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- May 1998 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Measuring Mutual Fund Performance
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Examines various approaches to measuring mutual fund performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe Ratio, as well as the Morningstar star system for rating mutual funds. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate...
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Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Measuring Mutual Fund Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-139, May 1998. (Revised February 2007.)
- April 1998
- Case
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Jim Sharpe, president of Extrusion Technology, describes the first five years at the aluminum extrusion company he purchased. He begins with day one as he introduced himself to the employees in 1987 and assured them of the company's continuity. Over the next two years,...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost Management;
Profit;
Innovation Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Mining Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 698-096, April 1998.
- April 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform
By: Robert L. Simons, Alex C. Sapir '97 and Indra Reinbergs
Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting, supported by financial market expectations, is discussed as a precursor to a series of events that results in...
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Keywords:
Performance Expectations;
Management Practices and Processes;
Ethics;
Financial Markets;
Financial Statements;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Simons, Robert L., Alex C. Sapir '97, and Indra Reinbergs. "Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform." Harvard Business School Case 198-009, April 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- December 1997 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Describes the efforts of the new managing director of Merck's subsidiary for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to transform the organization and its culture. Focuses on a critical decision: whether to offer the son of a high-ranking official in the government's national...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Ethics;
Decision Making;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Leadership;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Conflict of Interests;
Argentina;
Uruguay;
Paraguay
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-033, December 1997. (Revised October 2006.)
- December 1997 (Revised September 1999)
- Supplement
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case.
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Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 398-034, December 1997. (Revised September 1999.)
- September 1997 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Jason Auerbach
Marvel Entertainment Group is the leading comic book publisher in the United States, with superheros like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and Captain America. It is also one of the leading manufacturers of sports and entertainment trading cards under the...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Governance Controls;
Courts and Trials;
Planning;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Jason Auerbach. "Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group." Harvard Business School Case 298-059, September 1997. (Revised August 2007.)
- 1997
- Book
Cases in Leadership, Ethics, and Organizational Integrity: A Strategic Perspective
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Paine, Lynn Sharp. Cases in Leadership, Ethics, and Organizational Integrity: A Strategic Perspective. Chicago: Irwin, 1997. (Japanese ed., 2000; Chinese Mandarin ed., 2001.)
- October 1993 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
A Brush with AIDS (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
A product manager at a health products company is responsible for marketing sharps containers, which hospitals use to store used needles in order to protect medical workers from being pricked with AIDS-contaminated needles. After hospitals report repeated instances of...
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Keywords:
Health;
Cost vs Benefits;
Motivation and Incentives;
Safety;
Values and Beliefs;
Profit;
Goals and Objectives;
Compensation and Benefits;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "A Brush with AIDS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-058, October 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
- August 1993 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy TN
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-793-064).
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- February 1993 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy
By: David J. Collis and Tomo Noda
Teaches the evolution of the corporate strategy of Sharp Corp., Japan. Sharp Corp., a second-tier assembler of TV sets and home appliances, gradually and consistently improved performance by developing expertise in electronic device technologies such as specialized ICs...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Leadership;
Performance Improvement;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Technology Adoption;
Electronics Industry;
Japan
Collis, David J., and Tomo Noda. "Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 793-064, February 1993. (Revised April 1995.)
- January–February 1988
- Article
Dynamic Strategies for Asset Allocation
By: André Perold and William F. Sharpe
Perold, André, and William F. Sharpe. "Dynamic Strategies for Asset Allocation." Financial Analysts Journal 44, no. 1 (January–February 1988): 16–27.
- summer 1985
- Article
High-tech Cardiology-Issues and Costs: A Panel Discussion
By: Lynn Sharp Paine and George L. Atkins
Paine, Lynn Sharp, and George L. Atkins. "High-tech Cardiology-Issues and Costs: A Panel Discussion." Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 48, no. 3 (summer 1985): 31–37.
- 1978
- Article
Instrumentalism v. Formalism: Dissolving the Dichotomy
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Keywords:
Theory
Paine, Lynn Sharp. "Instrumentalism v. Formalism: Dissolving the Dichotomy." Wisconsin Law Review, no. 4 (1978): 997–1028.
- Teaching Interest
Large-Scale Investment (LSI, MBA Elective Curriculum)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Large-Scale Investment (LSI) is a case-based course about project finance that is designed for second-year MBA students. Project finance involves the creation of a legally independent project company financed with nonrecourse debt for the purpose of investing in a...
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- Forthcoming
- Article
The Monitoring Role of Social Media
By: Jonas Heese and Joseph Pacelli
In this study, we examine whether social media activity can reduce corporate misconduct. We use the staggered introduction of 3G mobile broadband access across the United States to identify exogenous increases in social media activity and test whether access to 3G...
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Keywords:
Corporate Misconduct;
Twitter;
Corporate Accountability;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Heese, Jonas, and Joseph Pacelli. "The Monitoring Role of Social Media." Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 1, 2023.)
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