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- March 2011 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Bridging the GAAPs
By: Gwen Yu
Inconsistencies in accounting treatment across countries are a major obstacle for global equity investment. Adoption of a single accounting standard (IFRS) has been received with much excitement, where apples to apples comparison across countries will become easier....
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Information Management;
Standards;
Valuation
Yu, Gwen. "Bridging the GAAPs." Harvard Business School Case 111-114, March 2011. (Revised September 2014.) (Included in Harvard Business School's Premier Case Collection.)
- March 2010 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Russia: Revolution and Reform
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its wake. The leaders of Russia, the USSR's successor, since then have struggled to reestablish central authority while...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Economic Systems;
Government Administration;
Business and Government Relations;
Public Administration Industry;
Russia
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Russia: Revolution and Reform." Harvard Business School Case 710-030, March 2010. (Revised October 2017.)
- October 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Supplement
Societe Generale (B): The Jerome Kerviel Affair
By: Francois Brochet
This case illustrates the tension/balance that firms with complex and risky business models must consider in designing their internal controls. It describes the environment in which a derivatives trader engaged in massive directional positions on major European stocks...
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Brochet, Francois. "Societe Generale (B): The Jerome Kerviel Affair." Harvard Business School Supplement 110-030, October 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
- March 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
UBS and Auction Rate Securities (A)
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Shawn A. Cole and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai
UBS, a global financial services company, must decide whether to continue to support the market for Auction Rate Securities in the face of a growing financial crisis. These instruments, underwritten by UBS, were marketed to clients as highly liquid and safe...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Financial Crisis;
Asset Pricing;
Financial Liquidity;
Financial Instruments;
Government Legislation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financial Services Industry
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Shawn A. Cole, and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai. "UBS and Auction Rate Securities (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-119, March 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- April 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michelle Kalka
Focuses on a decision by the European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti about U.S.-based Microsoft Corp. Sun has complained to the commission that Microsoft has installed components in its desktop operating system that only "talk" to Microsoft operating systems for...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Law;
Emerging Markets;
Information Technology;
Policy;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
European Union;
United States
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Michelle Kalka. "Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft." Harvard Business School Case 701-043, April 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- Web
Research Services - Faculty & Research
worldwide, and study business challenges and innovations wherever they occur. Through sustained work in the field, faculty can immerse themselves in the culture and values, as well as the intricacies and nuances that lead to truly meaningful and insightful research....
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- 20 Dec 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Using Fintech to Disrupt Eastern Bank from Within
- Research Summary
The Jobs-Based Approach
This research, in colloboration with Clay Christensen, explores the notion that demogrpahics serve as a weak and limiting proxy for market demand. This work has resulted in a case and teaching note on Intuit's QuickBase.
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- May 1994 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Nelson Paper Products, Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester
A comprehensive review case that entails both investment and financing decisions. Students must value an acquisitions opportunity and determine how Nelson Paper ought to finance both the acquisition and its regular capital expenditures program.
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Kester, W. Carl. "Nelson Paper Products, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-129, May 1994. (Revised May 1997.)
- April 1985
- Supplement
Cleveland Twist Drill: Jim Bartlett, Video
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Daniel F. Muzyka
Presents a question and answer session with Jim Bartlett, president of Cleveland Twist Drill. Edited into three parts. Bartlett provides additional insights into the case situation and also describes subsequent events at the company.
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Corporate Strategy;
Policy;
Construction Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Daniel F. Muzyka. "Cleveland Twist Drill: Jim Bartlett, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-513, April 1985.
- June 2022
- Case
PFA Pensions: The Climate Plus Product
By: Daniel Green, Victoria Ivashina and Alys Ferragamo
The case explores whether alternative investments play a unique role in achieving low carbon dioxide emissions at the portfolio level. This case is set in April of 2020 and follows Kasper Ahrndt Lorenzen, Chief Investment Officer, and Peter Tind Larsen, Head of...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Carbon Footprint;
Alternative Assets;
Alternative Investment Vehicles;
Pension Fund Investing;
Private Equity;
Renewable Energy;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Denmark
Green, Daniel, Victoria Ivashina, and Alys Ferragamo. "PFA Pensions: The Climate Plus Product." Harvard Business School Case 222-088, June 2022.
- July 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Banking on Change: Aligning Culture and Compensation at Morgan Stanley
This case study was prepared as part of a research project on Culture, Conduct, and Governance in Financial Firms. The objective of this project is to compare and contrast the efforts of U.S. and European banks to induce changes in organization culture in the aftermath...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Ethics;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate Governance;
Banks and Banking;
United States;
Europe
Salter, Malcolm S. "Banking on Change: Aligning Culture and Compensation at Morgan Stanley." Harvard Business School Case 917-402, July 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
disciplines. The Required Curriculum incorporates social enterprise cases and topics in several courses ranging from finance to entrepreneurship. As a result, all students learn about social enterprise related topics and considerations...
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- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2575912 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 515-011 Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation Muñoz...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
the absolute amount going to the charitable cause in the first case is much larger and even when they acknowledge that the larger donation will be more impactful, people consider the brand as less generous.” In another study, Keenan and...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
value) of watches. This study reveals the process and mechanisms associated with the notion of technology reemergence, i.e., the resurgence of substantive and sustained demand for an old (legacy) technology following the introduction of a new dominant design. Drawing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Innovating in Health Care
Since 2001, Professor Herzlinger has written over 50 new cases and notes for this second-year MBA course on the following subjects: insurance; providers; pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and biotechnology; medical devices sector; and health care information. She is...
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- August 1978 (Revised December 1986)
- Case
Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (A)
By: C. R. Christensen
A student takes a position on a case which is in conflict with the other students' conclusions. The professor believes the student's answer is correct but does not indicate so in class. As a result, the student withdraws from further class participation.
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Keywords:
Conflict Management;
Interpersonal Communication;
Leadership Style;
Emotions;
Education Industry
Christensen, C. R. "Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-020, August 1978. (Revised December 1986.)