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- 07 Feb 2012
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Earnings Management from the Bottom Up: An Analysis of Managerial Incentives Below the CEO
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by Felix Oberholzer-Gee & Julie Wulf
- 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.
- Web
1.3 Academic Calendar - MBA
Projects 1.18 FIELD Global Capstone 1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) 1.20 Joint Degree Programs 1.21 Use of Course Work & Materials 1.22 Disability Access 1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School 1.24 Commencement 2. Integrity & Standards of...
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Lehman Brothers Timeline | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Lehman Brothers Timeline Sept-Oct 2008 Video-Coverage of the Financial Crisis Download the Exhibition Catalog (PDF) Lehman Brothers Archives Lehman Brothers Deal Books Search Exhibition Lehman Brothers - Introduction 1840s – 1880s General...
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- 16 Oct 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Core Earnings? New Data and Evidence
- May 1975 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Bio-Tech, Inc.
Financial vice president is expected to prepare a financing plan for Bio-Tech matching the most recent long-range plans of three operating groups. The latter, however, must be adjusted to take account of recommendations to be made on plant investment of one product...
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Mullins, David W., Jr. "Bio-Tech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 275-124, May 1975. (Revised September 1987.)
- May 2014 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
By: Julie Battilana and Michael Norris
In 2014, as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has just brought former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on as chairman of the board, Jean Rogers, founder and CEO struggles with how best to ensure the nonprofit's financial sustainability while...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Sustainability Reporting;
Reporting;
Environmental Sustainability;
Accounting;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Battilana, Julie, and Michael Norris. "The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board." Harvard Business School Case 414-078, May 2014. (Revised January 2015.)
- October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Janet Kraus and Mary Beth Findlay
Eloise Bune successfully turned an idea into a product, but could she persuade angel investors that she had a business worth investing in? The case details her interactions with the angel investors and explores the role of angel investors in providing financial...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Investment Return;
Business Startups;
Business Plan;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Goldberg, Lena G., Janet Kraus, and Mary Beth Findlay. "Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 312-054, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- July 2005 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Rise of Kmart Corporation 1962-1987
By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
Tracks the development of the Kmart discount store chain from its inception in 1961 to its peak in 1990 and examines the contribution of each Kmart chief executive to the chain's success. In, parallel, compares the performance of Wal-Mart over the same period along a...
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Keywords:
History;
Strategic Planning;
Leadership;
Competitive Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Retail Industry;
United States
Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "The Rise of Kmart Corporation 1962-1987." Harvard Business School Case 706-403, July 2005. (Revised April 2008.)
- 17 Jun 2011
- News
Devoted to Debt
- 24 May 2017
- News
When Finance Is a Character in a Novel
- January 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Greenbriar Growth Partners and Microsurgery Devices
Greenbriar Growth Partners (GGP), a venture capital (VC) firm, has been an investor in Microsurgery Devices (MSD) for four-plus years and has come into conflict with the company's founder. Should the Board's nominating committee re-nominate the VC investor, and should...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Initial Public Offering;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Conflict of Interests;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Kristin Elaine Meyer. "Greenbriar Growth Partners and Microsurgery Devices." Harvard Business School Case 310-060, January 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
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Summer Fellowships - MBA
Financial Aid MBAid: Summer Fellowships Tuition Assistance Summer Fellowships Career Support & Exploration Funds Fast Facts MBAid Stories Consumer Information RISE Career Fellowship MBA students often take the summer between their first...
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- January 2009
- Supplement
The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B1)
By: Clayton S. Rose, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and David Lane
Bear Stearns & Co burned through nearly all of its $18 billion in cash reserves during the week of March 10, 2008, and an unprecedented provision of liquidity support from the Federal Reserve on Friday March 13 was insufficient to reverse the decline in Bear's...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Capital;
Financial Liquidity;
Banks and Banking;
Governance;
Crisis Management;
Failure;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Balance and Stability;
Valuation;
New York (state, US)
Rose, Clayton S., Daniel Baird Bergstresser, and David Lane. "The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-070, January 2009.
- Research Summary
Non-Financial Incentives
My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Global Ambition
network to donate 10,000 pieces of personal protective equipment from China to the United States. Chew, who is particularly drawn to the tech sector, joined Xiaomi in 2015, a Chinese technology company that he helped take public in 2018 as chief View Details
- March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Chrysler's Sale to Fiat
By: C. Fritz Foley, Lena G. Goldberg and Linnea Meyer
This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of Chrysler in the midst of the financial crisis of 2008–2009. It describes how debtors can use section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to sell assets quickly. It allows for discussion of who...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Financial Crisis;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Laws and Statutes;
Business and Government Relations;
Sales;
Auto Industry;
United States
Foley, C. Fritz, Lena G. Goldberg, and Linnea Meyer. "Chrysler's Sale to Fiat." Harvard Business School Case 210-022, March 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
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Research - U.S. Competitiveness
Lombard, and Jan W. Rivkin Superintendents find new, deeper ways to work with business beyond a financial gift. Mar 2015 U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Tax Complexity and the Importance of Simplification By: Mihir A. Desai Complexity in...
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- May 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?"
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Stephen E. Lynagh
In April 1998, Prime Minister Hashimoto faced serious problems, both with his program of six systemic reforms and with his fiscal policy. Japan had been in effective recession for six years, unable to retain the miracle-growth achieved in earlier decades. Hashimoto has...
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Keywords:
Sovereign Finance;
Development Economics;
Social Issues;
Policy;
Economy;
Government Administration;
Financial Crisis;
Japan
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Stephen E. Lynagh. Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?". Harvard Business School Case 798-083, May 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- Research Summary
Foreign Direct Investment, Finance, and Economic Development
Research has sought to understand how foreign direct investment affects host economies. This paper reviews the empirical literature, specifically addressing the question: How does FDI affect economic development of host countries and what is the role of local financial...
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