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- September 2011 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Sino-Forest (A)
By: David F. Hawkins and David Lane
Chinese company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange is accused of fraud by a hedge fund.
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Keywords:
Business Earnings;
Crime and Corruption;
Financial Markets;
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
China
Hawkins, David F., and David Lane. "Sino-Forest (A)." Harvard Business School Case 112-004, September 2011. (Revised February 2013.)
- January 2011 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
CME Group
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and James Weber
The case describes CME Group, the world's largest commodities exchange, futures and options on futures contracts, history, regulation, and the strategic choices the company faced. CME Group was formed from the oldest and most well-known exchanges in the world. Traders...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Stocks;
Goods and Commodities;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Risk Management;
Market Participation;
Market Transactions;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L., and James Weber. "CME Group." Harvard Business School Case 711-005, January 2011. (Revised April 2011.)
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
see which clinicians, hospitals, insurers, and others provide the best value." Even if the Trump rules hold up, they cannot provide the full accounting of prices and outcomes the health care system needs. For that, the United States needs a health care analog of...
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- August 1985 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Universal Circuits, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The manager of international finance of a major U.S. electronics company is concerned about the exposure of the firm to changes in exchange rates. Of particular concern is the exposure of operations to changes in real exchange rates. The teaching objectives include: 1)...
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Keywords:
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
International Finance;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Business Plan;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Electronics Industry;
United States
Piper, Thomas R. "Universal Circuits, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 286-006, August 1985. (Revised July 1991.)
- Jul 09 2019
- Short Film
Inside the Classroom
- October 2004
- Exercise
Dyad Exercise
Provides instructions for an exercise in which two students exchange their self-assessment data for analysis. A rewritten version of an earlier exercise.
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Personal Development and Career
Clawson, James G. "Dyad Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 405-062, October 2004.
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
When Reputation Trumps Regulation
Financial Economics, suggests that reputational bonding better explains the success and failure of cross-listings than legal bonding. This is largely due to the fact that the Securities and Exchange Commission, for a number of reasons,...
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by Ann Cullen
- July 2010 (Revised August 2012)
- Supplement
Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (C)
A professor has an awkward exchange with a student who has prepared numeric analysis, but whose numbers do not agree with her own.
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Leonard, Dorothy A. "Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-406, July 2010. (Revised August 2012.)
- 19 Jan 2021
- Video
Hemendra Kothari
Hemendra Kothari, chairman of DSP Investment Managers in India, discusses how his firm reacted to the Harshad Mehta Stock Exchange scam in 1992.
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- September 2003 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
PolyMedica Corporation (A)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
The Securities and Exchange Commission and investors question PolyMedica Corp.'s practice of capitalizing rather than expensing of direct-response advertising.
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Keywords:
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Business Earnings;
Advertising;
Private Sector;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Cost Management;
Capital Markets;
Marketing;
Private Equity;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "PolyMedica Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 104-023, September 2003. (Revised February 2007.)
- February 1988 (Revised November 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Fundamental Parity Conditions
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Provides a simple framework for analyzing expected exchange rate movements. Basic parity and equilibrium conditions are presented including purchasing power parity, forward parity, interest rate parity, the domestic Fisher effect, and the international Fisher effect...
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Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Note on Fundamental Parity Conditions." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-016, February 1988. (Revised November 1994.)
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Dora Vardis - Making A Difference
- December 2001
- Case
IntellectExchange, Inc.
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Janis L Gogan
A start-up intellect exchange initially offered a public expertise exchange, connecting experts with clients. Now management wonders whether a new, more focused strategy will succeed.
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Cash, James I., Jr., and Janis L Gogan. "IntellectExchange, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-113, December 2001.
- July 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A truck manufacturer must decide whether to bid on the sale of 120 trucks to a private firm in Costa Rica. If a bid is submitted, a decision must be made on whether to protect against the credit, exchange rate, and sovereign risks.
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Truck Transportation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Germany;
Costa Rica
Piper, Thomas R. "Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G." Harvard Business School Case 284-019, July 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
- October 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
ICEX: Making a Market in Iceland
Examines the impact of increased performance on the international visibility and positioning of the Icelandic Stock Exchange. Allows consideration of various options for stock exchange growth that are created by Iceland's strong economic performance in recent years....
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Miller, Gregory S., and Brian DeLacey. "ICEX: Making a Market in Iceland." Harvard Business School Case 106-038, October 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
Podcast: When Personalization Leads To Discrimination On AirBnB
In the sharing economy, the goal to personalize the exchange can have some unintended consequences. The Hidden Brain podcast explores how discrimination plays out on AirBnB.
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- September 2013 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
AxSys
AxSys, a Scottish health information exchange firm which can provide connectivity among the Electronic Medical Record systems of different vendors, must decide how best to enter the U.S. market.
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Nicky Newton-King
Nicky Newton-King, former CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, outlines the steps she took to innovate and transform the exchange into one that was representative of South Africa’s population.
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- 12 Apr 2017
- News