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Working Paper

The Effect of Personal Taxes and Dividends on Capital Asset Prices: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Robert H. Litzenberger, Krishna Ramaswamy
1978

Abstract not available.

Book

The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective

Jeffrey Pfeffer, Gerald Salancik
Harper & Row 1978

Among the most widely cited books in the social sciences, The External Control of Organizations has long been required reading for any student of organization studies. The book, reissued on its 25th anniversary as part of the Stanford…

Working Paper

The Female/Male Salary Differential in Public Schools: Some Lessons from San Francisco, 1879

Myra H. Strober, Laura Best
1978

Abstract not available.

Journal Article

The Freedom of Information Act: Strategic Opportunities and Threats

David Bruce Montgomery (1938–2025), A.H. Peters, C.B. Weinberg
Sloan Management Review 1978 Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pages 1-13.
Working Paper

The Horizontal Divestiture of Petroleum Companies: Some Technological Considerations

David J. Teece
1978

Abstract not available.

Working Paper

The Pricing of Commodity Futures Contracts, Nominal Bonds and Other Risky Assets under Commodity Price Uncertainty

Frederick L.A. Grauer, Robert H. Litzenberger
1978

Abstract not available.

Working Paper

The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Restrictions on the Supply of Treasury Securities

James C. Van Horne (1935–2025)
1978

Abstract not available.

Working Paper

A Theory of Lateral Integration: Corporate Diversification in Energy

David J. Teece
1978

Abstract not available.

Working Paper

A Theory of the Term Structure of Interest Rates

John C. Cox, Jonathan E. Ingersoll, Stephen A. Ross
1978

Abstract not available.

Working Paper

Use of Strategies to Reduce Time Pressures: Some Non-Difference Between Working Wives and Non-Working Wives

Myra H. Strober, Charles B. Weinberg
1978

Abstract not available.

Working Paper

Using Probabilistic Information in Solving Resource Allocation Problems for a Decentralized Firm

James R. Freeland, Gerhard Schiefer
1978

This paper formulates a general linear programming problem for a multidivision firm where headquarters possesses probabilistic information regarding each division’s opportunities. It is assumed that headquarters is willing to risk implementing a…

Working Paper

Verbal Reports About Subjective Evaluation Strategies

Barton Weitz, Peter Wright
1978

Abstract not available.

Journal Article

What Constitutes a Self-serving Attributional Bias?: A Reply to Bradley

Dale T. Miller
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1978 Vol. 36 Issue 11 Pages 1221–1223.

In a response to G. W. Bradley’s (see record 1979-26025-001) article, the value of his “broadened self-serving bias formulation” is examined, and a case is made for clearly…

Journal Article

A Framework for the Comparison of Marketing Models: A Delphi Study

David Bruce Montgomery (1938–2025), Jean Claude Larreche
Journal of Marketing Research November1977 Vol. 14 Issue 4 Pages 487-498.

A Delphi procedure is used to develop and calibrate dimensions of marketing models which may be expected to relate to the likelihood that a marketing model will be accepted by marketing managers. The resulting framework, calibrated with 10…

Journal Article

Determining Sample Size for Pretesting Comparative Effectiveness of Advertising Copies

Siddhartha R. Dalal, V. “Seenu” Srinivasan
Management Science August1977 Vol. 23 Issue 12 Pages 1284–1294.

This paper considers the problem of determining optimal sample sizes in advertising pretests, where two or more copies are compared for their relative advertising effectiveness measured on a dichotomous (0 or 1) scale. As the sample size is…

Other Publication

Towards Strategies for Marketing Home Energy Conservation

David Bruce Montgomery (1938–2025), Dorothy Leonard-Barton
Proceedings of the National Conference on Technology for Energy Conservation June1977
Working Paper

Aggregation Models for Financial Judgments

William F. Wright
1977

Abstract not available.

Journal Article

Altruism and Threat to a Belief in a Just World

Dale T. Miller
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 1977 Vol. 13 Issue 2 Pages 113–125.

Two experiments were conducted to examine the effects of justice motivation and the presentation of the victim on the willingness of individuals to extend help to innocent victims. In the first experiment, individuals high and low in their belief…

Working Paper

An Adjustment to the Norman-White Approach to Approximating Dynamic Programs

Evan L. Porteus
1977

This note considers an adjustment to the Norman-White approach of approximating stochastic dynamic programs by using expectations: The expectations are used only in approximating the transition mechanism. The original expected returns are left…