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- 09 May 2018
- News
Experts puzzle over Partners-Harvard Pilgrim merger talks
- July 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Peter Jepsen
By: Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts and James M. Sharpe
About to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year. View Details
Keywords: Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Crisis; Turnarounds; Financial Distress; Negotiation; Entrepreneurs; Bank Loan; Search Funds; Liquidation; Boards Of Directors; Ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Stevenson, Howard H., Michael J. Roberts, and James M. Sharpe. "Peter Jepsen." Harvard Business School Case 813-046, July 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
- 24 Jan 2013
- News
Davos No-Shows Pandit to Schmidt Aren't Among 2,600
- 2015
- Chapter
"Level II" Negotiation Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems
Many negotiators have constituencies that must formally or informally approve an agreement. Traditionally, it is the responsibility of each negotiator to manage the internal conflicts and constituencies on his or her own side. Far less familiar are the many valuable... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Level II" Negotiation Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems. In Negotiating in Times of Conflict, edited by Gilead Sher and Anat Kurz, 107–124. Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, 2015. Electronic.
- October 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Commercial Financial Services, Inc.: Securitization of Charged-off Credit Card Receivables
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Ivan G. Farman
Commercial Financial Services (CFS) is a company that buys charged-off credit card receivables, securitizes them, and then attempts to collect on the receivables. The case deals with how the firm makes money and the limits of securitization as an efficient financing... View Details
Keywords: Financing; Asset-back Finance; Financial Policy; Securitization; Credit; Financial Strategy; Business Strategy; Policy; Financial Services Industry
Froot, Kenneth A., and Ivan G. Farman. "Commercial Financial Services, Inc.: Securitization of Charged-off Credit Card Receivables." Harvard Business School Case 299-023, October 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 24 Apr 2018
- Webinars: Career
Rethinking Retirement
Baby Boomers are reshaping retirement to create a life stage of possibilities and growth. But a step back from work requires a great deal of thought and consideration, and it's natural to feel uncertain. This program will provide a framework to plan and address each... View Details
- 03 Apr 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Working (From Home) During a Crisis: Online Social Contributions by Workers During the Coronavirus Shock
- March 1979 (Revised December 1982)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (B)
Describes Allied's cooperative approach to government relations and the approach of some of the regulatory agencies Allied deals with. Based mainly on quotes from Allied and government officials. Asks the student to evaluate Allied's government relations--in general... View Details
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 379-150, March 1979. (Revised December 1982.)
- April 2006
- Background Note
Legal Aspects of Management: Anticipating and Managing Risk
Describes the sixth and final module of the Harvard Business School MBA second-year elective course Legal Aspects of Management. This module deals with the way firms should approach business risks in order to avoid legal liability and how firms can use contracts to... View Details
Bagley, Constance E. "Legal Aspects of Management: Anticipating and Managing Risk." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-148, April 2006.
- 04 Mar 2015
- News
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
- 03 Nov 2019
- News
Sunday Strategist: Negotiation Strategies for Donald Trump (And You)
- October 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
The NFL's Digital Media Strategy
By: Anita Elberse, C. Kelsey Calhoun and Daven Johnson
In late 2009, Brian Rolapp, senior vice president of media strategy and digital media for the NFL, was faced with the challenge of determining the league's strategic approach to the wireless market—and presenting his views to NFL team owners. What was the league's best... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Media; Distribution Channels; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Sports Industry
Elberse, Anita, C. Kelsey Calhoun, and Daven Johnson. "The NFL's Digital Media Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 511-055, October 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- January 2000 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Patagon.com: Building (and Defending) the First Financial Destination in Latin America
By: William A. Sahlman, Ramiro Montealegre and Luis Pereiro
Describes Patagon.com, a company trying to build a financial portal in Latin America. The company's founders, Wenceslao Casares and Constancio Larguia, must deal with complex financial and strategic challenges as they guide the company in a difficult context. View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Finance; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
Sahlman, William A., Ramiro Montealegre, and Luis Pereiro. "Patagon.com: Building (and Defending) the First Financial Destination in Latin America." Harvard Business School Case 800-185, January 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
- 15 Jun 2008
- News
Turning 'dirt to dollars'
- 20 Nov 2012
- News
Five Self-Defeating Behaviors that Ruin Companies and Careers
Meg Rithmire
Meg Rithmire is the James E. Robison Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit. Professor Rithmire holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University, and her primary expertise is in the comparative political economy of development with a... View Details
Keywords: real estate
- March 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
First USA and Internet Marketing
By: Rajiv Lal and Amy H. Nelson
Explores First USA's decision to use the Internet for acquiring customers. Tom Brenner needs to decide on the terms of the deals demanded by the portals and justify the recommendations to his boss. View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Decision Choices and Conditions; Resource Allocation; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web
Lal, Rajiv, and Amy H. Nelson. "First USA and Internet Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 500-043, March 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- May 2005 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Inniskillin and the Globalization of Icewine
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Jillian Hirasawa
Deals with the growth of the icewine industry and follows Vincor International as it creates an international market for its Inniskillin Icewine--a luxury alcoholic beverage consumed as a dessert wine. Gives the history of the alcoholic beverage industry in Canada and... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Luxury; Food and Beverage Industry; Canada
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Jillian Hirasawa. "Inniskillin and the Globalization of Icewine." Harvard Business School Case 805-129, May 2005. (Revised January 2008.)