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- November 1994 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
K-III: A Leveraged Build-Up
By: George P. Baker III, Nicola Bamford and Nicolas Greenspan
Explores the strategy, financing, and governance of a new type of organizational form, dubbed the Leveraged Build-Up by its inventor, Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. The company makes leveraged acquisitions of small publishing companies, managing them in a very... View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities; Financial Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Cash Flow; Organizational Structure; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Publishing Industry
Baker, George P., III, Nicola Bamford, and Nicolas Greenspan. "K-III: A Leveraged Build-Up." Harvard Business School Case 295-067, November 1994. (Revised May 2002.)
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/312040-PDF-ENG Todd Krasnow: From Startup to Corporate and Back Myra M. Hart and Janet KrausHarvard Business School Case 812-121 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
revolutionary leader. Teddy Roosevelt was unfiltered, because he was a vice president who got the top job following the assassination of William McKinley. John F. Kennedy was a filtered leader with 13 years in the House and Senate. View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Web
Exploring Trade Links in the Interior - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard Business School About... View Details
- Web
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
- March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez
Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Video Game Industry; Finland
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and George Gonzalez. "Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans." Harvard Business School Case 824-180, March 2024. (Revised September 2024.)
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
School's Web portal — and the multiple databases available through eBaker (the Baker Library Research Center) are examples of underutilized yet extremely valuable services that need to be properly marketed to alumni. The Continuing... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
African-American Alumni Conference Considers Success and the Bottom Line
Struggles, Medtronic, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Shell, and Sun Microsystems. A portion of the conference proceeds will benefit HBS community initiatives such as the campaign to fund a chair honoring H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA '33) and the View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Stephen Baine (MBA '74) Chicago, IL Harry J.F. Bloomfield (MBA '71) Montreal, Canada Robert S. Boyd (MBA '63) Chevy Chase, MD Edward D. Bullard (MBA '75) Cynthiana, KY John J. Burns, Jr. (MBA '55) New York, NY Rena F. Clark (MBA '90)... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Negotiators Share Lessons from High-Stakes Global Diplomacy
Administration. The videotaped interviews—to date with former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, James A. Baker III, Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, George Shultz, and... View Details
Keywords: University Collaborations
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
the Baker Foundation Professor and George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus, carried on Goldberg’s work: “At each seminar we assemble case studies from across the industry and across... View Details
- Web
A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Company, 1979), 276. 33. Land, "Research by the Business Itself," 1–2. 34. Edwin H. Land, "On Some Conditions for Scientific Profundity in Industrial Research," Charles F. Kettering Award Address, June 17, 1965, Washington, DC, Edwin H.... View Details
- October 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?
By: George P. Baker III and Karin B Monsler
A compensation case about Visionary Design Systems (VDS), a small, high-tech full service systems integration firm based in Silicon Valley with eleven offices throughout the country. All employees, including engineers, administrators, and receptionists, received a... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Compensation and Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; San Francisco
Baker, George P., III, and Karin B Monsler. "Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?" Harvard Business School Case 495-011, October 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
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Bibliography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS Bates, George E. Polaroid Corporation . Harvard Business School Case 246-006, 1948.... View Details
- July 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
San Francisco Bay Consulting
By: George P. Baker III and Karin B Monsler
San Francisco Bay Consulting leads the field of economic consulting and litigation support in the application of powerful computers and cutting edge software to manipulate and analyze large data sets. The transfer pricing system, used to facilitate the purchasing and... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Profit; Marketing; Fluctuation; Consulting Industry; Computer Industry
Baker, George P., III, and Karin B Monsler. "San Francisco Bay Consulting." Harvard Business School Case 195-096, July 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- April 1995
- Teaching Note
Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough? TN
By: George P. Baker III and Karin B Monsler
Teaching Note for (9-495-011). View Details
Keywords: San Francisco
- July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Supplement
Cambridge Technology Partners (B)
By: George P. Baker III, Teresa M. Amabile and Michael Beer
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Technology Industry
Baker, George P., III, Teresa M. Amabile, and Michael Beer. "Cambridge Technology Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 496-006, July 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
- July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
Cambridge Technology Partners (A)
By: Teresa M. Amabile, George P. Baker III and Michael Beer
Cambridge Technology Partners uses a highly innovative product strategy, supported by a human resources strategy, that has been very successful. However, high growth rates jeopardize product quality while tension about relative compensation levels between sales and... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Quality; Human Resources; Relationships; Innovation and Invention; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts
Amabile, Teresa M., George P. Baker III, and Michael Beer. "Cambridge Technology Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 496-005, July 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Long and Winding Road
the Charles. A passionate Gloria Steinem rocked us with her irreverence. From Washington, George Romney and Caspar Weinberger took the campus by storm. Ray Kroc of McDonald's reminded us, "I still put my pants on one leg at a time," when... View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- June 1990 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
Minneapolis Plastic Packaging Ban (A)
By: George C. Lodge and Jeffrey F. Rayport
Lodge, George C., and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Minneapolis Plastic Packaging Ban (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-221, June 1990. (Revised July 1990.)