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- September 1987 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Patten Corp.
Forbes Magazine criticized the revenue recognition policy of Patten Corp. As a result, the company's stock price dropped by a significant amount. The students are asked to discuss if the criticism by Forbes is justified, and if not, what the company should do.
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Keywords:
Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Statements;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Problems and Challenges;
Financial Condition;
Spending;
Revenue;
Planning;
Quality;
Stocks;
Journalism and News Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Patten Corp." Harvard Business School Case 188-027, September 1987. (Revised December 1996.)
- September 1987
- Background Note
What Do Venture Capitalists Do?
Presents the results derived from 49 responses to a questionnaire mailed to 100 venture capitalists in late 1984. The purpose of the survey was to shed light on the relationship between venture capitalists and their portfolio companies. The survey revealed that the...
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Keywords:
Borrowing and Debt;
Venture Capital;
Investment Portfolio;
Recruitment;
Surveys;
Managerial Roles;
Service Operations;
Relationships;
Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "What Do Venture Capitalists Do?" Harvard Business School Background Note 288-015, September 1987.
- July 1987 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc.
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 288-009, July 1987. (Revised May 1991.)
- June 1987 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Mebel, Doran & Co.
Puts the student in the position of a senior official of a major New York investment bank who discovers that information has leaked to the market on a confidential takeover plan that was being developed by a corporate client. The official has to decide how to deal with...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Investment Banking;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Crisis Management;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Mebel, Doran & Co." Harvard Business School Case 287-001, June 1987. (Revised September 1997.)
- June 1987 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
Carolina Power & Light Co.: Customer and Operating Services Group
Cespedes, Frank V. "Carolina Power & Light Co.: Customer and Operating Services Group." Harvard Business School Case 587-179, June 1987. (Revised May 1992.)
- June 1987 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
American Bank
By: Robert S. Kaplan
American Bank is developing a new system to compute product costs. The deregulated, more competitive environment for commercial banks has created both problems and opportunities for banking operations. In order to price existing products and assess the desirability of...
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Keywords:
System;
Consolidation;
Commercial Banking;
SWOT Analysis;
Fair Value Accounting;
Cost Management;
Price;
Banking Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "American Bank." Harvard Business School Case 187-194, June 1987. (Revised August 1988.)
- May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System
By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Planning;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Accounting Audits;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Strategy;
Financial Management;
Business or Company Management;
Management Systems;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- May 1987 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co.
After a record year in 1983, Murray Ohio's earnings declined in 1984. The company was faced with competition from cheap imports and was experiencing declining margins. Students are asked to analyze the company's 1984 financial statements and predict whether there is...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Business Divisions;
Cost Management;
Spending;
Decision Making;
Change Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Management Systems;
Manufacturing Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 187-178, May 1987. (Revised October 1996.)
- March 1987 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
Beer, Michael. "Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-008, March 1987. (Revised August 1988.)
- March 1987 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program
By: W. Earl Sasser
In recent years, Au Bon Pain (ABP), a chain of upscale French bakeries/sandwich cafes based in Boston, confronted a set of human resource problems endemic to the fast food industry (i.e., a labor shortage which made it difficult to attract and maintain quality crew...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Managerial Roles;
Retention;
Employees;
Performance Improvement;
Recruitment;
Problems and Challenges;
Compensation and Benefits;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Boston
Sasser, W. Earl. "Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program." Harvard Business School Case 687-063, March 1987. (Revised October 1993.)
- March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.
By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy
Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide...
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Keywords:
State Ownership;
Compensation and Benefits;
Entrepreneurship;
For-Profit Firms;
Accounting;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Resource Allocation;
Cost Accounting;
Cost Management;
Labor and Management Relations;
Financial Management;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
Kansas
Merchant, Kenneth A., Krishna G. Palepu, and Joseph P. Mulloy. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 187-088, March 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
- February 1987 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Arley Merchandise Corporation
Involves the initial public offering of a firm's stock. The offering includes a money-back guarantee to investors from the issuing firm which comes in the form of a "put" option. Option valuation is thus an important issue in this case.
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Keywords:
Initial Public Offering;
Stocks;
Cases;
Valuation;
Stock Options;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Arley Merchandise Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 287-063, February 1987. (Revised March 2006.)
- February 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Polysar Limited
By: Robert L. Simons
Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European...
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Keywords:
Loss;
Profit;
Financial Management;
Volume;
Performance Capacity;
Financial Statements;
For-Profit Firms;
Market Participation;
Chemical Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Canada
Simons, Robert L. "Polysar Limited." Harvard Business School Case 187-098, February 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- December 1986 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.--1986
By: Andre F. Perold
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.--1986." Harvard Business School Case 287-047, December 1986. (Revised August 1987.)
- November 1986 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
MG Services
By: David B. Yoffie
Keywords:
Service Industry
Yoffie, David B. "MG Services." Harvard Business School Case 387-086, November 1986. (Revised November 1987.)
- October 1986 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Karen Leary (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes the evolution of the working relationship of Karen Leary, a new manager of a Merrill Lynch retail branch, and Ted Chung, a new financial consultant in the branch. Leary has some concerns about her working relationship with Chung and with his performance....
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Employee Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Personal Development and Career;
Performance Evaluation;
Diversity;
Financial Services Industry
Hill, Linda A. "Karen Leary (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-020, October 1986. (Revised July 2010.)
- October 1986 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Advanced Medical Technology Corporation
By: Thomas R. Piper and Steven Rogers
A loan officer must decide whether to lend $8 million to a rapidly growing high technology company. The company has had a series of relationships with three other banks. Reports from loan officers at these banks are mixed and raise questions as to the ease with which a...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Commercial Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Condition;
Technology Industry
Piper, Thomas R., and Steven Rogers. "Advanced Medical Technology Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 287-028, October 1986. (Revised August 2015.)
- September 1986
- Supplement
Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Co. (B)
Keywords:
Service Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-024, September 1986.
- August 1986 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Mike Finkelstein (B)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Charles Bryan and Ken Leet
Following his successful turnaround of WTXX, Waterbury, Mike Finkelstein joined Odyssey Partners with a mandate to build a communications company. From 1982-1985, he acquired three more stations, financing each as an independent partnership. However, increasing...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Cash;
Business or Company Management;
Bonds;
Cost vs Benefits;
SWOT Analysis;
Alignment;
Acquisition;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Communications Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Charles Bryan, and Ken Leet. "Mike Finkelstein (B)." Harvard Business School Case 287-021, August 1986. (Revised May 2005.)
- August 1986 (Revised February 1991)
- Supplement
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Video
Population Services International, a not-for-profit agency founded to promote family planning information and to market birth control products, had an agreement with the government of Bangladesh to conduct a social marketing program using modern marketing techniques to...
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Keywords:
Social Marketing;
Health;
Advertising;
Marketing;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Government and Politics;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Health Industry;
Bangladesh
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-506, August 1986. (Revised February 1991.)