by their observation of each others' strategies. In this paper we study the set of Bayesian... View Details
      Keywords: Incentives; Commitment; Mechanism Design; Decision Making; Information
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      Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Posterior Implementability in a Two-person Decision Problem." Econometrica 55, no. 1 (January 1987): 69–94.
      • September 1986 (Revised July 2001)
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      Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Harry Gruner
      As principals engaged in structuring leveraged buyouts for a well-capitalized risk arbitrage firm, Bob Meehan and George Schwartz are preparing to bid for the business and assets of a Westinghouse subsidiary. The case focuses on the value of the opportunity, methods of... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Bids and Bidding; Opportunities; Business Subsidiaries; Strategy; Valuation; Equity; Electronics Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Harry Gruner. "Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 287-023, September 1986. (Revised July 2001.)
      • 1986
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      Quantitative Models for Management Accounting in Today's Production Environment

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Keywords: Accounting; Mathematical Methods
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Quantitative Models for Management Accounting in Today's Production Environment." Chap. 7 in Research & Current Issues in Management Accounting, edited by M. Bromwich and A. Hopwood, 103–115. Pitman Publishing, 1986.
      • July 1985 (Revised March 1994)
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      Exposure and Hedging

      By: David E. Bell
      Describes the concept of exposure; the dependence of a goal on an uncertain external event. Describes in detail how hedges may be constructed to eliminate exposure, including the algebra of cross-hedging and hedge ratios. The relevance of regression analysis is... View Details
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Finance
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      Bell, David E. "Exposure and Hedging." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-036, July 1985. (Revised March 1994.)
      • 1985
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      The Role of Contingent Claims Analysis in Corporate Finance

      By: Scott P. Mason and Robert C. Merton
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Corporate Finance
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      Mason, Scott P., and Robert C. Merton. "The Role of Contingent Claims Analysis in Corporate Finance." In Recent Advances in Corporate Finance, edited by E. I. Altman and M. G. Subrahmanyam. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
      • September 1984
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      Marketing Research: An Overview of Research Methods

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Broadly describes the scope of marketing research, and describes experiments, non-survey methods, and internal data. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Mathematical Methods
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Marketing Research: An Overview of Research Methods." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-039, September 1984.
      • June 1984 (Revised October 1988)
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      Introduction to Cases

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
      Introduces students and executives to the case method and provides a generalized approach to cases. View Details
      Keywords: Cases
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "Introduction to Cases." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-097, June 1984. (Revised October 1988.)
      • May 1984 (Revised September 1986)
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      Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Shows how to calculate and use the break-even volume in marketing decision making. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Mathematical Methods
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-149, May 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
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