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Erle P. Halliburton
Halliburton founded one of the most financially successful oil service companies in the United States. Starting from nothing, Halliburton laid the foundation for a multi-billion dollar diversified oil View Details
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Utilities & Energy
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Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell
anxiety impacts the quality of a financial planning experience and the integrity of the resulting financial plan, both of which will impact customer satisfaction. The financial...
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Statement of Activity & Cash Flows - Annual Report 2014
Financials Statement of Activity & Cash Flows 5-Year Data Summary CFO Letter Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Supplemental Financial Information Revenues IN MILLIONS for the...
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- 29 Jan 2010
- News
Back to Glass-Steagall?
(http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/2009/june/toobig.html) is the best way to head off future financial meltdowns and deal with institutions that are too big to fail. Specifically, he advocates: higher capital requirements; leverage...
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- March 1984 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
B.F. Goodrich-Rabobank Interest Rate Swap
By: Jay O. Light
A U.S. manufacturing organization and a Eurobank swap fixed and floating rate obligations to reduce their financing costs.
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Financing and Loans;
Cost Management;
Production;
Interest Rates;
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Light, Jay O. "B.F. Goodrich-Rabobank Interest Rate Swap." Harvard Business School Case 284-080, March 1984. (Revised August 1996.)
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
motivation for working all these hours is not actually to produce high-quality work. In fact, there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that it’s going to undermine the quality of the work.” Confronting deeply held beliefs has been part of...
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Brittani Rettig
serving my blog readers. Living a life of service is one thing that keeps me very motivated. I succeed when those I serve succeed. "The differences are countless. My consulting role allows me to drive formal project management and...
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- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (B) case describes how Credit Suisse management allocated the cost of the 25% U.K. banker's tax among shareholders, U.K. managing directors, and the other employees globally.
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Financial Crisis;
Cost;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-006, July 2010.
- 11 Dec 2017
- News
Growing from Within
Photo courtesy of Paulo Pena Photo courtesy of Paulo Pena The great majority of McDonald’s U.S. restaurants are run by external owner/operators. Paulo Pena (MBA 2004) is responsible for the rest. As vice president and managing director of McDonald’s USA, Pena manages...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform
focused on how to calculate a fixed price for all services related to a specific condition — knee replacement. (The hospital is nationally recognized for expertise in orthopedic surgery.) The “bundled” price...
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- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
audience. Even so, she has no fear. “Let’s get real about hard,” she says. “Whenever I encounter something hard, I remind myself there is nothing that can be done to me that has not been done to my ancestors. I’ve only achieved what I’ve achieved because of View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
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Fostering a Supportive Community
services and resources for them, including advising and counseling, one-on-one tutoring, workshops, and specialized career coaching. Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) These offerings have been informed by the work of a task...
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Jennifer Mele
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
financial services companies as it determines its stand on a matter of increasing public prominence. Oberholzer-Gee teaches the case in Strategies Beyond the Market, a second-year elective that focuses on...
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- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
Security and Exchange Commission mandated that publicly traded companies had to disclose all material information to their investors at the same time. The researchers found that after the introduction of that rule, the return spread of...
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- September 1976 (Revised January 1977)
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (C)
Designed to serve two roles: first, it provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing capital budgeting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, it allows the student to focus upon and critically analyze a series of...
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Capital Budgeting;
International Relations;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Goals and Objectives;
Service Delivery;
Business Subsidiaries;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Expectations;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-036, September 1976. (Revised January 1977.)
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Customizing Couture Online
now ubiquitous invitation-only Internet flash sale. Up next for Wilkis Wilson: at-home beauty service startup Glamsquad. That’s what Tinker Tailor offers. “I heard from all these women who really wanted to...
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- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Kmart and ESL Investments (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah Abbott
A major bankrupt retailer is poised to emerge from Chapter 11. Two activist hedge funds ("vulture investors") will own over 50% of reorganized Kmart's common stock, based on prior investments in Kmart's debt claims, and an infusion of new equity financing. The Chapter...
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Restructuring;
Capital Structure;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Investment;
Investment Activism;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah Abbott. "Kmart and ESL Investments (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-044, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
companies with estimated annual revenues of $4 billion, is one of the world's most colorful business leaders. His oft-repeated message: "If your business isn't fun, it's ultimately going to be worthless to you." From its airline to View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?
exit in two or three years, they will probably need to hold investments for a longer period of time, he said. To invest in Europe, you need flexibility above all else, the panelists agreed. For an industry that prides itself on local,...
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