FIN 423 Case #1 - Amazon IPO
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Click here to go to the table showing all of the possible negotiation partners for this case assignment. This information will be updated as people tell me which teams they are
on.
Note that the Burt, Chu, Driscoll, Shehadeh, and Wait group must negotiate twice.
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Click here to see the histogram showing the grades for the reports.
Click here to see the table showing the grades for the negotiations.
Click here to see the histogram showing the grades for the negotiations.
Click here to see the histogram showing the total grades for this case.
Click here to see the WSJ story about the IPO market (5/12/97).
Click here to see the WSJ story about Barnes & Noble suing Amazon (5/12/97).
Click here to see the WSJ story about how the Barnes & Noble lawsuit might hurt Amazon's IPO (5/13/97).
Click here to see the WSJ story about Amazon's hot IPO (5/15/97).
Click here to see the plot of Amazon's stock price in the week after its IPO.
Last Updated on 5/27/97
© Copyright 1997, G. William Schwert
Powerpoint Presentation Showing Negotiation Outcomes
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