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Arthur Schleifer

Arthur Schleifer

James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

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Publications

Cases and Teaching Materials
Cases and Teaching Materials

  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-057, April 1995. (Revised April 2008.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Breakeven Analysis (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-211, December 1995. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., Craig Boreth, and Phyllis Dininio. "New and Improved: Product Reformulation at General Mills." Harvard Business School Case 897-133, April 1997. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and Phyllis Dininio. "Redesigning the Ford Mustang." Harvard Business School Case 897-071, November 1996. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Forecasting with Regression Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-007, October 1993. (Revised August 1996.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sampling and Statistical Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-092, November 1990. (Revised August 1996.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and George Wu. "Colonial Broadcasting Co. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 896-040, January 1996. (Revised January 1996.) View Details
  • 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. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CFS Site Selection at Shell Canada Ltd., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 892-017, May 1992. (Revised July 1995.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Gas Company, The: Winter, 1980-81 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-039, April 1995. View Details
  • Bell, David E., and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Sant-Iago TN, The." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-051, April 1995. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Stride Rite Corporation (A), The: Demand Forecasting Process TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-035, January 1995. View Details
  • Schaack, Christian, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Sant-Iago." Harvard Business School Case 189-183, June 1989. (Revised August 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sant-Iago TN, The." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-001, August 1994. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Relevant Costs and Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 892-010, November 1991. (Revised August 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Stride Rite: Demand Forecasting Process (A)." Harvard Business School Case 181-122, May 1981. (Revised June 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Data Resources, Inc.: Note on Econometric Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-097, October 1982. (Revised June 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Gas Co.: Winter 1980-81." Harvard Business School Case 182-196, February 1982. (Revised June 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Multiplicative Regression Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 893-013, March 1993. (Revised May 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Flanders of Springfield." Harvard Business School Case 894-005, August 1993. (Revised April 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Causal Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-032, February 1994. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Case 893-003, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Breakeven Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-002, August 1993. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Barbara J. Key vs. the Gillette Co. (A) and (B), TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 892-018, May 1992. (Revised July 1993.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Time Series." Harvard Business School Background Note 893-012, February 1993. View Details
  • Eckstein, Jonathan, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Genessee Wire and Cable." Harvard Business School Case 893-008, November 1992. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CFS Site Selection at Shell Canada Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 189-026, July 1988. (Revised October 1992.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Marsh & McLennan (A), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 892-019, June 1992. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Cook County's 1988 Judicial Elections." Harvard Business School Case 189-042, August 1988. (Revised January 1990.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Edison vs. City of Boston." Harvard Business School Case 189-047, August 1988. (Revised January 1990.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and Christian Schaack. "Maritime Explorations, Inc., Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-515, December 1989. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Funding the United States Social Security System." Harvard Business School Case 190-041, September 1989. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Seneca Wire and Manufacturing Co.: The Loopro Line." Harvard Business School Case 190-023, July 1989. View Details
  • Schaack, Christian, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Archeology for Profit: The Business of Treasure." Harvard Business School Case 189-184, June 1989. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: The Industry Replacement Passenger Tire Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-152, November 1981. (Revised June 1989.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Multiplicative Regression Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-031, July 1985. (Revised May 1988.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Models for Updating Demand Forecasts." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-180, January 1986. (Revised April 1987.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Autoregressive Models and Autocorrelated Errors." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-032, July 1985. (Revised February 1987.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Simultaneous Equations and Two-Stage Least Squares." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-167, January 1986. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Measuring Forecast Accuracy." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-027, July 1985. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Concentration Measures." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-029, July 1985. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (D): Longer-Range Forecasting and Planning." Harvard Business School Case 182-181, January 1982. (Revised June 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (B): Short Term Forecasting and Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-179, January 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CBS Record Co. (A): The Long-Range Industry Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-182, January 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Seneca Wire and Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 183-100, October 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 183-137, December 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-136, December 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Data Resources, Inc.: The Tire-Production Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 183-096, October 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "New York Telephone Co.: The MTS Piece-Part Model." Harvard Business School Case 183-084, September 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Honeywell Corp.: Defense Systems Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 182-242, April 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Markham Corp." Harvard Business School Case 182-217, March 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Honeywell Corp.: Defense Systems Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 182-169, February 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (A): Industry and Company Background -- The Build Plan." Harvard Business School Case 182-178, January 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (C): Sales Forecasting of Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-180, January 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "New York Telephone Co.: The 1975 Revenue Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-060, January 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Stride Rite: Demand Forecasting Process (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 181-123, May 1981. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Calculating Net Present Values and Accumulations of Cash-Flow Streams." Harvard Business School Background Note 180-026, September 1979. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Regression and Forecasting Using the AQD Package." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-095, January 1978. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sheridan Motor Co." Harvard Business School Case 178-014, September 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Diagramming and Analyzing Competitive Bidding Problems." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-017, August 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 177-164, January 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-165, January 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Caroline Development Corp., Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-023, November 1965. (Revised November 1966.) View Details
  • Schlaifer, Robert O., and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Caroline Development Corp." Harvard Business School Case 112-022, November 1965. View Details
All Publications
Cases and Teaching Materials
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-057, April 1995. (Revised April 2008.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Breakeven Analysis (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-211, December 1995. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., Craig Boreth, and Phyllis Dininio. "New and Improved: Product Reformulation at General Mills." Harvard Business School Case 897-133, April 1997. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and Phyllis Dininio. "Redesigning the Ford Mustang." Harvard Business School Case 897-071, November 1996. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Forecasting with Regression Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-007, October 1993. (Revised August 1996.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sampling and Statistical Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-092, November 1990. (Revised August 1996.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and George Wu. "Colonial Broadcasting Co. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 896-040, January 1996. (Revised January 1996.) View Details
  • 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. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CFS Site Selection at Shell Canada Ltd., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 892-017, May 1992. (Revised July 1995.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Gas Company, The: Winter, 1980-81 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-039, April 1995. View Details
  • Bell, David E., and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Sant-Iago TN, The." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-051, April 1995. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Stride Rite Corporation (A), The: Demand Forecasting Process TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-035, January 1995. View Details
  • Schaack, Christian, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Sant-Iago." Harvard Business School Case 189-183, June 1989. (Revised August 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sant-Iago TN, The." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 895-001, August 1994. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Relevant Costs and Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 892-010, November 1991. (Revised August 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Stride Rite: Demand Forecasting Process (A)." Harvard Business School Case 181-122, May 1981. (Revised June 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Data Resources, Inc.: Note on Econometric Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-097, October 1982. (Revised June 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Gas Co.: Winter 1980-81." Harvard Business School Case 182-196, February 1982. (Revised June 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Multiplicative Regression Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 893-013, March 1993. (Revised May 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Flanders of Springfield." Harvard Business School Case 894-005, August 1993. (Revised April 1994.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Causal Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-032, February 1994. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Case 893-003, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Breakeven Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-002, August 1993. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Barbara J. Key vs. the Gillette Co. (A) and (B), TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 892-018, May 1992. (Revised July 1993.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Time Series." Harvard Business School Background Note 893-012, February 1993. View Details
  • Eckstein, Jonathan, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Genessee Wire and Cable." Harvard Business School Case 893-008, November 1992. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CFS Site Selection at Shell Canada Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 189-026, July 1988. (Revised October 1992.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Marsh & McLennan (A), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 892-019, June 1992. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Cook County's 1988 Judicial Elections." Harvard Business School Case 189-042, August 1988. (Revised January 1990.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Edison vs. City of Boston." Harvard Business School Case 189-047, August 1988. (Revised January 1990.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., and Christian Schaack. "Maritime Explorations, Inc., Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-515, December 1989. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Funding the United States Social Security System." Harvard Business School Case 190-041, September 1989. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Seneca Wire and Manufacturing Co.: The Loopro Line." Harvard Business School Case 190-023, July 1989. View Details
  • Schaack, Christian, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Archeology for Profit: The Business of Treasure." Harvard Business School Case 189-184, June 1989. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: The Industry Replacement Passenger Tire Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-152, November 1981. (Revised June 1989.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Multiplicative Regression Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-031, July 1985. (Revised May 1988.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Models for Updating Demand Forecasts." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-180, January 1986. (Revised April 1987.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Autoregressive Models and Autocorrelated Errors." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-032, July 1985. (Revised February 1987.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Simultaneous Equations and Two-Stage Least Squares." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-167, January 1986. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Measuring Forecast Accuracy." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-027, July 1985. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Concentration Measures." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-029, July 1985. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (D): Longer-Range Forecasting and Planning." Harvard Business School Case 182-181, January 1982. (Revised June 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (B): Short Term Forecasting and Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-179, January 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CBS Record Co. (A): The Long-Range Industry Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-182, January 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Seneca Wire and Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 183-100, October 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 183-137, December 1982. (Revised May 1983.) View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-136, December 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Data Resources, Inc.: The Tire-Production Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 183-096, October 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "New York Telephone Co.: The MTS Piece-Part Model." Harvard Business School Case 183-084, September 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Honeywell Corp.: Defense Systems Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 182-242, April 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Markham Corp." Harvard Business School Case 182-217, March 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Honeywell Corp.: Defense Systems Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 182-169, February 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (A): Industry and Company Background -- The Build Plan." Harvard Business School Case 182-178, January 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (C): Sales Forecasting of Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-180, January 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "New York Telephone Co.: The 1975 Revenue Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-060, January 1982. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Stride Rite: Demand Forecasting Process (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 181-123, May 1981. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Calculating Net Present Values and Accumulations of Cash-Flow Streams." Harvard Business School Background Note 180-026, September 1979. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Regression and Forecasting Using the AQD Package." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-095, January 1978. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Sheridan Motor Co." Harvard Business School Case 178-014, September 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Diagramming and Analyzing Competitive Bidding Problems." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-017, August 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 177-164, January 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-165, January 1977. View Details
  • Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Caroline Development Corp., Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-023, November 1965. (Revised November 1966.) View Details
  • Schlaifer, Robert O., and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Caroline Development Corp." Harvard Business School Case 112-022, November 1965. View Details
Areas of Interest
  • decision support
  • decision-making
  • experimentation
  • supply chain management
  • Additional Topics
  • business marketing
  • capital budgeting
  • conflict management
  • consumer behavior
  • database marketing
  • game theory
  • make v. buy
  • marketing
  • negotiation
  • pricing
  • risk management
  • tradeoffs
  • Industries
  • automotive
  • computer
  • consumer products
  • financial services
  • grocery
  • insurance industry
  • manufacturing
  • marketing industry
  • restaurant
  • retailing
  • software
  • tire
  • tobacco
  • wine
  • Geographies
  • Central America
  • Europe
  • France
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • North America
  • Western Europe

Areas of Interest

decision support
decision-making
experimentation
supply chain management
 More

Additional Topics

business marketing
capital budgeting
conflict management
consumer behavior
database marketing
game theory
make v. buy
marketing
negotiation
pricing
risk management
tradeoffs

Industries

automotive
computer
consumer products
financial services
grocery
insurance industry
manufacturing
marketing industry
restaurant
retailing
software
tire
tobacco
wine

Geographies

Central America
Europe
France
Italy
Mexico
North America
Western Europe
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