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- January 2006 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Deutsche Borse and the European Markets
By: Dwight B. Crane and Monika Stachowiak
In December 2004, Deutsche Borse proposed an offer for the London Stock Exchange. Some shareholders opposed the acquisition, leading to the offer's withdrawal and replacement of management, including the CEO and board members. Written from the viewpoint of Deutsche...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Strategy;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Capital Structure;
Stocks;
Valuation;
Corporate Governance;
Price;
Change Management;
Commercialization;
Financial Services Industry;
Europe
Crane, Dwight B., and Monika Stachowiak. "Deutsche Borse and the European Markets." Harvard Business School Case 206-082, January 2006. (Revised February 2006.)
- October 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Red Flag Software Co.
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Tarun Khanna, David Lane and Elizabeth Raabe
In 2005, just five years after its formal launch, Beijing-based Red Flag Software was the world's second-largest distributor of the Linux operating system and was expecting its first annual profit. On a unit basis, Red Flag led the world in desktops (PCs) shipped with...
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Keywords:
Digital Platforms;
Competitive Advantage;
Applications and Software;
Business Startups;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Information Technology Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Beijing;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Tarun Khanna, David Lane, and Elizabeth Raabe. "Red Flag Software Co." Harvard Business School Case 706-428, October 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
Relates the events leading up to the announcement in February 2005 that INVESTools, a Utah-based provider of investor education services, would be restating prior-year financial statements due to inappropriate revenue recognition.
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Keywords:
Accounting;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Statements;
Capital Markets;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Corporate Disclosure;
Financial Services Industry;
Education Industry;
Utah
Kimbrough, Michael D., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 106-009, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- July 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Global Fun: The Internationalization of Theme Parks
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Steven Shaheen
A fictitious private equity firm considers whether to buy the international theme park business of the LEGO Group. Considers the origins of theme parks in the United States; the international expansion of Disney theme parks to Tokyo and Paris since the 1970s; and the...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Global Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Germany;
Tokyo;
Great Britain;
Denmark;
United States;
Paris
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Steven Shaheen. "Global Fun: The Internationalization of Theme Parks." Harvard Business School Case 806-018, July 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- July 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
General Motors U.S. Pension Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira and Helen Tung
In June 2003, General Motors Corp. (GM) successfully marketed the largest corporate debt offering in U.S. history, worth $17.6 billion. The offering included $13.6 billion worth of debt denominated in dollars, euros, and pounds and $4 billion dollars denominated in...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Bonds;
Investment Return;
Policy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Corporate Finance;
Auto Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M., and Helen Tung. "General Motors U.S. Pension Funds." Harvard Business School Case 206-001, July 2005. (Revised December 2005.)
- July 2005 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
The U.S. Current Account Deficit
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson and Jonathan Schlefer
Investors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account deficit. In 2007, the U.S. current account deficit was $731 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of GDP. The implications...
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Keywords:
World Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Currency;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson, and Jonathan Schlefer. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit." Harvard Business School Case 706-002, July 2005. (Revised September 2020.)
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Corporate Financing Decisions When Investors Take the Path of Least Resistance
By: Malcolm Baker, Joshua Coval and Jeremy Stein
We explore the consequences for corporate financial policy that arise when investors exhibit inertial behavior. One implication of investor inertia is that, all else equal, a firm pursuing a strategy of equity-financed growth will prefer a stock-for-stock merger to...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Behavior;
Stocks;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Policy;
Investment;
Financial Institutions;
Equity;
Corporate Finance
Baker, Malcolm, Joshua Coval, and Jeremy Stein. "Corporate Financing Decisions When Investors Take the Path of Least Resistance." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2005. (First Draft in 2004.)
- February 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Rx Depot: Importing Drugs from Canada
By: Debora L. Spar
In 2002, a handful of entrepreneurs began to ship drugs from Canada into the United States, taking advantage of regulatory and price differentials across the neighboring countries. Using the Internet and a low-cost network of Canadian pharmacies, firms like Rx Depot...
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Keywords:
Courts and Trials;
Entrepreneurship;
Intellectual Property;
Laws and Statutes;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Canada;
United States
Spar, Debora L., and Adam Day. "Rx Depot: Importing Drugs from Canada." Harvard Business School Case 705-010, February 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements
By: Malcolm Baker, Lubomir Litov, Jessica Wachter and Jeffrey Wurgler
We consider measures of stock-picking skill of mutual fund managers based on the earnings announcement returns of the stocks that they hold and trade. Relative to standard approaches, this approach focuses on an especially informative subset of the returns data,...
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Keywords:
Stocks;
Asset Management;
Business Earnings;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Competency and Skills
Baker, Malcolm, Lubomir Litov, Jessica Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements." NBER Working Paper Series, No. w10685, February 2005. (First Draft in 2004.)
- October 2004 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market
By: Geoffrey G. Jones, Akiko Kanno and Masako Egawa
Describes the multinational growth of Shiseido, the world's fourth-largest cosmetics company, with a focus on its strategy in China since 1981. Explores the challenges facing firms in the globalization of a culturally specific industry such as cosmetics. The Japanese...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Competition;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Japan
Jones, Geoffrey G., Akiko Kanno, and Masako Egawa. "Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market." Harvard Business School Case 805-003, October 2004. (Revised July 2013.)
- October 2004 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
AT&T 2000-2004
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kerry Herman
Provides an update on CEO Michael Armstrong's "Project Grand Slam" strategy to build the value of AT&T by offering a complete, integrated telecommunications solution to both corporate and residential customers, including wireless and wire line telephone, Internet,...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Customers;
Business or Company Management;
Failure;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Networks;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet;
Wireless Technology;
Value Creation;
Telecommunications Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kerry Herman. "AT&T 2000-2004." Harvard Business School Case 705-425, October 2004. (Revised July 2011.)
- July 2004 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Hines Goes to Rio
By: Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho
The Torre Almirante office tower, Hines' newest project in Rio de Janeiro, was a 36-story, Class AA office tower with an adjoining 420-stall parking structure and a preserved 14-story historic facade. It was completely different from anything that had previously been...
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Keywords:
Property;
Design;
Construction;
Buildings and Facilities;
Risk Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Real Estate Industry;
Brazil;
New York (city, NY)
Segel, Arthur I., and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho. "Hines Goes to Rio." Harvard Business School Case 805-001, July 2004. (Revised July 2020.)
- May 2004
- Background Note
56K Modem Battle
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market...
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Keywords:
Announcements;
Revenue;
Patents;
Product Launch;
Network Effects;
Standards;
Competition;
Information Infrastructure;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Industry;
Illinois
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "56K Modem Battle." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-501, May 2004.
- February 2004 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Random House
By: Bharat N. Anand, Kyle F. Barnett and Elizabeth Lea Carpenter
On June 12, 2003, the proposed merger of Random House and Time Warner Book Group was called off by the CEO of Random House's parent company, Bertelsmann. The announcement was welcomed by several critics who had questioned the logic of further consolidation in the book...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Information Publishing;
Problems and Challenges;
Relationships;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Competition;
Vertical Integration;
Internet;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Publishing Industry
Anand, Bharat N., Kyle F. Barnett, and Elizabeth Lea Carpenter. "Random House." Harvard Business School Case 704-438, February 2004. (Revised April 2007.)
- January 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Citigroup 2003: Testing the Limits of Convergence (A)
Examines Citigroup's strategic transition and highlights issues that its newly announced CEO Charles Prince will face as he assumes leadership of this global financial corporation upon the retirement of its charismatic CEO, Sandy Weill.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Management Succession;
Transformation;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Citigroup 2003: Testing the Limits of Convergence (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-041, January 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- December 2003
- Case
Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Manville Corp.'s senior managers are surprised when Japanese government officials advise them not to go forward with their plan to add a cancer warning label to diatomaceous earth (DE) products sold in Japan. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has ruled...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Moral Sensibility;
Safety;
Government Administration;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Ethics;
Announcements;
Industrial Products Industry;
Japan
Paine, Lynn S. "Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 304-078, December 2003.
- December 2003
- Case
Fox and the NFL-1998
By: Bharat N. Anand and Catherine M. Conneely
In early 1998, a few major content deals threatened to shape the competitive battle between the television networks for the next several years. These were the bidding for the National Football League (NFL) games, the announcement by Jerry Seinfeld (star of the show...
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Keywords:
Bids and Bidding;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Competition;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fox and the NFL-1998." Harvard Business School Case 704-444, December 2003.
- December 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
Grutter v. Bollinger: A Synopsis
By: Lynn S. Paine
In June 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, upholding the principle of affirmative action in university admissions, which had been challenged as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment. This case includes...
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Keywords:
Lawsuits and Litigation
Paine, Lynn S. "Grutter v. Bollinger: A Synopsis." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-065, December 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Bertelsmann AG
By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christoph Kostring
On July 28, 2002, Bertelsmann announced the firing of its CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, in a move that surprised industry observers, analysts, and many employees. Bertelsmann, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, was one of the largest global media...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Corporate Strategy;
Entertainment;
Media;
Change Management;
Integration;
Resignation and Termination;
Private Ownership;
Initial Public Offering;
Business Units;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Music Industry;
Germany
Anand, Bharat N., Michael G. Rukstad, and Christoph Kostring. "Bertelsmann AG." Harvard Business School Case 703-405, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- January 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
The Credit Suisse Group
By: Ashish Nanda and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell
On September 19, 2002, Lukas Muhlemann announced that he would step down as chairman and CEO of the Credit Suisse Group, effective January 1, 2003. The bank had progressed from a small Swiss start-up 150 years ago to a global banking powerhouse. Over the past 5 years,...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Management Succession;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Startups;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "The Credit Suisse Group." Harvard Business School Case 903-087, January 2003. (Revised February 2004.)