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  • 01 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 1, 2016

profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Richard K. Mellon

    Mellon was responsible for the reorganization of the financial structure of Mellon enterprises. He consolidated several family-managed companies, the most significant of which was the merger of two competing Mellon institutions – the... View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • 08 Jan 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

    in 13 consecutive seasons, and is the second, after Chuck Noll, to win four Super Bowls. He has coached the Patriots to 13 division titles in 16 years. Arguably, Belichick and the Patriots have dominated the... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

      J. Larry Nichols

      Nichols and his father formed Devon Energy in 1971 to tap into the expanding need for new oil and energy sources. Through a series of acquisitions View Details
      Keywords: Utilities & Energy
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      Surviving Radical Technological Change through Dynamic Capability: Evidence from the Typesetter Industry

      Recent work in the field of management has focused on "dynamic capability," the ability of a firm to develop new capabilities in response to shifts in its external environment, as a significant source of competitive advantage. This paper enhances our understanding of... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Technology; History; Competition; Competency and Skills; Investment; Technological Innovation; Business Ventures; Geographic Location; Knowledge Acquisition; Competitive Advantage; Change
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        William M. Rosson

        Shunning critics, Rosson introduced two new smokeless tobacco products in the early eighties – Hawken moist snuff and Levi Garrett shredded tobacco. Through targeted advertising and promotions, these... View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco
        • 11 Dec 2012
        • First Look

        First Look: Dec. 11

        mergers of good and bad banks and equity injections. We apply the framework to European banks vulnerable to sovereign risk in 2010 and 2011.... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 21 Oct 2014
        • First Look

        First Look: October 21

        would allow RTR to aggressively expand its inventory and customer acquisition efforts in order to serve a broader range of customer segments with a wider selection of products (e.g., accessories, maternity... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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        Bankruptcy asset sales

        Results. LSEG Workspace: Click on the Search Tools tab and select M&A. In the Quick Filters section, type Acquisition Techniques into the Add Filters text box, and select... View Details
        • 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
        • 30 Mar 2010
        • First Look

        First Look: March 30

        G. GoldbergHarvard Business School Case 310-086 Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun was on a fast track until the EC's antitrust concerns about open-source MySQL ignited a transatlantic war of words delaying the deal. Sun's performance... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 17 Aug 2010
        • First Look

        First Look: August 17

        of America Acquires Merrill Lynch (A) Robert C. Pozen, Charles E. BeresfordHarvard Business School Case 310-092 On December 22, 2008, Bank of America (BofA) chairman and CEO Ken Lewis convened a special board of directors meeting to... View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace

          George W. Merck

          Merck played a pivotal role in the development of Merck & Company as a pharmaceutical research powerhouse. He created the firm’s first research division in 1933 and orchestrated the 1953 merger with... View Details
          Keywords: Healthcare
          • September 2006
          • Supplement

          Medco Energi Internasional (CW)

          In late 2004, Hilmi Panigoro, CEO of the publicly traded Indonesian oil company Medco Energi Internasional, is striving to regain majority control of the company his brother Arifin founded in 1980. The Asian financial crisis of 1999 led to a major restructuring that... View Details
          Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Family Business; Financing and Loans; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Energy Industry; Indonesia; Singapore
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          • 23 Mar 2010
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          First Look: March 23

          (1990) and Petersen-Rajan (1995) models of information acquisition in credit markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-077.pdf Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon... View Details
          Keywords: Martha Lagace
          • 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
          • 20 Mar 2012
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          First Look: March 20

          Business School Case 512-013 In mid-2011, the management of Brasil Foods, a leading Brazilian branded foods producer and protein exporter, is evaluating strategies for international and domestic growth. The... View Details
          Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
          • 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
          Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
          • 19 May 2009
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          First Look: May 19, 2009

            Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets View Details
          Keywords: Martha Lagace
          • 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