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  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Bridging the Gap

drew on the support of fellow YALPers to launch a successful bid to prevent the city’s professional soccer team from moving to Austin, Texas. In Salt Lake City, YALP participants enlisted area companies to commit to Parity.org’s pledge to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • February 2007
  • Article

Strategic Bidder Behavior in Sponsored Search Auctions

By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Ostrovsky
We examine sponsored search auctions run by Overture (now part of Yahoo!) and Google and present evidence of strategic bidder behavior in these auctions. Between June 15, 2002, and June 14, 2003, we estimate that Overture's revenue from sponsored search might have been... View Details
Keywords: Auctions; Strategy; Behavior; Revenue; Performance Efficiency; Bids and Bidding; Search Technology
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  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Old Meets New: A Dinosaur Named Sue

hours of photographing, measuring, and inspecting, McCarter asked his colleagues if they wanted him to bid on Sue. A resounding kid-in-the-candy-store "yes" put him on his next task — raising the funds to... View Details
Keywords: McDonald's; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
  • Web

Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

focus on ESG may be a competitive advantage when bidding on opportunities and a source of risk-mitigation for these projects over the long-run. Wellington Global Impact (218067) by Shawn Cole View Details
  • 12 Feb 2021
  • News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

page turner in terms of how we were going to escape the claws of this hostile predator who in fact, had bought Lincoln Savings in New York and Union Oil in Canada. And within a year or two from the time that... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores
  • April 2006 (Revised April 2012)
  • Background Note

The Company Sale Process

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
Lays out the steps, the timeline, and the process by which a company is sold. Focuses on the sale of companies with enterprise values greater than $100 million. These transactions are large enough to require the help of a financial adviser and attract both strategic... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Agreements and Arrangements; Sales
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  • April 2008
  • Supplement

Ti-Tech (B)

By: Benson P. Shapiro and John T. Gourville
This case concerns the selection and scheduling of orders by a small industrial titanium fabricator that recently has been plagued by poor deliveries and a lack of capacity. At the time of the case, Ti-Tech must decide which of four orders to accept, with capacity... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Production; Performance Capacity; Marketing Strategy; Bids and Bidding; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry; United States
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  • July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
  • Background Note

M&A Legal Context: Hostile Takeovers

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn
Introduces students to the main tactical maneuvers used by hostile bidders, including bear hugs, proxy fights, tender offers, and toeholds. Also describes how, in the United States, tender offers are regulated by the federal government via the Williams Act. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cash; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Code Law; Bids and Bidding; United States
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  • 12 Aug 2008
  • Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

at its discretion. More generally, Google sets reserve prices for a variety of aspects of its marketplace-including the minimum price for an ad to appear at all, the minimum price for a position in the valuable space at the top of search results, View Details
Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing
  • July 1977 (Revised July 1978)
  • Background Note

Variations on the Maxco-Gambit Theme

By: Howard Raiffa
Keywords: Decision Making; Bids and Bidding
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  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

It's academic. (Not!)

"During the times of the Republic, the Romans had a very small government, which outsourced all kinds of economic activities. They even took bids for services such as tax collection and street construction.... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • July 2000
  • Case

Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
Ben Galil's privately held engineering consulting firm represents aerospace products manufacturers in Israeli government biddings. The company incurs expenses for years before getting paid. This case deals with the alternative methods for booking revenues and expenses... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Accounting; Revenue; Cost; Business or Company Management; Profit; Engineering; Bids and Bidding; Government and Politics; Private Ownership; Consulting Industry; Israel
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  • April 2021 (Revised July 2021)
  • Case

StockX: The Stock Market of Things (Abridged)

By: Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, Annelena Lobb and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating a robust... View Details
Keywords: Markets; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Analytics and Data Science; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Market Transactions; Marketplace Matching; Supply and Industry; Analysis; Price; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; North and Central America; United States; Michigan; Detroit
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  • April 1991 (Revised August 1995)
  • Supplement

Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (B)

By: David J. Collis
Describes the contest for the takeover of Anderson Clayton as industry players compete for one of the seven major dog food makers. View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Bids and Bidding; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • March 2009
  • Teaching Note

Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (TN)

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for [709401]. View Details
Keywords: Opportunities; Partners and Partnerships; Bids and Bidding; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry; Construction Industry
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  • 01 Sep 2003
  • What Do You Think?

To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?

corporate managers and directors must first be accountable to and for the satisfaction of customers, the loyalty and opportunities for growth of employees [and others]... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809052 PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (B) Harvard Business School Supplement 209-078 Second in a series on PepsiCo's bid for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Mar 2010
  • HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

When the case opens, a fictitious developer, Rance Hollen, is at a critical juncture: Weighing the cost of capital, construction, and expected market prices for developed units, should Hollen meet the government's minimum View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate
  • 06 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 6, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708480 Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (A) Harvard Business School Case 708-453 In late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Feb 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How to Harness Auction Fever

Internet Auctions" currently in press in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Malhotra says the research carries lessons for business people who bid on everything from... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Web Services; Technology