Publications

November 1992 (Revised May 1993)
Case

American Mobile Satellite Corporation

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode

American Mobile Satellite Corp. (AMSC) has a license to provide wireless mobile communications via satellite throughout the United States and 200 miles of coastal waters. The first satellite launch is scheduled for 1994 and, in the interim, AMSC is providing limited... View Details

Keywords: Wireless Technology; Decisions; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Sales; Emerging Markets; Resource Allocation; Performance Capacity; Communications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States

May 1990 (Revised July 1996)
Case

Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda

Traces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine the nature and structure of the industry. Traces IKEA's growth from a tiny mail order business to the world's largest... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Management Succession; Distribution; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Value; Retail Industry

Educators

Purchase

June 1988
Teaching Note

El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC, Teaching Note

May 1985 (Revised October 2001)
Case

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; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry

February 1982 (Revised February 1985)
Case

Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline

Keywords: Energy Industry; Alaska

February 1982 (Revised September 1987)
Case

El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC

Keywords: Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Texas

February 1982
Supplement

El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC, Supplement

Keywords: Energy Generation; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry

September 1981
Case

Mexican Natural Gas

Keywords: Energy Industry; Mexico

01 Jan 1977
Conference Presentation

Short Term Natural Gas Consumption Forecasts: Optimal Use of National Weather Service Data

By: James K. Sebenius and Richard Lehman

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Research; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry

1976
Chapter

Costs and Capital Requirements for Transporting Alaskan Natural Gas

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Cost; Non-Renewable Energy; Capital; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; Alaska

Article

The Nature of Stochastic Equilibria

By: Jerry R. Green and Mukul Majumdar

This paper formulates the notion of stochastic equilibria as invariant probability distributions consistent with the behavior patterns of individuals and the disequilibrium adjustment mechanism of the economy. Conditions for existence, uniqueness, and stability of such... View Details

Keywords: Stochastic Equilibria; Econometric Models