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- July 1990 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
U.S. Auto Industry: Scenarios and Choices for the 1990s
Asks students to prepare a capacity utilization scenario for the U.S. auto industry in 1992 and to propose proper courses of action for Ford and General Motors in the face of globalizing competition. The subject is "corporate strategy in an overcapacitized world."...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Business or Company Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Auto Industry;
United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "U.S. Auto Industry: Scenarios and Choices for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 391-001, July 1990. (Revised August 1994.)
- June 1990
- Case
Calizona Valley Power and Light Co.
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Calizona Valley Power and Light Co." Harvard Business School Case 590-128, June 1990.
- May 1990 (Revised February 1993)
- Teaching Note
Compagnie Generale D'Electricite, Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
- spring 1990
- Book Review
Review of Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry, by Richard F. Hirsh
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Review of Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry, by Richard F. Hirsh." Business History Review 64, no. 1 (spring 1990): 184–186.
- February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 190-065, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Supplement
Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (B)
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-105, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- May 1989 (Revised June 1989)
- Case
Commonwealth Edison (B)
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Commonwealth Edison (B)." Harvard Business School Case 389-211, May 1989. (Revised June 1989.)
- December 1988
- Article
Ordinal Independence in Non-Linear Utility Theory
By: Jerry R. Green and Bruno Jullien
Individual behavior under uncertainty is characterized using a new axiom, ordinal independence, which is a weakened form of the von Neumann-Morgcnslern independence axiom. It states that if two distributions share a tail in common, then this tail can be modified...
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Keywords:
Preferences
Green, Jerry R., and Bruno Jullien. "Ordinal Independence in Non-Linear Utility Theory." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 1, no. 4 (December 1988): 355–387.
- 1988
- Chapter
The Expected Utility of Playing a Game
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "The Expected Utility of Playing a Game." In The Shapley Value: Essays in Honor of Lloyd S. Shapley, edited by A. E. Roth, 51–70. Cambridge University Press, 1988.
- August 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Boston Edison vs. City of Boston
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Edison vs. City of Boston." Harvard Business School Case 189-047, August 1988. (Revised January 1990.)
- Article
'Making Book Against Oneself,' the Independence Axiom, and Non-Linear Utility Theory
By: Jerry R. Green
An individual with known preferences over lotteries can be led to accept random wealth distributions different from his initial endowment by a sequential process in which some uncertainty is resolved and he is offered a new lottery in place of the remaining...
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Green, Jerry R. "'Making Book Against Oneself,' the Independence Axiom, and Non-Linear Utility Theory." Quarterly Journal of Economics 102, no. 4 (November 1987): 785–796.
- April 1987 (Revised May 1995)
- Teaching Note
Harnischfeger Corp., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-186-160).
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Keywords:
Utilities Industry
- March 1987 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
Beer, Michael. "Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-008, March 1987. (Revised August 1988.)
- February 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Polysar Limited
By: Robert L. Simons
Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European...
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Keywords:
Loss;
Profit;
Financial Management;
Volume;
Performance Capacity;
Financial Statements;
For-Profit Firms;
Market Participation;
Chemical Industry;
Rubber Industry;
Canada
Simons, Robert L. "Polysar Limited." Harvard Business School Case 187-098, February 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- 1987
- Other Unpublished Work
Re-Establishing the Regulatory Bargain in the Electric Utility Industry
By: Dutch Leonard, Joseph P. Kalt and Henry Lee
- Article
Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Private Sector Decision Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research
By: Rohit Deshpandé
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Private Sector Decision Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research." Social Science Quarterly 67, no. 1 (March 1986): 39–52.
- December 1985
- Case
Water Meter Industry in 1982
Porter, Michael E. "Water Meter Industry in 1982." Harvard Business School Case 386-128, December 1985.
- November 1985 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
Harnischfeger Corp.
Presents an analysis of Harnischfeger's quality of earnings, and the investment potential of the company's stock in light of the company's turnaround strategy.
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Keywords:
Financial Condition;
Revenue;
Stock Shares;
Profit;
Economic Growth;
Financial Reporting;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Safety;
Utilities Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Harnischfeger Corp." Harvard Business School Case 186-160, November 1985. (Revised August 1997.)
- July 1984 (Revised February 1987)
- Teaching Note
Boston Edison: Overload, Teaching Note
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
- May 1984 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Western Electric at Merrimack Valley
By: W. Earl Sasser and Dorothy Leonard-Barton
Keywords:
Utilities Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and Dorothy Leonard-Barton. "Western Electric at Merrimack Valley." Harvard Business School Case 684-072, May 1984. (Revised December 1984.)