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- September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Willie Overmeyer
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jennifer Bermant
A student comes to believe that a classmate has cheated on an exam. The action question is: What, if anything, should the student do?
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jennifer Bermant. "Willie Overmeyer." Harvard Business School Case 396-056, September 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- Article
The Valuation of Cash Flow Forecasts: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. N. Kaplan and R. S. Ruback
Kaplan, S. N., and R. S. Ruback. "The Valuation of Cash Flow Forecasts: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Finance 50, no. 4 (September 1995).
- August 1995
- Case
Slade Plating Department, The
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture. Includes decision opportunity. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Hill, Linda A. "Slade Plating Department, The." Harvard Business School Case 496-018, August 1995.
- May 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning
ToyWorld, a fast growing retailer, was revitalizing its information technology (IT) infrastructure and called in AT&T to help plan for the future. Five strategic alternatives for use of information and communications technology were identified through value chain...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Information Technology;
Growth and Development;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Retail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning." Harvard Business School Case 195-262, May 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
- May 1995 (Revised October 1995)
- Background Note
Introduction to Cash Flow Valuation Methods
Provides an introduction to three cash flow valuation methods. The three methods differ in their measure of cash flows and the discount rate applied to those cash flows. The names for the three methods correspond to the type of cash flow that is used in the valuation:...
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Ruback, Richard S. "Introduction to Cash Flow Valuation Methods." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-155, May 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
- May 1995 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Microsoft/Intuit
Microsoft Corp. proposes to acquire Intuit Corp. Examines the strategic fit and the price proposed to complete the transaction.
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Applications and Software;
Acquisition;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Microsoft/Intuit." Harvard Business School Case 295-121, May 1995. (Revised November 2001.)
- May 1995 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
AT&T Paradyne
By: Robert S. Kaplan
A company making data communication devices has adopted a Total Quality philosophy for working with suppliers, employees, and customers. The finance group finds its existing cost system has become obsolete because of a shift from manual to automatic production...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Product;
Corporate Accountability;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
System;
Performance Efficiency;
Financial Reporting;
Operations;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "AT&T Paradyne." Harvard Business School Case 195-165, May 1995. (Revised April 1998.)
- April 1995 (Revised May 1995)
- Teaching Note
Exercises on the Value of Information (TN)
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-893-006).
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- April 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Pillsbury: Customer Driven Reengineering
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Pillsbury is transforming itself from an integrated producer of flour and bakery products to a value-added supplier of premium branded products. After initial successes applying activity-based costing to manufacturing operations, two senior executives decide to...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Production;
Cost Management;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Food and Beverage Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Pillsbury: Customer Driven Reengineering." Harvard Business School Case 195-144, April 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- April 1995
- Teaching Note
Freemark Abbey Winery TN
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-181-027).
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- spring 1995
- Article
Mark-to-Market Accounting for Banks and Thrifts: Lessons from the Danish Experience
By: Victor L Bernard, Robert C. Merton and Krishna G. Palepu
Bernard, Victor L., Robert C. Merton, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Mark-to-Market Accounting for Banks and Thrifts: Lessons from the Danish Experience." Journal of Accounting Research 33, no. 1 (spring 1995): 1–32.
- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
UAL Corporation
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
In the largest attempted employee-buyout in history, a large U.S. commercial airline seeks substantial wage concessions from its employees in return for 53% stake in the airline's commmon stock and guaranteed seats on the board of directors. Management must convince...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Corporate Governance;
Labor;
Wages;
Management Teams;
Employee Ownership;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Strategy;
Value;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "UAL Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 295-130, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- March 1995
- Case
Donald Salter Communications, Inc.
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
A new CEO is hired to manage the turnaround of a family-owned newspaper publisher. In a departure from previous management, he implements a new compensation scheme that explicitly ties executive pay to market-value-based measures of firm performance. Because the...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Transformation;
Asset Management;
Wages;
Balanced Scorecard;
Family Ownership;
Motivation and Incentives;
Valuation;
Journalism and News Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Donald Salter Communications, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-114, March 1995.
- January 1995
- Case
Understanding User Needs
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Presents an introduction to methods for understanding user needs in product development. Describes a number of techniques including the use of focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, the Kano method, Lead User analysis, the Product Value matrix, OFD, etc. Provides a...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Product Development;
Mathematical Methods
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Understanding User Needs." Harvard Business School Case 695-051, January 1995.
- January 1995 (Revised August 1997)
- Background Note
Cross-Border Valuation
By: Kenneth A. Froot and W. Carl Kester
Provides a review of valuation techniques used to assess cross-border investments. Discusses the discounting of free cash flows with a weighted average cost of capital and the use of adjusted present value. Special concerns such as foreign-exchange risk, country risks,...
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Froot, Kenneth A., and W. Carl Kester. "Cross-Border Valuation." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-100, January 1995. (Revised August 1997.)
- December 1994 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
The JKJ Pension Fund
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
The JKJ pension fund currently has $187 million invested in 14 properties. Sarah Griffin, the portfolio manager for real estate, needs to value each of the properties and recommend which ones should be sold and which ones to hold. She further needs to recommend...
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Keywords:
Property;
Investment Portfolio;
Valuation;
Investment Funds;
Financial Management;
Real Estate Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The JKJ Pension Fund." Harvard Business School Case 395-133, December 1994. (Revised December 1995.)
- December 1994 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
AES Honeycomb (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah C. Mavrinac
Senior managers of the AES Corp., an independent power producer, must decide whether to drop the company's emphasis on corporate values and revamp organizational controls as advised by investment analysts and outside counsel. The company is recovering from an incident...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Energy Generation;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Structure;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Industry;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah C. Mavrinac. "AES Honeycomb (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-132, December 1994. (Revised October 2009.)
- November 1994 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
In 1993, senior managers at Levi Strauss & Co., the world's largest brand-name apparel manufacturer, were deciding whether the company should have a business presence in China, given the human rights and other problems there. The China Policy Group has been asked to...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Decisions;
Management Skills;
Trade;
Brands and Branding;
Rights;
Ethics;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-127, November 1994. (Revised February 1997.)
- November 1994 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Scripps Research Institute, The: November 1993 (Abridged)
By: Josh Lerner
In November 1993, Dr. Richard Lerner, president of the Scripps Research Institute, faces the challenge of maintaining his organization's financial and scientific vitality. A proposed cooperative venture with Sandoz has attracted considerable criticism. Meanwhile, a new...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Financing and Loans;
Policy;
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Research;
Nonprofit Organizations
Lerner, Josh. "Scripps Research Institute, The: November 1993 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 295-068, November 1994. (Revised December 1995.)
- November 1994 (Revised January 1995)
- Background Note
A Note on Capital Cash Flow Valuation
Presents the capital cash flow method for valuing risky cash flows. In this method cash flows are calculated to include the benefits of interest tax shields. In a capital structure, with just ordinary debt and common equity, capital cash flows equal the flows available...
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Ruback, Richard S. "A Note on Capital Cash Flow Valuation." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-069, November 1994. (Revised January 1995.)