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- May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Background Note
Incentive Strategy II: Executive Compensation and Ownership Structure
By: Brian J. Hall
This case analyzes incentive strategy from the perspective of a company's board of directors and owners. The focus is the role that executive compensation and ownership structure (the composition of, and financial structure between, a company's owners) play in... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Ownership; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Perspective; Strategy; Value Creation
Hall, Brian J. "Incentive Strategy II: Executive Compensation and Ownership Structure." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-134, May 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (K): PlayStation vs. Nintendo64
Nintendo must make some important decisions regarding relationships with third-party game developers. This is part of a case series examining the competitive dynamics in the home video game industry from 1970 into the new millennium. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details
Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (K): PlayStation vs. Nintendo64." Harvard Business School Case 701-101, June 2001.
- October 1999
- Case
Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In June 1999, Spain's former state-owned oil giant Repsol, acquired 97% of YPF, despite opposition from YPF management. The case describes the status of the two companies at the time of the acquisition and highlights concerns expressed by industry analysts on the deal. View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; State Ownership; Acquisition; Decisions; Profit; Privatization; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; Argentina; Spain
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era." Harvard Business School Case 300-028, October 1999.
- January 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
kate spade
Kate Spade's founders try to finance and grow their luxury handbag and accessories business. As the case ends, the founding team must decide among four potential strategic partners offering to purchase different shares of Kate Spade at various valuations. Includes... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Cyr, Linda A., and Sarah S. Khetani. "kate spade." Harvard Business School Case 800-002, January 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- 05 May 2009
- News
Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus Milton Brown Dies at 90
- 07 Sep 2010
- News
India's Online Auction Pioneers
- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
linked to other assets or product features, and whose owner(s) can be consistently identified." Because each NFT (or copy thereof, in the case of editions) is individually distinct, the computer account that controls it can be... View Details
- January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)
By: Josh Lerner
EMC Corp. is the target of a shareholder class-action lawsuit for the second time. CEO, Richard Egan, must decide whether to settle the case, as is done in 96% of such cases and as EMC itself did previously, or fight the action. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Going Public; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh. "EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-070, January 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle
By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
This case follows an African-American entrepreneur through the process of sourcing a potential acquisition, valuing a company, and securing the funding to purchase the company. This entrepreneur must decide if he should close the deal and which financing term sheet to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiations; Manufacturing; LBO; Leveraged Buyout; Entrepreneurship; Term Sheets; Deal Structuring; Financial Statements; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost vs Benefits; Cash Flow; Borrowing and Debt; Cost of Capital; Private Equity; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Value Creation; California
Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle." Harvard Business School Case 317-061, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)
- February 2008
- Case
Entrepreneurial Leadership in Forming High Tech Enclaves: Lessons from the Government of Andhra Pradesh
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Ramiro Montealegre and Espen Andersen
This case provides an overview of the entrepreneurial leadership taken by the government of India's Andhra Pradesh state in promoting the IT sector and using it to improve the status of the state's economic position in the early years of the third millennium. View Details
Keywords: Economic Sectors; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business and Government Relations; Welfare; Information Technology; Andhra Pradesh
McFarlan, F. Warren, Ramiro Montealegre, and Espen Andersen. "Entrepreneurial Leadership in Forming High Tech Enclaves: Lessons from the Government of Andhra Pradesh." Harvard Business School Case 308-079, February 2008.
- November 2007
- Case
Differences at Work: Sam (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Sam (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-021 Sam is one of the few minorities working at his company at the analyst level. He refuses a request from Human Resources to fill the “Asian spot” in his firm's diversity video. View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Sam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-021, November 2007.
- September 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Depreciation at Delta and Pan Am
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Depreciation policies of Delta Air Lines and Pan Am Corp. are compared and contrasted against a summary of operating data from each airline. Questions with the case require projection of future depreciation on a new aircraft using the policies of each company. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Management Systems; Economic Growth; Policy; Cost; Financial Strategy; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Activity Based Costing and Management; Air Transportation Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Depreciation at Delta and Pan Am." Harvard Business School Case 190-035, September 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (A): Pulling the Plug
Describes negotiation impasse between Time Warner, Inc. and The Walt Disney Co. over the retransmission of the ABC Network over Time Warner's cable systems. More broadly, the case depicts the shifting balance of power between content creators and distributors in the... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Internet and the Web; Television Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Watkins, Michael D., and Cate Reavis. "Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (A): Pulling the Plug." Harvard Business School Case 801-186, March 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- January 1997
- Exercise
Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, Helen Freeman, VP, Small Appliances Division
This case provides the confidential role information necessary for one person in a four-person negotiation simulation about a major corporate change. Specifically, it describes the role of Helen Freeman as she attempts to negotiate a new uniform corporate information... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, Helen Freeman, VP, Small Appliances Division." Harvard Business School Exercise 897-058, January 1997.
- January 1997
- Exercise
Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, David Carlson, VP, Management Information Systems
This case provides the confidential role information necessary for one person in a four-person negotiation simulation about a major corporate change. Specifically, it describes the role of David Carlson as he attempts to negotiate a new uniform corporate information... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, David Carlson, VP, Management Information Systems." Harvard Business School Exercise 897-057, January 1997.
- September 1993 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Wholesale Club Industry
By: Walter J. Salmon
The wholesale club industry experienced rapid growth in the 1980s. By 1993 there were signs that the industry was maturing and perhaps facing a shakeout. This case provides comprehensive data to permit an analysis of the viability and likely direction of the industry. View Details
Salmon, Walter J. "Wholesale Club Industry." Harvard Business School Case 594-035, September 1993. (Revised June 1995.)
- February 1985 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Puritan Drug Co.
David Thomas takes his first sales management assignment and is faced with a sales rep revolt because of a possible territory reorganization. In addition, his sales division is performing well below the national average. Rewritten version of a case by R.Z. Sorenson. View Details
Keywords: Salesforce Management; Conflict and Resolution; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Moriarty, Rowland T., Jr. "Puritan Drug Co." Harvard Business School Case 585-158, February 1985. (Revised July 1993.)
- 06 Apr 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Why German Business Supports, Trains and Hires Syrian Refugees
Keywords: Re: Rebecca M. Henderson
- February 2024
- Teaching Note
Fusion Industry Association: Igniting the Future of Clean Energy
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 624-064. This Teaching Note explores the Fusion Industry Association's efforts to advance commercial fusion energy, highlighting challenges in innovation, regulation, market structure, and financing within the emerging technology sector... View Details