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      • 1989
      • Book

      Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This book provides a biography of Abol Hassan Ebtehaj, who headed Iran's central bank and Plan Organization during the 1940s and 1950s. It provides a wide-ranging survey of the problems of modernization and economic planning in Iran. Ebtehaj was at the center of... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decision Making; Economics; Central Banking; Policy; Political History; Resignation and Termination; Biography; Books; Surveys; Growth and Development Strategy; Planning; Iran
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah. London: Frank Cass, 1989.
      • August 1988 (Revised February 1992)
      • Case

      Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jon Skofic
      Norton, a once famous motorcycle manufacturer, soundly beaten by Japanese competition, turns its attention to developing rotary engines. The company is acquired by Norton Group PLC, which is headed by a dashing entrepreneur. The new management must decide what... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Crisis Management; Resource Allocation; Production; Competition; Auto Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Japan; United Kingdom
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jon Skofic. "Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-013, August 1988. (Revised February 1992.)
      • December 1987 (Revised May 1991)
      • Case

      One Leather Street

      By: William J. Poorvu and Jeffrey A. Libert
      Presents a problem involving rehabilitating a small office building in Boston. Describes an investment decision which is knowingly underfunded. As construction proceeds, the developer realizes that it is not up to building code and faces difficult business and ethical... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Ethics; Investment; Decisions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Property; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; Boston
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      Poorvu, William J., and Jeffrey A. Libert. "One Leather Street." Harvard Business School Case 388-084, December 1987. (Revised May 1991.)
      • June 1987 (Revised September 1997)
      • Case

      Mebel, Doran & Co.

      By: Samuel L. Hayes III
      Puts the student in the position of a senior official of a major New York investment bank who discovers that information has leaked to the market on a confidential takeover plan that was being developed by a corporate client. The official has to decide how to deal with... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Crisis Management; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Mebel, Doran & Co." Harvard Business School Case 287-001, June 1987. (Revised September 1997.)
      • June 1987 (Revised August 1988)
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      American Bank

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      American Bank is developing a new system to compute product costs. The deregulated, more competitive environment for commercial banks has created both problems and opportunities for banking operations. In order to price existing products and assess the desirability of... View Details
      Keywords: System; Consolidation; Commercial Banking; SWOT Analysis; Fair Value Accounting; Cost Management; Price; Banking Industry; North and Central America; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "American Bank." Harvard Business School Case 187-194, June 1987. (Revised August 1988.)
      • 1987
      • Book

      Banking and Oil

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This is the second of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Economics; Banks and Banking; Government and Politics; Growth and Development; Business History; Problems and Challenges; Iran; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Dubai
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Oil. Vol. 2, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
      • 1987
      • Working Paper

      Tests of Excess Forecast Volatility in the Foreign Exchange and Stock Markets

      By: K. A. Froot
      Simple regression tests that have power against the alternatives that asset prices and expected future asset returns are excessively volatile are developed and performed for the foreign exchange and stock markets. These tests have a number of advantages over... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Aversion; Risk; International Investing; International Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; Asset Pricing; Financial Markets; Investment; Behavioral Finance; Volatility
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      Froot, K. A. "Tests of Excess Forecast Volatility in the Foreign Exchange and Stock Markets." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 2362, August 1987.
      • 1986
      • Book

      Banking and Empire in Iran

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This is the first of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its development... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Relations; Business History; Economic History; Political History; War; Iran; Russia; Great Britain
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Empire in Iran. Vol. 1, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
      • October 1986 (Revised July 2010)
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      Karen Leary (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill
      Describes the evolution of the working relationship of Karen Leary, a new manager of a Merrill Lynch retail branch, and Ted Chung, a new financial consultant in the branch. Leary has some concerns about her working relationship with Chung and with his performance.... View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Employee Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Diversity; Financial Services Industry
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      Hill, Linda A. "Karen Leary (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-020, October 1986. (Revised July 2010.)
      • October 1986 (Revised February 2008)
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      Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Describes the development and terms of the largest leveraged buyout up to the date of the case. The main problem is to value the positions of the various participants: lenders, equity holders, investment bankers, and management. This is an abridged version of an... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Management; Negotiation Participants; Valuation
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 287-029, October 1986. (Revised February 2008.)
      • January 1986 (Revised March 1997)
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      Horizon Group

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of a situation confronting the co-founder of a company planning to produce software for microcomputers. The company has just completed raising money from some wealthy investors by forming an R&D Limited Partnership. Development of the program (an... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Business Plan; Outcome or Result; Research and Development; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Horizon Group." Harvard Business School Case 286-058, January 1986. (Revised March 1997.)
      • November 1985 (Revised August 1997)
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      Harnischfeger Corp.

      By: Krishna G. Palepu
      Presents an analysis of Harnischfeger's quality of earnings, and the investment potential of the company's stock in light of the company's turnaround strategy. View Details
      Keywords: Financial Condition; Revenue; Stock Shares; Profit; Economic Growth; Financial Reporting; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Safety; Utilities Industry
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      Palepu, Krishna G. "Harnischfeger Corp." Harvard Business School Case 186-160, November 1985. (Revised August 1997.)
      • September 1985 (Revised January 1986)
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      Peter Wendell

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of a decision confronting an employee of IBM in late 1981. Should he leave IBM to become head of a new venture capital fund which will specialize in technology investments? The case is designed to expose students to the nature of the opportunity... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Jobs and Positions; Opportunities; Valuation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Resignation and Termination; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Peter Wendell." Harvard Business School Case 286-008, September 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
      • May 1985 (Revised November 1990)
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      Spinnaker Software Corp.

      By: Howard H. Stevenson
      Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Software; Information Technology Industry
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      Stevenson, Howard H. "Spinnaker Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 385-252, May 1985. (Revised November 1990.)
      • May 1985 (Revised October 2001)
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      Comdisco, Inc.

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Rita J. Seymour
      Comdisco, the largest independent dealer and lessor of computers and peripheral equipment, needs financing in order to match its market's growth of 20-30% per year. The company has access to two types of risk capital, but there are substantial costs and risks... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Capital Structure; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Computer Industry; Distribution Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Rita J. Seymour. "Comdisco, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 285-109, May 1985. (Revised October 2001.)
      • February 1985 (Revised September 1988)
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      Komatsu Ltd.

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Reviews and updates the structure and characteristics of the earth-moving equipment industry presented in the companion case, Caterpillar Tractor Co. After revealing that CAT has suffered major financial losses during the period from 1981 through 1984, the case... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Machinery and Machining; Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Production; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 385-277, February 1985. (Revised September 1988.)
      • July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
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      CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Going Public; Strategy; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Investment Banking; Financing and Loans; Planning; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-003, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
      • May 1983
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      Brazil and the World Economy

      By: Dennis J. Encarnation III and Richard H.K. Vietor
      Keywords: Development Economics; Business and Government Relations; Banks and Banking; Brazil
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      Encarnation, Dennis J., III, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Brazil and the World Economy." Harvard Business School Case 383-182, May 1983.
      • December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
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      Hi-Tech Corp.

      By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Retirement; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Europe
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      Foulkes, Fred K., and William E. Fruhan Jr. "Hi-Tech Corp." Harvard Business School Case 283-045, December 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
      • October 1981 (Revised January 1994)
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      Golden Gate Bank Retirement Fund

      By: David E. Bell
      Keywords: Retirement; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Bell, David E. "Golden Gate Bank Retirement Fund." Harvard Business School Case 182-086, October 1981. (Revised January 1994.)
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