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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies
business through a successful restructuring and financial turnaround that has transformed it into Lucent's second-largest global operation. Asked about her strategy for personal success, Russo replies, "I...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
their financial knowledge to highlight economic dimensions of the debates." Moskowitz, who is interested in someday entering politics, says it was "extraordinary to push beyond finance, operations, and View Details
- April 2000 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
E-Loan: The CarFinance.com Acquisition
E-Loan is an online mortgage lender that acquired an auto-lending arm in August of 1999. This case examines E-Loan's purchase of CarFinance.com and highlights E-Loan's strategy-setting process. In addition, the case explores business development as a strategic process...
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Strategic Planning;
Internet and the Web;
Change Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Hansen, Morten T., and Jeffrey Berger. "E-Loan: The CarFinance.com Acquisition." Harvard Business School Case 400-072, April 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
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Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog
that have morphed into rigidities, and reining in disorganized innovation efforts. Finance: The financial dimension is central to most turnarounds. The course will present situations where leaders must make critical decisions regarding...
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- February 1996 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Chrysler Takeover Attempt, The
By: Richard S. Ruback and William DeWitt
On April 12, 1995, Kirk Kerkorian made an unsolicited offer to buy the outstanding shares of Chrysler Corp. This case analyzes the proposed deal and addresses the key contextual elements contributing to the takeover attempt.
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Valuation;
Negotiation Deal;
Negotiation Offer;
Acquisition;
Financial Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States
Ruback, Richard S., and William DeWitt. "Chrysler Takeover Attempt, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-078, February 1996. (Revised September 1996.)
- March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Apax Partners and Duck Creek Technologies
By: Josh Lerner, Terrence Shu and Alys Ferragamo
This case follows Jason Wright and Umang Kajaria at Apax Partners as they consider an investment in Duck Creek Technologies, a technology provider for property & casualty insurance companies. The deal required a complex carve-out from Accenture, Duck Creek’s parent...
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Keywords:
Carve-out;
Private Equity;
Insurance;
Investment;
Operations;
Valuation;
Financial Strategy;
New York (city, NY)
Lerner, Josh, Terrence Shu, and Alys Ferragamo. "Apax Partners and Duck Creek Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 221-075, March 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
- 18 Dec 2019
- News
A Recovery Squandered
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
Schoar, Jialan Wang Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-024.pdf The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry Authors:Christopher Marquis, Zhi Huang...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107052 BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy Harvard Business School Case 507-034 In January 2007, John Smith, chief executive...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Examining Global Workforce Management
long-term financial health. This finding, combined with the great human toll involved, indicated to her that layoffs must be undertaken only as part of a broad strategy, not simply to cut costs. The “how” is also key: Sucher’s recent case...
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- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
the role of organization in regard to a business unit's success, or in the choice of which structure to use, is intertwined with a large number of other important factors. These include the strategy of the business, the quality of its...
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by Robert Simons
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
years ago that the approach to inclusion in business was flawed. As a former marketing expert and growth strategist who helped clients find new business opportunities—largely in nonwhite, affluent markets—she was called in to create View Details
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Maureen Harmon
- July 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Teaching Note
MC Tool
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Sean Witty and Jason Premo acquired MC Tool, a machine shop located in South Carolina in 2007 with the intent to transform it into a precision manufacturer. Witty and Premo were able to more than double revenue to $6 million in their first year of managing MC by...
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- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
likely future evolution of the venture capital industry, and the strategies that venture capitalists can take to insure that their organizations succeed in today's new and challenging era. Many venture capitalists today are grappling with...
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- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
sentiment. One explanation for this discrepancy is that consumers are motivated to use moral disengagement strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance when their desire for a product conflicts with their moral standards. In two studies we...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective
market map focus area, as long as it is aligned to Emerson’s mission and objectives,” Lichter said. “Examples include the intersection of A.I. and climate tech and sustainable construction.” Past interns have also helped portfolio companies build their go-to-market...
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Nonprofit / Government
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Defining Flex Work
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the workplace has been seismic, causing many companies to completely rethink their strategies and models. It was especially disruptive, says Anna Auerbach (MBA 2010), because companies had already been...
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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
It's a case of competition and strategy on a global scale, and the stakes could hardly be higher. The prize? Leadership in the realm of life sciences, a field that experts say will shape and dominate 21st-century enterprise. What city or...
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- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
education and entrepreneurship to financial innovation and sustainability-will deepen awareness of how interwoven our problems are. The third is that the solutions proposed here seem sufficiently attainable to inspire readers. Our...
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by Nitin Nohria
- February 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Background Note
Modern India
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito
Describes India's move from a controlled economy toward a more market-oriented one, commencing in 1991. Highlights the extent of changes in the product, capital, and labor markets, and the political situation at the central government, as these stood in 1995.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Systems;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Government and Politics;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle J. Melito. "Modern India." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-108, February 1997. (Revised May 1997.)