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John F. Batter
John Batter is a retired Litigation Partner in the Boston Office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP where his practice focussed on on the defense of public and private companies and their directors and management against breach of fiduciary duty claims and... View Details
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
iPremier (C): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard Nolan and Michael Parent
Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks. View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Information Technology; Crisis Management; Information Technology Industry
Austin, Robert D., Richard Nolan, and Michael Parent. "iPremier (C): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-094, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
iPremier (B): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)
By: Richard Nolan, Robert D. Austin and Michael Parent
Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks. View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Information Technology; Crisis Management; Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard, Robert D. Austin, and Michael Parent. "iPremier (B): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-093, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
iPremier (A): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)
By: Richard Nolan, Robert D. Austin and Michael Parent
Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks. View Details
Nolan, Richard, Robert D. Austin, and Michael Parent. "iPremier (A): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)." Harvard Business School Case 609-092, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- May 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
David Dao on United Airlines
By: Benjamin Edelman and Jenny Sanford
In widely circulated videos, United staff and Chicago security forcibly remove a passenger from his paid seat on an aircraft, injuring him severely. United leadership must decide how to respond to public outcry. View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Service Operations; Air Transportation; Contracts; Reputation; Air Transportation Industry; Chicago
Edelman, Benjamin, and Jenny Sanford. "David Dao on United Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 917-026, May 2017. (Revised March 2018.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 2017 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Data Breach at Equifax
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Quinn Pitcher and Jonah S. Goldberg
The case discusses the events leading up to the massive data breach at Equifax, one of the three U.S. credit reporting companies, the organizational and governance issues that contributed to the breach, and the consequences of the breach. The case supplement provides... View Details
Srinivasan, Suraj, Quinn Pitcher, and Jonah S. Goldberg. "Data Breach at Equifax." Harvard Business School Case 118-031, October 2017. (Revised April 2019.)
- May 1991 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Pinkerton (A)
A California based security guard firm considers the acquisition of another security guard company. The value of the target firm and the financing of the acquisition are the key issues. View Details
Mason, Scott P., and Adam Berger. "Pinkerton (A)." Harvard Business School Case 291-051, May 1991. (Revised May 2001.)
- 24 Feb 2025
- Video
Scaling a Family Business to Build Multigenerational Success
- 27 Feb 2025
- News
Scaling a Family Business to Build Multigenerational Success
- December 2007 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Wall Street's First Panic (A)
By: David A. Moss and Cole Bolton
In the early 1790s, a flood of newly issued public and private securities sparked an investment boom in the nascent United States. In New York, the bustling commercial district along Wall Street emerged as the center of the city's securities trade. One of the many... View Details
Keywords: History; Financial Instruments; Auctions; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry
Moss, David A., and Cole Bolton. "Wall Street's First Panic (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-002, December 2007. (Revised September 2009.)
- Research Summary
US-China Relations
By: Meg Rithmire
Economic interdependence between the US and China was imagined years ago to be a source of security and prosperity for both countries, but is now the site of concerns about risk and national security on both sides. My work has examined how that shift has come about,... View Details
- November 1993 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
Quality of Earnings Analysis
By: David Hawkins
Discusses quality of earnings analysis and its relevance to security valuation. View Details
Hawkins, David. "Quality of Earnings Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-050, November 1993. (Revised February 2013.)
- 12 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Catering to Investors Through Product Complexity
- March 2005
- Article
Short- and Long-term Demand Curves for Stocks: Theory and Evidence on the Dynamics of Arbitrage
By: Robin Greenwood
I develop a framework to analyze demand curves for multiple risky securities at extended horizons in a setting with limits-to-arbitrage. Following an unexpected change in uninformed investor demand for several assets, I predict returns of each security to be... View Details
Keywords: Limits To Arbitrage; Event Studies; Demand Curves; Portfolio Choice; Framework; Demand and Consumers; Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Debt Securities; Forecasting and Prediction; Stocks; Assets; Investment Portfolio; System Shocks; Price; Japan
Greenwood, Robin. "Short- and Long-term Demand Curves for Stocks: Theory and Evidence on the Dynamics of Arbitrage." Journal of Financial Economics 75, no. 3 (March 2005): 607–649.
- May 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Nexgen: Structuring Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)
A client asks Luc Giraud, CEO of the structured finance solutions provider Nexgen Financial Solutions, to put together a solution that allows the client to add AAA-rated bonds to its portfolio. The client cannot find suitably priced top-rated bonds in the market and... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Risk and Uncertainty; Debt Securities; Bonds; Financial Services Industry
Chacko, George C., Peter A. Hecht, Marti Subrahmanyam, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Nexgen: Structuring Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)." Harvard Business School Case 205-121, May 2005. (Revised December 2005.)
- December 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Background Note
Note on Private Equity Securities, A
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of the primary securities used in private equity, their structures, and the economic motivation behind their designs. View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Josh Lerner. "Note on Private Equity Securities, A." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-027, December 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn
Introduces students to the legal standards affecting officers and directors when selling or purchasing a company. Provides a practical understanding of the Revlon Standard, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 10b-5, and the legal criteria for a cause of... View Details
Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Government Legislation; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Courts and Trials
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Constance E. Bagley, and James Quinn. "M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-004, July 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- June 2010
- Article
Star Power: Colleague Quality and Turnover
By: Boris Groysberg and Linda Eling-Lee
In this article, we argue that the existence of greater organizational resources, in the form of higher quality colleagues, acts as a retention mechanism. We test our hypotheses using a panel data set of securities analysts in 24 securities firms over a 9-year period.... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, and Linda Eling-Lee. "Star Power: Colleague Quality and Turnover." Industrial and Corporate Change 19, no. 3 (June 2010): 741–765.
- 2007
- Text Book
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements
By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu
Financial statements are the basis for a wide range of business analysis. Managers, securities analysts, bankers, and consultants all use them to make business decisions. There is strong demand among business students for course materials that provide a framework for... View Details
Healy, Paul M., and Krishna G. Palepu. Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements. 4th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western, 2007.