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- 1978
- Working Paper
Two Representations of Information Structures and Their Comparisons
By: Jerry R. Green and Nancy L. Stokey
Green, Jerry R., and Nancy L. Stokey. "Two Representations of Information Structures and Their Comparisons." Working Paper, January 1978.
- 1977
- Working Paper
Mitigating Demographic Risk Through Social Insurance
By: Jerry R. Green
A two-period lifetime overlapping generations growth model is used to evaluate the possibility that social insurance can effectively offset economic risks associated with uncertainty about the rate of population growth. Crude measures of the seriousness of this type of... View Details
Keywords: Social Insurance; Econometric Models; Public Sector; Government Administration; Policy; Human Needs; Social Issues; Risk and Uncertainty
Green, Jerry R. "Mitigating Demographic Risk Through Social Insurance." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 215, November 1977.
- 1977
- Book
Studies in Canadian Industrial Organization
By: R. E. Caves, M. E. Porter, A. M. Spence and J. T. Scott
Caves, R. E., M. E. Porter, A. M. Spence, and J. T. Scott. Studies in Canadian Industrial Organization. Toronto: Canadian Commission on Corporate Concentration, 1977.
- August 1977 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Karen Gordon Mills and John P. Reed
Describes the technical, economic, and competitive trends in the metal container industry. The strategy of Crown Cork and Seal is then described in relation to these trends. Focuses on two immediate threats to Crown's strategy: the future of aerosol cans, given the... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Industry Structures; Environmental Sustainability; Trends; Manufacturing Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., Karen Gordon Mills, and John P. Reed. "Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 378-024, August 1977. (Revised April 1987.)
- October 1976
- Background Note
Industry Structural Change
Presents a framework for understanding and predicting industry structural change. Examines 1) the important underlying forces causing structural change, 2) the key relationships among industry elements in the process of change, and 3) some implications of change for... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Industry Structures; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Corporate Strategy
Porter, Michael E. "Industry Structural Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 377-051, October 1976.
- Article
On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws
By: Jerry R. Green
We consider the control of tvo-party accidents through the use of liability rules that assign damages according to whether or not predetermined standards for care have been met. Particular emphasis is given to how the differential in the costs of accident avoidance... View Details
Green, Jerry R. "On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws." Bell Journal of Economics 7, no. 2 (Fall 1976): 553–574.
- 01 Sep 1976
- Conference Presentation
Organizational Structure and Occupational Role Definition: The Case of Managers
By: R. M. Kanter
- spring 1976
- Article
Comment VI: Research Styles and Intervention Strategies--An Argument for a Social Structural Model
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Comment VI: Research Styles and Intervention Strategies--An Argument for a Social Structural Model." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 2 (spring 1976): 282–91. (Also in Women and the Workplace: The Implications of Occupational Segregation, edited by M. Blazall and B. Reagan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.)
- September 1975 (Revised June 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries
Provides a framework for the analysis of industry structure. Identifies the major structural features that influence the profit potential in industries and some illustrative implications of these for strategy formulation. Can be used as a reference note for business... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries." Harvard Business School Background Note 376-054, September 1975. (Revised June 1983.)
- 1 Sep 1975
- Conference Presentation
The Impact of Hierarchial Structures on the Work Behavior of Women and Men
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "The Impact of Hierarchial Structures on the Work Behavior of Women and Men." Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, September 01, 1975. (Also in Social Problems, vol. 23 (April 1976), pp. 425-30. Reprintings include: Industrial Relations in a New Age, edited by C. Kerr and P.D. Staudohar. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1986; Sex and Gender Reader, edited by L. Richardson and V.A. Taylor Lexington. Mass.: Heath, 1981; Women and Work: Problems and Perspectives, edited by R. Kahn-Hut, et al. N.Y.: Oxford, 1982.)
- July 1975
- Article
Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance
By: Louis T Wells Jr and David Smith
Wells, Louis T., Jr, and David Smith. "Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance." American Journal of International Law 69, no. 3 (July 1975).
- 1975
- Article
Women and the Structure of Organizations: Explorations in Theory and Behavior
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Women and the Structure of Organizations: Explorations in Theory and Behavior." Sociological Inquiry 45, nos. 2-3 (1975). (Also in Another Voice, edited by M. Millman and R.M. Kanter. N.Y.: Doubleday Anchor, 1975; Reprintings include: The Management of Libraries: Basic Readings, edited by B.P. Lynch. Neil Schuman, 1985; The Sociology of Organizations: Basic Studies, edited by O. Grusky and G.A. Miller (Rev. ed.) N.Y.: Free Press, 1980;.)
- May 1974
- Article
On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates." Journal of Finance 29, no. 2 (May 1974): 449–470. (Chapter 12 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- 1972
- Book
Managing the Multinational Enterprise: Organization of the Firm and Ownership of the Subsidiary
By: John M. Stopford and L. T. Wells Jr.
Stopford, John M., and L. T. Wells Jr. Managing the Multinational Enterprise: Organization of the Firm and Ownership of the Subsidiary. NY: Basic Books, 1972, French ed.
- December 1971 (Revised December 1994)
- Background Note
Capital Structure Decision: Underlying Theory
Demonstrates hypothetically and numerically the share price valuation impact of changes in a firm's capital structure. View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Capital Structure Decision: Underlying Theory." Harvard Business School Background Note 272-096, December 1971. (Revised December 1994.)
- Article
Investment Banking: Power Structure in Flux
By: Samuel Hayes
Hayes, Samuel. "Investment Banking: Power Structure in Flux." Harvard Business Review 49, no. 2 (March–April 1971): 136–152.
- 1971
- Working Paper
A Simple General Equilibrium Model of the Term Structure of Interest Rates
By: Jerry R. Green
- 1970
- Book
Organizational Structure and Design
By: Gene W. Dalton, Paul R. Lawrence and J. W. Lorsch
Dalton, Gene W., Paul R. Lawrence and J. W. Lorsch, eds. Organizational Structure and Design. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1970.