Publications

February 2011 (Revised January 2017)
Case

Countrywide plc

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

One of the world's leading investors in distressed companies, Oaktree Capital Management, is contemplating a "loan to own" investment in the debt of Countrywide plc, a financially troubled residential real estate agent based in the U.K. Only sixteen months earlier,... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Financial Crisis; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Management; Investment; Real Estate Industry; United Kingdom

13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

trusts. Read the paper: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03585522.2011.617574 Working PapersWhen to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie Industry Author:Hong Luo Abstract How completely should an innovator... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

problem for the consortium is how much to raise its previous bid. A reasonable bid must be based upon how much value the private equity consortium can create through improvements in Hertz's global operations on the one hand, and a more efficient capital View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

journey from 2003 to 2006. The case describes the changes in the senior team, structure and processes of the organization. It follows two illustrations of a powerful employee engagement process for honest conversations between the senior... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

5,000 board members from around the world to find out. We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards. Although directors in certain industries are more cognizant of the threat of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

April 1988 (Revised May 1992)
Case

Gaz de France

By: W. Carl Kester

The treasurer of Gaz de France is an aggressive, proactive manager of his company's liability structure, running one of the largest swap books of any non-financial corporation in the world. Currency futures, interbank forwards, and currency options are also frequently... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Currency Exchange Rate; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Policy; Management; Organizational Structure; Energy Industry; Europe

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

Through contemporary examples from a variety of industries and geographies, this collection provides students with an appreciation for the importance of consumer empowerment and consumer behavior in shaping both health and corporate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

anti-regulation movement that started in the 1970s, voluntary self-regulation programs have emerged in many regulatory agencies, seeking to increase cooperation between government and industry to achieve greater and more cost-effective... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

and Work Symposium. The Structured World and the Self Elizabeth Haines Elizabeth Haines, Professor of Psychology at William Paterson University, presents "Why so Sticky?" at the 2017 Gender and Work Symposium. Elizabeth Haines, Professor... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

A Modern-Day Classic

and “integration” to help managers grasp how an organization is an entity made up of so many modular units, and that the ideal structure of that entity depends on its way of adapting to the features of its chosen environment. “Contingency... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

July 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)

By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein

Microsoft is about to release an apparently successful CD-ROM baseball product. The company is trying to determine what product(s) should be developed next, how it should organize itself, and what role it should play in the development of such products. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Applications and Software; Product Design; Organizational Structure; Product Launch; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Washington (state, US)

15 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Tips on Holding Effective Company Recruiting Events

senior and junior personnel, have held or are currently in the role(s) you are hiring for and are alumni of Harvard Business School, or hold an MBA. Create an Engaging Environment Company events that are energetic and personal, while not feeling too View Details

Keywords: All Industries

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

the airline industry, looking at how its leadership changed during the course of the twentieth century and how contextual intelligence or lack thereof influenced industry evolution. We are particularly interested in the co-evolution of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

March 2010 (Revised March 2012)
Teaching Note

PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Bobbi Thomason

Teaching Note for [409108]. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Leadership; Early Childhood Education; Brands and Branding; Organizational Structure; Success; Financial Services Industry