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- February 1979
- Background Note
Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure
Examines the interrelationship between the maximization of the share value of a firm's common stock and the minimization of the firm's weighted average cost of capital. Presents a revised version of a case by J.W. Mullins, Jr.
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note on the Theory of Optimal Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Background Note 279-069, February 1979.
- April 1978 (Revised January 1985)
- Case
Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)
SMIG, a division of G.D. Searle, was a fast growing high market-share company in the field of nuclear medical instruments. It manufactured two basically different product lines, one very successful and the other less so. Although marketing was separate for these...
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Keywords:
Change;
Brands and Branding;
Market Participation;
Production;
Success;
Performance Capacity;
Expansion;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Searle Medical Instruments Group (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 678-189, April 1978. (Revised January 1985.)
- 1978
- Article
Instrumentalism v. Formalism: Dissolving the Dichotomy
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Keywords:
Theory
Paine, Lynn Sharp. "Instrumentalism v. Formalism: Dissolving the Dichotomy." Wisconsin Law Review, no. 4 (1978): 997–1028.
- January 1978
- Article
Pooling vs. Purchase: The Effects of Accounting for Mergers on Stock Prices
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Hai Hong and Gershon Mandelker
Kaplan, Robert S., Hai Hong, and Gershon Mandelker. "Pooling vs. Purchase: The Effects of Accounting for Mergers on Stock Prices." Accounting Review 53 (January 1978): 31–47.
- December 1977
- Article
Tender Offers and Stockholder Returns: An Empirical Analysis
By: P. Dodd and R. S. Ruback
Dodd, P., and R. S. Ruback. "Tender Offers and Stockholder Returns: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Financial Economics 5, no. 3 (December 1977): 351–373.
- May 1977 (Revised March 1985)
- Teaching Note
Searle Medical Instruments Group (A), Teaching Note
Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- January 1977 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Perkin-Elmer Instrument Division: Plans and Forecasts (Revised)
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Perkin-Elmer Instrument Division: Plans and Forecasts (Revised)." Harvard Business School Case 677-150, January 1977. (Revised July 1985.)
- May 1976
- Article
The Impact on Option Pricing of Specification Error in the Underlying Stock Price Returns
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "The Impact on Option Pricing of Specification Error in the Underlying Stock Price Returns." Journal of Finance 31, no. 2 (May 1976): 333–350.
- January–February 1976
- Article
Option Pricing When Underlying Stock Returns are Discontinuous
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "Option Pricing When Underlying Stock Returns are Discontinuous." Journal of Financial Economics 3 (January–February 1976): 125–144. (Chapter 9 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- summer 1975
- Article
Simulation of Bond Portfolio Strategies: Laddered vs. Barbell Maturity Sturctures
By: D. B. Crane and Stephen P. Bradley
Crane, D. B., and Stephen P. Bradley. "Simulation of Bond Portfolio Strategies: Laddered vs. Barbell Maturity Sturctures." Journal of Bank Research 6, no. 2 (summer 1975).
- April 1974
- Case
Bowmar Instruments Corp. (A)
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Bowmar Instruments Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 674-090, April 1974.
- spring 1974
- Article
The Optimality of a Competitive Stock Market
By: Robert C. Merton and Marti G. Subrahmanyam
Merton, Robert C., and Marti G. Subrahmanyam. "The Optimality of a Competitive Stock Market." Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science 5, no. 1 (spring 1974): 145–170.
- March 1973
- Article
The Relationship between Put and Call Option Prices: Comment
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "The Relationship between Put and Call Option Prices: Comment." Journal of Finance 28, no. 1 (March 1973): 183–184.
- Article
Accounting Changes and Stock Prices
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Richard Roll
Kaplan, Robert S., and Richard Roll. "Accounting Changes and Stock Prices." Financial Analysts Journal (January–February 1973): 48–53.
- October 1972
- Article
A Dynamic Model for Bond Portfolio Management
By: D. B. Crane and S. P. Bradley
Crane, D. B., and S. P. Bradley. "A Dynamic Model for Bond Portfolio Management." Management Science 19, no. 2 (October 1972).
- Article
A Stochastic Programming Model for Commercial Bank Bond Portfolio Management
By: D. B. Crane
Crane, D. B. "A Stochastic Programming Model for Commercial Bank Bond Portfolio Management." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 6, no. 3 (June 1971).
- January – February 1969
- Article
Sophisticated Financing Tool: The Warrant
By: Henry B. Reiling and Samuel L. Hayes III
Reiling, Henry B., and Samuel L. Hayes III. "Sophisticated Financing Tool: The Warrant." Harvard Business Review 47, no. 1 (January–February 1969): 137–150. (Reprinted: Securities Law Review, 1969 (Sage Hill Publishers, Inc.))
- February 1963
- Case
Markham Instrument Co. (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Markham Instrument Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-083, February 1963.