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  • January 1993 (Revised May 2004)
  • Case

Laurinburg Precision Engineering

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A small manufacturer needs additional financing for expansion and production improvements. A bond issue would provide needed funds, and a zero-coupon bond would delay payments until funds provided by operations were available. Present value tables are included. View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Bonds; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Manufacturing Industry
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  • winter 2004
  • Article

Transferable Stock Options (TSOs) and the Coming Revolution in Equity-Based Pay

By: Brian Hall
Keywords: Stock Options; Equity; Compensation and Benefits
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  • August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
  • Supplement

The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (C)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The global economy entered a crippling recession in the fourth quarter of 2008 and Dow lost its primary source of funding for its planned acquisition of Rohm and Haas. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Financing and Loans; Chemical Industry
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  • February 2010
  • Supplement

Valuing Visa? Priceless (CW)

By: Peter Tufano
Students must determine whether or not Visa, which had an IPO one month prior, is a good investment. The case provides an overview of multisided platform businesses and the payments industry in general. Visa's business model and economics are reviewed. View Details
Keywords: Credit Cards; Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Multi-Sided Platforms; Microeconomics
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  • September 2009 (Revised September 2009)
  • Case

The Termination of U.S. Auto Dealerships in 2009

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Sarah Morton
The case chronicles the sudden termination of many U.S. autodealers in the wake of the economic crisis in the fall of 2008. View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Financial Crisis; Marketing; Distribution; Sales; Auto Industry; United States
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  • April 2008 (Revised October 2008)
  • Supplement

TD Canada Trust (C): Translating the Service Model to Service Operations

By: Dennis Campbell and Brent Kazan
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Model; Service Operations; Banking Industry; Canada
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  • September 2007
  • Case

Dice-K: The Hundred (Plus) Million Dollar Man

By: Randolph B. Cohen
Describes the efforts made by the Boston Red Sox to sign superstar Japanese pitcher Daisuke (Dice-K) Matsuzaka within the context of the team's attempts to keep pace with longtime rival, the New York Yankees. In late 2006, Dice-K is viewed as the prize of the free... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Strategy; Sports Industry
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  • May 2003
  • Case

Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida
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  • February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
  • Teaching Note

Circuits, Inc. TN

By: David F. Hawkins
Teaching Note for (9-100-013). View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Business Earnings; Standards
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  • Web

American Business History Records | Baker Library

German-born financier Henry Villard (1835-1900) played key roles in the financing of the transcontinental railroad and development of the electrical industry. R.G. Dun & Co. Credit Report Volumes Credit reports created by America's first... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships

ability to enhance the discussions that lie at the heart of the case method. Participant-centered learning depends on the active involvement of every student, each of whom brings a unique background and perspective to the mix of voices inside and outside of the... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
  • 2022
  • Article

Regulatory Treatment of Changes in Fair Value and the Composition of Banks' Investment Portfolios

By: Michael Iselin, Jung Koo Kang and Joshua Madsen
In their implementation of Basel III, U.S. bank regulators are again including changes in the fair value of available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities in Tier 1 capital, but only for the largest U.S. banks. This paper investigates a potential impact of expanding this... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; SFAS 115; Basel III; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; Credit; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Portfolio; Decision Making; Banking Industry; United States
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  • 2010
  • Other Unpublished Work

Share Issuance and Factor Timing

By: Robin Greenwood and Samuel Hanson
We show that characteristics of stock issuers can be used to forecast important common factors in stocks returns such as those associated with book-to-market, size, and industry. Specifically, we use differences between the attributes of stock issuers and repurchasers... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Equity; Stocks; Stock Shares; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Price; Performance Evaluation
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  • 2007
  • Chapter

Behavioral Corporate Finance: A Survey

By: Malcolm Baker, Richard Ruback and Jeffrey Wurgler
Research in behavioral corporate finance takes two distinct approaches. The first emphasizes that investors are less than fully rational. It views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational responses to securities market mispricing. The second approach... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Prejudice and Bias; Debt Securities; Financial Management; Price; Theory; Investment; Problems and Challenges; Behavioral Finance; Corporate Finance
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  • 17 Nov 2022
  • News

Blockchain for Good

As the Nigeria-Biafra war raged around them, Stella Dyer (MBA 1994), her mother, and her brother made a dangerous dash for a better life. Huddled in the belly of a Portuguese cargo plane returning from delivering arms to the Biafran forces, Dyer remembers Nigerian... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

A New Platform for Alumni Engagement

to disrupt the financial sector to materially improve financial services, including expanding access to financial products to underserved communities through the use of new... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 06 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

New Advanced Browse Feature

We want your feedback on a new way for readers to "drill down" into HBS Working Knowledge articles. Called Advanced Browse, this capability allows you to search for articles that meet multiple criteria simultaneously. Let's say you're interested in articles... View Details
  • Web

Orbis | Baker Library

Orbis A global private company comparison database containing millions of company data points. Read More ORBIS, a global company database, is unique in breadth of geographies and extent of companies covered as well as the availability of private company View Details
  • Web

3.9 Annual Notice: Higher Education Opportunity Act - MBA

3. Financial Obligations 3.9 Annual Notice: Higher Education Opportunity Act Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 3. Financial... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Setting the Legislative Agenda

The Congressional Oversight Panel identified eight specific areas most urgently in need of reform and addressed each with recommendations: Identify and regulate financial institutions that pose systemic risk. Limit excessive leverage in... View Details
Keywords: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government