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- February 2000 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Merrill Lynch, a full-service brokerage firm with $1.5 trillion in client assets, is under attack from both discount and electronic brokerage firms. It responds with Integrated Choice, a suite of products designed to capture clients from the do-it-yourself investor who... View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice." Harvard Business School Case 500-090, February 2000. (Revised January 2008.)
- January 2000
- Case
Selecting a New Name for Security Capital Pacific Trust
A methodology for selecting a new corporate brand name is explored, highlighting different types of names, criteria and hurdles in securing new names, and legal implications. Brand identity consultancy Lippincott & Margulies guided a real estate investment trust... View Details
Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Selecting a New Name for Security Capital Pacific Trust." Harvard Business School Case 500-054, January 2000.
- November 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Woodland Partners: Field of Dreams?
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Theodore D. Seides
Elizabeth Lilly, Richard Rinkett, and Richard Jensen are pondering whether to launch a new investment management firm and, if so, what growth strategy to chart for the potential firm. View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Business Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Theodore D. Seides. "Woodland Partners: Field of Dreams?" Harvard Business School Case 800-070, November 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- May 1999
- Case
Susan Brown
A number of issues confront an associate in a venture capital firm. She has just learned that her senior partners are not yet willing to make her a general partner of the firm. She has several options and must decide what to do. View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Susan Brown." Harvard Business School Case 899-282, May 1999.
- October 1996 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
State Street Global Advisors
By: Richard F. Meyer
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Meyer, Richard F. "State Street Global Advisors." Harvard Business School Case 897-078, October 1996. (Revised November 2000.)
- October 1985
- Case
Liberty Investment Management
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Liberty Investment Management." Harvard Business School Case 186-115, October 1985.
- October 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Prudential-Bache and Thomson McKinnon (A)
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Hayes, Robert H., and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "Prudential-Bache and Thomson McKinnon (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-007, October 1990. (Revised June 1993.)
- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)
A medium-sized investment management firm is attempting to decide whether to try to grow, and if so, how. It is a complicated decision because the managing partner and her colleagues have significantly different views. This case provides the background on the industry,... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Decision Making; Sales; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 597-021, August 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
- March 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
David Fletcher TN
By: Linda A. Hill and Katherine Seger Weber
Teaching Note for (9-493-064). View Details
- November–December 1975
- Article
Lessons from the 1974 CD Market
By: D. B. Crane
Crane, D. B. "Lessons from the 1974 CD Market." Harvard Business Review 53, no. 6 (November–December 1975).
- November 1997 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Finansol
By: James E. Austin, Roberto Gutierrez, Marc Labie and Enrique Ogliastri
Finansol, created to provide loans to micro-entrepreneurs, encountered considerable difficulties after rapidly growing to become the biggest micro-enterprise lender in Colombia. Major restructuring was required to rescue it. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Microfinance; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., Roberto Gutierrez, Marc Labie, and Enrique Ogliastri. "Finansol." Harvard Business School Case 398-071, November 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
- Profile
Juan Eyzaguirre
When Juan Eyzaguirre, MBA/MPA-ID 2015, served as chief of staff to the president of Chile, he learned an important lesson about the nature of rules. "Following everything like it's supposed to be, sometimes just doesn't make a lot of sense," says Juan. In one... View Details
- Profile
Ed Rogers
What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? The FIELD III module [on entrepreneurship] has impressed me more than I thought it would. Obviously, I knew we were supposed to incorporate lessons learned over the RC year into our project. But as our... View Details
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Chao Zeng
What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? As the Leadership & Values representative for my section, I have many opportunities not just to participate in activities, but to organize and lead classroom discussions and small-group coffee chats... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing
security services to companies in South Africa, other African countries, and parts of Europe. In the case, Gray has recently undergone a financial restructuring with the help of private equity firm Brait... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
else’s problem — until now. A phone call from the IT department reports that your company’s computer systems have been accessed by an intruder. Troves of business and financial data, your customers’ as well as your own, have been... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
financial world demands steady if not increasing margins. Disruptive innovations often promise lower margins than sustaining innovations. It is extraordinarily difficult for good managers to pursue worse margins aggressively. Thousands of... View Details
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
early August to lead the effort — the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). Eccles is a leading voice in support of integrating financial and nonfinancial information into a single report to ensure sustainable business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Devilish Plot
Devilish plot: This year’s HBS Show, The Devil Wears Crimson (here in rehearsal), centered on an anonymous gossip blogger who wreaks havoc at HBS as she tries to uncover who caused the financial crisis. When she learns that her... View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
their subsequent career choices. Early work experiences are key among these forces. Recognizing this, youth service programs have emerged worldwide with the hope of shaping participants' future trajectories through boosting future... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne