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- 10 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 10, 2008
Working PapersAccounting Information as Political Currency Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We test whether accounting can be used as political currency. Our setting is the US congressional election of 2004,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Teaching Note
Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group (TN)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
effects (on the low bidder) and indirect effects (on others), and we show that most of the incremental revenue from setting reserve price optimally comes from indirect effects. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
milestones, but now they had to execute and deliver their first product next year. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/613039-PDF-ENG GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration?... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- October 2021
- Supplement
Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (B)
By: Kris Ferreira, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Sarah Mehta
This (B) case accompanies the (A) case of the same title. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; Joint Ventures; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Fairness; Ownership; Supply Chain Management; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry; United States; Ohio
Ferreira, Kris, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Sarah Mehta. "Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 622-029, October 2021.
- May 2019
- Teaching Note
SeatGeek
By: Robert F. Higgins and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 819-013. View Details
Keywords: Event Ticketing; Sports Ticketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Model; Decision Making; Digital Platforms; Sports; Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Technology; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; New York (city, NY)
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
scale and scope economies may be limited, and that the merger premiums have become quite high. Moreover, we know that some large distilled spirits companies, who entered the... View Details
- March 1999 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
AccuFlow, Inc.
By: Jay O. Light
A small hydraulic-valve manufacturer attempts a second buyout in order to take out its current equity partners. A three-way deal must be negotiated between management, the new mezzanine lender, and the departing equity owners. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Types; Leveraged Buyouts; Equity; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry
Light, Jay O. "AccuFlow, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-079, March 1999. (Revised April 1999.)
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
the New Due-Diligence Process for Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Steven R. Anderson, Kevin J. Prokop, and Robert S. Kaplan Periodical:Journal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 1997
- Chapter
Lessons from a Middle-Market LBO: The Case of O.M. Scott
By: George P. Baker and Karen H. Wruck
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts
- 1992
- Chapter
Lessons from a Middle-Market LBO: The Case of O.M. Scott
By: George P. Baker and Karen H. Wruck
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts
Baker, George P., and Karen H. Wruck. "Lessons from a Middle-Market LBO: The Case of O.M. Scott." In The Challenge of Organizational Change: How Companies Experience It and Leaders Guide It, by R. M. Kanter, B. Stein, and T. D. Jick. New York: Free Press, 1992.
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok—a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
competition among firms? In the working paper Competing with Privacy, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Andrés Hervás-Drane "consider a market where firms set prices and disclosure levels for consumer... View Details
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
consumers (or retailers) are unlikely to pay. But the acquisitions provided a convenient distribution channel for residential customers who want to drop off or return goods ordered online, and moved new... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
of 'culture clash' in mergers and acquisitions. I first use a simple analytical framework to show that shared beliefs lead to more delegation, less monitoring, higher utility (or satisfaction), higher... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2019 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS No. 519-011. As its Series A extension round approaches, the founders of Hubble, a subscription-based, social-media fueled, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of contact lenses, are reflecting on the marketing strategies that have taken them to a... View Details
Keywords: DTC; Direct To Consumer Marketing; Health Care; Mobile; Attribution; Experimentation; Experiments; Churn/retention; Customer Lifetime Value; Internet Marketing; Big Data; Analytics; A/B Testing; CRM; Advertising; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Media; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Digital Marketing; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Consumer Behavior; Social Media; E-commerce
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
headquarters. Like eBay Germany, eBay itself grew tremendously, in part from acquisitions like PayPal and Skype. But, growth in core areas, like auctions, had slowed. This case explains how eBay Inc. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
experiences of several companies, the authors illustrate the dangers of conforming to market pressures for unrealistic growth targets. They argue that an overvalued stock, by encouraging overpriced acquisitions View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715412-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 515-059 Rebranding Godiva: The Yildiz Strategy This case concerns Yildiz Holding's acquisition of Godiva Chocolatier from its... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
YudkoffHarvard Business School Case 211-088 Briggs Capital was a regional mergers and acquisitions advisory firm that helped owners sell their small firms. The case presents a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne