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- February 2011 (Revised February 2011)
- Supplement
The Auction for Burger King (A) (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
The courseware contains information on comparable firms and transactions as well as a forecasting model using the case data.
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- February 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Supplement
Berkshire Partners: Bidding for Carter's (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Supplemental data on comparable companies to Burger King including both public companies and similar transactions.
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- January 2011 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Matrix Capital Management (A)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Asset Management;
Cash Flow;
Stock Shares;
Financial Markets;
Investment Funds;
Measurement and Metrics;
Mathematical Methods;
Strategy;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-017, January 2011. (Revised January 2015.)
- February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Investment Banking at Thomas Weisel Partners
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Lauren Barley
Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP), a San Francisco-based bank focusing on emerging growth companies, is considering its strategy in the context of regulatory, competitive, and legal changes. Blake Jorgensen, the chief operating officer and co-director of investment banking,...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Conflict of Interests;
Change Management;
Investment Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Laws and Statutes;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Banking Industry;
San Francisco
Baker, Malcolm P., and Lauren Barley. "Investment Banking at Thomas Weisel Partners." Harvard Business School Case 206-091, February 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- November 2005 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
MCI's board of directors is considering competing bids from Verizon and Qwest. Qwest, a smaller company with a weaker balance sheet, is offering almost a billion dollars more. But Verizon, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, has a history of...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Capital Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Valuation;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Baker, Malcolm P., and James Quinn. "The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest." Harvard Business School Case 206-045, November 2005. (Revised October 2012.)
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
say was extraordinary," Porter noted, "Chris spotted something" in his students. In 1968, Dean George P. Baker asked Christensen, whose courses were perennially...
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- June 2007
- Case
Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community (B)
By: William W. George and Lance P. Pierce
Supplements the (A) case.
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George, William W., and Lance P. Pierce. "Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community (B)." Harvard Business School Case 407-127, June 2007.
- April 1993
- Article
Hierarchies and Compensation: A Case Study
By: George P. Baker, Michael Gibbs and Bengt Holmstrom
Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits
Baker, George P., Michael Gibbs, and Bengt Holmstrom. "Hierarchies and Compensation: A Case Study." European Economic Review 37, nos. 2-3 (April 1993).
- Article
The Wage Policy of a Firm
By: George P. Baker, Michael Gibbs and Bengt Holmstrom
Baker, George P., Michael Gibbs, and Bengt Holmstrom. "The Wage Policy of a Firm." Quarterly Journal of Economics 109, no. 4 (November 1994).
- Article
The Internal Economics of the Firm: Evidence from Personnel Data
By: George P. Baker, Michael Gibbs and Bengt Holmstrom
Baker, George P., Michael Gibbs, and Bengt Holmstrom. "The Internal Economics of the Firm: Evidence from Personnel Data." Quarterly Journal of Economics 109, no. 4 (November 1994).
- 03 Mar 2010
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?
economic success of countries like the U.S.? What do you think? To read more: George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton, Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University...
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by Jim Heskett
- Article
Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information
By: R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and George Serafeim
Market interest in nonfinancial (e.g., Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG]) information, including data produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), is growing. Using data from Bloomberg we analyze this interest from a variety of different perspectives, and...
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Keywords:
Markets;
Analytics and Data Science;
Perspective;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues;
Corporate Disclosure;
Projects;
Interests
Eccles, R. G., Michael P. Krzus, and George Serafeim. "Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 4 (Fall 2011): 113–127.
- Article
Subjective Performance Measures in Optimal Incentive Contracts
By: George P. Baker, Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy
Baker, George P., Robert Gibbons, and Kevin J. Murphy. "Subjective Performance Measures in Optimal Incentive Contracts." Quarterly Journal of Economics 109, no. 4 (November 1994).
- 02 Nov 2005
- Conference Presentation
Wage Policies and Incentives to Invest in Firm-Specific Human Capital
By: George P. Baker, Nancy D. Beaulieu and Cristian Voicu
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Clearly, my effort to frame the discussion around just the third question failed. As George Olsen said, "A lot of the people posting to this discussion appear to have missed the point." But responses have prompted me to wonder...
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- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Relational Contracts in Strategic Alliances
By: George P. Baker, Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy
- March 1998
- Case
Value Creation: Abridged
By: George P. Baker III, Michael C. Jensen, Karen Wruck and Perry Fagan
Asks students to value a strategic plan while considering the capital investment required to complete the plan. Cummins Engine is used as an example.
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Baker, George P., III, Michael C. Jensen, Karen Wruck, and Perry Fagan. "Value Creation: Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 898-185, March 1998.
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
the international financial architecture; and the formal rules and informal norms of international organizations. Book link: http://www.tobinproject.org/twobooks/pdf/New_Perspectives_Full_Text.pdf Government as Risk Manager Authors:Tom View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
PublicationsTrue North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development Authors:Bill George and Doug Baker Publication:Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2011 Abstract All too often, we find...
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Sean Silverthorne
- May 2001
- Article
Bringing the Market Inside the Firm?
By: George P. Baker, Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy
Baker, George P., Robert Gibbons, and Kevin J. Murphy. "Bringing the Market Inside the Firm?" American Economic Review 91, no. 2 (May 2001).