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- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus... View Details
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (B), A
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Picks up the negotiation between Thermo-Impact and Medallion Capital where the (A1) and A2) cases leave off. The companies began talks in 1995 when Medallion offered to buy Thermo-Impact. This case brings the negotiation through May 1996. Students view developments... View Details
- March 1998 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (C), A
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Carries the negotiation between Thermo-Impact and Medallion Capital through October 1996. The companies began talks in 1995 when Medallion offered to buy Thermo-Impact. Students view developments from the perspective of Thermo-Impact's owners and must make decisions... View Details
- January 1998
- Case
From Wall Street to Main Street: Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Designed as a follow-up to Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A). View Details
- January 1998 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Describes secretive negotiations that took place between the top executives of Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg in the fall of 1994, when the two firms were contemplating a merger that would create one of the world's most powerful investment banks. By December, in order... View Details
- January 1998
- Case
Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- winter 1998
- Article
Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions
- November/December 1997
- Article
La estructura del acuerdo
- 1997
- Chapter
The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation
By: James K. Sebenius and David Lax
- October 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Oxfam America
By: James E. Austin and James Kondo
Oxfam America, a nongovernmental organization providing grant assistance to organizations fighting hunger, poverty, and their causes, was engaged in a new strategy formulation process, led by its new president. View Details
- October 1997 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Asda (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
In the mid-1980s, Asda was one of the most successful retail companies in the United Kingdom. By 1991, the chain of 200 grocery stores had a lack of direction, a demoralized workforce, declining profits, rising debt, collapsing stock price, and was facing bankruptcy.... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Supplement
Asda (B)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Describes Archie Norman's efforts over a five-year period to turn around the company by regaining financial control, delivering management, creating experimental projects where individuals felt free to innovate, instituting a back-to-roots strategy that put customers... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Oxford Health Plans: Specialty Management (A)
By: James L. Heskett, Jody H. Gittell and James Slayton
Describes an innovative approach to organizing health care proposed by Oxford CEO Steve Wiggins. Wiggins contends that the primary care physician "gatekeeper" model typically used by health maintenance organizations to control access to and coordinate specialist care... View Details
- September 1997 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Automated Intelligence Corporation
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Precision Controls is a Minnesota-based manufacturer of electronic control devices. To enhance its product line, Precision would like to establish an artificial intelligence research group, either through internal development or, preferably, by merging with or... View Details
- September 1997 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Precision Controls, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Precision Controls is a Minnesota-based manufacturer of electronic control devices. To enhance its product line, Precision would like to establish an artificial intelligence research group, either through internal development or, preferably, by merging with or... View Details
- June 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Costa Rica (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Keywords: Costa Rica
- June 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Costa Rica (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Keywords: Costa Rica
- March 1997 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Chicago-based Stone Container Corp., a leading producer of cardboard containers and paper bags, proposes a large-scale pine forest management and utilization program in the La Mosquitia region of Honduras. A framework agreement with the government is strongly endorsed... View Details
- March 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (B)
By: Hannah Bowles and James K. Sebenius
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- March 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (C)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Supplements the (A) case. View Details