Publications

24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

maintain majority control of their company. As attractive as the plan seems, they worry about the high cost of the loan and the risk that the offering might fail. In January 2005, with no time left to consider alternative financing plans,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2004
News

Boom Times Ahead

Dent: a track record of being right on the money. Photo courtesy Harry Dent For investors, 2005 is going to be a very good year, and several more will follow, stock market guru Harry Dent (MBA ’79) claims in his new book, The Next Great Bubble Boom. “Dent’s basic... View Details

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

alternative financing models of corporate lenders, including banks and finance companies.) The second major component of the case concerns distressed debt investment strategies... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

June 2013
Case

Comprosa

By: Jim Sharpe and Jose Luis Barbero

A Spanish manufacturer of packaging films has successfully returned to break even and is considering options to attain sustainable profitability. View Details

Keywords: Turnaround; Turnarounds; Distressed Debt; Private Equity; Cash Flow Analysis; Supplier Relationship; Supply Chain Management; Unions; Global Competitiveness; Leadership And Managing People; Sales Force Management; Sales Compensation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Global Strategy; Salesforce Management; Cash Flow; Chemical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Spain

08 Jul 2011
News

Spotlight on Sustainable Investing

Keywords: pensions; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Jun 2007
News

Faculty Research Online

development. What’s their motivation? The observations presented in research by Professor Marco Iansiti and Gregory Richards (MBA ’99) suggest some fundamental changes in strategy used by technology companies. Visit... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

July 1996 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Atlantic Corporation-Abridged

By: Thomas R. Piper

A major paper company is considering acquiring the assets of a company that is threatened by a hostile takeover. The acquisition can be evaluated in terms of industry attractiveness, comparative advantage, and cash-flow analysis. View Details

Keywords: Projects; Cash Flow; Interest Rates; Valuation; Mathematical Methods; Horizontal Integration; Acquisition; Competitive Advantage; Aerospace Industry

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

and the International Economy Unit. Elisabeth Kempf: Political views shape economic outlook Political views influence the perception of economic reality among finance professionals. In a study linking credit rating analysts to party... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Sep 2006
News

Light Years Ahead

coursework similar to what I had been doing at JPL.” As his doctoral work progressed, Light became “more and more interested in the Business School side of the joint program.” He found mentors in Raiffa and Finance Professor Eli Shapiro,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

1999
Article

When and How Is the Internet Likely to Decrease Price Competition

By: R. Lal and M. Sarvary

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Price; Competition

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July 2008 (Revised September 2009)
Supplement

Arauco (B): "Papel" in Brazil

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell

This is Part B to the "Arauco: Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?" case. This short case looks at the company in late 2007 after it has decided to invest in a Brazilian joint venture involving forests, saw mills, and a paper mill. The case acts as an epilogue... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Investment; Vertical Integration; Forest Products Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Brazil; Chile

October 1992 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Randall's Department Stores

By: Walter J. Salmon and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer

Discusses a well-known traditional department store that confronts a very difficult issue of whether to change its pricing policy from a high-low to an everyday pricing approach. Demands that the student formulate a plan of execution for changing the pricing, if... View Details

Keywords: Fluctuation; Price; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning

Article

Relationships, Competition, and the Structure of Investment Banking Markets

By: Bharat Anand and Alexander Galetovic

Keywords: Relationships; Competition; Banks and Banking; Markets; Banking Industry

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April 1985 (Revised February 1990)
Background Note

Regulation and Competition in Commercial Banking

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Dekkers L. Davidson

Keywords: Commercial Banking; Competition; Banking Industry

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May 2018 (Revised June 2018)
Case

Cowen Inc.: Leveraging Data

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah Abbott and Annelena Lobb

Cowen Inc.’s broker-dealer, Cowen and Company, LLC, boasted a number of analysts who had made prescient stock calls on the basis of creative data analysis. Now Cowen Inc. had opened a new subsidiary, Kyber, which would attempt to monetize new data science products.... View Details

Keywords: Data Science; Equity Research; Research Analysts; Investment; Analytics and Data Science; Equity; Research; Analysis; Competitive Strategy