Paul A. Vatter
Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
A native of Boston, MA., he received an A.B. degree (1944) from the College of the Holy Cross and an A.M. (1947) and Ph.D. (1953) from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Department of Economic and Social Statistics at Pennsylvania (1954-58). He served as Assistant Dean of the Harvard Business School from 1958-1962. He was also appointed Associate Director of the Institute of Basic Mathematics for application to Business (1959), and Director of the Program of Basic Mathematics (1961). He was made Administrative Director of the Doctoral Program in 1962 and Chairman of the Doctoral Program from 1967 to 1970. He became a Professor of Business Administration in 1970. He was Executive Director of Executive Education and Corporate Relations from 1987-1988 and he was Senior Associate Dean, Director of Institutional Relations from 1988-1991. He became an Emeritus Professor in 1995. Since that time he has become an Associate Fellow of Templeton College, Oxford University. He teaches there in the Oxford Advanced Management Program. He has taught Decision Analysis and Negotiation in the Executive Education Programs of the Harvard Business School as well as in the MBA Program at Oxford. In addition to his activities at the Harvard Business School, he had pursued his interest in management and the decision-making process through membership on the Boards of Directors of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, Moore McCormack Resources, Inc. and Sbarro, Inc. Also he is now an Associate Fellow of Templeton College, Oxford University.
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Case
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1995
Quality Printing
Charles Christenson, Elon Kohlberg, Arthur Schleifer Jr., Harborne W. Stuart Jr., Paul A. Vatter and George Wu
Keywords: Publishing Industry;
Citation: Christenson, Charles, Elon Kohlberg, Arthur Schleifer Jr., Harborne W. Stuart Jr., Paul A. Vatter, and George Wu. " Quality Printing." Harvard Business School Case 896-002, August 1995.
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Case
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1993
(Revised from original version)
Weston Manufacturing Co.
Paul A. Vatter
Citation: Vatter, Paul A. " Weston Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 111-047, September 1993. (Revised from original April 1967 version.)
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Background Note
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1993
(Revised from original version)
Introduction to Decision Analysis
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Decision Making;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
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Case
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1993
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Decision Analysis and the Risk Profile
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty;
Decision Making;
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Exercise
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1993
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Exercises on ""What is Fair?""
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Fairness;
Citation: Vatter, Paul A. Exercises on " "What is Fair?"". Harvard Business School Exercise 892-011, May 1993. (Revised from original February 1992 version.)
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Case
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1992
(Revised from original 1970 version)
Marsh & McLennan (A)
Paul A. Vatter
Comparison of alternative hull insurance policies. Risk analysis. Simulation suggested as solution procedures.
Keywords: History;
Risk Management;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Insurance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Management Systems;
Economic Growth;
Labor and Management Relations;
Insurance Industry;
United States;
Citation: Vatter, Paul A. " Marsh & McLennan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 171-303, August 1992. (Revised from original December 1970 version.)
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Case
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1992
Negotiation Analysis Consultants
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Negotiation;
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1992
Broward - Computerm Arbitration
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Negotiation;
Contracts;
Computer Industry;
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1990
Chemplan Corp.: Paint-Rite Division
Paul A. Vatter
An exercise with data that allows a discussion of regression analysis as a tool for forecasting and understanding structure.
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction;
Framework;
Data and Data Sets;
Mathematical Methods;
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Case
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1984
Doug Heath Negotiations (A)
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Negotiation;
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Supplement
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1984
Doug Heath Negotiations (B)
Paul A. Vatter
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Supplement
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1984
Doug Heath Negotiations (C)
Paul A. Vatter
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Supplement
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1984
Doug Heath Negotiations (D)
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Negotiation;
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Background Note
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1977
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Developing Forecasts with the Aid of Regression Analysis
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction;
Mathematical Methods;
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Background Note
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1977
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Assessing Certainty Equivalents by Assessing Preference for Consequences
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Mathematical Methods;
Decision Making;
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Case
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1975
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Perrin Freres
Paul A. Vatter and Steven C. Wheelwright
Citation: Vatter, Paul A., and Steven C. Wheelwright. " Perrin Freres." Harvard Business School Case 175-087, October 1975. (Revised from original October 1974 version.)
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Case
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1973
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Brunswick Corp.: The Snurfer (A)
Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Sports Industry;
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Supplement
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1973
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Brunswick Corp.: The Snurfer (B)
Paul A. Vatter
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