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- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
There's a saying in the military: "Plans go out the window at the first contact with the enemy." Even General Dwight Eisenhower—who oversaw the most ambitious military invasion in modern history—said, "Plans are worthless." But he added... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Disaster in April: The Obligations of Kelly Construction
By: John D. Macomber, Christopher M. Gordon and Ben Creo
A construction company experiences a crane accident with multiple fatalities. The CEO, a client, and an employee must make choices to meet the company's obligations. Set in 2006, the case looks at the choices faced by board members of a museum that is an important... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Contracts; Crisis Management; Construction Industry
Macomber, John D., Christopher M. Gordon, and Ben Creo. "Disaster in April: The Obligations of Kelly Construction." Harvard Business School Case 209-099, January 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- Research Summary
Financial Markets and Corporate Governance
By: Dwight B. Crane
Corporate scandals beginning in the late 1990s focused renewed attention on corporate governance, but significant cracks in the governance system also contributed to recent problems. Deregulation and growth of financial markets, as well as changes in the competitive... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
drugs, and will they be less expensive?' My answer is, 'I don't know, and probably not.' Lechleiter was one of several panelists to discuss, "Breaking the Genetic Code: The Business of Life Science in the 21st Century" at the 2001 Global Alumni Conference,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- March 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction
By: Dwight B. Crane
Set in June 1991, two months prior to Salomon Brothers' announcement that the firm had violated the Treasury Department's rules governing the auctions of new Treasury securities. Salomon Vice Chairman John Meriwether must decide how to address problems that continue to... View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities; Managerial Roles; Ethics; Market Transactions; Bonds; Investment Banking; Crisis Management; Auctions; Legal Liability; Banking Industry
Crane, Dwight B. "Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction." Harvard Business School Case 292-114, March 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- July 2001
- Exercise
Working with Your "Shadow Partner": Building a High Tech Investment Portfolio
By: Dwight B. Crane and Richard L. Nolan
Team-based exercise designed to illustrate the use of the Internet directly by executives. Requires going on the Internet to search for information required to construct a high-tech investment portfolio. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Richard L. Nolan. Working with Your "Shadow Partner": Building a High Tech Investment Portfolio. Harvard Business School Exercise 302-029, July 2001.
- October 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Dwight B. Crane and Ashley Robertson
Raises issues about how the nature and function of a board changes as a company moves from ownership by its employees, including the founder, to ownership by a private equity firm, Fremont Partners, culminating in a highly successful IPO. Gives students the opportunity... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Initial Public Offering; Behavior; Organizations; Employee Ownership; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., Dwight B. Crane, and Ashley Robertson. "Kinetic Concepts, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 405-042, October 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- May 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Ultra is one of a small group of competing Brazilian petrochemical companies, each of which buys raw material and is a minority owner of Copene, a "cracking" company that provides ethylene and other materials. Because of an industry restructuring, an auction of shares... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Capital Budgeting; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Industry Structures; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Bids and Bidding; Economy; Ownership Stake; Chemical Industry; Brazil
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-146, May 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- September 2005 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports - 2004
By: Belen Villalonga, Dwight B. Crane and James Quinn
David Jacobs founded a high-end ski apparel company in 1978. He successfully built and grew the company, establishing a major international brand that appealed to ski racers and other active skiers. In 1995, he sought external financing to support further growth of the... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Valuation; Brands and Branding; Wealth; Family Business; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; Colorado
Villalonga, Belen, Dwight B. Crane, and James Quinn. "Spyder Active Sports - 2004." Harvard Business School Case 206-027, September 2005. (Revised April 2007.)
- 24 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business
built a manufacturing company for Manitowoc Cranes as an Outsider CEO before buying that company and selling it, then being recruited by his family’s fifth generation hot sauce maker, McIlhenny Company.... View Details
- February 1990
- Case
Retail Financial Services Industry in 1988
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Retail Financial Services Industry in 1988." Harvard Business School Case 290-047, February 1990.
- June 1988 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
Cumberland National Corp.
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Cumberland National Corp." Harvard Business School Case 288-064, June 1988. (Revised December 1989.)
- October 1984 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago." Harvard Business School Case 285-039, October 1984. (Revised July 1985.)
- June 1983
- Case
Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.--1982
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.--1982." Harvard Business School Case 283-081, June 1983.
- May 1983
- Background Note
Banks and Discount Brokerage
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Banks and Discount Brokerage." Harvard Business School Background Note 283-076, May 1983.
- January 1983 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
Gary Smidt
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Gary Smidt." Harvard Business School Case 283-047, January 1983. (Revised May 1983.)
- September 1981
- Supplement
Atlantic National Bank (B)
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Atlantic National Bank (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 282-025, September 1981.
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
company experiences a crane accident with multiple fatalities. The CEO, a client, and an employee must make choices to meet the company's obligations. Set in 2006, the case looks at the choices faced by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 1985
- Supplement
Merrill Lynch: Underwriting Beverly Enterprises (B)
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Merrill Lynch: Underwriting Beverly Enterprises (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 286-028, October 1985.
- September 1985
- Background Note
Evolution of Consumer Financial Products
By: Dwight B. Crane
Crane, Dwight B. "Evolution of Consumer Financial Products." Harvard Business School Background Note 286-016, September 1985.