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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. When trying to secure backing for a high-risk start-up, whom you know can be just as important as what you know. "Our...
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Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Canadian Hero
Describing him as a "brilliant entrepreneur, a distinguished son of Harvard, a beautiful friend, a remarkable man, a committed citizen, and a proud Canadian," the HBS Club of Toronto honored Gerald W. Schwartz (MBA '70) at a gala dinner held in early April. Schwartz,...
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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy
Last February, in his first speech at HBS in six years, L. John Doerr (MBA '76), a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and one of the world's foremost venture capitalists, confessed that he stumbled into his line of work with no elaborate strategy in mind. "I...
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- 17 Jun 2014
- News
Charles Fisher III, Detroit Banker, Dies at 84
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Hawes Hall Dedicated
Rod Hawes and Dean Clark had time to chat before the dedication ceremony. Photo: Richard Chase Two of the Hawes grandchildren join the festivities in the Dean's House garden. Photo: Richard Chase A behind-the-scenes tour of Hawes Hall highlighted building's powerful...
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- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
Chairman, Social Investment Task force, Bridges Community Ventures, & The Portland Trust Cofounder & Former Chairman, Apax Partners L.P. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Oxford University, 1967 M.A., Philosophy, Politics, and Economics...
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- 12 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Equality and Equity in Compensation
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by Jiayi Bao and Andy Wu
- October 1998
- Case
Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (B)
By: Andre F. Perold and Robert Howard
Farallon Capital Management, an investment firm that specializes in risk arbitrage, has taken significant long and short positions in MCI Communications and British Telecommunications, respectively, in the belief that the proposed merger of these firms will be...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Capital Markets;
Investment;
Risk Management;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Robert Howard. "Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (B)." Harvard Business School Case 299-021, October 1998.
- January 1994
- Case
National Convenience Stores, Inc.
By: Steven R. Fenster, Stuart C. Gilson and Roy Burstin
National Convenience Stores seeks to emerge from Chapter 11. Central to the nature of the reorganization plan is the company's determining enterprise value. The various constituencies (secured debt, unsecured debt, etc.) will seek to find an enterprise value that...
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Capital Structure;
Valuation;
Restructuring;
Strategic Planning;
Borrowing and Debt;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Texas
Fenster, Steven R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Roy Burstin. "National Convenience Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-068, January 1994.
- February 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Telefonica de Argentina S.A.
Deals with the privatization of the Argentine telephone industry. Focuses on the restructuring aspect. Commercial banks owned sovereign debt of Argentina trading at a deep discount to par. The question is whether the banks should exchange their sovereign debt...
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Financial Instruments;
Restructuring;
Privatization;
Commercial Banking;
Telecommunications Industry;
Argentina
Fenster, Steven R. "Telefonica de Argentina S.A." Harvard Business School Case 292-039, February 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
- October 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Fiat--1986
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Describes Fiat's 1986 Euro-equity offering of $2.1 billion of stock. The offering proved to be highly problematic, particularly for the lead manager, Deutsche Bank, and raises questions about the future of the Euro-equity market. Students are provided opportunities to...
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Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Fiat--1986." Harvard Business School Case 288-003, October 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- September 2015
- Article
(UN)Tangled: Exploring the Coevolution of VC Firm Reputation and Status
By: Timothy G. Pollock, Peggy M. Lee, Kyuho Jin and Kisha Lashley
We explore the relationship between status and reputation, examining how its dynamics change over time as these two intangible assets coevolve and how reputation and status are influenced by
participation in highly visible events. Using a sample of more than 400...
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Underpricing;
Intangible Assets;
New Firms;
Status and Position;
Reputation;
Venture Capital;
Initial Public Offering
Pollock, Timothy G., Peggy M. Lee, Kyuho Jin, and Kisha Lashley. "(UN)Tangled: Exploring the Coevolution of VC Firm Reputation and Status." Administrative Science Quarterly 60, no. 3 (September 2015): 482–517.
- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (A)
By: W. Carl Kester
HCAs ratio of debt to total capital is approaching 70%, jeopardizing its single-A bond rating. Students must determine an appropriate target debt ratio for HCA in light of its growth objectives, its acquisition strategy and its changing regulatory environment.
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Situation or Environment;
Capital Structure;
Health Care and Treatment;
Borrowing and Debt;
Health Industry;
Tennessee
Kester, W. Carl. "Hospital Corp. of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 283-053, January 1983. (Revised February 1988.)
- March 2022
- Article
Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Community Information: Mechanism Design in the Field
Identifying high-growth microentrepreneurs in low-income countries remains a challenge due to a scarcity of verifiable information. With a cash grant experiment in India we demonstrate that community knowledge can help target high-growth microentrepreneurs; while the...
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Microentrepreneurs;
Community Information;
Field Experiment;
Loans;
Entrepreneurship;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Financing and Loans;
Information;
Mathematical Methods;
India
Hussam, Reshmaan, Natalia Rigol, and Benjamin N. Roth. "Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Community Information: Mechanism Design in the Field." American Economic Review 112, no. 3 (March 2022): 861–898.
(Online Appendix with Corrigendum—Thanks to Isabella Masetto, Diego Ubfal, and The Institute for Replication for identifying a minor coding error in the production of Table 4.)
(Online Appendix with Corrigendum—Thanks to Isabella Masetto, Diego Ubfal, and The Institute for Replication for identifying a minor coding error in the production of Table 4.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Aggregate and Firm-Level Stock Returns During Pandemics, in Real Time
By: Laura Alfaro, Anusha Chari, Andrew Greenland and Peter K. Schott
We show that unexpected changes in the trajectory of COVID-19 infections predict U.S. stock returns, in real time. Parameter estimates indicate that an unanticipated doubling (halving) of projected infections forecasts next-day decreases (increases) in aggregate U.S....
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COVID-19;
Stock Returns;
Health Pandemics;
Stocks;
Investment Return;
Forecasting and Prediction
Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, Andrew Greenland, and Peter K. Schott. "Aggregate and Firm-Level Stock Returns During Pandemics, in Real Time." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 26950, April 2020. (Revised May 2020.)
- December 2017
- Case
La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (A)
By: Christine L. Exley, John Beshears and Alison Wood Brooks
This case follows the program director of La Ceiba, a Honduras-based microfinance institution, as he navigates four challenging negotiation scenarios involving the organization's loan clients. Students are asked to adopt the perspective of the Program Director and to...
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Negotiation;
Power;
Apology;
Negotiation Process;
Microfinance;
Power and Influence;
Situation or Environment
Exley, Christine L., John Beshears, and Alison Wood Brooks. "La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-014, December 2017.
- June 2013
- Case
Comprosa
By: Jim Sharpe and Jose Luis Barbero
A Spanish manufacturer of packaging films has successfully returned to break even and is considering options to attain sustainable profitability.
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Keywords:
Turnaround;
Turnarounds;
Distressed Debt;
Private Equity;
Cash Flow Analysis;
Supplier Relationship;
Supply Chain Management;
Unions;
Global Competitiveness;
Leadership And Managing People;
Sales Force Management;
Sales Compensation;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Global Strategy;
Salesforce Management;
Cash Flow;
Chemical Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Spain
Sharpe, Jim, and Jose Luis Barbero. "Comprosa." Harvard Business School Case 813-177, June 2013.
- 1995
- Chapter
Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
Keywords:
Financial Markets;
Financial Institutions;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Zvi Bodie. "Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective." Chap. 8 in The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano, 263–282. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- March 2008
- Teaching Note
2006 Hurricane Risk (TN)
By: André Perold and Erik Stafford
Teaching Note for [207075].
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- February 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Grove International Partners
By: Robert F. Higgins, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suzanne Petrela
Grove International Partners, one of the world's largest international real estate private equity funds, is actively seeking new investment opportunities in the seniors housing industry. The firm has identified two potential opportunities--one located in Japan and one...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Opportunities;
Financial Services Industry;
Health Industry;
Japan;
United Kingdom
Higgins, Robert F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suzanne Petrela. "Grove International Partners." Harvard Business School Case 806-096, February 2006. (Revised April 2006.)