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- November 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
State of South Carolina, The
This case presents the managerial dilemma faced by the treasurer of South Carolina in 1998. Until last year, the South Carolina state pension fund (with over $17 billion in assets) was barred by the state constitution from investing in equities. After the constitution...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Capital Markets;
Investment Return;
Public Administration Industry;
South Carolina
Cohen, Randolph B., and Mark L. Mitchell. "State of South Carolina, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-061, November 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- October 2000 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The
By: Luis M. Viceira
In March 2000, the board of The Harvard Management Co. (HMC) approved significant changes in the policy portfolio determining the long-run allocation policy of the Harvard University endowment. These changes included a sharp reduction of the allocation to U.S. equities...
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Keywords:
Bonds;
Investment Portfolio;
Investment Funds;
Asset Management;
Corporate Governance;
Capital Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M. "Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-053, October 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
- August 2000
- Case
Manila Water Company (A)
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
On February 3, 1997, the east zone of the Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) was taken over by the Manila Water Co. (MWC), a newly created joint venture between the Ayala Corp., a large Filipino conglomerate; Bechtel Enterprises, Inc., an American...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Horizontal Integration;
Privatization;
Problems and Challenges;
Utilities Industry
Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-014, August 2000.
- August 2000
- Case
Manila Water Company (B)
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
On August 1, 1997 the Manila Water Co. took control of the east zone of the newly privatized Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS). At the time of privatization, MWSS was an inefficient, ineffective, and corrupt government agency. MWC must develop the...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Horizontal Integration;
Privatization;
Problems and Challenges;
Utilities Industry
Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 401-015, August 2000.
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Introduction
The purpose of this series of notes is to define the key "drivers" of the fundamental value of equity and to illustrate how these drivers determine the future cash flows and the "present value pattern" of the underlying common stock. The series includes one technical...
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Introduction." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-121, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
A technical note that defines return on invested capital (ROIC).
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-125, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- July 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Catalyst Medical Solutions
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Richard M.J. Bohmer and Naomi Atkins
Faced with a drop in the NASDAQ, four eHealth entrepreneurs must decide between two distribution strategies for their new company's technology. The team, comprised of three full-time resident physicians and an MBA, has developed software to enable electronic...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Health Care and Treatment;
Distribution;
Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Applications and Software;
Partners and Partnerships;
Borrowing and Debt;
Information Technology Industry;
Service Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., Richard M.J. Bohmer, and Naomi Atkins. "Catalyst Medical Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 601-014, July 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- April 2000
- Article
The Fable of Fisher Body
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F. Spulber
General Motors' (GM) acquisition of Fisher Body is the classic example of market failure in the literature on contracts and the theory of the firm. According to the standard account, GM merged vertically with Fisher Body in 1926, a maker of auto bodies, because of...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Failure;
Contracts;
Vertical Integration;
Market Transactions;
Investment;
Trust;
Production;
Assets;
Supply Chain;
Opportunities;
Technology;
Auto Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Daniel F. Spulber. "The Fable of Fisher Body." Journal of Law & Economics 43, no. 1 (April 2000): 67–104.
- March 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Eliseo Neuman
Argentina has flourished under a fixed exchange rate system, yet there are large income and employment fluctuations. The social cost of unemployment is threatening the viability of the economic model. Building a welfare state is one alternative, but this may be a...
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Keywords:
History;
Governance;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Employment;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Welfare;
Government Administration;
Government and Politics;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael M., and Eliseo Neuman. "Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 700-061, March 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
- November 1999 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
DLJdirect: "Putting Our Reputation Online"
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Gillian Morris
Online broker DLJdirect faced two decisions during the fall of 1999: what customer segments should it target and how much should it spend on marketing? Unlike its competitors, who focused either on day traders or more mainstream investors, DLJdirect differentiated its...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing Communications;
Competitive Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Investment;
Cost Management;
Business Plan;
Research and Development;
Customers;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Online Advertising;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Gillian Morris. DLJdirect: "Putting Our Reputation Online". Harvard Business School Case 800-164, November 1999. (Revised June 2006.)
- August 1999
- Article
How Are Stock Prices Affected by the Location of Trade?
By: K. A. Froot and E. Dabora
Keywords:
Asset Pricing;
Market Segmentation;
International Markets;
Law Of One Price;
Behavioral Finance
Froot, K. A., and E. Dabora. "How Are Stock Prices Affected by the Location of Trade?" Journal of Financial Economics 53, no. 2 (August 1999): 189–216. (Reprinted in International Capital Markets, R. Stulz and A. Karolyi, eds. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. Also reprinted in Advances in Behavioral Finance, Vol. 2, edited by Richard Thaler. New Jersey: Princeton University Press; New York: Russell Sage Foundation, July 2005, 102-129.)
- March 1999
- Case
MySoftware Company (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Nicole Tempest
In 1997, Gregory Slayton took the position as CEO of MySoftware, which had been experiencing revenue and operating losses for the past two years. Within 90 days, he stabilized the company through a combination of cost cutting, financial discipline, and accountability...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Cost Management;
Profit;
Employees;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Operations;
Outcome or Result;
Partners and Partnerships;
Internet and the Web;
Applications and Software;
Information Technology Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Nicole Tempest. "MySoftware Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-121, March 1999.
- January 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
AMB Consolidation, The
By: William J. Poorvu and Daniel J. Rudd
Anne Shea, assistant vice president at the Curators' Fund (The Fund), is responsible for investing roughly $80 million in real-estate assets. Less than three years ago, Anne invested $40 million into a commingled fund run by AMB Institutional Realty Advisors, Inc., a...
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Keywords:
Private Ownership;
Conflict of Interests;
Industry Structures;
Property;
Investment;
Public Ownership;
Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J., and Daniel J. Rudd. "AMB Consolidation, The." Harvard Business School Case 899-144, January 1999. (Revised March 2004.)
- January 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Asia Property Limited
By: William J. Poorvu and Daniel J. Rudd
On October 23, 1998, Bud Lake leafed through his files on property markets in Asia. Lake was responsible for real-estate investments at an aggressive and eclectic investment fund with total assets of $1.5 billion--up from $400 million at its start in 1994. As the fund...
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Keywords:
Private Ownership;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment Funds;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Public Ownership;
Real Estate Industry;
Asia;
United States;
Europe
Poorvu, William J., and Daniel J. Rudd. "Asia Property Limited." Harvard Business School Case 899-145, January 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- November 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Merrill Lynch's Acquisition of Mercury Asset Management
By: Andre F. Perold, Imran Ahmed and Randolph B Altschuler
In the Spring of 1998, Merrill Lynch faced an array of challenges and opportunities related to its global asset management business. The firm had recently completed its $5.3 billion cash acquisition of U.K.-based Mercury Asset Management, a transaction that made it one...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Asset Management;
Currency;
Financial Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Distribution;
Production;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Retirement;
Japan;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Perold, Andre F., Imran Ahmed, and Randolph B Altschuler. "Merrill Lynch's Acquisition of Mercury Asset Management." Harvard Business School Case 299-005, November 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- May 1998 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Morningstar, Inc.
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Morningstar, Inc., a publisher of information for mutual fund investors, is considering alternative strategies for broadening its subscriber base and increasing its revenues. Potential strategies include tailoring information for the defined contribution pension fund...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Asset Management;
Revenue;
Financial Strategy;
Publishing Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Morningstar, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 298-140, May 1998. (Revised February 2007.)
- May 1998
- Article
Market Structure, Innovation and Vertical Product Differentiation
By: Shane Greenstein and Garey Ramey
We reassess Arrow's (1962) [Economic Welfare and the Allocation of Resources for Invention, in NBER, The Rate and Direction of Innovative Activity (Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ)] results concerning the effect of market structure on the returns from process...
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Greenstein, Shane, and Garey Ramey. "Market Structure, Innovation and Vertical Product Differentiation." International Journal of Industrial Organization 16, no. 3 (May 1998): 285–311.
- March 1998 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson
A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices, an ill-conceived acquisition of a former East German ball-bearings company, and an industry recession. The company...
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Keywords:
Accounting;
Acquisition;
Restructuring;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Machinery and Machining;
Policy;
Resignation and Termination;
Management Practices and Processes;
Performance Evaluation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Europe;
Germany;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C. "FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 298-046, March 1998. (Revised November 2004.)
- January 1998 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Neiman Marcus (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
The management of Neiman Marcus, a highly successful luxury goods retailer, is considering ways to grow the business and continue to return in excess of 15% on capital. Among the options on the table is a jewelry store concept called The Galleries.
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Operations;
Luxury;
Retail Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Neiman Marcus (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-098, January 1998. (Revised September 2000.)
- January 1998 (Revised February 2006)
- Background Note
Creating Competitive Advantage
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
A firm such as Schering-Plough that earns superior, long-run financial returns within its industry is said to enjoy a competitive advantage over its rivals. This note examines the logic of how firms create competitive advantage. It emphasizes two themes: First, to...
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Keywords:
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Management;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Innovation Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Value Creation;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Jan W. Rivkin. "Creating Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-062, January 1998. (Revised February 2006.)