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      • March 1999
      • Case

      MySoftware Company (A)

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Nicole Tempest
      In 1997, Gregory Slayton took the position as CEO of MySoftware, which had been experiencing revenue and operating losses for the past two years. Within 90 days, he stabilized the company through a combination of cost cutting, financial discipline, and accountability... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Cost Management; Profit; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Outcome or Result; Partners and Partnerships; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Nicole Tempest. "MySoftware Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-121, March 1999.
      • 1999
      • Chapter

      Managing Default: Some Evidence on How Firms Choose between Workouts and Chapter 11

      By: S. C. Gilson
      Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business or Company Management
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      Gilson, S. C. "Managing Default: Some Evidence on How Firms Choose between Workouts and Chapter 11." In High Yield Bonds: Market Structure, Valuation, and Portfolio Strategies, edited by T. M. Barnhill, W. F. Maxwell, and M. R. Shenkman. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
      • 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
      Keywords: Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts
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      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.)
      • February 1999 (Revised July 2004)
      • Case

      Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
      A "slice of life" depiction of the range of issues and activities experienced by Frank Burke (HBS MBA 1987), the president of a minor league baseball team (the Chattanooga Lookouts). Raises questions of the applicability of MBA skills in this role and the "quotient of... View Details
      Keywords: Happiness; Managerial Roles; Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Marketing; Cost Management; Cost vs Benefits; Operations; Sports; Business Education; Sports Industry; Tennessee
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Kirk A. Goldman. "Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts." Harvard Business School Case 599-029, February 1999. (Revised July 2004.)
      • February 1999
      • Case

      Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Marilyn Matis
      In 1997, Lifeline Systems continues to grow its service business to $32 million, 56% of the company's total revenues. More local hospital Lifeline programs turn over their monitoring service to Lifeline Central, expanding the company's subscriber base by 30%. The... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Expansion; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Change; Customer Relationship Management; Service Operations; Age; Investment; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Cambridge; Boston
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Marilyn Matis. "Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 699-038, February 1999.
      • February 1999 (Revised April 1999)
      • Case

      Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
      Fola Adeola, the CEO of Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank and one of its founders in 1991, is considering what should be done to maintain the bank's original vision and vitality in the face of its rapid growth and success in the marketplace. Known for its high ethical... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Organizational Culture; Ethics; Planning; Expansion; Business Processes; Law; Banking Industry; Nigeria
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-110, February 1999. (Revised April 1999.)
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      Businessmen and Land Ownership in the Late Nineteenth Century

      By: Tom Nicholas
      This article analyses the proportions of personal to real estate wealth for a group of 295 businessmen profiled in the Dictionary of business biography. It shows that businessmen who owned land on a large scale in the late nineteenth century were a comparatively small... View Details
      Keywords: Ownership; Personal Finance; Property; Biography; History; Acquisition; Wealth; Power and Influence; Status and Position; Integration; Transformation; Market Transactions
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Businessmen and Land Ownership in the Late Nineteenth Century." Economic History Review 52, no. 1 (February 1999): 27–44.
      • February 1999 (Revised June 2010)
      • Case

      Car Wash Partners, Inc.

      By: Paul A. Gompers
      Examines the investment decision of Cabot Brown and Bill Burgin, two venture capitalists, to finance Car Wash Partners (CWP). CWP intends to purchase automatic car washes around the country. Investment strategy and deal structuring are discussed. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Auto Industry; Service Industry
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      Gompers, Paul A. "Car Wash Partners, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-034, February 1999. (Revised June 2010.)
      • February 1999
      • Article

      Interest-Rate Exposure and Bank Mergers

      By: B. C. Esty, Bhanu Narasimhan and Peter Tufano
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Interest Rates; Banking Industry
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      Esty, B. C., Bhanu Narasimhan, and Peter Tufano. "Interest-Rate Exposure and Bank Mergers." Journal of Banking & Finance 23, nos. 2-4 (February 1999): 255–285.
      • January 1999 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      ZEFER: November 1998

      By: Paul A. Gompers
      ZEFER, a young Internet professional service firm, is considering its expansion options. Organic growth versus growth by acquisition is a central theme. The firm's financing strategy will be determined by its business strategy. View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Financial Strategy; Service Operations; Business Strategy; Expansion; Internet; Service Industry
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      Gompers, Paul A. "ZEFER: November 1998." Harvard Business School Case 299-032, January 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
      • January 1999
      • Case

      Prague Post, The

      By: Paul A. Gompers
      Lisa Frankenberg, co-founder of the Prague Post, is faced with several business and professional decisions. The English-language paper she founded is under pressure from competition and a Czech Republic recession. She must decide how to return the paper to... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Competition; Financial Crisis; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry; Czech Republic
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      Gompers, Paul A. "Prague Post, The ." Harvard Business School Case 299-033, January 1999.
      • January 1999 (Revised June 2006)
      • Case

      Advanced Technologies, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      The CEO of a semiconductor equipment manufacturer is assessing the financial forecasts and financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Continued rapid growth will create substantial financing pressures, especially if profitability fails to recover and/or if... View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Earnings Management; Financial Condition; Financial Reporting; Risk and Uncertainty; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Outcome or Result; Growth and Development; Crisis Management; Profit; Financial Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Advanced Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-042, January 1999. (Revised June 2006.)
      • January 1999
      • Case

      Ciba Specialty Chemicals

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      Based on extensive interviews, this case discusses the environmental policies of a successful firm in the specialty chemicals business. Executives at Ciba have differentiated products along environmental lines and have used environmental scrutiny as a tool for cutting... View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business or Company Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Business Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Chemical Industry
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      Reinhardt, Forest L. "Ciba Specialty Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 799-086, January 1999.
      • January 1999 (Revised July 2003)
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      Shady Trail

      By: Arthur I Segel
      Holt Lunsford was intrigued by the packet of papers that lay in front of him. The papers comprised a brochure that Lonestar Bank had put together in an effort to sell the Shady Trail Distribution Center in Dallas, Texas. Shady Hill was a five-year-old,... View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Acquisition; Buildings and Facilities; Property; Partners and Partnerships; Decision Choices and Conditions; Distribution Industry; Real Estate Industry; Texas
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      Segel, Arthur I. "Shady Trail." Harvard Business School Case 899-143, January 1999. (Revised July 2003.)
      • 1999
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Ownership and Control in Entrepreneurial Firms: An Examination of Convertible Securities in Venture Capital Investment

      By: Paul A. Gompers
      Keywords: Business Startups; Ownership; Management; Debt Securities; Venture Capital
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      Gompers, Paul A. "Ownership and Control in Entrepreneurial Firms: An Examination of Convertible Securities in Venture Capital Investment." January 1999.
      • December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
      • Case

      Flagstar Companies, Inc.

      By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
      A large restaurant chain undergoes a leveraged buyout and subsequent recapitalization. Financial and operating problems at the company force it to consider various restructuring options, including a "prepackaged" Chapter 11 exchange offer to its public bondholders. A... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Flagstar Companies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-038, December 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
      • December 1998 (Revised December 1999)
      • Case

      Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Client Services

      By: Thomas J. DeLong, David M. Darst, Ann K Rusher and Catherine M. Conneely
      The 1997 merger of retail giant Dean Witter and investment bank Morgan Stanley was a year old when Bob Sculthorpe was appointed director of Private Client Services (PCS) at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW). The firm was still operating under two separate broker-dealer... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divisions; Investment Banking; Brands and Branding; Salesforce Management; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry
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      DeLong, Thomas J., David M. Darst, Ann K Rusher, and Catherine M. Conneely. "Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Client Services." Harvard Business School Case 899-107, December 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
      • December 1998
      • Case

      Casto Travel

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Susan Harmeling
      Maryles Casto had the vision to build the largest travel agency in Silicon Valley, mirroring the growth pattern of the entire area. In 1997 the travel business changed dramatically as airlines chose not to pay travel agencies the fees they once did. Simultaneously, the... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Internet and the Web; Change Management; Markets; Travel Industry
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Susan Harmeling. "Casto Travel." Harvard Business School Case 899-120, December 1998.
      • December 1998 (Revised May 2000)
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      Lebenthal and Co., Inc.

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Susan Harmeling
      Lebenthal and Co. has prospered in the bond business since 1924. Alexandra Lebenthal, granddaughter of the founders, has stepped up to lead the firm. She faces many challenges as the nature of the financial services business changes in dramatic ways. Can this firm... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Bonds; Leadership Development; Service Operations; Problems and Challenges; Competition; Financial Services Industry
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Susan Harmeling. "Lebenthal and Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 899-121, December 1998. (Revised May 2000.)
      • December 1998
      • Background Note

      Cash Management Practices in Small Companies

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly and Baltej Kochar
      Most small business managers claim that cash management is their leading concern. Often walking a tightrope between growth and illiquidity, small business managers face different cash management challenges than their counterparts in larger companies. Compared to larger... View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Working Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Cash; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Business Strategy
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly, and Baltej Kochar. "Cash Management Practices in Small Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-047, December 1998.
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