Publications

Educators

January 2006 (Revised October 2009)
Supplement

Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-2): Confidential Instructions for the Boston Sharks General Manager

By: Ian Larkin, James K. Sebenius and Guhan Subramanian

Keywords: Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Sports; Sports Industry; Boston

January 2006 (Revised October 2009)
Supplement

Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-3): Confidential Instructions for Jesse J's Agent

By: Ian Larkin, James K. Sebenius and Guhan Subramanian

November 2005 (Revised February 2006)
Case

Oracle vs. PeopleSoft (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Guhan Subramanian and David Millstone

Focuses on the hotly contested takeover battle between software rivals Oracle and PeopleSoft in 2003 and 2004. Raises novel issues of takeover law under Delaware corporate law as well as issues of fair competition under California law. A central issue is whether the... View Details

Keywords: Takeover; Fiduciary Duty; Mergers and Acquisitions; Applications and Software; Ethics; Law; Governing and Advisory Boards; Customer Focus and Relationships; Competition; Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States

Educators

November 2005
Supplement

Oracle vs. PeopleSoft (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Guhan Subramanian and David Millstone

Keywords: Software; Information Technology Industry

October 2005
Article

Fixing Freezeouts

Keywords: Markets

fall 2005
Article

Takeover Defenses and Bargaining Power

Keywords: Negotiation; Integration

April 2004
Article

The Disappearing Delaware Effect

December 2003
Article

Bargaining in the Shadow of Takeover Defenses

Keywords: Negotiation; Integration

summer 2003
Article

The Drivers of Market Efficiency in Revlon Transactions

Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Business Ventures; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry

December 2002
Article

The Powerful Antitakeover Force of Staggered Boards: Further Findings and a Reply to Symposium Commentators

By: Lucian Arye Bebchuk, John C. Coates and Guhan Subramanian

Keywords: Governance; Information; Communication

Article

The Trouble with Staggered Boards: A Reply to Georgeson's John Wilcox

By: Lucian Arye Bebchuk, John C. Coates and Guhan Subramanian

Keywords: Governance; Communication

June 2002
Article

The Influence of Anti-Takeover Statutes on Incorporation Choice: Evidence on the 'Race' Debate and Antitakeover Overreaching

Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Decision Choices and Conditions; Debates

Article

The Powerful Antitakeover Force of Staggered Boards: Theory, Evidence & Policy

By: Lucian Arye Bebchuk, John C. Coates IV and Guhan Subramanian

Keywords: Governance; Theory; Policy

May 2002
Teaching Note

Circon (A), (B) and (C) (TN)

By: Brian J. Hall, Guhan Subramanian and Joseph N. Sanberg

Teaching Note for (9-801-403), (9-801-404), and (9-801-405). View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; United States

May 2002
Supplement

Circon

By: Brian J. Hall and Guhan Subramanian

This case consists of two parts. Part one contains portions of a panel discussion on corporate governance, the poison pill, and hostile takeover attempts/defenses. Part two contains clips from separate visits by George Cloutier and Richard Auhll to the HBS classroom. View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Strategy