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  • September 1991
  • Case

Rethinking the Corporate Workplace: Case Managers at Mutual Benefit Life

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
In early 1991, a spirit of innovation and organizational change was in the air at Mutual Benefit Life, with the success of the new "case manager" program its most concrete manifestation. Using powerful computer workstations, case managers could see insurance... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Change Management; Information Technology; Insurance; Human Resources; Insurance Industry
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Rethinking the Corporate Workplace: Case Managers at Mutual Benefit Life." Harvard Business School Case 492-015, September 1991.
  • December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
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CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital; Brands and Branding; Identity; Customization and Personalization; Value; Service Industry
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Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert J. Crawford. CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals". Harvard Business School Case 598-028, December 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
  • 1970
  • Book

Managing the Resource Allocation Process: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment

By: J. L. Bower
Keywords: Management; Resource Allocation; Planning; Investment; Information
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Bower, J. L. Managing the Resource Allocation Process: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1970.
  • October 1990
  • Article

Bankruptcy, Boards, Banks, and Blockholders: Evidence on Changes in Corporate Ownership and Control When Firms Default

By: S. C. Gilson
In 111 publicly traded firms that either file for bankruptcy or privately restructure their debt between 1979 and 1985, bank lenders frequently become major stockholders or appoint new directors. On average, only 46% of incumbent directors remain when bankruptcy or... View Details
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governance; Banks and Banking; Change; Business Ventures; Ownership
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Gilson, S. C. "Bankruptcy, Boards, Banks, and Blockholders: Evidence on Changes in Corporate Ownership and Control When Firms Default." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990): 355–387.
  • 1998
  • Manual

Instructor's Manual: Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis: Text and Cases

By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Finance; Reports; Theory; Cases; Books
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Hawkins, David F. Instructor's Manual: Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis: Text and Cases. 4th ed. Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1998.
  • May 1994 (Revised November 1995)
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Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty
Presents the merger negotiations between Bank of Boston (BOB) and Shawmut National Corp. (SNC), two of the country's largest bank holding companies and requires students to value BOB's current offer for SNC. Provides an overview of recent events and trends in the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Ethics; Negotiation; Valuation; Management; Banking Industry; United States
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Esty, Benjamin C. "Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-119, May 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links New Levels of Capitalism: Finance The rapidly growing industry required an extraordinary amount of capital... View Details
  • 25 Apr 2014
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A role model for women in corporate leadership and boards

Martha Goss (MBA 1978) serves as a role model for women in corporate leadership and boards. (Published April 2014) View Details
  • 2014
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Payout Policy

By: Joan Farre-Mensa, Roni Michaely and Martin Schmalz
We survey the literature on payout policy, with a particular emphasis on developments in the last two decades. Of the traditional motives of why firms pay out (agency, signaling, and taxes), the cross-sectional empirical evidence is most persuasive in favor of agency... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Investment; Financial Services Industry
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Farre-Mensa, Joan, Roni Michaely, and Martin Schmalz. "Payout Policy." In Annual Review of Financial Economics, Volume 6, edited by Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, 2014.
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Weak Corporate Insolvency Rules: The Missing Driver of Zombie Lending

By: Bo Becker and Victoria Ivashina
"Zombie lending"—lending to less-productive firms at subsidized rates—can help banks with misaligned incentives in the short run, but it prolongs economic downturns. We propose that inefficient resolution of insolvency is a significant contributor to this problem. We... View Details
Keywords: Zombie Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
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Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina. "Weak Corporate Insolvency Rules: The Missing Driver of Zombie Lending." AEA Papers and Proceedings 112 (May 2022): 516–520.
  • January 2011 (Revised July 2011)
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Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (A)

By: David F. Hawkins
The IASB and FASB propose new contingency loss recognition, measurement, and disclosure rules (A case). The B and C cases apply these proposals to British Petroleum's Mexican Gulf oil spill and Union Carbide's Bhophal gas discharge. View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Trade; International Finance; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Energy Industry; India
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Hawkins, David F. "Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-062, January 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
  • September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
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Corporate Inversions: Stanley Works and the Lure of Tax Havens

By: Mihir A. Desai, James R. Hines, Jr and Mark Veblen
In response to Stanley Work's announcement that it is moving to Bermuda--and the associated jump in market value--a major competitor sets out to determine how the market is valuing the consequences of moving to a tax haven and whether his company should invert to a tax... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Taxation; Financial Strategy; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Valuation; Financial Markets; Financial Statements; United States
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Desai, Mihir A., James R. Hines, Jr, and Mark Veblen. "Corporate Inversions: Stanley Works and the Lure of Tax Havens." Harvard Business School Case 203-008, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
  • May 1994 (Revised November 1995)
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Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Boston
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Esty, Benjamin C. "Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 294-120, May 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
  • June 2006
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Governance-linked D&O: Market-based Governance: Leveraging D&O Insurance to Drive Corporate Governance

By: Srikant M. Datar and J. H. Friedland
Keywords: Governance; Markets; Insurance; Corporate Governance
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Datar, Srikant M., and J. H. Friedland. "Governance-linked D&O: Market-based Governance: Leveraging D&O Insurance to Drive Corporate Governance." International Journal of Disclosure and Governance 3, no. 2 (June 2006): 84–117.
  • 30 Aug 2017
  • News

Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What?

  • 09 Aug 2022
  • News

The Private Equity Club: How Corporate Raiders Became Teams of Rivals

  • September–October 2023
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A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: The Effects of Common Ownership on Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Mark R. DesJardine, Jody Grewal and Kala Viswanathan
Common owners face an incredible investment challenge: managing systematic risk. Because common owners hold shares in multiple firms across an industry, an action (or inaction) by one firm that affects industry peers is felt more severely by common owners than by... View Details
Keywords: Common Ownership; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Return
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DesJardine, Mark R., Jody Grewal, and Kala Viswanathan. "A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: The Effects of Common Ownership on Corporate Social Responsibility." Organization Science 34, no. 5 (September–October 2023): 1716–1735.
  • 2015
  • Book

Political Standards: Corporate Interest, Ideology, and Leadership in the Shaping of Accounting Rules for the Market Economy

By: Karthik Ramanna
There are certain institutions underlying our modern market-capitalist system that are largely outside the interest and understanding of the general public—e.g., rulemaking for bank capital adequacy, actuarial standards, accounting standards, and auditing practice. In... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Financial Institutions; Financial Reporting; GAAP; IFRS; Lobbying; Capitalism; Sustainability; Accounting; Finance; Business and Government Relations; Leadership; Accounting Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; China; India
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Ramanna, Karthik. Political Standards: Corporate Interest, Ideology, and Leadership in the Shaping of Accounting Rules for the Market Economy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. (Reviews by Anat Admati, S.P. Kothari, Lynn Stout, Lawrence Summers, and Luigi Zingales, among others.)
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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LINKS SITE CREDITS GEORGES F. DORIOT Introduction EDUCATION Early Years at HBS Educating Leaders INNOVATION & VC Wartime Innovation ARD DEC View Details
  • March 2014
  • Teaching Note

Barclays Bank, 2008

By: Lucy White
In the midst of the financial crisis, Barclays (the world's 4th largest bank by assets) is forced by UK regulators to raise more capital. Should it take up the UK government's offer to invest, or take funding from investors from the Middle East? Students may price the... View Details
Keywords: Government And Business; Option Contract; Corporate Finance; Bank Capital; Bank Regulation; Finance; Banking Industry; Europe; North and Central America
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White, Lucy. "Barclays Bank, 2008 ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 214-070, March 2014.
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