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- March 1998
- Teaching Note
Shell Brasil S.A.: Performance Evaluation in the Oil Products Division TN
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- February 1998 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Danielle Melito Wu
The Tata Group began the 1990s as a confederation of loosely coupled firms. This case considers the rise to prominence of the new CEO of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, and his attempts to strengthen the inter-relationships among the group companies at a time when critics...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Business Conglomerates;
Organizations;
Corporate Strategy;
Consolidation;
Business Strategy;
Alignment;
Consumer Products Industry;
Service Industry
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Danielle Melito Wu. "House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-037, February 1998. (Revised August 2006.)
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
CIBA-GEIGY (A), Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
Keywords:
Chemical Industry
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Disctech, Inc., Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
G.A. Kleissler Co., Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Graves Industries, Inc. TN
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Macon Prestressed Concrete Co., Inc. (A, B, & C Condensed), Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
Keywords:
Construction Industry
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Natomas North America TN
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
Keywords:
North and Central America
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Rabobank Nederland TN
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for (9-196-119).
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- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Rohm and Haas (A), Teaching Note
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kenneth A. Merchant
- summer 1997
- Article
Which Takeovers are Profitable: Strategic or Financial?
Healy, Paul M., Krishna G. Palepu, and Richard S. Ruback. "Which Takeovers are Profitable: Strategic or Financial?" MIT Sloan Management Review 38, no. 4 (summer 1997): 45–57.
- July–August 1997
- Article
Why Focused Strategies May Be Wrong for Emerging Markets
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Why Focused Strategies May Be Wrong for Emerging Markets." Harvard Business Review 75, no. 4 (July–August 1997): 41–51.
- June 1997
- Case
Olympic Financial Ltd.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Olympic Financial is a sub-prime lender in the auto financing industry. Several other financing companies have been wrought with accounting fraud and business mismanagement. Olympic's debt has been downgraded, and its stock has been denigrated although the company is...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Crime and Corruption;
Valuation;
Financial Reporting;
Credit;
Financial Services Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Olympic Financial Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 197-081, June 1997.
- May 1997
- Case
CompUSA
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
CompUSA was performing poorly until new management reorganized and redirected the business. Consequently, CompUSA became the top retailer in its industry. Management outlines its future plans.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Change Management;
Finance;
Success;
Performance Evaluation;
Strategic Planning;
Business Strategy;
Computer Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "CompUSA." Harvard Business School Case 197-101, May 1997.
- May 1997
- Case
Donna Karan International Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?...
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Keywords:
Public Equity;
Stock Shares;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Outcome or Result;
Going Public;
Business Strategy;
Valuation;
Fashion Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Donna Karan International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-077, May 1997.
- March 1997
- Case
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation-1995
By: Krishna G. Palepu and James Chang
Sensormatic is a leading provider of security systems to the retail industry. The company relies on customer financing as a key component of its strategy. The company's growth strategy and accountingis attacked by short-sellers and the financial press.
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Keywords:
Analysis;
Valuation;
Financial Reporting;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Statements;
Business Strategy
Palepu, Krishna G., and James Chang. "Sensormatic Electronics Corporation-1995." Harvard Business School Case 197-041, March 1997.
- February 1997
- Case
Arch Communications Group, Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
The market values Arch differently from analysts' values.
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Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Arch Communications Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-047, February 1997.
- 1997
- Working Paper
Corporate Strategies for Emerging Markets in Business Groups
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
- October 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Upjohn Company, The: The Upjohn-Pharmacia Merger
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Amy P. Hutton
In August 1995, the Upjohn Co. and Pharmacia AB announced a "merger of equals." This case provides background information on the industry, the position of Upjohn, and Upjohn's rationale for the proposed merger.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Statements;
Business Strategy;
Annual Reports;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Amy P. Hutton. "Upjohn Company, The: The Upjohn-Pharmacia Merger." Harvard Business School Case 197-034, October 1996. (Revised February 1997.)