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- July 1986 (Revised May 1993)
- Supplement
Mason Instrument, Inc.--1986 (B): Electronics Guidance System for the Cherokee Missile
Provides additional data concerning the bid.
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Corey, E. Raymond. "Mason Instrument, Inc.--1986 (B): Electronics Guidance System for the Cherokee Missile." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-041, July 1986. (Revised May 1993.)
- July 1977 (Revised July 1978)
- Background Note
Variations on the Maxco-Gambit Theme
By: Howard Raiffa
Raiffa, Howard. "Variations on the Maxco-Gambit Theme." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-006, July 1977. (Revised July 1978.)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Old Meets New: A Dinosaur Named Sue
hours of photographing, measuring, and inspecting, McCarter asked his colleagues if they wanted him to bid on Sue. A resounding kid-in-the-candy-store "yes" put him on his next task — raising the funds to purchase her. McCarter first...
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- March 2000
- Case
Spec's Music (B)
By: John A. Davis and Susan Harmeling
Explores the reasoning behind the final decision to sell and the decision-making process that leads to the final question of "if so, to whom?" Four of the bidders are music retailers and the fifth is a Tampa entrepreneur.
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Davis, John A., and Susan Harmeling. "Spec's Music (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-337, March 2000.
- May 2010
- Article
Optimal Auction Design and Equilibrium Selection in Sponsored Search Auctions
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Schwarz
We characterize the optimal (revenue maximizing) auction for sponsored search advertising. We show that a search engine's optimal reserve price is independent of the number of bidders and independent of the rate at which click-through rate declines over positions. We...
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Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz. "Optimal Auction Design and Equilibrium Selection in Sponsored Search Auctions." American Economic Review 100, no. 2 (May 2010): 597–602. (First circulated in 2006 as Optimal Auction Design in a Multi-unit Environment: The Case of Sponsored Search Auctions. Reprinted in The Economics of E-Commerce, Michael Baye and John Morgan, editors, 2016.)
- April 1991 (Revised August 1995)
- Supplement
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the contest for the takeover of Anderson Clayton as industry players compete for one of the seven major dog food makers.
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Bids and Bidding;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-195, April 1991. (Revised August 1995.)
- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
many advertisers that currently buy ads from Yahoo. The proposed deal would substantially reduce Yahoo's ability to offer competitive payments to Web site publishers seeking to show pay-per-click ads. Without Yahoo bidding against Google...
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- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
Internet Auctions" currently in press in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Malhotra says the research carries lessons for business people who bid on everything from services to new employees....
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- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807005].
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- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Gulf Oil Corporation-Takeover TN
Teaching Note for (9-285-053).
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- 07 Nov 2018
- News
The Results Are (Mostly) In
battleground Senate race. US House of Representatives A former marine who served four tours in Iraq, Seth Moulton (MBA 2011) won his bid for re-election to the Massachusetts Sixth Congressional District, a seat he has held since 2014....
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- 01 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
When Do Alliances Make Sense?
solo. He found it in a unique set of data: leases for oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Firms competing to drill in the region have historically bid on 5,000-acre tracts, submitting sealed bids...
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- February 2007
- Article
Strategic Bidder Behavior in Sponsored Search Auctions
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Ostrovsky
We examine sponsored search auctions run by Overture (now part of Yahoo!) and Google and present evidence of strategic bidder behavior in these auctions. Between June 15, 2002, and June 14, 2003, we estimate that Overture's revenue from sponsored search might have been...
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Keywords:
Auctions;
Strategy;
Behavior;
Revenue;
Performance Efficiency;
Bids and Bidding;
Search Technology
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Ostrovsky. "Strategic Bidder Behavior in Sponsored Search Auctions." Decision Support Systems 43, no. 1 (February 2007): 192–198. (Winner of Emerald Citations of Excellence.)
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for [709401].
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Robert R. Young
bonds in foreclosure, launching a fight that took years to settle. Young, however, came out on top and was vindicated when the SEC formally instituted a competitive bidding requirement for all bond issuances. The C&O railroad itself,...
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Keywords:
Transportation
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- December 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Vincent Marie Dessain, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Anders Sjoman
The Dutch "Verenigde Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer Cooperative" (VBA) was on of the world's largest flower exchanges. Around 6,300 flower growers, one half of them located in the Netherlands, used the auction to sell cut flowers and plants to more than 1,000 wholesalers. In...
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Keywords:
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Trade;
Market Entry and Exit;
Financial Markets;
Segmentation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Netherlands
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Vincent Marie Dessain, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Anders Sjoman. "Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer." Harvard Business School Case 706-441, December 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- June 2001
- Case
ESL Golf (B)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Christopher R Gordon
Supplements the (A) case.
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- June 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
The Harrison and HIA
By: Jay O. Light
A large East Coast insurance company is thinking of selling its investment management subsidiary. Several Eurobanks are thinking of acquiring this subsidiary.
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business Subsidiaries;
Investment;
Bids and Bidding;
Negotiation;
Valuation;
Insurance Industry
Light, Jay O. "The Harrison and HIA." Harvard Business School Case 205-123, June 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- April 2006 (Revised April 2012)
- Background Note
The Company Sale Process
Lays out the steps, the timeline, and the process by which a company is sold. Focuses on the sale of companies with enterprise values greater than $100 million. These transactions are large enough to require the help of a financial adviser and attract both strategic...
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "The Company Sale Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-108, April 2006. (Revised April 2012.)