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- July 1985 (Revised March 1994)
- Background Note
Exposure and Hedging
By: David E. Bell
Describes the concept of exposure; the dependence of a goal on an uncertain external event. Describes in detail how hedges may be constructed to eliminate exposure, including the algebra of cross-hedging and hedge ratios. The relevance of regression analysis is...
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Bell, David E. "Exposure and Hedging." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-036, July 1985. (Revised March 1994.)
- April 1985 (Revised October 1988)
- Case
Everest Computer (A): The Development of the SuperMOS Process
By: Kim B. Clark
The research and development lab at the semiconductor development and manufacturing facility of a computer systems manufacturer has embarked on a radically improved semiconductor manufacturing process for application in a new computer system. The case offers a detailed...
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- 1985
- Chapter
The Role of Contingent Claims Analysis in Corporate Finance
By: Scott P. Mason and Robert C. Merton
- February 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (B)
Contains a description of a set of related decisions confronting the management and directors of Business Research Corp. (BRC) in April of 1984. BRC needs more capital to finance continued development of the market for a full-text database comprised of Wall Street...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Finance;
Capital Structure;
Capital;
Goals and Objectives;
Conflict of Interests;
Business Plan;
Financing and Loans;
Ethics
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-090, February 1985.
- September 1984
- Background Note
Marketing Research: An Overview of Research Methods
By: Robert J. Dolan
Broadly describes the scope of marketing research, and describes experiments, non-survey methods, and internal data.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Marketing Research: An Overview of Research Methods." Harvard Business School Background Note 585-039, September 1984.
- May 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Background Note
Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing
By: Robert J. Dolan
Shows how to calculate and use the break-even volume in marketing decision making.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-149, May 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- January 1984
- Article
A Simulation Analysis of Alternative Pricing Strategies for Dynamic Environments
By: Robert J. Dolan
Researchers of the strategic implications of the well-known demand (e.g., adoption and diffusion) and supply (e.g., experience effects) dynamics have typically sought analytical solutions. Their success in this has been achieved partly by limiting the richness of the...
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Dolan, Robert J. "A Simulation Analysis of Alternative Pricing Strategies for Dynamic Environments." Journal of Business 57, no. 1 (January 1984).
- Article
'Paradigms Lost': On Theory and Method in Research in Marketing
By: Rohit Deshpandé
Deshpandé, Rohit. "'Paradigms Lost': On Theory and Method in Research in Marketing." Journal of Marketing 47, no. 4 (Fall 1983): 101–110.
- August 1983
- Background Note
Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation
By: David B. Yoffie
Provides an overview of balance of payments accounting and analytical presentation of balance of payments data. Includes sample transactions to illustrate the application of the basic accounting principles and definitions of the standard balances.
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Yoffie, David B. "Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-005, August 1983.
- May 1983
- Article
Optimality Conditions and Strong Duality in Abstract and Continuous Time Linear Programming
By: André Perold and R. Meidan
Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
Perold, André, and R. Meidan. "Optimality Conditions and Strong Duality in Abstract and Continuous Time Linear Programming." Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications 40, no. 1 (May 1983): 61–76.
- May 1983
- Article
The Fragility of Econometric Reporting
By: Edward Leamer and Dutch Leonard
Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
Leamer, Edward, and Dutch Leonard. "The Fragility of Econometric Reporting." Review of Economics and Statistics 65, no. 2 (May 1983).
- Article
Bilateral Contracts
By: Jerry R. Green and Seppo Honkapohja
A mathematical characterization of self-enforcing bilateral contracts is given. Contracts where both parties exercise some control over the quantity traded can sometimes be superior to contracts that rest control entirely with one side. Some qualitative characteristics...
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Green, Jerry R., and Seppo Honkapohja. "Bilateral Contracts." Journal of Mathematical Economics 11, no. 2 (1983): 171–187.
- 1983
- Article
Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended." QQ: Report from the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy 3, no. 3 (1983).
- July 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Background Note
Why Preference Curves are Useful for Risky Decisions
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Why Preference Curves are Useful for Risky Decisions." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-030, July 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- July 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Background Note
Worked Examples in Dynamic Programming
By: David E. Bell
Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
Bell, David E. "Worked Examples in Dynamic Programming." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-028, July 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- April 1982 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits
Calls for a decision on whether Hart Schaffner & Marx, the nation's leading manufacturer of high quality, branded suits, should expand its product line by marketing suits that are separately ticketed (i.e., the coat, vest, and slacks are sold from individual hangers...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Decisions;
Price;
Markets;
Distribution Channels;
Production;
Mathematical Methods;
Competitive Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits." Harvard Business School Case 582-134, April 1982. (Revised June 1993.)
- 1982
- Chapter
Informal Covariation Assessment: Data-based vs. Theory-based Judgements
By: D. Jennings, T. M. Amabile and L. D. Ross
Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
- January 1982
- Background Note
Sharing Costs: Internal Telephone Billing Rates
By: Elon Kohlberg
Kohlberg, Elon. "Sharing Costs: Internal Telephone Billing Rates." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-109, January 1982.