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  • December 2002 (Revised June 2003)
  • Case

Vignette: The Rebar Dilemma

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Martin Smith, a new associate at an LBO firm, must respond to a problem posed by his boss, based on an historical deal that suddenly came undone. After months of negotiation, his firm's plan to buy a bankrupt competitor of one of its portfolio companies and close it... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Competition; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management
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  • 29 May 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

to favor this experienced view." He cited the example of several meetings in the year 2000, during which the Financial Accounting Standards Board was hashing out rules regarding mergers and acquisitions. At... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health
  • 01 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

mergers and Pfizer as a marketing powerhouse growing through acquisitions is developed. Thirteen exhibits give concrete focus to the issues of the case. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 19, 2016

in press Journal of Systems and Software Technical Debt and System Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Defect-related Activity By: MacCormack, Alan, and Daniel J.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs

model has evolved since its launch. "We used to charge a transaction fee, but moved away from that for strategic reasons," Cordero says. "Now it's simply about customer acquisition and building a community."... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Gradsave; crowdfunding; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • March 2008 (Revised May 2008)
  • Case

Carlyle Japan (A)

By: David B. Godes, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki
Tamotsu Adachi, Managing Director of Carlyle Japan, wants to formulate a strategy to improve his firm's ability to source high-quality deals at competitive valuations, or prices. Buyout funds like Carlyle typically have two deal phases: sourcing and monitoring. These... View Details
Keywords: Financial Instruments; Leveraged Buyouts; Supply Chain Management; Marketing Channels; Sales; Financial Services Industry; Japan
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    Edward J. Noble

    Noble founded the entity that eventually became Life Savers Incorporated and grew it from a failing mint producer into a global business, with sales of $20 million in the mid-1950s. Noble also founded the American Broadcasting Company... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • 28 Apr 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

    If a dike or dam has sprung a number of leaks, there are many possible ways to respond. The initial impulse is to assiduously plug one hole after another, hoping that the situation will right itself. Another approach—and often a more sensible one—is to step back,... View Details
    Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman
    • 19 Jun 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: June 19, 2007

    this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207005 The Dubai Ports World Debacle and Its Aftermath Harvard Business School Case 707-014 Describes the political ramifications in the United States of... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • March 2000
    • Case

    Heartport, Inc.

    By: Gary P. Pisano and Shoshana Dobrow
    Heartport, an entrepreneurial medical device maker, has introduced several innovative systems for conducting less-invasive cardiac surgery. Despite initially high expectations, the company has struggled to get its technology adopted by cardiac surgeons. The company's... View Details
    Keywords: History; Product Positioning; Knowledge Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technology Adoption; Health Care and Treatment
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    • September 2009
    • Teaching Note

    Odyssey Healthcare (TN)

    By: Robert F. Higgins
    Teaching Note for [809052]. View Details
    Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Initial Public Offering; Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth and Development; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Service Operations; Revenue; Business Exit or Shutdown; Health Industry
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    • 10 Nov 2015
    • First Look

    November 10, 2015

    acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Profile

    Kira Epler

    with a population of about 1,500 people. After completing her engineering degree, Kira worked in Dow Chemical's Capital Projects Group. "I noticed that engineering was important," Kira says, "but that all the interesting View Details
    • 01 Apr 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: April 1, 2008

    for PR firms and their holding-company media conglomerate parents to do so. The public relations industry in the broadest sense has undergone a tremendous amount of consolidation through acquisitions over... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 2004
    • Chapter

    Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation

    By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Knowledge Acquisition; Theory
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    • 29 May 2013
    • Blog Post

    Four Weeks on the Road with MBAs Across America

    business, Made Collection. We helped the Collection refine their target audience and customer acquisition strategy, and Mike and Hicham managed... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship
    • 18 Feb 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: February 18

    acquisition of Vodafone and its performance in Japan. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/vodafone-in-japan-c/an/711470-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-008 Lufa Farms In 2013, Mohamed Hage,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 29 Apr 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

    acquisition or embark on a major European expansion, for example. While any competent CEO would discuss the initiative with his direct reports and, one hopes, gain their support, most subordinates will read the tea leaves View Details
    Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

      John J. McCloy

      McCloy orchestrated the merger between Chase and Manhattan, forming the second largest commercial bank in the United States. Educated as a lawyer, McCloy was very active and... View Details
      Keywords: Finance
      • 24 Apr 2014
      • News

      Navigating rough waters

      bank through the financial crisis of 2008, including its rescue of Bear Stearns and acquisition of Washington Mutual. "Our aim is to be the world's most trusted and respected... View Details