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      • January 1997
      • Background Note

      Assigning Support Department Expenses to Production Cost Centers (B): Flexible Budgets

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Describes the use of flexible budgets to assign support/service department costs to production cost centers. View Details
      Keywords: Cost; Financial Strategy; Budgets and Budgeting
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Assigning Support Department Expenses to Production Cost Centers (B): Flexible Budgets." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-048, January 1997.
      • December 1996 (Revised February 1998)
      • Case

      Colorscope, Inc.

      By: V.G. Narayanan and Joseph Cha
      A small company in the graphic arts business faces severe price competition. The company must respond by cutting costs and making process improvements. View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Price; Business Processes; Performance Improvement; Competition; Fine Arts Industry
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      Narayanan, V.G., and Joseph Cha. "Colorscope, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-040, December 1996. (Revised February 1998.)
      • December 1996 (Revised February 2000)
      • Background Note

      Assigning Support Department Expenses to Production Cost Centers (A)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Describes the first stage of the two-stage cost assignment process from support/service departments to production cost centers. View Details
      Keywords: Cost
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Assigning Support Department Expenses to Production Cost Centers (A)." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-046, December 1996. (Revised February 2000.)
      • November 1996 (Revised February 1997)
      • Case

      Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Stephanie L. Woerner
      The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) runs one of the nation's most important research libraries and a museum focusing on colonial history. Financial analysis shows that the society has absorbed increased costs of operation over the past decade through slow but... View Details
      Keywords: Finance; Cost; Human Resources; Leadership Style; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Strategy; Pennsylvania
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Stephanie L. Woerner. "Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The." Harvard Business School Case 597-062, November 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
      • November 1996 (Revised March 2001)
      • Case

      Sime Darby Berhad (A): 1995

      By: Tarun Khanna, Michael Y. Yoshino and Danielle J. Melito
      Sime Darby is one of South Asia's largest regional conglomerates. In 1995, it is contemplating entry into the fast-growing financial services sector in Malaysia through the acquisition of a Malaysian bank. This is in keeping with its activities mirroring those of the... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Economy; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Malaysia
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      Khanna, Tarun, Michael Y. Yoshino, and Danielle J. Melito. "Sime Darby Berhad (A): 1995." Harvard Business School Case 797-017, November 1996. (Revised March 2001.)
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      Managing the Hidden Cost of Distrust in Downsizing

      By: D. Sull and N. Nohria
      Keywords: Trust; Ethics; Restructuring; Cost Management
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      Sull, D., and N. Nohria. "Managing the Hidden Cost of Distrust in Downsizing." In Downsizing, edited by A. Raj Joshi and Greg Nelson. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
      • 1996
      • Working Paper

      The Cost of International Equity Trading

      By: André Perold and Erik R. Sirri
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      Perold, André, and Erik R. Sirri. "The Cost of International Equity Trading." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 97-012, October 1996.
      • 1996
      • Working Paper

      The Determinants of Optimal Currency Hedging

      By: Kenneth Froot and André Perold
      Keywords: Hedging; Transaction Costs; Exchange Rates; International Markets; International Finance; Currency; Asset Pricing
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      Froot, Kenneth, and André Perold. "The Determinants of Optimal Currency Hedging." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 97-011, October 1996.
      • September 1996 (Revised April 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The general manager of a local gasoline/distillate sales and distribution business unit must communicate a new strategy to the unit's 300 employees. An initial strategic planning exercise identified a high-priority list of opportunities that blended the parent... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Adoption; Strategic Planning; Customization and Personalization; Management Practices and Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 197-026, September 1996. (Revised April 1998.)
      • June 1996 (Revised November 1996)
      • Background Note

      Economic Gains from Trade: Comparative Advantage

      By: Robert E. Kennedy and Nancy F. Koehn
      How nations trade and whether they benefit from it are two of the oldest and most important questions in political economy. In the 170 years since David Ricardo formally developed the theory of comparative advantage, it has become one of the principles most widely... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Microeconomics; Trade; Cost Management; Business and Government Relations
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      Kennedy, Robert E., and Nancy F. Koehn. "Economic Gains from Trade: Comparative Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-183, June 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
      • May 1996
      • Case

      Conglomerat National - European Container

      By: Samuel L. Hayes III
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Cost of Capital; Europe
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      Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Conglomerat National - European Container." Harvard Business School Case 296-091, May 1996.
      • April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
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      Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital

      By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
      Lex Service company has grown into a large multidivisional company with a substantial capital budget. In 1993, the board was reviewing its capital budgeting procedures. Specifically, it sought to determine the company's cost of capital and whether it should use... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost of Capital; Equity; Capital Budgeting
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Case 296-003, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
      • April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
      • Exercise

      Starlite Corporation: General Information

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
      A multiparty, intraorganizational negotiation exercise involving five vice presidents of human resources at $17.5 billion photography products company. In the midst of reengineering, the five VPs have been told to negotiate the possible alignment of resources in ways... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Types
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite Corporation: General Information." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-351, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
      • April 1996 (Revised June 2001)
      • Case

      Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (B): Cardiac Care Improvement

      By: Gary P. Pisano and Maryam Golnaraghi
      Explores the challenges confronting the CEO at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in the wake of radical changes in the health care environment. As pressures have risen for cost containment in health care, the hospital has embarked on a series of reengineering efforts to... View Details
      Keywords: Consolidation; Health Care and Treatment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Management Teams; Operations; Innovation and Invention; Cost Management; Health Industry; Massachusetts
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      Pisano, Gary P., and Maryam Golnaraghi. "Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (B): Cardiac Care Improvement." Harvard Business School Case 696-063, April 1996. (Revised June 2001.)
      • April 1996 (Revised April 1996)
      • Case

      Activity-Based Management at Stream International

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Norman Klein
      Stream International's Crawfordsville, Indiana facilities undertake the design and implementation of an activity-based costing project. After analyzing the costs assigned to 161 work activities, Crawfordsville managers present five proposals for change based on ABM... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Indiana
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Norman Klein. "Activity-Based Management at Stream International." Harvard Business School Case 196-134, April 1996. (Revised April 1996.)
      • March 1996 (Revised April 2006)
      • Case

      Global Equity Markets: The Case of Royal Dutch and Shell

      By: Kenneth A. Froot and Andre F. Perold
      Royal Dutch and Shell common stocks are securities with linked cash flow, so that the ratio of their stock prices should be fixed. In fact, the ratio is highly variable, moving with the markets where the securities are intensively traded. Royal Dutch trades more... View Details
      Keywords: International Equity Markets; International Cost Of Capital; Cross-border Valuation; International Finance; Equity; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Cash Flow
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      Froot, Kenneth A., and Andre F. Perold. "Global Equity Markets: The Case of Royal Dutch and Shell." Harvard Business School Case 296-077, March 1996. (Revised April 2006.)
      • February 1996 (Revised November 1996)
      • Case

      Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem

      By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Viacom has reached a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and very bold acquisitions. Now its further expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdock's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Entertainment; Global Strategy; Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L., and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem." Harvard Business School Case 396-250, February 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
      • February 1996 (Revised February 1997)
      • Case

      America Online, Inc.

      By: Amy P. Hutton and Krishna G. Palepu
      America Online's (AOL) stock price has soared nearly 2,000% since its IPO. However, there is considerable disagreement among analysts regarding the future prospects of AOL. Although many analysts are bullish on the stock, short sellers have sold around 7 million... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Accounting; Analysis; Stocks; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Statements; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry
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      Hutton, Amy P., and Krishna G. Palepu. "America Online, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 196-130, February 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
      • February 1996 (Revised November 2003)
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      Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (A)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      A new administration in the City of Indianapolis is initially determined to privatize many municipal services. Before taking this action, however, the city managers want to know the current cost of performing these services with the municipal workers. Existing... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Public Sector; Activity Based Costing and Management; Service Delivery; Privatization; City; Indianapolis
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-115, February 1996. (Revised November 2003.)
      • February 1996 (Revised June 1996)
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      Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (B)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: City; Service Operations; Infrastructure; Service Industry; Indiana
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-117, February 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
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