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- October 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate, John L. King, Soon-Siong Neo and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Describes the actions taken by the government of Singapore to enable the country to survive and prosper after it achieved independence in the late 1960s. Recognizing that its small size, limited natural resources, but excellent location placed it in a vulnerable...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Natural Environment;
Expansion;
Policy;
Infrastructure;
Singapore;
Southeast Asia
Applegate, Lynda M., John L. King, Soon-Siong Neo, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure." Harvard Business School Case 196-012, October 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- 1995
- Chapter
Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
Keywords:
Financial Markets;
Financial Institutions;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Zvi Bodie. "Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective." Chap. 8 in The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano, 263–282. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- 1995
- Chapter
Incentive Problems in Financial Contracting: Impacts on Corporate Financing, Investment, and Risk Management Policies
By: K. Froot
Keywords:
Catastrophe Risk;
Corporate Finance;
Cost Of Capital;
Banking And Insurance;
Asset Pricing;
Hedging;
Banking;
Decision Choice And Uncertainty;
Financial Markets;
Insurance;
Policy;
Risk Management;
Natural Disasters;
Insurance Industry
Froot, K. "Incentive Problems in Financial Contracting: Impacts on Corporate Financing, Investment, and Risk Management Policies." Chap. 7 in The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano, 225–261. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995. (Revised from Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-020.)
- summer 1995
- Article
The Emerging Asset Class: Insurance Risk
By: K. A. Froot, B. Murphy, A. Stern and S. Usher
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Basic Industries TN
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-313-121).
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- May 1995
- Background Note
Note on Product Liability
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
This note provides an overview to the evolution and current state of product liability law in the United States.
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Keywords:
Goods and Commodities;
Legal Liability;
Safety;
Product Marketing;
Business Strategy;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
United States
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Note on Product Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-049, May 1995.
- May 1995 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Phillips Petroleum Co. and Norwegian Oil Policy
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Atte Almas
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Atte Almas. "Phillips Petroleum Co. and Norwegian Oil Policy." Harvard Business School Case 795-034, May 1995. (Revised February 1996.)
- May 1995 (Revised April 2005)
- Teaching Note
Competitive Information Policy at Pratt & Whitney TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols, III
Teaching Note for (9-394-154).
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- April 1995 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Unemployment in France: "Priority Number One"
By: David A. Moss
Explores the problem of French unemployment on the eve of the presidential elections of 1995. Traces the development of social and economic policies under President Mitterrand and surveys leading explanations for the nation's mounting unemployment crisis. One major...
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Keywords:
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Employment;
Economics;
Government and Politics;
Political Elections;
Social Issues;
Wages;
France
Moss, David A. Unemployment in France: "Priority Number One". Harvard Business School Case 795-064, April 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
- April 1995 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Provides an overview of the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Discusses HP's reactions as an organization to changes in its business environment. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze HP's practices, and how they have been...
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-051, April 1995. (Revised November 1995.)
- 1995
- Book
Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes
By: Joseph L. Bower, Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton
Bower, Joseph L., Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven, and Richard E. Walton. Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes. 8th ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1995.
- March 1995 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Craig F Schreiber
A Wall Street analyst has just learned that FPL (the holding company for Florida's largest electric utility) may cut its dividend in several days despite a 47-year streak of consecutive dividend increases. In response to the deregulation of the electric utility...
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Keywords:
Investment Return;
Corporate Strategy;
Policy;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Strategy;
Fluctuation;
Energy Sources;
Emerging Markets;
Utilities Industry;
Energy Industry;
Florida
Esty, Benjamin C., and Craig F Schreiber. "Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-059, March 1995. (Revised December 1995.)
- 1995
- Book
Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes
By: Joseph L. Bower, Christopher A. Bartlett, Hugo Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton
Bower, Joseph L., Christopher A. Bartlett, Hugo Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton, eds. Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes. Chicago: Irwin, 1995.
- 1995
- Article
Competitiveness and the New Industrial Policy
By: Rafael Di Tella, Alberto Ades and Mark Carney
- December 1994
- Teaching Note
Competitive Information Policy at United Technologies TN
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 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–December 1994
- Article
A Framework for Risk Management
By: K. Froot, David S. Scharfstein and J. Stein
Keywords:
Catastrophe Risk;
Cost Of Capital;
Banking And Insurance;
Hedging;
Banking;
Decision Choice And Uncertainty;
Framework;
Risk Management;
Corporate Finance;
Asset Pricing;
Financial Markets;
Insurance;
Policy;
Natural Disasters;
Insurance Industry
Froot, K., David S. Scharfstein, and J. Stein. "A Framework for Risk Management." Harvard Business Review 72, no. 6 (November–December 1994): 59–71. (Revised from "Developing a Risk Management Strategy," Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-021. Reprinted in Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 3 (fall 1994): 22-33; Marsh & McLennan Companies' Viewpoint 24 (spring 1995): 21-37; and in Corporate Risk: Strategies and Management, edited by Greg Brown and Don Chew, London: Risk Books, December 1999.)