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- December 1996 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
NAPOCOR Privatization: Power in the Philippines
In the summer of 1993, brownouts reached 10 hours a day in Metro Manila, the center of the Philippine economy. Solving the electricity crisis was central to recently elected President Fidel Ramos's plan to transform the Philippines from the "sick man of Asia" to the... View Details
Dyck, Alexander, Nonito R. Bernardo Jr, and John F. McGuire. "NAPOCOR Privatization: Power in the Philippines." Harvard Business School Case 797-001, December 1996. (Revised December 1997.)
Celia Stafford
Celia Stafford is a doctoral student in Health Policy (Management). She received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Emory University in 2017 and an MPH focused in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020. She is also... View Details
- September 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (C): Denouement
By: Ashish Nanda and Kimberly A. Haddad
On September 5, 1997, the American Medical Association(AMA) withdrew from a contract with Sunbeam Corporation, the maker of small home appliances. Sunbeam sued the AMA to pay for the damages or to comply with the contract. The fracas led to the dismissal of three top... View Details
Keywords: Medical Services; Appliances; Lawsuit; Litigation; Professionalism; Contracts; Corporate Accountability; Organizations; Lawsuits and Litigation; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; United States
Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (C): Denouement." Harvard Business School Case 802-091, September 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- November 2005
- Case
Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Company (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Faced with the need to hire a new president, The Walt Disney Co. pursued Michael Ovitz, a founder of the Creative Artist Agency. Although initially disinterested, Ovitz engaged in negotiations with Michael Eisner, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., in the summer of 1995... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Selection and Staffing; Negotiation; Organizational Culture
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-065, November 2005.
- January 2025
- Case
Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry
By: Christopher Stanton and George Gonzalez
Ontra built a network of legal professionals to enable financial institutions to outsource contract negotiations. The rise of generative AI inspired the company to build software solutions to streamline its processes through automation. Now company leadership must... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; Legal Services Industry; United States
Stanton, Christopher, and George Gonzalez. "Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry." Harvard Business School Case 825-076, January 2025.
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
Hospital Merger Seeks to Create Regional Giant in the West
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Distribution at American Airlines (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman
American Airlines sought to reduce the fees it pays to global distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who... View Details
Keywords: Price; Globalized Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Distribution; Service Operations; Competition; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-035, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- April 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Basic Option Properties
Options are contracts that give the right, but not the obligation, to either buy or sell a specific underlying security for a specified price on or before a specific date. Explains the basis of options, covering fundamentals such as option terminology, the payoff... View Details
Keywords: Stock Options
Chacko, George C., Peter A. Hecht, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Note on Basic Option Properties." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-105, April 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- April 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Supplement
Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
The epilogue to Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A), the B case details the outcome of the issues discussed in Case A; namely that Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor did implement the TSCC contract. Virginia Mason also kept the suture contract... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Measurement and Metrics; Contracts; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 109-077, April 2009. (Revised June 2010.)
- June 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?
By: Daniel Isenberg and William R. Kerr
Jasmine Crowe founded Goodr to redirect food waste to people in need. Now a profitable enterprise, she’s searching for Series A funding and encountering pushback. Scaling and contract concerns are also at the forefront of her mind, but so are her values. Feeding... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investor Demand; Food; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Social Issues; Race; Opportunities; Contracts; Mission and Purpose; Financing and Loans
Isenberg, Daniel, and William R. Kerr. "Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?" Harvard Business School Case 822-143, June 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
- Research Summary
Performance Measurement and Incentive Alignment
Professor Kulp is interested in how organizations use information to enhance firm performance. The manner in which an organization gathers, analyzes, and uses performance information as part of its internal governance system affects organizational success. Professor... View Details
- December 1983 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
The United States Financial Crisis of 1931
The behavior of the Federal Reserve System during the early years of the Great Depression has been a topic of considerable controversy. The Fed, it has been argued, pursued a contracting policy, thereby helping to turn what might have been only a brief recession into... View Details
Rukstad, Michael G. "The United States Financial Crisis of 1931." Harvard Business School Case 384-115, December 1983. (Revised March 1999.)
- November 1990 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Susan Harmeling
Circuit City sells consumer electronic equipment, appliances, and extended service and warranty contracts which supplement those provided by equipment manufacturers. Equipment is sold at low margins, while warranties carry very high margins. A question has been raised... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Cost; Profit; Financial Statements; Revenue; Marketing Strategy; Electronics Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Susan Harmeling. "Circuit City Stores, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-086, November 1990. (Revised September 2004.)
- March 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Advising on Currency Risk at ICICI Bank
In March 2003, a client approached the Markets Advisory Group at ICICI Bank, India's second largest bank, about a hedging transaction. The hedge involved multiple interest rates and currencies. Shilpa Kumar, head of the Markets Advisory Group, has to put together a... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Currency Exchange Rate; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; India
Chacko, George C., Marti G Subrahmanyam, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Advising on Currency Risk at ICICI Bank." Harvard Business School Case 205-074, March 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
- October 1998 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Lockheed Martin IMS: Making a Contribution and a Profit
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Courtney Purrington
Examines Lockheed Martin's attempt to move from its traditional reliance on defense/aerospace contracts into providing outsourced government services in the social sector. The protagonist reflects on the past 24 years of rapid growth in the company and the myriad... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Partners and Partnerships; Diversification; Performance Effectiveness; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Welfare; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Privatization; Strategic Planning; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Courtney Purrington. "Lockheed Martin IMS: Making a Contribution and a Profit." Harvard Business School Case 399-018, October 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
- May 2011
- Article
Consequences and Institutional Determinants of Unregulated Corporate Financial Statements: Evidence from Embedded Value Reporting
By: George Serafeim
I analyze Embedded Value (EV) reporting by firms with life insurance operations to assess the impact of unregulated financial reporting on transparency and to examine the institutional characteristics that promote unregulated reporting. Under EV accounting the present... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Reporting; Cash Flow; Contracts; Equity; Profit; Value; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Earnings
Serafeim, George. "Consequences and Institutional Determinants of Unregulated Corporate Financial Statements: Evidence from Embedded Value Reporting." Journal of Accounting Research 49, no. 2 (May 2011).
- August 2017
- Case
'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Danielle V. Holland
The sudden departure to Hewlett-Packard of a top-level EMC Corporation executive who had full knowledge of EMC’s operations, business plans, and key personnel ignited a bi-coastal battle between two fierce rivals that was played out in courts competing for jurisdiction... View Details
Keywords: Non-competition Agreements; Key Employee Agreements; Litigation Strategy; Law; Preliminary Injunctions; Jurisdictional Disputes; Conflict Of Laws; Lawsuits and Litigation; Strategy; Contracts
Goldberg, Lena G., and Danielle V. Holland. "'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-026, August 2017.
- September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The president of one of Martin Marietta's four main operating companies has learned of procurement irregularities in the company he manages. The problems involve U.S. government contracts the company is working on. After getting legal advice from the company's general... View Details
Keywords: Fluctuation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Contracts; Leadership; United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-023, September 1992. (Revised August 2004.)
- 2016
- White Paper
LNG and Renewable Power: Risk and Opportunity in a Changing World
By: Jurgen Weiss, Steven Levine, Yingxia Yang and Anul Thapa
The paper explores potential long-term revenue risks to LNG exports to the extent LNG competes with alternative energy sources (such as renewables) in LNG destination markets. Given the longevity of LNG infrastructure investments, the evolution of the attractiveness of... View Details
Weiss, Jurgen, Steven Levine, Yingxia Yang, and Anul Thapa. "LNG and Renewable Power: Risk and Opportunity in a Changing World." White Paper, Brattle Group, Boston, MA, January 2016.
- August 2009 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Steel Street
The case involves repositioning an old 6-story warehouse in Pittsburgh and many of the issues of rehabilitation and selecting and managing the development team especially in a world of capital market uncertainty. The case also demonstrates the alignment of interests of... View Details
Keywords: Construction; Capital Markets; Financial Management; Investment; Property; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Pittsburgh
Segel, Arthur I., William J. Poorvu, Ben Creo, and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Steel Street." Harvard Business School Case 210-010, August 2009. (Revised January 2012.)