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- November 2018 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Federica Gabrieli
In February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to reform the...
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Keywords:
General Management;
Board Of Directors;
Executive Committees;
Human Resource Management;
Compensation;
Pay For Performance;
Incentives;
Bonuses;
Incentive Programs;
Employee Stock Ownership Plans;
Performance Measurement;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Human Resources;
Management;
Executive Compensation;
Change;
Performance Evaluation;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
Scotland
Paine, Lynn S., and Federica Gabrieli. "The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-046, November 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
- November 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
FMC Corp.: A Recapitalization
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
A proposed recapitalization will use new debt to pay a large dividend to some shareholders in return for a reduction of their voting power. The result will be a highly leveraged financial structure and negative owners' equity. Students can trace the effects of proposed...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Financial Strategy;
Asset Management;
Financial Management;
Business Conglomerates;
Borrowing and Debt;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Capital Structure;
Equity;
Private Equity;
Chemical Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "FMC Corp.: A Recapitalization." Harvard Business School Case 191-084, November 1990. (Revised June 1993.)
- October 2018
- Case
The Proxy Fight at ADP
By: Robin Greenwood and E. Scott Mayfield
In July 2017, shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) surged 12% following a report that the activist investor Bill Ackman had acquired a sizable stake in the company and planned to nominate his own slate of directors at the company’s annual meeting in...
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Greenwood, Robin, and E. Scott Mayfield. "The Proxy Fight at ADP." Harvard Business School Case 219-052, October 2018.
- July 2002 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Computer Associates International, Inc.: Governance and Investor Communication Challenge
By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu
Sanjay Kumar, the CEO of Computer Associates, faces investor communication challenges following the company's implementation of a new business model and the accompanying change method used to recognize revenue. Despite management's confidence that the new business...
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Keywords:
Business Earnings;
Earnings Management;
Stock Shares;
Problems and Challenges;
Communication Strategy;
Accrual Accounting;
Business Model;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Corporate Governance;
Revenue;
Computer Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Healy, Paul M., and Krishna G. Palepu. "Computer Associates International, Inc.: Governance and Investor Communication Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 103-007, July 2002. (Revised April 2003.)
- September 2000 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Amazon.com: 1994-2000
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Asset Pricing;
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Amazon.com: 1994-2000." Harvard Business School Case 801-194, September 2000. (Revised November 2002.)
- 05 Jul 2010
- News
Tech customers question industry's takeover spree
- September 2016 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
The Tavistock Group and the Australian Agricultural Company
By: Dante Roscini and Matthew Preble
In late 2015, Dr. Shehan Dissanayake, a managing director and board member of Bahamian investment firm The Tavistock Group (Tavistock), the largest shareholder in the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo), one of the country's largest agribusinesses, faces a...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Business and Government Relations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Australia;
Bahamas
Roscini, Dante, and Matthew Preble. "The Tavistock Group and the Australian Agricultural Company." Harvard Business School Case 717-009, September 2016. (Revised September 2016.)
- December 1998 (Revised November 2005)
- Background Note
Contribution to Capital
By: Henry B. Reiling and Mark Pollard
Distinguishes and explains the basic rules associated with two types of contributions to capital: (1) transfers of property by a government to a company to entice it to take some action such as relocate a plant, and (2) transfers of property to a corporation by...
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Reiling, Henry B., and Mark Pollard. "Contribution to Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 299-040, December 1998. (Revised November 2005.)
- 18 May 2017
- News
How Laws and Culture Hold Back Socially Minded Companies
- Research Summary
Overview
In the area of equity valuation, Professor Wang explores how firm fundamentals and valuation models can be used to understand expected return variation, with a focus on valuation-implied cost of capital and its use as a proxy for expected returns. In his study of...
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Guhan Subramanian
Guhan Subramanian is the Joseph Flom Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and the Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School. He is the first person in the history of Harvard University to hold... View Details
- March 2009
- Background Note
Evaluating M&A Deals: Floors, Caps, and Collars
As equity consideration has become more popular in acquisitions, so has the use of the "pricing-protection" mechanisms, such as floors, caps, and collars. These contractual devices provide insurance to the shareholders of the target and may protect the buyer as well....
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Evaluating M&A Deals: Floors, Caps, and Collars." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-138, March 2009.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Governance and CEO Turnover: Do Something or Do the Right Thing?
- April 2013
- Supplement
AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Explores the decision faced by AIG's board on whether to join shareholder and ex-CEO Maurice Greenberg's lawsuit against the U.S. government. The suit, argued by super-lawyer David Boies (of Bush v. Gore and California Gay Marriage fame), claims that in September 2008...
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Keywords:
Financial Markets;
Financial Policy;
Property Rights;
Financial Institutions;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Management;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew Shaffer. "AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-125, April 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
Keywords:
by Francois Brochet & Suraj Srinivasan
- March 2009
- Supplement
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In mid-2007 the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group, having elected to file for bankruptcy under a newly-enacted French insolvency law, awaits the outcome of a vote by creditors and shareholders. At least 50% of the shareholders must approve the plan, however they...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Capital Structure;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Law;
Valuation;
Assets;
Investment Funds;
Voting;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Ownership;
Outcome or Result;
France
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-113, March 2009.
Joseph L. Badaracco
Joseph L. Badaracco is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses on business ethics, strategy, and management in the School's MBA and executive programs.
Badaracco is a graduate of St. Louis...
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Case: The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)
In February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to...
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- August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Amazon.com, 2021
By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all...
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Keywords:
Strategic Analysis;
Retail;
E-commerce;
Amazon;
Internet;
Amazon.com;
AmazonFresh;
Jeff Bezos;
Cloud Computing;
Marketplaces;
Streaming;
E-reader Market;
Digital Media;
Mobile App;
Online Retail;
Shipping;
Database;
Tablet;
Kindle;
Kindle Fire;
Smartphone;
Delivery;
Digital Platforms;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Strategy;
Digital Marketing;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Profit;
Revenue;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Taxation;
Business History;
Human Resources;
Resignation and Termination;
Books;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Media;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Infrastructure;
Logistics;
Product Development;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Organizational Culture;
Public Ownership;
Work-Life Balance;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Integration;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Price;
Applications and Software;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Working Capital;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Retail Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Music Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Technology Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Web Services Industry;
United States;
Washington (state, US);
Seattle
Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)