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The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management
In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details
- September 2015 (Revised February 2016)
- Supplement
Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack
By: Richard L. Nolan
No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath—a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in... View Details
Nolan, Richard L. "Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack." Harvard Business School Supplement 916-405, September 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
- October 1988 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Siemens Electric Motor Works (A): Process-Oriented Costing
Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, the students are introduced to a simple activity-based cost system. Siemens Electric Motor Works found itself facing an increasingly competitive environment and so made... View Details
Cooper, Robin, and Karen Wruck. "Siemens Electric Motor Works (A): Process-Oriented Costing." Harvard Business School Case 189-089, October 1988. (Revised June 1993.)
- November 1994
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: French Manufacturing Operations
By: Robin Cooper, Patricia Bost and Robert S. Kaplan
Cooper, Robin, Patricia Bost, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Hewlett-Packard: French Manufacturing Operations." Harvard Business School Case 195-120, November 1994.
- summer 2001
- Article
The Impact of Activity-Based Costing on Managerial Decisions at Insteel Industries - A Field Study
By: V.G. Narayanan and Ratna G. Sarkar
Narayanan, V.G., and Ratna G. Sarkar. "The Impact of Activity-Based Costing on Managerial Decisions at Insteel Industries - A Field Study." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 11, no. 2 (summer 2001).
- December 2016
- Article
Through the Mud or in the Boardroom: Examining Activist Types and Their Strategies in Targeting Firms for Social Change
By: Charles Eesley, K. A. DeCelles and Michael Lenox
We examine the variety of activist groups and their tactics in demanding firms’ social change. While extant work does not usually distinguish among activist types or their variety of tactics, we show that different activists (e.g., social movement organizations vs.... View Details
Eesley, Charles, K. A. DeCelles, and Michael Lenox. "Through the Mud or in the Boardroom: Examining Activist Types and Their Strategies in Targeting Firms for Social Change." Strategic Management Journal 37, no. 12 (December 2016): 2425–2440.
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
social change and very conscious that I was going to use my HBS training in different ways than most of my classmates,” America explains. “In class, I appreciated the pro-labor side in cases that had a union-management component. I was View Details
- July 2015 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Proxy Contest at DuPont
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague
On January 9, 2015, Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management launched a proxy fight for four out of the twelve seats on the DuPont board. The fund had previously published a public letter addressed to shareholders outlining its proposal to break the company into three... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Hedge Fund; Activist Investing; Activist Investors; Proxy Fight; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Emily McTague. "Proxy Contest at DuPont." Harvard Business School Case 416-005, July 2015. (Revised March 2021.)
- February 2002 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Activity-Based Management at W.S. Industries (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Jeremy Cott
Describes activity-based budgeting at W.S. Industries. Also describes target costing-led product redesign, and product, customer, and order profitability. View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and Jeremy Cott. "Activity-Based Management at W.S. Industries (B)." Harvard Business School Case 102-063, February 2002. (Revised November 2002.)
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
Activist Investors Are Shaking Up Business Schools, Too
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
(Thinkstock) Prescription drug spending increased by more than 13 percent in the United States in 2014, raising health insurance premiums and the ire of consumers and politicians. The reasons behind the rise are many, including the high cost of drug development—as much... View Details
- November 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Teaching Note
Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (A) and (B) TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-196-115) and (9-196-117). View Details
- September 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Background Note
Using Regression Analysis to Estimate Time Equations
This note presents a simple way to estimate time equations using regression analysis in Excel. The note quickly outlines regression analysis, then presents a real-life case example from the natural gas industry that students can use to gain experience developing and... View Details
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and Ariel Andres Blumenkranc. "Using Regression Analysis to Estimate Time Equations." Harvard Business School Background Note 111-001, September 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- December 2011 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Carl Icahn and Clorox
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
This case outlines the takeover attempt by activist investor, Carl Icahn, for the Clorox Company. The board of the company repeatedly rejected Icahn's offers as inadequate. He made three bids over the course of three months. View Details
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "Carl Icahn and Clorox." Harvard Business School Case 412-078, December 2011. (Revised September 2015.)
- March 1997 (Revised June 1999)
- Background Note
Using Activity-Based Costing with Budgeted Expenses and Practical Capacity
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Describes how activity-based costing (ABC) should be applied with: 1) budgeted, not historical, expenses and 2) assigning the costs of capacity resources. View Details
Kaplan, Robert S. "Using Activity-Based Costing with Budgeted Expenses and Practical Capacity." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-083, March 1997. (Revised June 1999.)
- April 2006 (Revised November 2020)
- Background Note
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Introduces the role for time-driven activity-based costing. Identifies the value from an accurate costing model, describes the difficulties of traditional ABC, and illustrates how time-driven ABC provides a simpler and more powerful method. View Details
Kaplan, Robert S. "Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing." Harvard Business School Background Note 106-068, April 2006. (Revised November 2020.)
- March 2017
- Supplement
eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014: Interview with John Donahoe, eBay CEO 2008-2015
By: David B. Yoffie, Eric Baldwin and Tom Ryder
This video, a supplement to HBS Case No. 717-417, features an interview with former eBay CEO John Donahoe, providing his perspective on eBay's response to activist investor Carl Icahn's attack on eBay, which began in January 2014. After giving some of his own... View Details
Keywords: Activist Shareholder; Activist Investors; Technology; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., Eric Baldwin, and Tom Ryder. "eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014: Interview with John Donahoe, eBay CEO 2008-2015." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 717-801, March 2017.
- September 1989 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) and (B) (Combined)
Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, students are exposed to a simple activity-based cost system. Also examines Siemens policy for transferring products between sales and manufacturing divisions. Transfer... View Details
Cooper, Robin, and Karen Wruck. "Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) and (B) (Combined)." Harvard Business School Case 190-052, September 1989. (Revised December 1989.)