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- February 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO
By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
During the 1980s, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and the private equity (PE) firms responsible for carrying them out revolutionized both investment and management in the U.S. Between 1980 and 1989, buyout activity in the U.S. surged from $1 billion per year to $60 billion.... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Private Equity; Bonds; Investment Return; Institutional Investing; Profit Sharing; Business History; Management Style; Private Ownership; Performance Effectiveness; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO." Harvard Business School Case 821-016, February 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
- November 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
iSteelAsia (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
The chairman of a Hong Kong-based steel distributor starts an online Asian steel trading portal and contemplates different paths to profitability and growth. Barriers include industrial culture, weakened markets in the spring of 2000, and vulnerability to takeover by... View Details
Keywords: Commercialization; Distribution Channels; Business Growth and Maturation; Horizontal Integration; Transformation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Steel Industry; Hong Kong
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "iSteelAsia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-025, November 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- January 1977
- Case
MRC, Inc. (Consolidated)
By: Thomas R. Piper
A large diversified company must develop a strategy for a division whose performance has deteriorated due to its aging product. Alternatives range from liquidation to a major investment in a new product. The formal capital budgeting system is compared with the informal... View Details
Piper, Thomas R. "MRC, Inc. (Consolidated)." Harvard Business School Case 277-123, January 1977.
- June 2017
- Case
Obesity Management at Kaiser Permanente: A New Mindset for Healthcare Delivery?
By: Kevin Schulman, Gregory Leya and Christina Beveridge
Kaiser Permanente (KP) is the largest managed care organization in the United States with over 10 million members. KP evolved from a prepayment or capitation model that focuses the organization around the efficiency of care and the health of the population it serves.... View Details
Keywords: Operations; Health Care and Treatment; Business Model; Strategy; Health Industry; United States
Schulman, Kevin, Gregory Leya, and Christina Beveridge. "Obesity Management at Kaiser Permanente: A New Mindset for Healthcare Delivery?" Harvard Business School Case 317-106, June 2017.
- November 2017 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Project Moab at Hulu
By: C. Fritz Foley and James Weber
In 2015, Elaine Paul, CFO of Hulu, and the rest of the senior leadership team, must decide if they should offer a new, advertisement-free subscription service. At the time Hulu distributed a wide variety of content including in season current programing and earned... View Details
Keywords: Video On Demand; Subscriber Models; Media; Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Foley, C. Fritz, and James Weber. "Project Moab at Hulu." Harvard Business School Case 218-050, November 2017. (Revised July 2019.)
- July 2009 (Revised October 2009)
- Supplement
Tale of the Lynx (B)
By: Noam T. Wasserman
Continuation of the 'Tale of the Lynx' case series. View Details
Wasserman, Noam T. "Tale of the Lynx (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 810-029, July 2009. (Revised October 2009.)
- March 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Frederick Douglass Charter School: The Renewal Decision
Five years after the launch of the Frederick Douglass Charter School, the school's performance is under review by the state board of education as part of a decision about whether to renew the school's charter for a school as well as the implications of a... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Urban Development; Education; Business Startups; Education Industry; United States
Childress, Stacey M., and Debbie Kozar. "Frederick Douglass Charter School: The Renewal Decision." Harvard Business School Case 806-063, March 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- September 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Sapient Corporation
By: Rakesh Khurana and Joel Podolny
Describes the start-up, growth, organizational design, and operations over the first 10 years of a professional services firm. Focuses on the creative use of organizational purpose and values as an integral part of strategy and alignment of organizational activities. View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Operations; Knowledge Management; Strategy; Service Industry
Khurana, Rakesh, and Joel Podolny. "Sapient Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 405-045, September 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- November 1981
- Case
Butler Manufacturing Co.: Small Components Plant (Abridged)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Butler Manufacturing Co.: Small Components Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 682-036, November 1981.
- September 2011
- Case
Driving Profitable Growth at US Auto Parts
USAP faces extraordinary opportunities to change the way that automobiles are serviced in the US by selling parts at fair prices though online channels. View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Business Strategy; Internet and the Web; Machinery and Machining; Cost Management; Auto Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Tripsas, Mary, Amit Bhatia, and Anita M. McGahan. "Driving Profitable Growth at US Auto Parts." Harvard Business School Case 812-032, September 2011.
- September 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Anthony Soohoo at Dot & Bo: Bringing Storytelling to Furniture E-Commerce
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Allison M. Ciechanover and George Gonzalez
The case provides students an opportunity to examine the founding of an e-commerce startup that used storytelling and compelling images to sell furniture and home accessories to millennials. The case describes the rapid sales growth the company experienced, as well as... View Details
Keywords: E-commerce; Startups; Furnishing; Leadership; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Failure; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Allison M. Ciechanover, and George Gonzalez. "Anthony Soohoo at Dot & Bo: Bringing Storytelling to Furniture E-Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 820-036, September 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- September 2007
- Exercise
Values Concerning Inheritance Worksheet
By: John A. Davis
Outlines several questions that address core issues in planning for inheritance. Appropriate for all families, no matter what assets they have to pass to heirs. View Details
Keywords: Assets; Management Succession; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Planning; Value
Davis, John A. "Values Concerning Inheritance Worksheet." Harvard Business School Exercise 808-071, September 2007.
- January 2009
- Article
Turbulent Firms, Turbulent Wages?
By: Diego A. Comin, Erica L. Groshen and Bess Rabin
Has greater turbulence among firms fueled rising wage instability in the U.S.? Gottschalk and Moffitt [1994] find that rising earnings instability was responsible for one third to one half of the rise in wage inequality during the 1980s. These growing transitory... View Details
Keywords: Wages; Production; Business Earnings; Fluctuation; Performance; Volatility; Relationships; Sales; Business Ventures; United States
Comin, Diego A., Erica L. Groshen, and Bess Rabin. "Turbulent Firms, Turbulent Wages?" Journal of Monetary Economics 56, no. 1 (January 2009).
- October 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
VITAS: Innovative Hospice Care
VITAS, a for-profit hospice, has grown through acquisitions and start-ups. The company considers a rollup strategy, and Deirdre Lawe must decide whether to make a particular acquisition. View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; For-Profit Firms; Service Delivery; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Service Industry
Hallowell, Roger H., and Tonicia C. Hampton. "VITAS: Innovative Hospice Care." Harvard Business School Case 800-031, October 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
BioMine (now BlueOak), which won the 2011 HBS Alumni New Venture Competition. The competition's judges were struck by the company's smart business plan and how it addressed a very great need. According to... View Details
- March 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting"
By: Ashish Nanda, James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Joint Ventures; Alliances; Knowledge Sharing; Strategy; Contracts; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; United Kingdom
Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting". Harvard Business School Case 899-225, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- October 1998 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Preview Travel (B)
By: William A. Sahlman and Nicole Tempest
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Model; Initial Public Offering; Internet and the Web; Business Plan; Capital; Financial Strategy; Travel Industry; United States
Sahlman, William A., and Nicole Tempest. "Preview Travel (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-086, October 1998. (Revised April 2001.)
- February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)
By: Josh Lerner, Dino Cattaneo and Giampiero Mazza
Investitori Associati seeks to exit a leveraged buyout investment. Choosing the appropriate way in which to undertake their exit-an initial public offering or sale of the firm-proves problematic. View Details
Lerner, Josh, Dino Cattaneo, and Giampiero Mazza. "Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)." Harvard Business School Case 299-048, February 1999. (Revised June 1999.)
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
The School that Donham Built
aftermath of World War I, the Great Depression, and the beginning of World War II. In this turbulent era, he developed a distinctive focus and pedagogy that helped define business as a profession and grew a pioneering Harvard View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 06 Aug 2024
- Cold Call Podcast