George P. Baker - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered

version of the School's Business Policy course. Named a full professor in 1958 and the first George F. Baker, Jr., Professor of Business Administration in 1963, Christensen began the second major phase of his career in 1968, when Dean... View Details

February 2011 (Revised January 2015)
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Matrix Capital Management (A) (CW)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Spreadsheet supplement to Matrix Capital Management (A) allowing students to value the company. View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Valuation; Financial Services Industry

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January 2011
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Matrix Capital Management (C)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details

Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry

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September 2007
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Wells Fargo Convertible Bonds (CW)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and Elizabeth Kind

Keywords: Bonds; Financial Services Industry

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February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
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Auctioning Morningstar

By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn

Morningstar, a publisher of data and ratings for mutual fund investors, is considering an auction-based approach to the company's upcoming IPO, with management weighing the risks and benefits of the auction approach vs. a traditional underwritten offering. View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Stock Shares; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Auctions; Business or Company Management; Conflict of Interests; Publishing Industry

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March 2005 (Revised August 2006)
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Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO

By: Malcolm P. Baker and Lauren Barley

Mike Lawrie, the newly appointed CEO of Siebel Systems, considers a combination of growth and spending cuts to turn around the struggling software company. Focuses on the role of the chief financial officer, Ken Goldman, in corporate governance and compliance under... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Job Design and Levels; Corporate Governance; Financial Strategy; Management Teams; Corporate Finance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Information Technology Industry

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01 Jun 2011
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Donors Praised for Fellowship Support

Student speaker Peter Michailidis (MBA ’11) also expressed gratitude for his fellowships, funded by David M. Hicks (MBA ’60) and George M. Humphrey. “I did not have the resources to fund my MBA, but I was passionate about business and the... View Details

January 2011
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Matrix Capital Management (B)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details

Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry

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September 2007
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Corning: Convertible Preferred Stock (CW)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn

Keywords: Stocks; Consumer Products Industry

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September 2007
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The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest (CW)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn

Keywords: Integration; Communications Industry

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March 2006
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Wells Fargo Convertible Bonds

By: Malcolm P. Baker and Elizabeth Kind

Howard Atkins, the chief financial officer of Wells Fargo, is considering issuing $3 billion in convertible debt. With an investment-grade credit rating, Wells Fargo is not the typical issuer of convertible securities, but the market conditions in 2003 are unusual.... View Details

Keywords: Capital Structure; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Strategy; Banking Industry

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01 Mar 2012
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Faculty Books

True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development by Bill George and Doug Baker (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Incorporating recent research in psychology and sociology, View Details

Keywords: Professor Bill George; Professor Joseph L. Bower; Professor Herman B. Leonard; Professor Lynn S. Paine; Professor Howard Stevenson; Professor Noam Wasserman; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1996
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

'65) New York, NY Kenzaburo Mogi (MBA '73) Tokyo, Japan Wilson P. Nolen (MBA '51) New York, NY Vasil J. Pappas, Jr. (MBA '76) Philadelphia, PA Robert P. Piccus (MBA '59) Hong Kong Max Pine (MBA '58) New... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

01 Jun 2000
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Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette

honor as many of them as we can," says the gracious Jenrette, who also owns the five other historic homes described in his new book -- The George F. Baker House in Manhattan, Edgewater in upstate New York... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jan 2003
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Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969

train and go home," she recalls. One day during their first year, Lambert and four black classmates started talking about the need to increase the number of blacks at the School. They decided to start the HBS African-American Student Union (AASU) and discovered a... View Details

15 Sep 2009
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Last Look - September 2009

We seem to have stumped most of you with this photo showing a group of students waiting in front of an office whose front counter is closed with a grille. But Joe Bower (MBA ’61, DBA ’63) pinpointed the location as the basement of Baker: “That group of students is... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2007
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Last Look

What’s Going on Here? Who, what, where, when, and why .we’d appreciate any information that will help us identify what’s going on in this photograph plucked from the archives of Baker Library. Please contact us at bulletin@hbs.edu, or HBS... View Details

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Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience

in the sixteenth century. Its decline paralleled that of the Hapsburg monarchy, whose wars they financed. (Plate 128 from Custos, Domenik. Contrafehe der Herrn Fugger . . . 2nd ed., 1620.) 61 Georg Fussel (b. 1601) view image Engraving by... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details