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- August 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Deutsche Bank, The TN
By: David A. Moss
Teaching Note for (1-796-106).
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- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)
A medium-sized investment management firm is attempting to decide whether to try to grow, and if so, how. It is a complicated decision because the managing partner and her colleagues have significantly different views. This case provides the background on the industry,...
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Keywords:
Partners and Partnerships;
Decision Making;
Sales;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 597-021, August 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
- August 1996
- Exercise
Financial Investigation Group Exercise
By: William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson and Andrew S. Janower
Keywords:
Finance
Sahlman, William A., Howard H. Stevenson, and Andrew S. Janower. "Financial Investigation Group Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 897-008, August 1996.
- August 1996 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Nicholson File Company Takeover (A), The
By: Thomas R. Piper
The financial vice president must decide the value and form of an acquisition offer to be made to a small hand tool company.
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Valuation;
Negotiation Participants;
Negotiation Offer;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Nicholson File Company Takeover (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 297-011, August 1996. (Revised June 2007.)
- August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
J Boats, Inc.
By: Robert L. Simons
During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Family Business;
Risk Management;
Financial Management;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Brands and Branding;
Competitive Strategy;
Capital Markets;
Valuation;
Shipping Industry;
Transportation Industry
Simons, Robert L. "J Boats, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-015, August 1996. (Revised December 1999.)
- August 1996
- Article
When Do Joint Ventures Create Value?
By: Ashish Nanda and P. Mohanram
Firms enter into joint ventures when their performance is deteriorating. Parent firms earn significant positive returns around announcements. However, at joint venture level, market value weighted return is insignificant. The stock market reacts negatively to ventures...
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Nanda, Ashish, and P. Mohanram. "When Do Joint Ventures Create Value?" Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 1996, no. 1 (August 1996): 36–40.
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Describes the strategic position of Northwest Airlines in 1996 and discusses its financial rebound and changes and improvements since the 1993 restructuring agreement. Describes the company's new strategy and its management of principal strategic assets, focusing at...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Restructuring;
Alliances;
Competitive Strategy;
Government Administration;
Cooperation;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States;
Netherlands
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996." Harvard Business School Case 897-034, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Deals with Northwest's financial crisis between the fall of 1992 and the following spring. Northwest's leaders face the problem of how to meet an impending $600 million payment on the 1989 LBO loan when the airline had run out of cash. Concludes by outlining options...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Restructuring;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Crisis Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Crisis;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992." Harvard Business School Case 897-030, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- July 1996 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Becton Dickinson--Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process
By: Robert L. Simons, Antonio Davila and Afroze A Mohammed
Describes management's attempts to design and install a sophisticated planning and control system in an international company as it changes its strategy. Issues of strategy implementation, accountability, and performance measurement are at the core of the analysis, as...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
System;
Performance Evaluation
Simons, Robert L., Antonio Davila, and Afroze A Mohammed. "Becton Dickinson--Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process." Harvard Business School Case 197-014, July 1996. (Revised December 2001.)
- July 1996
- Case
Trans National Group
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Takia Mahmood
Starting as a classic entrepreneur,Steve Belkin, CEO of Trans National (TN), drives the company through two businesses--one in group travel and another in financial services--before deciding to step back and act as a general manager whose focus and attention is on...
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Bartlett, Christopher A., and Takia Mahmood. "Trans National Group." Harvard Business School Case 397-015, July 1996.
- Article
Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life
By: S. C. Gilson, H. DeAngelo and L. DeAngelo
In May 1991, one month after seizing Executive Life, California regulators seized First Capital Life (FCLIC). Both insurers were Drexel clients with large junk bond holdings, and both had experienced 'bank runs.' FCLIC's run followed regulators' televised comments that...
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Gilson, S. C., H. DeAngelo, and L. DeAngelo. "Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life." Journal of Financial Economics 41, no. 3 (July 1996): 475–511.
- June 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Hostile Bid for Red October, The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Alan Bigman
Manatep Bank, a Russian investment bank, has just announced the country's first hostile tender offer for Red October, a confectionery company located in Moscow. As the chief financial officer of the target company, Yuri Yegorov must decide how to respond, how much his...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Cash;
Governance Controls;
Financial Condition;
Investment Banking;
Financial Markets;
Trade;
Valuation;
Financial Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Moscow
Esty, Benjamin C., and Alan Bigman. "Hostile Bid for Red October, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-084, June 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- 1996
- Book
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements
By: Victor L Bernard, Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu
Bernard, Victor L., Paul M. Healy, and Krishna G. Palepu. Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing, 1996.
- June 1996
- Article
Risk-Based Capital Requirements and the Riskiness of Bank Portfolios
By: Brian J. Hall and Steven R. Grenadier
Hall, Brian J., and Steven R. Grenadier. "Risk-Based Capital Requirements and the Riskiness of Bank Portfolios." Regional Science and Urban Economics 26 (June 1996): 433–64.
- May 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Northeast Ventures: January 1996
By: Josh Lerner and Eric K. Jackson
Northeast Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on the development of northeastern Minnesota, seeks to combine social goals with financial returns. This marriage poses several challenges.
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Lerner, Josh, and Eric K. Jackson. "Northeast Ventures: January 1996." Harvard Business School Case 296-093, May 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- May 1996
- Case
First Capital Holdings Corp.
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Harry DeAngelo and Linda DeAngelo
The manager of a money-management firm considers whether to invest in the securities of a large, financially troubled, California-based life insurance holding company that holds 40% of its assets in high-yield junk bonds. Over the past year, the value of its portfolio...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Debt Securities;
Bonds;
Valuation;
Investment Return;
Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Institutions;
Insurance Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., Harry DeAngelo, and Linda DeAngelo. "First Capital Holdings Corp." Harvard Business School Case 296-032, May 1996.
- May 1996 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Timberland and Community Involvement
By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
The Timberland Co., a manufacturer and retailer of footwear, outdoor apparel, and accessories, committed itself to instituting and communicating a core set of values to its employees, stockholders, and consumers. The system of beliefs emphasized community service....
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Business and Community Relations;
Social Enterprise;
Corporate Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Timberland and Community Involvement." Harvard Business School Case 796-156, May 1996. (Revised August 2001.)
- April 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Cleveland Turnaround (A, The: Responding to the Crisis (1978-1988)
By: James E. Austin and Andrea L Strimling
Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Business Cycles;
Business and Community Relations;
Financial Crisis;
Cleveland
Austin, James E., and Andrea L Strimling. "Cleveland Turnaround (A, The: Responding to the Crisis (1978-1988)." Harvard Business School Case 796-151, April 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- April 1996 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Cleveland Turnaround (B), The: Building on Progress (1989-1996)
By: James E. Austin and Andrea L Strimling
Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private...
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Economic Growth;
Business and Community Relations;
Financial Crisis;
Cleveland
Austin, James E., and Andrea L Strimling. "Cleveland Turnaround (B), The: Building on Progress (1989-1996)." Harvard Business School Case 796-152, April 1996. (Revised April 1998.)