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- October 2009 (Revised February 2010)
- Supplement
Merger of Equals: The Integration of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York (B)
By: Ryan D. Taliaferro, Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
[Continuation of "A" case.] Less than a month after the close of the merger between The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial, managers at the two firms realized that plans for combining their asset servicing businesses – and realizing the $180 million of annual cost...
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Taliaferro, Ryan D., Clayton S. Rose, and David Lane. "Merger of Equals: The Integration of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-025, October 2009. (Revised February 2010.)
- September 2010
- Article
Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu
We analyze the optimal strategy of a high-quality incumbent that faces a low-quality ad-sponsored competitor. In addition to competing through adjustments of tactical variables such as price or the number of ads a product carries, we allow the incumbent to consider...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Business Models;
Tactics;
Pricing;
Business Model;
Advertising;
Competition;
Quality;
Price;
Product Marketing
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Feng Zhu. "Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals." Management Science 56, no. 9 (September 2010): 1484–1499.
- July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
- Supplement
UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC
By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder...
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Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-023, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
- June 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
e-Types A/S
A successful young design firm faces a difficult decision: whether to compromise its creative values to win a big job. The client brief is very conservative. The company is pretty sure it can win the design competition, but the design staff hates what they think they...
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Austin, Robert D., Shannon ODonnell, and Silje Kamille Friis. "e-Types A/S." Harvard Business School Case 606-118, June 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- September 2000 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Radio One, Inc.
By: Richard S. Ruback and Pauline M Fischer
Radio One (NYSE: ROIA and RIOAK), the largest radio group targeting African-Americans in the country, had the opportunity to acquire 12 urban stations in the top 50 markets from Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE: CCU) in the winter of 2000. The stations were...
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Keywords:
Negotiation;
Valuation;
Race;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Strategy;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Indiana;
United States;
North Carolina
Ruback, Richard S., and Pauline M Fischer. "Radio One, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 201-025, September 2000. (Revised May 2003.)
- November 1999 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Compaq Computer Corporation: The DEC Acquisition
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Barbara Feinberg
Compaq's board of directors is faced with responsibility for setting the price range and terms for the proposed acquisition of Digital Equipment Corp. The transaction is described in the context of the rapidly evolving markets and business models of the computer...
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- January 1988 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (A)
By: David A. Garvin
Describes a comprehensive manufacturing strategy designed to reduce substantially the cycle time of orders (i.e. the time between the placement of an order by a customer and its delivery to the customer). To launch the strategy Digital has adopted manufacturing...
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Information;
Time Management;
Production;
Strategic Planning;
Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Garvin, David A. "Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (A)." Harvard Business School Case 688-059, January 1988. (Revised January 1997.)
- January 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Hoechst in the United States (A)
Describes the U.S. market for chemicals following WW II to the present and the attention of the market for global chemical companies. Traces the involvement of Hoechst in this market up to the 1980s when minimum growth has been offered through Hoechst's U.S....
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Chemicals;
Acquisition;
Chemical Industry;
United States
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Hoechst in the United States (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-140, January 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (F1)
Concerns a specific strategic decision--should the apparel division expand rapidly? The teaching plan would highlight the pros and cons of such a move.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Cost vs Benefits;
Expansion;
Business Divisions;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (F1)." Harvard Business School Case 385-040, October 1984.
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech Harvard Business School Case 808-005 In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's...
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Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Climate Leaders Program
vegetable garden with my parents and going to national parks with my family, so I have always had an appreciation for nature and the environment around me. I started my career as an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, focusing largely...
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- 06 May 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup
life, I began thinking more about how urbanization might stress our existing systems, and how technology can help make urban living more sustainable. With this lens in mind, I applied to HBS with the goal of exploring the exciting world of startups and View Details
- 20 Dec 2019
- News
The 19 Musts of 2019
informed on the major news in tech while being entertained by the bickering and bantering of Recode’s Kara Swisher and NYU professor Scott Galloway.” Courtesy source Courtesy source —Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002), partner at TenOneTen View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
point out that the choices women entrepreneurs make often cause investors to classify their ventures as undesirable investments. The book includes chapters on the human capital component, financial savvy and risk propensity in women, the...
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- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
MBA Students Reflect on Their Summer Internships
Kriesche August 13, 2018“This summer, while most of my classmates pursued internships, I decided to work full-time on my start-up ‘smoodi’, which I recently incorporated. It’s been an amazing experience and I’m grateful for the support I received as a Harvard Rock...
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- Web
Paul Baier | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Concessions Joseph O’Donnell R&R Robert Reiss Venture Capitalist Arthur Rock Extrusion Technology James Sharpe Temple, Barker & Sloane Carl Sloane C.D. Spangler Construction Co. C.D. Spangler Staples Thomas Stemberg Thomas Weisel Partners...
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Faculty Books
They offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, and Felda Hardymon (Wiley...
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- September 1983 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Heather Evans
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Focuses on the efforts of Heather Evans, a second-year MBA student, and her attempts to start her own dress business. Examines the business plan and the process of acquiring control over the financial and human resources necessary to implement the plan.
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Investment;
Human Resources;
Strategic Planning;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Heather Evans." Harvard Business School Case 384-079, September 1983. (Revised July 1998.)
- March 1988
- Case
Goodyear Restructuring
Features a firm with a strong, successful, clearly-defined product market strategy. In 1982, this strategy was augmented by new management to include other, conflicting goals. This has an immediate negative impact on the stock market's evaluation of Goodyear's stock...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Corporate Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Finance;
Rubber Industry
Asquith, K. Paul. "Goodyear Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 288-046, March 1988.