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- March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Chrysler's Sale to Fiat
By: C. Fritz Foley, Lena G. Goldberg and Linnea Meyer
This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of Chrysler in the midst of the financial crisis of 2008–2009. It describes how debtors can use section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to sell assets quickly. It allows for discussion of who...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Financial Crisis;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Laws and Statutes;
Business and Government Relations;
Sales;
Auto Industry;
United States
Foley, C. Fritz, Lena G. Goldberg, and Linnea Meyer. "Chrysler's Sale to Fiat." Harvard Business School Case 210-022, March 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Professor Begenau’s research agenda is directed at better understanding how financial markets work and how they affect the real economy. She uses quantitative analysis to build both prescriptive and descriptive models concerning financial risk in banking, and she also...
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- July 2013
- Case
Sample6: Innovating to Make Food Safer
By: Robert F. Higgins and Kirsten Kester
Tim Curran, CEO of Sample6, a start-up biotechnology company developing a novel food safety diagnostics platform, must decide how to partner with food industry players. How can he best convince leaders in this mature industry to adopt a new technology and improve food...
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Keywords:
Data Analytics;
Food Safety;
Biotechnology;
Nutrition;
Entrepreneurship;
Product;
Partners and Partnerships;
Food;
Technological Innovation;
Business Startups;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Product Development;
Agribusiness;
Information Technology;
Globalization;
Performance Improvement;
Safety;
Technology Adoption;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Information Industry;
United States;
Boston;
Massachusetts
Higgins, Robert F., and Kirsten Kester. "Sample6: Innovating to Make Food Safer." Harvard Business School Case 814-014, July 2013.
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/117062-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-005 Public Entrepreneurs? Picking a Path Direct entry into government remained an uncommon post-HBS path, with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2022
- Background Note
The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
This note provides background information on a French law (“the Florange law”) passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term shareholdings. The note describes the law, what led to it, the reactions it evoked, and similar initiatives in other...
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Keywords:
Equity;
Financial Markets;
Investment Activism;
Institutional Investing;
Corporate Governance;
Policy;
Rights;
Laws and Statutes;
Business and Government Relations;
Accounting Industry;
France
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Tonia Labruyere. "The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?" Harvard Business School Background Note 122-065, January 2022.
- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, intellectual property in this country is worth more than $5 trillion—about twice the amount of the current federal budget. The question: Are companies taking advantage of this value? Not as much as they could be, is...
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- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
Some of these barriers are related to inefficiencies in the domestic business environment, for example those captured in the World Bank's Logistical Performance Index (Arvis et al., 2010). Others are View Details
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by Christian Ketels
- March 2018
- Case
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal
By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti
After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Family Business;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Venture Capital;
Microfinance;
Geographic Location;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Management;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Resource Allocation;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Natural Disasters;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Issues;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Banking Industry;
Auto Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Travel Industry;
Nepal
Malloy, Christopher J., Lauren H. Cohen, and Inakshi Sobti. "Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal." Harvard Business School Case 218-100, March 2018.
- 17 Jan 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Nestlé’s KitKat Diplomacy: Neutrality vs. Shared Value
- Program
Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth
responsible for business growth, including related leaders such as heads of sales CEOs and other senior leaders who oversee large marketing budgets Leaders in government and...
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- July 2005 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Foreign Direct Investment and Ireland's Tiger Economy (A)
By: Laura Alfaro, Vinati Dev and Stephen McIntyre
Describes Ireland's transformation from one of Europe's poorest countries to one of its richest in just 10 years, earning it the title Celtic Tiger. The spectacular story of growth and recovery is attributed, in large part, to foreign direct investment (FDI),...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Macroeconomics;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
Republic of Ireland
Alfaro, Laura, Vinati Dev, and Stephen McIntyre. "Foreign Direct Investment and Ireland's Tiger Economy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-007, July 2005. (Revised March 2010.)
- Web
The Diamond Model - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
DemandConditions Related &Supporting Industries Many things matter for competitiveness. Successful economic development is a process of successive upgrading, in which the business environment improves to...
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- November 2007 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
ISS A/S (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose
Provides the opportunity to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders, and to develop an enhanced understanding of the challenges in managing contractual obligations, and circumstances under which business leaders might agree to...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Bonds;
Contracts;
Private Equity;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Privatization;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Borrowing and Debt;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Europe
Rose, Clayton S. "ISS A/S (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-054, November 2007. (Revised June 2011.)
- Web
Programs & Events - Alumni
Programs & Events To view more HBS and clubs events, please log in and use the tools at left to filter and refine your results. Information on current and future reunions is available on the Reunions webpage. Please contact Alumni View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)
Business school is a valuable investment in your future. HBS supports that investment through generous need-based scholarships. In addition to scholarships, many HBS students utilize student loans to help meet their portion of the shared...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
How Do Investors Value ESG?
By: Malcolm Baker, Mark Egan and Suproteem K. Sarkar
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives have risen to near the top of the agenda for corporate executives and boards, driven in large part by their perceptions of shareholder interest. We quantify the value that shareholders place on ESG using a revealed...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Governance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Baker, Malcolm, Mark Egan, and Suproteem K. Sarkar. "How Do Investors Value ESG?" NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30708, December 2022. (Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-028, November 2022.)
- February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (A)
Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an...
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Keywords:
Pollutants;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Decision Making;
Laws and Statutes;
Welfare;
Legal Liability;
Business and Government Relations;
Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-137, February 1979. (Revised December 1983.)
- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
to prevent them. "The main conclusion from this whole stream of research is that investing in poverty reduction strategies not only has direct economic benefits but also political benefits," says Lakshmi Iyer, a Harvard Business...
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by Martha Lagace
- September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Supplement
The Future of Iraq Project (B)
By: Noel Maurer and Sogomon Tarontsi
The first round of bidding on the rights to develop Iraq's oil field did not go as planned. All the bidding groups wanted to charge a fee per barrel that the Iraqi government considered too high. As a result, the Iraqi government conducted the auction a second time,...
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Keywords:
Non-Renewable Energy;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Contracts;
Auctions;
Business and Government Relations;
Energy Industry;
Iraq
Maurer, Noel, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "The Future of Iraq Project (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 710-016, September 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- January 1989 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
General Electric: Valley Forge (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
A series of eight vignette cases designed to be taught in one classroom session. This case describes a potential problem in the way that General Electric has billed the government under a large defense contract. Designed to allow students to discuss what actions top...
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Keywords:
Government Administration;
Contracts;
Policy;
Accounting;
Management Teams;
Business and Government Relations;
Industrial Products Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Valley Forge (A)." Harvard Business School Case 189-009, January 1989. (Revised April 1991.)