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November 2001 (Revised May 2002)
Supplement

Whirlpool Europe

By: Richard S. Ruback

September 2001 (Revised December 2001)
Supplement

Eskimo Pie Corporation (Abridged)

By: Richard S. Ruback

Spreadsheet to (9-202-037). Download only. View Details

2019
Working Paper

The Creative Consulting Company

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Richard Nolan and David P. Norton

During the past 50 years, several consulting companies introduced important new ideas that extended management theory and improved management practice. This paper draws upon public sources and the authors’ personal experiences to describe how three management... View Details

Keywords: Management; Theory; Practice; Performance Improvement; Innovation and Management; Consulting Industry

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01 Sep 2003
News

Spring Reunions

Professor Richard Ruback makes his point perfectly clear while leading one of the weekend’s many faculty presentations. More Reunion photos. Photography by Stuart Cahill, C.J.... View Details

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

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Research Online

The valuation of forecasted cash flows can be an inaccurate process, especially when the forecasts are created by optimists who neglect to consider worst-case scenarios. In this working paper, Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate... View Details

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

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 27, 2007

and Kate Roloff Publication:In Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: Cross-disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches, edited by E. Sales, G. G. Goodwin and C. S. Burke. SIOP Frontier Series. Mahwah,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 19, 2006

http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780195310627 The Comovement of Returns and Investment within International Firms Authors:Mihir A. Desai and C. Fritz Foley Publication:In NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics, edited by View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Course Number 6452 Baker Foundation Professor Richard Ruback Professor of Management Practice Royce Yudkoff Spring;... View Details

February 1996 (Revised September 1996)
Case

Chrysler Takeover Attempt, The

By: Richard S. Ruback and William DeWitt

On April 12, 1995, Kirk Kerkorian made an unsolicited offer to buy the outstanding shares of Chrysler Corp. This case analyzes the proposed deal and addresses the key contextual elements contributing to the takeover attempt. View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Acquisition; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; United States

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May 2024
Supplement

Forest Park Capital (A)

During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Betsy Harbison formed the search fund Forest Park Capital with the intention of purchasing a small business. The case conveys the details of Betsy’s final decision at the terminus of her search, between a software company... View Details

Keywords: Search Fund; Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Tourism Industry; Web Services Industry; North America; Missouri

September 2024
Supplement

National Public Broadcasting (A)

Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. View Details

December 2018
Supplement

Castronics, LLC

January 2019
Supplement

Gemini Investors

November 2018
Supplement

Cambridge Franchise Partners

August 2011 (Revised November 2018)
Case

Lind Equipment

Lind Equipment failed to meet its loan covenants with its senior bank lender in the summer of 2008, just six months after it was acquired. While the senior bank debt comprised only 6% of the capital used in the acquisition and was fully secured, it exercised its right... View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Revenue; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Crisis; Currency Exchange Rate; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry

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September 2000
Supplement

Be Our Guest, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback and Indra Reinbergs

September 2000 (Revised April 2001)
Supplement

Health Development Corporation

By: Richard S. Ruback and Julia Stevens

December 1993 (Revised June 2000)
Case

Kochman, Reidt + Haigh, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback and Roy Burstin

A small company faces the dilemma of how to finance growth (i.e., internally generated cash flows vs. outside financing sources). An innovative concept positions the company in promoting a niche within the kitchen-cabinet industry and in looking for an optimal way of... View Details

Keywords: Cash Flow; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Utilities Industry

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