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    Lauren H. Cohen

    Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
    • August 2011 (Revised July 2012)
    • Case

    Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (A)

    By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Kaser
    The case details the conflict between Mike Mayo, an influential banking analyst and Citigroup about what Mayo considers aggressive accounting policies. Mike Mayo questions Citigroup's lack of a valuation allowance against their Deferred Tax Assets despite Citi's recent... View Details
    Keywords: Accounting; Taxation; Capital; Financial Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Valuation; Banks and Banking; Financial Strategy; Money; Conflict Management; Capital Budgeting; Asset Management; Banking Industry
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    • May 2016
    • Case

    Revitalizing State Bank of India

    By: Srikant M. Datar, N. M. Bhatta, Rishikesha T. Krishnan and Rachna Tahilyani
    State Bank of India is India’s oldest and largest bank with the government of India as its majority shareholder. Arundhati Bhattacharya, a 35-year veteran of the bank, is appointed as its chairman in October 2013. Her appointment coincides with Moody’s downgrading the... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Communication Strategy; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Human Resources; Employees; Compensation And Benefits; Recruiting; Capital Markets; Performance Expectations; Financial Services Industry; Asia; India
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    • 13 May 2016
    • News

    The finance sector is awash in pain, which could well be gain for the US economy

      Samuel G. Hanson

      Samuel G. Hanson is the William L. White Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard Economics department. He teaches Finance 1... View Details

      Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
      • 23 Apr 2019
      • Video

      Totodi Technologies Final Pitch New Venture Competition 2019 Alumni Track

      • November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
      • Case

      Celsius Network Inc.: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt in the Brave New World of Crypto Bankruptcy

      By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
      In July 2022, Celsius Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CEO Alex Mashinsky acknowledged that Celsius had grown its assets “faster than the Company was prepared to deploy [them]” and as a result had made “certain poor asset deployment decisions.” Two months after... View Details
      Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Chapter 11; Restructuring; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Asset Management; Acquisition; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      • October 1996 (Revised December 1997)
      • Case

      American Cyanamid (A): Boardroom Response to a Hostile Takeover Offer

      American Home Products' (AHP) $9 billion hostile takeover of American Cyanamid (Cyanamid) was the largest mergers and-acquistions transaction in 1994, and made AHP the fourth largest pharmaceutical firm in the United States. At the time of AHP's offer, Cyanamid had... View Details
      Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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        The Growth of Finance

        The U.S. financial services industry grew from 4.9% of GDP in 1980 to 7.9% of GDP in 2007. A sizeable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in turn were driven by increases in the valuation of tradable assets, particularly... View Details
        • June 2021
        • Case

        The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments): April 2021

        By: Josh Lerner, Reza Satchu and Alys Ferragamo
        The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is one of the largest pools of investment capital in the world and follows a rigorous “Total Portfolio Framework” in its approach to investment management. In April of 2021, John Graham was just two months into his role... View Details
        Keywords: Pension Funds; Investment Strategy; Capital Markets; Financial Strategy; Investment; Asset Management; Financial Institutions; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Assets; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Canada
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        • September 2000
        • Case

        Intellectual Property Exchange (A), The

        By: Lynda M. Applegate and Gavin Clarkson
        As the marketplace for intellectual assets explodes, the mechanisms for liquidity and exchange have not kept pace. Bryan Benoit, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), believes that he has a solution. Working initially with a shoestring development budget, he has... View Details
        Keywords: Global Strategy; Intellectual Property; Knowledge Management; Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Networks; Internet
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        • January 1996 (Revised September 1997)
        • Case

        Scott Paper Company

        By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
        A professional turnaround manager attempts to implement a massive global downsizing program at the world's largest producer of consumer tissue products. The plan involves laying off almost one third of the company's 34,000 hourly and salaried employees and dramatically... View Details
        Keywords: Assets; Global Strategy; Resignation and Termination; Goals and Objectives; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Sales; Value Creation; Pulp and Paper Industry
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        • March 1998 (Revised November 2004)
        • Case

        FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring

        By: Stuart C. Gilson
        A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices, an ill-conceived acquisition of a former East German ball-bearings company, and an industry recession. The company... View Details
        Keywords: Accounting; Acquisition; Restructuring; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Policy; Resignation and Termination; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Europe; Germany; United States
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        • Research Summary

        Working on third edition of textbook on the fund industry

        The book explains how mutual funds and other collective investment vehicles are organized, how they manage your money,  and how they are marketed to investors.  It also addresses the internationalization of funds in terms of global investing and global... View Details

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        Phil Wong

        healthcare startup), Korgo (Principal, startup hedge fund), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (Director and Portfolio Manager, fund of hedge funds), HSBC (Associate, investment banking) View Details
        Keywords: Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management
        • March 2010
        • Article

        Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm

        By: Eric J. Van den Steen
        This paper develops a theory of the firm in which a firm's centralized asset ownership and low-powered incentives give the manager, as an equilibrium outcome, interpersonal authority over employees (in a world with open disagreement). The paper thus provides... View Details
        Keywords: Theory; Assets; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Governance Controls; Power and Influence; Projects; Perspective; Employees
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        • October 2011 (Revised July 2012)
        • Case

        ATR KimEng Financial Corporation

        By: Li Jin, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Dawn Lau
        ATR KimEng is a Philippino asset management business. It is making an important decision on its own strategy going forward: should it stay independent, or be taken over by a large bank in the region. Through this case, we discuss the financial service industry in South... View Details
        Keywords: Asset Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Philippines
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        • December 2003 (Revised October 2006)
        • Case

        Maverick Capital

        By: Andre F. Perold, Chris McIsaac and Marc Ricks
        Maverick Capital, a $7 billion hedge fund, faced a number of long-term strategic questions, particularly the issue of growth. With all of its assets invested with one strategy, Maverick was already managing more capital in a dedicated approach than any hedge fund in... View Details
        Keywords: Assets; Capital; Stocks; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Growth and Development Strategy
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        • 19 Feb 2007
        • Research & Ideas

        Inexperienced Investors and Market Bubbles

        inflows are being managed by the most inexperienced people. Thus, at the peak, inexperienced investors end up controlling a significant portion of assets and thus have the power to sway prices. Q: What are... View Details
        Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
        • 21 Oct 2010
        • News

        Profiting from sexism