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Capital and Ownership Structure: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Manufacturing Corporations
By: W. C. Kester
Kester, W. C. "Capital and Ownership Structure: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Manufacturing Corporations." Financial Management 15, no. 1 (Spring 1986): 5–16.
- February 1986 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Novo Industri A/S--1981
By: W. Carl Kester and Glynn Ferguson
This small but rapidly growing Danish biochemical company must choose among several financing opportunities that include a convertible Eurobond, a rights offering in Denmark and an issue of new common shares in the United States. The case involves a broad range of...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Cost of Capital;
Bonds;
Stock Shares;
Financing and Loans;
Globalization;
Biotechnology Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Denmark;
United States
Kester, W. Carl, and Glynn Ferguson. "Novo Industri A/S--1981." Harvard Business School Case 286-084, February 1986. (Revised November 1992.)
- August 1985
- Case
Capital Gains Tax Cut of 1978
By: Michael G. Rukstad and Nancy F. Koehn
Rukstad, Michael G., and Nancy F. Koehn. "Capital Gains Tax Cut of 1978." Harvard Business School Case 386-060, August 1985.
- June 1985 (Revised April 1989)
- Case
Benetton (B)
By: James L. Heskett
The managing director of Benetton is faced with several issues concerning the adequacy of the company's organization to capitalize on the early success it has achieved in an important foreign market, the United States. Specifically, the case raises questions about...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Global Strategy;
Transition;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Success;
Business Headquarters;
Business Subsidiaries;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Growth and Maturation;
United States;
Italy
Heskett, James L. "Benetton (B)." Harvard Business School Case 685-020, June 1985. (Revised April 1989.)
- 8 Mar 1985
- Lecture
Capital and Ownership Structure: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Manufacturing Corporations
By: W. Carl Kester
Kester, W. Carl. "Capital and Ownership Structure: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Manufacturing Corporations." Lecture at the International Competition Conference, Harvard Kennedy School, Center for Business and Government, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 8, 1985. (Research presenter.)
- April 1983 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
People Express (A)
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Debra Whitestone
Describes the start up, strategy, organizational design, and operations over the first eighteen months of the airline. Focuses on the creative use of human resources as an integral part of the business strategy.
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
Air Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Operations;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Debra Whitestone. "People Express (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-103, April 1983. (Revised October 2000.)
- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (A)
By: W. Carl Kester
HCAs ratio of debt to total capital is approaching 70%, jeopardizing its single-A bond rating. Students must determine an appropriate target debt ratio for HCA in light of its growth objectives, its acquisition strategy and its changing regulatory environment.
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Keywords:
Situation or Environment;
Capital Structure;
Health Care and Treatment;
Borrowing and Debt;
Health Industry;
Tennessee
Kester, W. Carl. "Hospital Corp. of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 283-053, January 1983. (Revised February 1988.)
- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (B)
By: W. Carl Kester
Focuses on HCAs financing options for reaching its target capital structure. The options include new equity conversion of convertible debentures, a debt-for-equity swap, the sale of assets, and fixed-rate debt. Students must address the problem of market timing and...
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Keywords:
Assets;
Capital Structure;
Cash Flow;
Equity;
Debt Securities;
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
Health Industry;
United States
Kester, W. Carl. "Hospital Corp. of America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 283-054, January 1983. (Revised February 1988.)
- 1983
- Other Unpublished Work
Services from Public Capital: The Outlook for Boston's Physical Infrastructure
By: Dutch Leonard, Arnold Howitt, Helen F. Ladd and Ann B. Weeks
- January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)
Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Machinery and Machining;
Cost Management;
Price;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Marketing Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Porter, Michael E. "General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-128, January 1980. (Revised August 1986.)
- February 1978
- Case
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)
Describes the history and evolution of the log home manufacturing industry, a rapidly growing embryonic industry capitalizing on the back-to-basics lifestyle changes in the United States. Focuses on one of the leading firms in the industry, but allows a discussion of...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Change Management;
Industry Structures;
Supply and Industry;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Porter, Michael E. "Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 378-195, February 1978.
- Research Summary
Corporate Governance and International Competitiveness
By: W. Carl Kester
W. Carl Kester's research involves comparisons of national or broad regional systems of corporate governance (e.g., German, Japanese, Anglo-American), and the influence these systems exert on corporate investment and international competitiveness. Kester has found...
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- Article
Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric
By: Tom Nicholas
This paper estimates the returns to human capital accumulation during the first era of mega-firms in the United States by linking employees at General Electric—a canonical enterprise associated with the “visible hand” of managerial hierarchies—to the 1940 census. I...
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Keywords:
Returns To Education;
Management Practices;
Hierarchies;
Management Practices and Processes;
Rank and Position;
Human Capital;
Talent and Talent Management;
Business History;
United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric." Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 29, 2023.)
- Forthcoming
- Article
Loss of Peers and Individual Worker Performance: Evidence From H-1B Visa Denials
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Kirk Doran, Astrid Marinoni and Chungeun Yoon
We study how restrictive immigration policies that result in the unexpected loss of co-workers affect the performance of skilled migrants employed in organizations. Specifically, we examine the impact of the loss of team members on their co-workers’ performance in...
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Overview
By: Debora L. Spar
I currently teach an Elective Course on Capitalism and the State (CATS), and serve as Course Head for a new Required Curriculum course on the Social Purpose of the Firm (SPF). Previously, I developed and taught Managing International Trade and Investment (MITI) in the...
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Overview
By: Meg Rithmire
Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform
Published October, 2015
China since the 1980s has been the scene of unprecedented efforts at urban construction and growth, even in the absence of privatization of ownership... View Details
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Overview
By: Debora L. Spar
My work focuses generally on the intersection between technological change and societal structures, and on the many areas in which business both shapes and is shaped by societal norms.
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Keywords:
Technological And Scientific Innovation;
Technological Change: Choices And Consequences;
Business & Government Relations;
Business And Community;
Capitalism;
Reproduction;
Technological Innovation;
Government and Politics;
Gender;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Education Industry;
United States;
Europe;
Africa;
Asia
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Overview
By: Andy Wu
How can technology entrepreneurs build competitive advantage from the ground up? Professor Andy Wu conducts scholarly research and develops course materials that document how technology entrepreneurs can (1) organize for innovation to create new market opportunities...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Growth Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Technology Platform;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology Industry;
Retail Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States;
China;
Southeast Asia;
South Asia
- Research Summary
Profitable Souls: Foreign Investment and the Fate of Human Rights
By: Debora L. Spar
This is a project about foreign investment, about what happens when big multinational firms invest in small, poor, and often nasty places. Typically, most observers assume that this is a largely negative relationship: that multinationals exploit the local population,...
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