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- 15 Feb 2018
- News
Warren Buffett’s Mosquito
- 16 Sep 2016
- News
The Morning Risk Report: Better Performance Follows ESG Proposals
- 19 Jul 2021
- Video
HBS Reflections: Five Years After the MBA
- October 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Aspen Technology, Inc.: Currency Hedging Review
By: Peter Tufano
The chief financial officer of a rapidly growing U.S.-based software firm that sells its process-control software to industrial users around the globe must review the goals, strategies, and policies of the firm's currency hedging program. This review is prompted by...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate;
Applications and Software;
Investment;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Aspen Technology, Inc.: Currency Hedging Review." Harvard Business School Case 296-027, October 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- January 22, 2015
- Other Article
Are Capital Controls Effective? Firm-level Evidence from Brazil
By: Laura Alfaro, Anusha Chari and Fabio Kanczuk
Capital controls are back in fashion. This column discusses new firm-level evidence from Brazil showing that capital controls segment international financial markets, reduce external financing, and lower firm-level investment. They disproportionately affect small,...
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Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Are Capital Controls Effective? Firm-level Evidence from Brazil." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (January 22, 2015).
- October 2010
- Case
The Cleveland Clinic: Improving the Patient Experience (Abridged)
By: Ananth Raman, Anita L. Tucker and Rachel Gordon
Healthcare has traditionally focused on medical outcomes and financial performance. The big question is always, "How much is it going to cost?" What would happen though if healthcare also considered question of "How does the patient feel?" This case looks at the...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Ethics;
Health Care and Treatment;
Six Sigma;
Performance Improvement;
Safety;
Value Creation
Raman, Ananth, Anita L. Tucker, and Rachel Gordon. "The Cleveland Clinic: Improving the Patient Experience (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 611-015, October 2010.
- March 1998 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson
A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices, an ill-conceived acquisition of a former East German ball-bearings company, and an industry recession. The company...
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Keywords:
Accounting;
Acquisition;
Restructuring;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Machinery and Machining;
Policy;
Resignation and Termination;
Management Practices and Processes;
Performance Evaluation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Europe;
Germany;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C. "FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 298-046, March 1998. (Revised November 2004.)
- August 1988 (Revised February 1992)
- Case
Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jon Skofic
Norton, a once famous motorcycle manufacturer, soundly beaten by Japanese competition, turns its attention to developing rotary engines. The company is acquired by Norton Group PLC, which is headed by a dashing entrepreneur. The new management must decide what...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Crisis Management;
Resource Allocation;
Production;
Competition;
Auto Industry;
Motorcycle Industry;
Japan;
United Kingdom
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jon Skofic. "Norton Group PLC: To Be or Not to Be in the Motorcycle Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-013, August 1988. (Revised February 1992.)
- May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Vermeer Technologies (D): Making Transitions
By: Ashish Nanda
Microsoft has acquired Vermeer, and Vermeer executives are both excited and concerned as they prepare to move to Redmond. Even though the acquisition has been financially rewarding, the Vermeer engineers worry how well they will adapt to their new home. Meanwhile,...
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Keywords:
Horizontal Integration;
Value Creation;
Applications and Software;
Acquisition;
Product Development;
Information Technology Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (D): Making Transitions." Harvard Business School Case 397-082, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- 21 Jul 2010
- News
Help Increase Transparency in Private Company Executive Compensation
- 29 Nov 2012
- News
A Better Way to Plan Your Career
- 04 Dec 2012
- News
Vast Pools of Money Still Ignore Sustainable Investing
- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Tax U.S. companies to spur spending
- 11 Sep 2016
- News
How to Get More Pleasure Out of Retirement Spending
- Teaching Interest
Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance
By: Paul M. Healy
The last ten years has heightened demands on audit committees. Not only are they responsible for overseeing internal and external audits to ensure that investors receive accurate and transparent information, but they must ensure compliance with new accounting and...
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- 20 May 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Career Concerns of Banking Analysts
- Program
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
experimentation with financial stability. You will return to your company prepared to build change strategies that inspire organizational change and drive corporate success. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management...
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- January 2010
- Case
Five and Six Dulles Station
By: Arthur I Segel
Cricket Real Estate Advisors needs to decide if they should invest in a proposed joint venture development with Buddy Holly & Associates. Holly is a successful northern Virginia office developer who plans to develop two buildings containing 232,750 rentable square...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Joint Ventures;
Markets;
Accounting Audits;
International Finance;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Change;
Strategic Planning;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Financial Management;
Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I. "Five and Six Dulles Station." Harvard Business School Case 210-047, January 2010.