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- 28 Oct 2016
- News
Can Wells Fargo change with insiders still in charge?
- 27 Mar 2013
- News
Wells Fargo Investment Unit Paid Board Member’s Son $1.4 Million
- October 2009 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo
By: Guhan Subramanian and Nithyasri Sharma
In late September 2008, amidst the spiraling financial crisis, many firms on Wall Street were in a precarious position. One such institution was Wachovia, which entered acquisition talks with Citigroup and Wells Fargo. This case describes the development of these...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Crisis;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Managerial Roles;
Banking Industry;
United States
Subramanian, Guhan, and Nithyasri Sharma. "Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo." Harvard Business School Case 910-006, October 2009. (Revised November 2011.)
- 11 Jul 2014
- News
Wells Fargo, other big banks could see lower profits
- February 2018
- Case
Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (A)
By: Gautam Mukunda, Nien-hê Hsieh and David Lane
In September 2008, Robert Steel presided over the sale of Wachovia, a top U.S. bank, less than three months after becoming its CEO. Wachovia’s exposure to risky home loans led depositors and creditors to flee the bank on Friday, September 26, after the FDIC seized and...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Financial Crisis;
Robert Steel;
Wachovia;
Sheila Bair;
Richard Kovacevich;
Wells Fargo;
Vikram Pandit;
Citigroup;
FDIC;
Tim Geithner;
Mortgage Lending;
Contagion;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Financial Services;
Banking;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Finance;
Leadership Style;
Crisis Management;
Management Style;
Risk Management;
Negotiation;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States
Mukunda, Gautam, Nien-hê Hsieh, and David Lane. "Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 418-055, February 2018.
- February 2018
- Supplement
Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (B)
By: Gautam Mukunda, Nien-hê Hsieh and David Lane
In September 2008, Robert Steel presided over the sale of Wachovia, a top U.S. bank, less than three months after becoming its CEO. Wachovia’s exposure to risky home loans led depositors and creditors to flee the bank on Friday, September 26, after the FDIC seized and...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Financial Crisis;
Robert Steel;
Wachovia;
Sheila Bair;
Richard Kovacevich;
Wells Fargo;
Vikram Pandit;
Citigroup;
FDIC;
Tim Geithner;
Mortgage Lending;
Contagion;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Financial Services;
Banking;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Finance;
Leadership Style;
Crisis Management;
Management Style;
Risk Management;
Negotiation;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States
Mukunda, Gautam, Nien-hê Hsieh, and David Lane. "Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 418-056, February 2018.
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
New war on drugs: Pharma becoming 'uninvestable'?
- 18 Jun 2019
- News
How to Scandal-Proof Your Company
- January 22, 2020
- Article
Making Honest Conversations the Norm
By: Michael Beer
Much admired companies like Boeing and Wells Fargo sacrifice their competitive advantage. Some make huge ethical blunders. As a result, shareholders suffer huge losses in value while employees, customers, and society lose trust and confidence in the institution. Based...
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Keywords:
Honesty;
Interpersonal Communication;
Framework;
Organizational Culture;
Trust;
Performance Effectiveness
Beer, Michael. "Making Honest Conversations the Norm." ChangeThis (blog) (January 22, 2020).
- 02 Nov 2016
- News
When You Feel Pressured to Do the Wrong Thing at Work
- 01 Aug 2023
- What Do You Think?
As Leaders, Why Do We Continue to Reward A, While Hoping for B?
frequently cited Wells Fargo fiasco in which employees were incentivized to cheat (and alienate customers) in an effort to expand and deepen customer relationships, continue to plague business today. As...
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by James Heskett
- Web
Veterans - MBA
transferred to the Boston VRE office. For further information visit Veteran Readiness and Employment. Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program Provides scholarships up to $10,000 per year to fill gaps for...
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- 17 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men
The evidence has long shown that women are discriminated against in the workplace. Now it appears that they are even punished more harshly than men when they are in the wrong. A new research paper reveals that when women at Wells View Details
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
accounting from the University of Richmond. Nick is a senior analyst at Wells Fargo Asset Management, focusing on investments in the technology sector. He began his career as a consultant at Deloitte. Nick...
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- 13 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?
Corporate scandals often follow a pattern: Whether it’s Theranos and its fraudulent blood testing technology, Wells Fargo and its fake financial accounts, or Volkswagen and its bogus emissions data, a...
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- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
vaccinations, but, Sucher says, “there is such an overhang of bad conduct. It’s going to take an amazing amount of work to fully regain trust.” "The challenge is that it takes a sustained history of right to wipe out one wrong." Wells...
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by Lane Lambert
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
Committee, and serves on the Mayo Clinic and American Red Cross boards. Davis leads with unimpeachable integrity. When arch-rival Wells Fargo encountered its problems with three million unauthorized customer...
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