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- Summer 1998
- Article
A New Approach to Capital Budgeting for Financial Institutions
By: K. A. Froot and J. Stein
Keywords:
Catastrophe Risk;
Corporate Finance;
Cost Of Capital;
Banking And Insurance;
Asset Pricing;
Hedging;
Banking;
Decision Choice And Uncertainty;
Financial Markets;
Insurance;
Policy;
Risk Management;
Natural Disasters;
Insurance Industry
Froot, K. A., and J. Stein. "A New Approach to Capital Budgeting for Financial Institutions." Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 11, no. 2 (Summer 1998): 59–69.
- June 1998 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (A)
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Martin Calles
Features the challenges facing an entrant in the New Zealand telecommunications market during the period 1989-1994. Clear Communications Ltd. (CCL), a joint venture owned by Bell Canada, MCI, New Zealand Television Corp., and Todd Companies, begins offering long...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Competition;
Emerging Markets;
Privatization;
Monopoly;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Corporate Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Expansion;
Law;
Telecommunications Industry;
New Zealand
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Martin Calles. "Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-085, June 1998. (Revised December 2006.)
- May 1998
- Article
Note, Using Capital Cash Flows to Value Dissenters' Shares in Appraisal Proceedings
Subramanian, Guhan. "Note, Using Capital Cash Flows to Value Dissenters' Shares in Appraisal Proceedings." Harvard Law Review 111, no. 7 (May 1998).
- April 1998
- Case
Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky
Explores the decision by Advent, an international venture capital firm, to start a fund focused on Israel. Advent must decide who to hire to run the fund and how much money to raise.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Global Strategy;
Recruitment;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Israel
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The ." Harvard Business School Case 298-072, April 1998.
- April 1998
- Case
Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Analyzes the decisions of Niall Carroll, an Irish banker, to start a venture capital fund focused on Ireland. The context of the Irish markets and the nature of Irish opportunities are explored.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
Financial Services Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together." Harvard Business School Case 298-001, April 1998.
- 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.
- March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
United Way Community Services
Describes in detail the fund development and distribution system of United Way Community Services. A key question is how to measure the outcome/impact of the work done by the agencies that receive United Way funding. A follow-on question is how to reinvent the...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Management Systems;
Measurement and Metrics;
Distribution Channels;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Outcome or Result;
Nonprofit Organizations
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "United Way Community Services." Harvard Business School Case 598-138, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Biotti
Xedia, a networking equipment manufacturer that helps provide high-speed Internet service for corporate clients through access routing, wants a bridge loan to fund daily operations until it raises its next round of equity financing.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Negotiation;
Production;
Internet;
Banking Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-119, March 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Concordia Electronic Systems Test
By: Thomas R. Piper
The management of an electronics company must decide whether to use a single hurdle rate for all projects or to move to a system of different hurdle rates for each of its two divisions. The divisions differ substantially in terms of risk and seem to have substantially...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cost of Capital;
Valuation;
Business Divisions;
Electronics Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Concordia Electronic Systems Test." Harvard Business School Case 298-115, March 1998. (Revised March 2001.)
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (B), A
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Picks up the negotiation between Thermo-Impact and Medallion Capital where the (A1) and A2) cases leave off. The companies began talks in 1995 when Medallion offered to buy Thermo-Impact. This case brings the negotiation through May 1996. Students view developments...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics;
Negotiation Participants;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (B), A." Harvard Business School Case 898-200, March 1998.
- March 1998 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (C), A
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Carries the negotiation between Thermo-Impact and Medallion Capital through October 1996. The companies began talks in 1995 when Medallion offered to buy Thermo-Impact. Students view developments from the perspective of Thermo-Impact's owners and must make decisions...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Participants;
Entrepreneurship;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (C), A." Harvard Business School Case 898-201, March 1998. (Revised August 2000.)
- February 1998 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital
Presents recommendations for hurdle rates of Marriott's divisions to select by discounting appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division.
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Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Case 298-101, February 1998. (Revised March 1998.)
- January 1998 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Genset: 1989
By: Paul A. Gompers and Amy Burroughs
Discusses the start-up strategy at Genset, a French biotech firm. Pascal Brandys, a venture capitalist, and Marc Vasseur, a leading French scientist, must decide how to proceed. Future real options are central to the strategy.
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Gompers, Paul A., and Amy Burroughs. "Genset: 1989." Harvard Business School Case 298-070, January 1998. (Revised September 2001.)
- January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Chemdex.com
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Laurence E. Katz
An Internet start-up company is developing an online marketplace for specialty chemicals and reagents. David Perry has been named a runner-up in the 1st annual HBS Business Plan contest and now faces seed-stage financing questions--how much money to raise, at what...
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Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Laurence E. Katz. "Chemdex.com." Harvard Business School Case 898-076, January 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- January 1998 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
Li & Fung: Beyond "Filling in the Mosaic," 1995-1998
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
In early 1998, William and Victor Fung had to review their business, the Li & Fung Group, to plan for the next three years. Examines strategic and organizational issues including company culture, international expansion, and venture capital projects. A rewritten...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Venture Capital;
Organizational Culture;
Global Strategy;
Opportunities;
Problems and Challenges;
Strategic Planning;
Asia
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Anthony St. George. Li & Fung: Beyond "Filling in the Mosaic," 1995-1998. Harvard Business School Case 398-092, January 1998. (Revised June 1998.)
- January 1998
- Article
The Adam Smith Address: Location, Clusters, and the 'New' Microeconomics of Competition
The new microeconomics of competition is contained in frameworks that structure the complexity of competition and inform managers of the choices they must make. The role of location has shifted from factor endowments and size to productivity growth; factor inputs are...
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Keywords:
Economics
Porter, Michael E. "The Adam Smith Address: Location, Clusters, and the 'New' Microeconomics of Competition." Business Economics 33, no. 1 (January 1998).
- December 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Valuing Capital Investment Projects
By: W. Carl Kester
A collection of problems that introduces students to the application of discounted cash flow analysis in the evaluation of capital budgeting problems.
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Kester, W. Carl. "Valuing Capital Investment Projects." Harvard Business School Case 298-092, December 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Capital;
Brands and Branding;
Identity;
Customization and Personalization;
Value;
Service Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert J. Crawford. CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals". Harvard Business School Case 598-028, December 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- November 1997 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Cinemex
By: James L. Heskett
The founders of Cinemex, the largest capitalized venture start-up in Mexican history, are debating several issues concerning the operations of their new chain of motion picture theatres in Mexico City. The first concerns whether some seats should be left unsold to...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Service Operations;
Debates;
Venture Capital;
Customer Satisfaction;
Advertising;
Investment;
Theater Entertainment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Mexico City
Heskett, James L. "Cinemex." Harvard Business School Case 898-108, November 1997. (Revised December 1999.)
- November 1997
- Case
Microsoft Goes Online: MSN 1996
By: David B. Yoffie
Explores Microsoft's decision to enter the online services industry in the light of its competition and the growing importance of the Internet. Significant issues include the cost and availability of content, telecomm/Internet access costs, competition with the World...
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Growth and Development;
Market Entry and Exit;
Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Web;
Information Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Microsoft Goes Online: MSN 1996." Harvard Business School Case 798-019, November 1997.