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- November–December 1994
- Article
A Framework for Risk Management
By: K. Froot, David S. Scharfstein and J. Stein
Keywords: Catastrophe Risk; Cost Of Capital; Banking And Insurance; Hedging; Banking; Decision Choice And Uncertainty; Framework; Risk Management; Corporate Finance; Asset Pricing; Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Natural Disasters; Insurance Industry
Froot, K., David S. Scharfstein, and J. Stein. "A Framework for Risk Management." Harvard Business Review 72, no. 6 (November–December 1994): 59–71. (Revised from "Developing a Risk Management Strategy," Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-021. Reprinted in Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 3 (fall 1994): 22-33; Marsh & McLennan Companies' Viewpoint 24 (spring 1995): 21-37; and in Corporate Risk: Strategies and Management, edited by Greg Brown and Don Chew, London: Risk Books, December 1999.)
- 1994
- Chapter
British Multinational Banking in Asia before 1960
By: G. Jones
- October 1994
- Case
Bankers Trust: Global Investment Bank
By: Andre F. Perold and Kuljot Singh
In October 1992, Eugene Shanks, president of Bankers Trust New York Corp., and Brian Walsh, head of the Global Investment Bank (GIB) business unit, are considering a proposal for a large and complex financing involving the North Sea Oil Co. (NSOC). The financing... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Risk Management; Value Creation; Business History; Capital Markets; Financing and Loans; Financial Markets; Corporate Finance; Banking Industry; Banking Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Kuljot Singh. "Bankers Trust: Global Investment Bank." Harvard Business School Case 295-010, October 1994.
- September 1994
- Teaching Note
Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction TN
By: Dwight B. Crane and Patrick Moreton
Teaching Note for (9-292-114). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- September 1994 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Hamilton Test Systems, Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Norman Klein
The protagonists must decide whether to invest in an auto emissions testing company as the first investment in the leveraged buyout fund they recently formed. Issues of how to raise the needed equity capital and how to structure the acquisition are emphasized. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Leveraged Buyouts; Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Service Industry; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Norman Klein. "Hamilton Test Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-017, September 1994. (Revised May 2010.)
- September 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)
Consumer Bank pondered the possibilities of launching a credit card in the Asia Pacific region. The bank's New York headquarters, and several of its country managers in the region, were not enthusiastic. But others were supportive because of the opportunity to expand... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Service Operations; Value Creation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Trade; Business Strategy; Expansion; Laws and Statutes; Banking Industry; Asia; New York (city, NY)
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 595-026, September 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- September 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (B)
Documents the decision taken by Citibank managers in 1989 regarding a new product. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-027, September 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- September 1994
- Case
Leadership Problems at Salomon (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Deryck Maughan, a vice chairman and co-head of investment banking at Salomon Brothers, learns that his superiors have been less than candid about their knowledge of bidding improprieties by the firm's government trading desk. He must decide what, if anything, he should... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Crime and Corruption; Rank and Position; Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Leadership Problems at Salomon (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-044, September 1994.
- fall 1994
- Article
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: B. C. Esty, P. Tufano and J. Headley
Esty, B. C., P. Tufano, and J. Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 3 (fall 1994): 33–51.
- fall 1994
- Article
Commentaries on Banc One's Hedging Strategy
By: B. C. Esty and P. Tufano
Esty, B. C., and P. Tufano. "Commentaries on Banc One's Hedging Strategy." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 3 (fall 1994): 63–65.
- August 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Banc One Corporation, 1989 (Abridged Update)
By: James L. Heskett
Keywords: Banking Industry
Heskett, James L. "Banc One Corporation, 1989 (Abridged Update)." Harvard Business School Case 395-024, August 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- June 1994
- Case
Letter from an Investment Banker
By: D. Quinn Mills, G. Bruce Friesen and Richard C. Wei
Mills, D. Quinn, G. Bruce Friesen, and Richard C. Wei. "Letter from an Investment Banker." Harvard Business School Case 494-061, June 1994.
- June 1994
- Case
Alco Holdings Limited
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Xin Chen
Keywords: Financing; Foreign Exchange; Consumer Products; Foreign Investment; International Finance; Electronics Industry; Hong Kong
Froot, Kenneth A., and Xin Chen. "Alco Holdings Limited." Harvard Business School Case 294-131, June 1994.
- May 1994 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Fidelity Investments: Spartan Florida Municipal Fund
By: Andre F. Perold and Sanjay Bhatnagar
Perold, Andre F., and Sanjay Bhatnagar. "Fidelity Investments: Spartan Florida Municipal Fund." Harvard Business School Case 294-116, May 1994. (Revised December 1994.)
- May 1994 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Motorola Corp.: The View from the CEO Office
By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
Motorola, a leader in semiconductors and telecommunications, embarked on an ambitious program of renewal beginning in the early 1980s, leading to dramatic improvements in the company's quality, cycle time, and growth. Much of this progress was attributed to a major... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Leading Change; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry
Zuboff, Shoshana, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Motorola Corp.: The View from the CEO Office." Harvard Business School Case 494-140, May 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
- May 1994 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Motorola: Institutionalizing Corporate Initiatives
By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
Motorola became a recognized quality leader in large part by becoming a leader in employee education and by encouraging "participative management." Through the Motorola Training and Education Center, later Motorola University, the company invested substantial resources... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Customer Satisfaction; Training; Human Resources; Leadership; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Strategy; Education Industry
Zuboff, Shoshana, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Motorola: Institutionalizing Corporate Initiatives." Harvard Business School Case 494-139, May 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
- May 1994 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Presents the merger negotiations between Bank of Boston (BOB) and Shawmut National Corp. (SNC), two of the country's largest bank holding companies and requires students to value BOB's current offer for SNC. Provides an overview of recent events and trends in the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Ethics; Negotiation; Valuation; Management; Banking Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C. "Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-119, May 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
- March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993
By: Gary P. Pisano
In 1993, Eli Lilly is preparing to build manufacturing capacity for three new pharmaceutical products that it expects to launch in 1996. Management wrestles with a decision of whether to add specialized manufacturing capacity or flexible capacity. This question touches... View Details
Keywords: Debates; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Investment; Goals and Objectives; Product Launch; Production; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry
Pisano, Gary P. "Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993." Harvard Business School Case 694-074, March 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- March 1994 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
McArthur/Glen Realty Corp.
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Jonathan Potter is considering an investment in the newly formed McArthur/Glen Real Estate Investment Trust. The case gives some background on real estate investment trusts and their history. Also discusses manufacturers' outlet shopping centers, the type of real... View Details
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "McArthur/Glen Realty Corp." Harvard Business School Case 394-166, March 1994. (Revised December 1995.)
- Article
The Collapse of First Executive Corporation: Junk Bonds, Adverse Publicity, and the Run on the Bank Phenomenon
By: S. C. Gilson, H. DeAngelo and L. DeAngelo
In April 1991, regulators seized the major subsidiaries of First Executive Corporation (FE), an insurer that invested heavily in junk bonds. During the junk bond market turmoil of 1989–1990, adverse publicity fueled a bank run at FE, forcing a $4 billion portfolio... View Details
Gilson, S. C., H. DeAngelo, and L. DeAngelo. "The Collapse of First Executive Corporation: Junk Bonds, Adverse Publicity, and the Run on the Bank Phenomenon." Journal of Financial Economics 36, no. 3 (December 1994): 287–336.