Publications

May 1992
Teaching Note

International Drilling Corp. (A), (B), (C), Morality and Consequences, and Morality and Duties TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Allen Webb

11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
Lecture

Emerging Role of Japanese Companies in Domestic and International Mergers and Acquisitions

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Japan

April 1992 (Revised April 1997)
Case

Reconstruction of Zambia

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Examines the causes of decline--economic, social, and political--of the Zambian economy since 1974. It takes place at the time of the election of Frederick Chiluba, in October 1991. Examines the problems of economic development in Africa, and especially, of structural... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Borrowing and Debt; International Finance; Political Elections; Africa; Zambia

Article

Codeveloping the FSX Fighter: The Domestic Calculus of International Cooperation

By: Debora Spar

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March 1992
Case

Allegheny International Board (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch

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March 1992
Supplement

Allegheny International Board (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch

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March 1992 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Kevin Simpson

By: Linda A. Hill

Follows Kevin Simpson, a second-year Harvard Business School 1990 student, through his job search to his final decision between two very attractive but different job offers: a job as an international marketing manager at Eli Lilly and Co., a leading multinational... View Details

Keywords: Job Offer; Race; Job Search; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decision Making

1992
Other Unpublished Work

Conflict or Indifference: U.S. Multinationals in a World of Regional Trading Blocs

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

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

1 Mar 1992
Lecture

The Role of Shareholders: An International Perspective

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations

February 1992 (Revised April 1995)
Case

Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro

Top officials at Pfizer are assessing their strategy for improving protection of Pfizer's patents around the world. The outcome of the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations is uncertain, and it is not clear whether an acceptable intellectual property protection... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Trade; Policy; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Japan; Europe

February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
Case

The House of Tata

By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda

The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details

Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Steel Industry; Electronics Industry; Chemical Industry; Insurance Industry; Air Transportation Industry; India

1992
Chapter

International Financial Centres in Asia, the Middle East and Australia: A Historical Perspective

By: G. Jones

Keywords: History; International Finance; Financial Institutions; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Asia; Australia; Middle East

1992
Working Paper

Pension Reform and Privatization in International Perspective: A Case of Israel

By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton

1992
Chapter

U.S.-Japan Trade Today

By: Kenneth A. Froot

Keywords: International Trade; International Finance; Trade; International Relations; Japan; United States

November 1991 (Revised April 2002)
Background Note

Note on Foreign Currency Swaps

By: W. Carl Kester

Provides descriptive background about the development of an international market for currency swaps and, by means of a detailed example, instructs readers in the determination of swap flows and all-in costs of financing using market swap rates. A rewritten version of... View Details

Keywords: Currency