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- September 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Faaiza Rashid
Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery—a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost, and sustainability) optimization in building projects. In 2008, Autodesk, Inc., the world's largest design software... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Headquarters; Design; Risk Management; Business Processes; Projects; Groups and Teams; Partners and Partnerships; Cooperation; Construction Industry; Service Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., and Faaiza Rashid. "Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 610-016, September 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 2007
- Working Paper
Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment
By: Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton
We use a new firm level data set that establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries—close to a comprehensive picture of global multinational activity. A number of patterns emerge from the data. Most foreign direct investment... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Activity; Horizontal FDI; Vertical FDI; Stages Of Production; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Subsidiaries; Foreign Direct Investment; Competency and Skills; Production
Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton. "Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13447, September 2007.
- October 1996
- Teaching Note
International Sourcing at Intercon TN
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Marie-Therese M. Flaherty
Teaching Note for (9-688-055). View Details
- Web
Climate Action Now - Course Catalog
leadership skills and tactics that can accelerate climate action. The course will explore business models and stakeholder coalitions that can produce solutions quickly while building markets and constituencies for change -- the “demand”... View Details
- April 1996 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal/CarnaudMetalbox
By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and William DeWitt
A U.S. packaging firm acquires a French packaging firm with the objective of creating the largest global packaging firm in the world. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; France; United States
Fruhan, William E., Jr., and William DeWitt. "Crown Cork & Seal/CarnaudMetalbox." Harvard Business School Case 296-019, April 1996. (Revised September 2003.)
- November 1984
- Article
Corporate Investments in Common Stock
By: W. Mikkelson and R. S. Ruback
Mikkelson, W., and R. S. Ruback. "Corporate Investments in Common Stock." Seminar on the Analysis of Security Prices, Proceedings 29, no. 2 (November 1984): 179–209.
- April 2022
- Teaching Note
CVS Health: Prescription for Transformation
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Catarina Martinez
In 2021, new CEO Karen Lynch (named the most powerful woman in business) considered the next transformation phase for CVS Health (a Fortune 5 corporate giant). The 2018 acquisition of Aetna insurance brought her to the company as part of its long evolution from a... View Details
Keywords: Health; COVID-19 Pandemic; Primary Care; Leadership; Change Management; Women Executives; Retail; Pharmacy; Pharmacy Benefit Manager; Clinical Trials; Vaccination; Acquisition; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; United States
- March 1978 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
Kennecott Copper Corp.
Involves a $550 million cash tender offer by Kennecott Copper Corp. for all of the outstanding common shares of the Carborundum Corp. View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Kennecott Copper Corp." Harvard Business School Case 278-143, March 1978. (Revised June 1983.)
- December 1973 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
MRC, Inc. (A)
MRC must place a value on an acquisition prospect and also decide whether a deal makes sense from strategic and organizational perspectives. An updated version of and earlier case by W.E. Fruhan, Jr. and J.H. McArthur. View Details
Moore, Ronald W. "MRC, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 274-118, December 1973. (Revised June 1982.)
- 1993
- Chapter
International Equity Acquisitions: Who, Where, and Why?
By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu
Healy, Paul M., and Krishna G. Palepu. "International Equity Acquisitions: Who, Where, and Why?" In Foreign Direct Investment, edited by K. Froot. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
- February 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Bidding for Finansbank
By: David Scharfstein and Esel Çekin
Because of the deepening Greek crisis, in October 2015, National Bank of Greece (NBG) was required to sell one of its most valuable assets, Finansbank, the eighth largest Turkish bank. There were three potential buyers: Garanti Bank, Turkey's second largest private... View Details
Keywords: Banking; Acquisitions; International Acquisition; Cross-border Investment; Bidding; Bidders; Regulations; ROE; Cost Synergies; Regional Growth; Emerging Market; Sales Process; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Industry; Turkey; Europe
Scharfstein, David, and Esel Çekin. "Bidding for Finansbank." Harvard Business School Case 216-040, February 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- November 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar
By: Jonas Heese, Paula A. Price, Suraj Srinivasan and David Lane
In spring 2015, Dollar General's CEO Rick Dreiling was looking ahead to retiring at year's end but worried about ensuring continued growth for the company he had built since 2008 into a market leader in the U.S. discount retail world. Dollar General operated over... View Details
Keywords: Dollar General; Family Dollar; Dollar Tree; Antitrust; Board Of Directors; Activist Investors; Federal Trade Commission; Acquisition; Valuation; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
Heese, Jonas, Paula A. Price, Suraj Srinivasan, and David Lane. "Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar." Harvard Business School Case 116-007, November 2015. (Revised October 2017.)
- January 1, 1980
- Article
Strategies of Multinational Firms: New Third World Multinationals
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
- spring 1999
- Article
Building a Company on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape
By: D. B. Yoffie and M. A. Cusumano
Yoffie, D. B., and M. A. Cusumano. "Building a Company on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape." California Management Review 41, no. 3 (spring 1999): 8–28.
- November 2010
- Teaching Note
The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? TN
By: Juan Alcacer and David J. Collis
Teaching Note for 709462 and 709489. View Details
- 1994
- Book
Best Practices Kakumei: Seikou Kigyou ni Manabe (Best Practices Revolution: Learning from Successful Companies)
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
- March 2005 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Ocean & Oil Holdings and the Leveraged Buyout of Agip Nigeria (A)
In 2001, a Nigerian holding company was deciding how much to pay for a major Nigerian oil marketing firm. Explores the challenges facing a fast-growing, leveraged buyout firm operating in a global economy but constrained by imperfect local financial and legal... View Details
Hecht, Peter A., and Onche Ugbabe. "Ocean & Oil Holdings and the Leveraged Buyout of Agip Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 205-043, March 2005. (Revised April 2005.)
- Article
CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Finance 48, no. 2 (June 1993): 425–458. (Abstracted in Financial Management Collection 7 (winter 1992) and 9 (fall 1994))
- June 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Background Note
Acquisitions & Alliances: Introduction to the Course
Helps students understand the multiple forms M&A deals can take, while framing the underlying dimensions that managers must consider when designing or assessing a given deal. Begins by introducing students to the ways in which M&A activity creates value, proceeds by... View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Acquisitions & Alliances: Introduction to the Course." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-199, June 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- February 1997
- Article
Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast Cycle Industry: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast Cycle Industry: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 34, no. 1 (February 1997): 36–49.