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- August 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Compania de Telefonos de Chile
By: W. Carl Kester, Enrique Ostale and Charles McHugh La Follette
The newly privatized Chilean telephone company, Compania de Telefonos de Chile (CTC) must raise substantial new funds externally in order to finance its expansion program. This task is complicated by Chile's small, illiquid capital markets and the skeptical view of...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Managerial Roles;
Privatization;
Expansion;
Telecommunications Industry;
South America;
Chile
Kester, W. Carl, Enrique Ostale, and Charles McHugh La Follette. "Compania de Telefonos de Chile." Harvard Business School Case 293-015, August 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- 1992
- Chapter
Exchange Rate Forecasting Techniques, Survey Data, and Implications for the Foreign Exchange Market
By: J. Frankel and K. A. Froot
Keywords:
Currencies;
Exchange Rates;
International Macroeconomics;
Monetary Policy;
Currency Controls;
Fixed Exchange Rates;
Floating Exchange Rates;
Currency Bands;
Currency Zones;
Currency Areas;
Rational Expectations;
International Finance;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Asset Pricing;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Policy
Frankel, J., and K. A. Froot. "Exchange Rate Forecasting Techniques, Survey Data, and Implications for the Foreign Exchange Market." In International Business Reader, edited by D. Duta. London: Oxford University Press, 1992. (Revised from IMF Working Paper No. 90/43 and NBER Working Paper No. 3470, October 1990.)
- 1992
- Chapter
The Role of Market Value Accounting in the Regulation of Insured Depository Institutions
By: S. Datar, W. Beaver and M. Wolfson
- July 1992 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
An Investment Linked to Commodity Futures
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Nancy Donohue
Describes a new investment which is linked to an index of commmodity futures prices. Explores how the index is constructed, how commodity futures (as opposed to other futures and spot prices) behave, and what the portfolio impacts of such an investment might be.
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Keywords:
Commodity Market;
Investment Management;
Portfolio Management;
Financial Markets;
Investment;
Investment Portfolio;
Futures and Commodity Futures
Froot, Kenneth A., Jay O. Light, and Nancy Donohue. "An Investment Linked to Commodity Futures." Harvard Business School Case 293-017, July 1992. (Revised January 1995.)
- July 1992 (Revised May 1996)
- Background Note
Note on Commodity Futures
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Nancy Donohue
Describes how commodity futures work, what products and exchanges are available, and who the players in the commodity markets are. Also presents a careful discussion of the pricing of futures in commodity markets, focusing on cost of carry and risk premium approaches,...
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Keywords:
Futures and Commodity Futures
Froot, Kenneth A., Jay O. Light, and Nancy Donohue. "Note on Commodity Futures." Harvard Business School Background Note 293-018, July 1992. (Revised May 1996.)
- summer 1992
- Article
Shareholder Trading Practices and Corporate Investment Horizons
By: Kenneth A. Froot, André Perold and J. Stein
Keywords:
Institutional Investing;
Market Efficiency;
Behavioral Finance;
Equities;
Stock Market;
Indexing;
Financial Markets;
Asset Pricing
Froot, Kenneth A., André Perold, and J. Stein. "Shareholder Trading Practices and Corporate Investment Horizons." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 5, no. 2 (summer 1992): 42–58.
- May 1992 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
NIKE in Transition (B): Phil Knight Returns
After returning to the CEO/COO job, Phil Knight makes changes to Nike's strategy, organization, and management between 1983 and 1987 aimed at making Nike more responsive to the market place. He takes cost-cutting measures, and experiments with several management and...
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Keywords:
Change;
Entrepreneurship;
Cost Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "NIKE in Transition (B): Phil Knight Returns." Harvard Business School Case 392-106, May 1992. (Revised May 2002.)
- May 1992
- Article
Coordination in Split-Award Auctions
By: James J. Anton and Dennis Yao
We analyze split award procurement auctions in which a buyer divides full production between two suppliers or awards all production to a single supplier, and suppliers have private cost information. An intriguing feature of split awards is that the equilibrium bids are...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Balance and Stability;
Cost;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Production;
Five Forces Framework;
Supply and Industry;
Situation or Environment;
Information;
Manufacturing Industry
Anton, James J., and Dennis Yao. "Coordination in Split-Award Auctions." Quarterly Journal of Economics 107, no. 2 (May 1992): 681–707. (Reprinted in P. Klemperer, ed., The Economic Theory of Auctions, Elgar, 2000.) Harvard users click here for full text.)
- March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Background Note
Strategic Industry Model: Emergent Technologies
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes computer model and output from conjoint analysis and perceptual mapping for product line planning.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Strategic Industry Model: Emergent Technologies." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-086, March 1992. (Revised June 1992.)
- March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
Thermo Electron Corp.
George Hatsopoulos, CEO at Thermo Electron Corp., is considering whether to issue shares in a subsidiary via an initial public offering (IPO). The company has developed an unusual corporate structure in which subsidiaries fund new ventures by raising debt and equity in...
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Keywords:
Financial Management;
Business Subsidiaries;
Resource Allocation;
Valuation;
Organizational Structure;
Business Headquarters;
Initial Public Offering;
Capital Structure;
Capital Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Semiconductor Industry;
Technology Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Thermo Electron Corp." Harvard Business School Case 292-104, March 1992. (Revised June 1992.)
- March 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction
By: Dwight B. Crane
Set in June 1991, two months prior to Salomon Brothers' announcement that the firm had violated the Treasury Department's rules governing the auctions of new Treasury securities. Salomon Vice Chairman John Meriwether must decide how to address problems that continue to...
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Keywords:
Debt Securities;
Managerial Roles;
Ethics;
Market Transactions;
Bonds;
Investment Banking;
Crisis Management;
Auctions;
Legal Liability;
Banking Industry
Crane, Dwight B. "Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction." Harvard Business School Case 292-114, March 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- February 1992 (Revised January 1996)
- Supplement
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the change in strategy Birds Eye adopted in the 1980s in the face of declining profitability and eroding market share. Updates the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Stock Shares;
Adoption;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-078, February 1992. (Revised January 1996.)
- February 1992 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Nikkei Put Warrants--1989
By: Peter Tufano
Japanese financial institutions' willingness to sell put options on the Nikkei Stock Average provides investment banks with the raw material from which to create a security that would allow U.S. investors to bet on falls in the Japanese Stock Market. The investment...
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Keywords:
Debt Securities;
Investment Banking;
Product Design;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Japan;
United States
Tufano, Peter. "Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Nikkei Put Warrants--1989." Harvard Business School Case 292-113, February 1992. (Revised September 1995.)
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
MCI Communications Corporation (1983) TN
Teaching Note for (9-284-057).
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- 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...
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Keywords:
Currency
Kester, W. Carl. "Note on Foreign Currency Swaps." Harvard Business School Background Note 292-043, November 1991. (Revised April 2002.)
- November 1991 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Oak Industries Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Burton C. Hurlock
Describes Bill Antle's proposed restructuring plans for Oak Industries, a company composed of nine divisions which seem to be experiencing operating difficulties. During the last ten years the company has been involved in a number of acquisitions and divestitures, as...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Operations;
SWOT Analysis;
Organizational Structure;
Restructuring;
Financial Management;
Acquisition;
Financial Markets
Sahlman, William A., and Burton C. Hurlock. "Oak Industries Inc." Harvard Business School Case 292-086, November 1991. (Revised September 1993.)
- November 1991 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Pressco, Inc.--1985
A capital budgeting problem is viewed from the context of a marketing representative attempting to make a sale of energy saving heavy industrial equipment. Tax law changes promise to have a significant impact on the customer's decision process. Teaching purpose: To...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Machinery and Machining;
Valuation;
Taxation;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Cost vs Benefits;
Inflation and Deflation;
Cost Management;
Product Marketing;
North and Central America
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Pressco, Inc.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 292-085, November 1991. (Revised December 1996.)
- November 1991 (Revised October 1993)
- Supplement
British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (B)
Provides details on the results of the campaign for British Airways (BA) in terms of expenditure by BA, press coverage, effect on bookings, and effect on overall market share.
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Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Cost Management;
Information Publishing;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Participation;
Aerospace Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 592-050, November 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
- Article
Exchange Rates and Foreign Direct Investment: An Imperfect Capital Markets Approach
By: K. A. Froot and Jeremy Stein
Keywords:
Corporate Finance;
Market Imperfections;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Markets;
Financial Instruments;
Asset Pricing
Froot, K. A., and Jeremy Stein. "Exchange Rates and Foreign Direct Investment: An Imperfect Capital Markets Approach." Quarterly Journal of Economics 106, no. 4 (November 1991): 1191–1217. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 2914, March 1989.)
- October 1991 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Hawkeye, a small bank holding company in Iowa, faces difficulties in the mid 1980s as the local Iowa farm economy is in recession. This case provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with bank financial statements, and introduces some issues in market...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Crisis;
Economic Growth;
Market Participation;
Banks and Banking;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Private Ownership;
Banking Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Hawkeye Bancorporation." Harvard Business School Case 192-064, October 1991. (Revised October 1996.)