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- October 1984
- Article
Large-Scale Portfolio Optimization
By: André Perold
Keywords:
Financial Instruments
Perold, André. "Large-Scale Portfolio Optimization." Management Science 30, no. 10 (October 1984): 1143–1160.
- September 1984 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Federated Industries (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan
The market leader in an overcapacity industry with a commodity product is trying to restore industry price levels. Price cutting has hurt overall industry price levels and the leader must determine whether (and how) to bring up price levels or exit the market.
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Keywords:
Supply and Industry;
Market Entry and Exit;
Price;
Goods and Commodities;
Competition;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Dolan, Robert J. "Federated Industries (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-104, September 1984. (Revised December 1992.)
- September 1984 (Revised May 1985)
- Teaching Note
Federated Industries (A) TN
By: Robert J. Dolan
Teaching Note for (9-585-104).
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- September 1984 (Revised October 1992)
- Background Note
Pricing Policy
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents fundamental pricing principles.
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Keywords:
Price
Dolan, Robert J. "Pricing Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-044, September 1984. (Revised October 1992.)
- September 1984
- Background Note
Note on Residual Pricing
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Keywords:
Price
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Note on Residual Pricing." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-150, September 1984.
- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Corporate headquarters wishes to expand sales of a sealant product currently sold only in the West German market. Regional affiliates, operating on a profit center basis, are not enthusiastic about taking on the new product. The case describes the company's...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Globalization;
Expansion;
Profit;
Conflict Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Construction Industry;
Europe;
West Germany
Dolan, Robert J. "Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-099, September 1984.
- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the outcome of implementation of the standardized plan described in Henkel (A).
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Globalization;
Expansion;
Profit;
Conflict Management;
Outcome or Result;
Consumer Products Industry;
Construction Industry;
Europe;
West Germany
Dolan, Robert J. "Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)." Harvard Business School Case 585-100, September 1984.
- September 1984
- Article
The Evolution of Market Risk in the U.S. Steel Industry and Implications for Required Rates of Return
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, J. J. Tribendis and J. P. Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., J. J. Tribendis, and J. P. Clark. "The Evolution of Market Risk in the U.S. Steel Industry and Implications for Required Rates of Return." Journal of Industrial Economics 32, no. 5 (September 1984).
- August 1984 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
The Toro Company S'no Risk Program
By: David E. Bell
Toro introduced a promotion in which purchasers of their snowthrower would receive a refund if the next winter brought only modest snowfall. The principal focus of the class is to understand what the risk implications are for the customer and for the company. May be...
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Bell, David E. "The Toro Company S'no Risk Program." Harvard Business School Case 185-017, August 1984. (Revised March 1994.)
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)
Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Going Public;
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
SWOT Analysis;
Investment Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Planning;
Corporate Finance;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-003, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- June 1984 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 184-194, June 1984. (Revised June 1987.)
- June 1984 (Revised July 1999)
- Background Note
Securities Law and Private Financing
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the issues an entrepreneur faces in the process of raising private funds, and the securities laws which impact the process. Based in part on a note by R.E. Floor of the law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar.
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Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Securities Law and Private Financing." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-164, June 1984. (Revised July 1999.)
- June 1984 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
Securities Law and Public Offerings
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the relevant securities laws which pertain to the public offering of securities, as well as the business issues and process of a public offering.
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Keywords:
Laws and Statutes;
Capital Markets;
Initial Public Offering;
Public Administration Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Securities Law and Public Offerings." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-165, June 1984. (Revised March 1993.)
- April 1984
- Exercise
Present Value Investment Problems
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Present Value Investment Problems." Harvard Business School Exercise 184-182, April 1984.
- February 1984 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide
By: W. Carl Kester, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr. and Stacy S. Dick
Disequilibrium in the $350 million TiO2 market has prompted Du Pont's Pigments Department to develop two strategies for competing in this market in the future. The growth strategy has a smaller internal rate of return than the alternative strategy due to large capital...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cash Flow;
Investment Return;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Projects;
Chemical Industry
Kester, W. Carl, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr., and Stacy S. Dick. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide." Harvard Business School Case 284-066, February 1984. (Revised February 1986.)
- February 1984 (Revised March 1984)
- Teaching Note
Exercises on Capital Budgeting Under Uncertainty, Teaching Note
By: David E. Bell
- February 1984 (Revised January 1994)
- Teaching Note
Hedging Exercises, Teaching Note
By: David E. Bell
Keywords:
Investment Funds
- February 1984 (Revised March 1990)
- Background Note
Risk Adjusted Discount Rates
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Risk Adjusted Discount Rates." Harvard Business School Background Note 184-151, February 1984. (Revised March 1990.)