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- October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (A)
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull and Akiko Kanno
Despite a tradition of high household savings, Japan has supported a dynamic and technically sophisticated consumer-lending sector. The high profitability of the sector has periodically attracted interest from domestic banks as well as international investors. Most...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financing and Loans;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Personal Finance;
Courts and Trials;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Japan
Trumbull, J. Gunnar, and Akiko Kanno. "Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-017, October 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- 2006
- Chapter
Interorganizational Knowledge Creation at Shimano
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords:
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Networks;
Japan
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Interorganizational Knowledge Creation at Shimano." In Japan Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy: Advanced Knowledge—Creating Companies, by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Tsutomu Shibata. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Institute (WBI), 2006.
- December 1998
- Supplement
An Interview with Zhang Ruimin, CEO, Haier Group, Video
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Benqing
Zhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Acquisition;
Business or Company Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Benqing. "An Interview with Zhang Ruimin, CEO, Haier Group, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-514, December 1998.
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
decline, according to the firm, is that private-equity firms may be selling a higher percentage of their acquisitions to other private-equity firms, rather than facing the uncertainties of an IPO.
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- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
competitor analysis, trend research, and leadership programs. Since then, the team has helped Granite Equity research individual company profiles, whether it’s for an acquisition or a vendor or a potential partner. The service also has...
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Maureen Harmon
- April 2004
- Article
Do CEOs in Mergers Trade Power for Premium? Evidence from 'Mergers of Equals'
By: Julie Wulf
I analyze chief executive officer (CEO) incentives to negotiate shared control in the postmerger governance of the surviving firm. In order to do this, I study abnormal returns in a sample of "mergers of equals" (MOEs) transactions in which the two firms are...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Negotiation;
Governance Controls;
Power and Influence;
Value Creation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Motivation and Incentives;
Market Transactions
Wulf, Julie. "Do CEOs in Mergers Trade Power for Premium? Evidence from 'Mergers of Equals'." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 20, no. 1 (April 2004): 60–101.
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
David Collis Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor of Business Administration The joke used to be that you could only make a million dollars in the airline industry if you started with a hundred million dollars. With the View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
the shoes of his long-time predecessor who had created the U.S. telecommunications giant via a series of acquisitions and, before departing, had initiated the company's strategic repositioning. The new CEO reflected on Verizon's recent...
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Sean Silverthorne
- December 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Pacific Salmon Company, Inc.
By: Nabil N. El-Hage, Kenneth A. Froot and Christopher Edward James Payton
RRR, a $1 billion private equity fund, is trying to decide how much to bid for Pacific Salmon Inc. and how to finance the acquisition.
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Keywords:
Food;
Bids;
Private Equity;
Decision Making;
Financing and Loans;
Bids and Bidding;
Acquisition;
Corporate Finance;
Financial Services Industry
El-Hage, Nabil N., Kenneth A. Froot, and Christopher Edward James Payton. "Pacific Salmon Company, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 205-031, December 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Influence and Inefficiency in the Internal Capital Market
By: Julie Wulf
I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor. Corporate headquarters receives two types of signals about investment opportunities: private signals that can be...
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- September 2003
- Case
Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group
By: Mihir A. Desai, Paolo Notarnicola and Mark Veblen
A team of private equity investors must value the leveraged buyout of a Yellow Pages business that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In the process, they must wrestle with issues of how to conduct cross-border valuations and how to value a...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Cash Flow;
Private Equity;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Valuation
Desai, Mihir A., Paolo Notarnicola, and Mark Veblen. "Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group." Harvard Business School Case 204-033, September 2003.
- January 1999 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Shady Trail
By: Arthur I Segel
Holt Lunsford was intrigued by the packet of papers that lay in front of him. The papers comprised a brochure that Lonestar Bank had put together in an effort to sell the Shady Trail Distribution Center in Dallas, Texas. Shady Hill was a five-year-old,...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Acquisition;
Buildings and Facilities;
Property;
Partners and Partnerships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Distribution Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Texas
Segel, Arthur I. "Shady Trail." Harvard Business School Case 899-143, January 1999. (Revised July 2003.)
- September 1997
- Case
Bayer AG (B)
By: John A. Quelch
Bayer's senior executives detail the communications challenge program that resulted from the company's reacquisition of its brand name and trademark cross, which gave Bayer one name worldwide for the first time since World War I.
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
War;
Acquisition;
Trademarks;
Brands and Branding;
Communication Strategy;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Germany
Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Bayer AG (B)." Harvard Business School Case 598-032, September 1997.
- August 1995
- Case
Hutton Branch Manager (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Describes the actions taken by E.F.Hutton management in response to the Bell Report, a study prepared by former Attorney General Griffin Bell and his law firm after Hutton pleaded guilty to 2,000 counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with its cash management...
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Keywords:
Legal Liability;
Crime and Corruption;
Moral Sensibility;
Acquisition;
Decisions;
Business or Company Management;
Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Hutton Branch Manager (D)." Harvard Business School Case 396-047, August 1995.
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
but it’s reasonable to assume that many companies and individuals will continue with full or hybrid remote work arrangements for months to come. Who’s moving and how? Lift outs help companies add talent without the logistical and psychological stressors of View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
a broad range of issues including innovation and acquisitions in addition to labor practices and resource sustainability. A close examination of Nike's experience has led the author to conclude that a dedicated board-level committee of...
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Carmen Nobel
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
of America Acquires Merrill Lynch (A) Robert C. Pozen, Charles E. BeresfordHarvard Business School Case 310-092 On December 22, 2008, Bank of America (BofA) chairman and CEO Ken Lewis convened a special board of directors meeting to review his company's pending View Details
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Martha Lagace
- September 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Comviva: Exploring New Frontiers (A)
By: Dante Roscini and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
Comviva, a mobile solutions provider active in India and 94 other countries, has had a rich history and been successful across many emerging and complex markets: Latin America, South-East Asia, Africa. What are the lessons learnt from expansion, cultural fits, and...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Acquisition;
Emerging Markets;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry;
India;
South Asia
Roscini, Dante, and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Comviva: Exploring New Frontiers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-006, September 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- December 2008
- Teaching Note
LinkedIn Corp., 2008 (TN)
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for [709426].
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