Publications

December 2010 (Revised February 2012)
Case

Vodafone in Japan (A)

By: Juan Alcacer, Mary Furey and Mayuka Yamazaki

Despite a rough start in the Japanese telecom market, by late 2003, Vodafone seemed to have weathered the storm, largely based on the strength of their mobile phone unit. But was it simply the calm before the storm? View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Global Strategy; Knowledge Acquisition; Adaptation; Diversification; Expansion; Telecommunications Industry; Japan

July 2011
Teaching Note

Weber Shandwick: The Client Relationship Leader Program (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano

Teaching Note for 408077. View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Employees; Growth and Development; Situation or Environment; Consolidation; Acquisition; Digital Platforms; Blogs; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet and the Web; Public Relations Industry

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

said Howson, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and capital markets in his firm's Beijing office. The creation of domestic capital markets, increasing... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

March 2001
Case

Sime Darby Berhad (C): Responding to the Asian Crisis

By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Economy; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Malaysia

03 Mar 2003
What Do You Think?

Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?

auditors and audit committees whose mutual survival depends on each other, overly complicated accounting and tax systems, and the nature of the reporting relationships between... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Accounting; Financial Services

May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
Case

Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future

By: Ashish Nanda

The success of the Vermeer software offering suddenly transforms the start-up into a sought after company. After arduous negotiations, Vermeer management is faced with the choice of continuing as an independent company or being acquired by Microsoft or Netscape. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Applications and Software; Decision Making; Acquisition; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

sector. There was a big boom, a few years ago, in these private space enterprises trying to go public through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). In a SPAC, somebody would start a company with the sole idea of acquiring a... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

July 2008
Teaching Note

Yale University Investments Office: August 2006 (TN)

By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Teaching Note for [807073]. View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Resource Allocation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Assets; Leveraged Buyouts

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

making that, too, an essentially stock-financed transaction. Many of Livedoor's acquisitions were great companies, and continued to perform well under the Livedoor brand. This probably explains why the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

June 2001
Case

ESL Golf (B)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Christopher R Gordon

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Private Equity; Valuation

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

Sharing News That Might Be Bad

of directors recently gave the department mixed reviews: some directors are dubious about the unit's long-term prospects and are open to acquisition offers; others, however, continue to believe in the unit's... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

Would-be innovators know that one of their biggest challenges is systematically identifying the innovations with the greatest likelihood of creating disruptive growth. Pick the wrong one, and squander a year or more of focus View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

28 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

Telesom ZAAD initially made mobile money services free and managers focused on customer acquisition and training employees to effectively explain the service to prospective... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications

July 2001
Case

Regal Cinemas LBO (A)

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Daniel Green

This case describes one of the greatest LBO failures of the 1990s. It presents an overview of the difficulties two experienced buyout sponsors were forced to deal with. View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Corporate Governance; Failure

04 Mar 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar

automobiles; it was up to Huber to figure out what that meant. Primarily the GM leadership was looking to justify GM's earlier multibillion-dollar acquisitions of Hughes Aircraft (which included commercial satellites) View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

October 2008 (Revised June 2010)
Case

State of Emergency at Mercy Hospital

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Chirag D Shah

Dr. Scott Gabu, Chairman of the Emergency Department of the world-renowned, university-based Mercy Hospital, was deeply disturbed when he read the letter from the family of John Samson, a patient who had come to the emergency room one week earlier, that described an... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Knowledge Acquisition; Leadership Development; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Health Industry