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- December 1993 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Montana Land Reliance
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Thomas Patterson
The Montana Land Reliance is a small not-for-profit organization in the business of creating conservation easements on private lands in Montana. The easements preserve the scenic character and recreational value of the lands by precluding subdivision and other forms of...
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Keywords:
Private Ownership;
Motivation and Incentives;
Business or Company Management;
Natural Environment;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Property;
Environmental Sustainability;
Government and Politics;
Montana
Reinhardt, Forest L., and Thomas Patterson. "Montana Land Reliance." Harvard Business School Case 794-050, December 1993. (Revised January 1994.)
- Article
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Electric Utilities, and the Power of Competition
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Franklin D. Roosevelt, Electric Utilities, and the Power of Competition." Journal of Economic History 53, no. 4 (December 1993): 880–907.
- November 1993 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Continental Airlines--1992 (Abridged)
By: Stuart C. Gilson
The CEO is preparing a recommendation to the board regarding several potential outside investments in the company, which is currently operating in bankruptcy. In making his decision, the CEO has to consider various financial and strategic factors, including possible...
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Keywords:
Capital Structure;
Cash Flow;
Cost of Capital;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Investment;
Taxation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Valuation;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C. "Continental Airlines--1992 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 294-058, November 1993. (Revised April 2007.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Deposit Insurance Reform: A Functional Approach
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Insurance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Insurance Industry;
Banking Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Zvi Bodie. "Deposit Insurance Reform: A Functional Approach." In Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy. Vol. 38, edited by A. Meltzer and C. Plosser. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1993.
- October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Accounting for Productivity Growth
Introduces students to the arithmetic of the accounting for national productivity growth. It defines labor productivity, capital productivity, and total factor productivity, describes the relationships among them, and discusses the phenomena that cause them to change...
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Keywords:
Performance Productivity;
Macroeconomics;
Analytics and Data Science;
Government and Politics;
Mathematical Methods;
United States;
Singapore
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Accounting for Productivity Growth." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-051, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- September 1993 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
China (A): The Great Awakening
By: Debora L. Spar
As the third largest economy after the United States and Japan, China's startling economic growth has spurred increasing interest in the economic, social, and political factors that catapulted the country to sudden prominence. This case starts with an overview of the...
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Spar, Debora L. "China (A): The Great Awakening." Harvard Business School Case 794-019, September 1993. (Revised September 1997.)
- September 1993 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Environment and International Trade
During the 1990s, environmental activists became interested in trade issues for the first time. Whereas GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, had previously been the province of trade specialists, a new poster popular among environmentalists depicted the...
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Keywords:
Trade;
Environmental Sustainability;
Science-Based Business;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Alliances;
Globalization;
International Relations;
Conflict of Interests
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Environment and International Trade." Harvard Business School Case 794-018, September 1993. (Revised October 1994.)
- September 1993 (Revised July 1995)
- Background Note
Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework
Government intervention in markets may have significant effects--both positive and negative--on a firm's strategic options and its performance outcomes. Thus the ability to analyze the origins, implications, and dynamics of public policy is a critical managerial skill...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Management Skills;
Government and Politics;
Adoption;
Business Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Economic Systems
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-028, September 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Operation and Regulation in Financial Intermediation: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords:
Financial Markets;
Operations;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C. "Operation and Regulation in Financial Intermediation: A Functional Perspective." In Operation and Regulation of Financial Markets, edited by P. Englund. Stockholm: Ekonomiska rådet (Sweden), 1993.
- 1993
- Chapter
Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis." In The Future of Pensions in the United States, edited by R. Schmitt. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. (Reprinted in The Foundations of Pension Finance, Volume I, Zvi Bodie and E. Philip Davis, eds., Edward Elger, 2000.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Telecommunications: Deregulation and Globalization
By: R. H.K. Vietor and D. B. Yoffie
Keywords:
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Telecommunications Industry
Vietor, R. H.K., and D. B. Yoffie. "Telecommunications: Deregulation and Globalization." In Beyond Free Trade: Firms, Governments, and Global Competition, edited by D. B. Yoffie. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1993.
- March 1993
- Teaching Note
Note on U.S. Taxation of Foreign-Source Corporate Income (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-292-101).
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- February 1993 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
India (A)
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Waleed J. Iskandar and Max L. Weston
Outlines India's import substitution strategy and its planned development process. The effects of the difficult political and social context on economic development are analyzed. The failure of the system to achieve sustainable growth and improvement leads to attempts...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Ethnicity;
Development Economics;
Trade;
Economic Growth;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
India
Vietor, Richard H.K., Waleed J. Iskandar, and Max L. Weston. "India (A)." Harvard Business School Case 793-112, February 1993. (Revised March 2003.)
- February 1993 (Revised May 1997)
- Supplement
India (B)
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Waleed J. Iskandar and Max L. Weston
Outlines the changes implemented by the new government led by Prime Minister Rao.
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Vietor, Richard H.K., Waleed J. Iskandar, and Max L. Weston. "India (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-113, February 1993. (Revised May 1997.)
- February 1993 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
President Clinton and the Federal Deficit
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "President Clinton and the Federal Deficit." Harvard Business School Case 793-111, February 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
- 1993
- Article
Government Policy and Energy Markets: A Review Essay
By: R. H.K. Vietor
Vietor, R. H.K. "Government Policy and Energy Markets: A Review Essay." Journal of Policy History 5, no. 2 (1993): 273–84.
- 1993
- Chapter
The Law of the Sea Conference: Lessons for Negotiations to Control Global Warming
Keywords:
Negotiation;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Agreements and Arrangements;
International Relations
Sebenius, James K. "The Law of the Sea Conference: Lessons for Negotiations to Control Global Warming." In International Environmental Negotiation, edited by Gunnar Sjostedt, 189–216. Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications, 1993.
- December 1992
- Exercise
Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group B, Utility #1
Describes the position of Utility #1 in negotiating Group B with respect to 1) its SO emissions reduction requirements; 2) the costs of its alternative compliance strategies; and 3) the nature of its state regulatory environment.
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Governance Compliance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Negotiation;
Pollutants;
Strategy;
Utilities Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group B, Utility #1." Harvard Business School Exercise 793-077, December 1992.
- October 1992 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Allied-Signal: Managing the Hazardous Waste Liability Risk
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Edward Prewitt
Allied-Signal, Inc., one of the world's oldest chemical companies and today a diversified conglomerate, is liable for clean-up costs of old hazardous waste sites. These costs are substantial: reserves grew to nearly $500 million in 1991. Attempting to avoid further...
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Keywords:
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Environmental Sustainability;
Programs;
Cost Management;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Governance Compliance;
Legal Liability;
Chemical Industry;
United States;
Europe
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Edward Prewitt. "Allied-Signal: Managing the Hazardous Waste Liability Risk." Harvard Business School Case 793-044, October 1992. (Revised August 1994.)
- September 1992 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990
By: Lynn S. Paine
Paine, Lynn S. "Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990." Harvard Business School Case 393-039, September 1992. (Revised October 1994.)