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- 02 Aug 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
“Veterans often struggle to translate their time in the military into skills valued by civilian employers. The value is almost always there; they just need to communicate it more effectively,” says... View Details
- November 2007 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise
By: Anita Elberse and Peter Stone
In November 2006, Harry Sloan, chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) offers movie star Tom Cruise and his business partner Paula Wagner a chance to run United Artists (UA), a dormant studio within MGM's portfolio. Just over two months earlier, Viacom... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Talent and Talent Management; Film Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Partners and Partnerships; Value Creation; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Peter Stone. "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise." Harvard Business School Case 508-057, November 2007. (Revised March 2010.)
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
restructuring as the process through which a company radically changes the contractual relationships that exist among its creditors, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders. The goal of restructuring is to increase the overall market View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Getting Involved - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network VBHCD Initiative VBHCD... View Details
- August 2000
- Case
Developing Nurse Practitioners at the College of St. Catherine
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Sarah S. Khetani
Margaret McLaughlin has just begun her new appointment as the Dean of Health Professions at the College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. As an education leader, her charge is to develop Minnesota's health care workforce for the future. She is... View Details
Keywords: Trends; Debates; Decision Choices and Conditions; Higher Education; Teaching; Growth and Development; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Value Creation; Health Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Sarah S. Khetani. "Developing Nurse Practitioners at the College of St. Catherine." Harvard Business School Case 601-039, August 2000.
- April 1998
- Teaching Note
Managing Customers for Profits (TN)
By: Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (8249) and (8257). View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
business,” says Elberse. Blockbuster strategies work because audiences value high production values and strong brands—notably A-list stars—and they like to make choices based on personal recommendations and... View Details
- February 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Teaching Note
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (TN)
Teaching Note for 211-067. View Details
- September 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Infinity Carpets, Inc.
By: Ronald W. Moore and Thomas R. Piper
A turnaround expert must determine whether a firm in distress is worth more as a going concern than its liquidation value. If so, the finances of the firm must be restructured in a way consistent with the bargaining power of the holders of the various securities. The... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Liquidity; Crisis Management; Value; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Moore, Ronald W., and Thomas R. Piper. "Infinity Carpets, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-014, September 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- April 1996 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Netscape's Initial Public Offering
By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
In August 1995, Netscape's board of directors was confronted with a decision about what price to offer the company's shares in its initial public offering (IPO). Preliminary demand for shares was high, but the company had not generated any positive earnings at the time... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Valuation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Information Technology Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Netscape's Initial Public Offering." Harvard Business School Case 296-088, April 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
- Forthcoming
- Chapter
Oil, Macroeconomic Volatility and Crime in the Determination of Beliefs in Venezuela
By: Rafael Di Tella, Javier Donna and Robert MacCulloch
Book Abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the twenty richest countries in the world, ahead of countries such as Greece,... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Volatility; Crime and Corruption; Values and Beliefs; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; Venezuela
Di Tella, Rafael, Javier Donna, and Robert MacCulloch. "Oil, Macroeconomic Volatility and Crime in the Determination of Beliefs in Venezuela." Chap. 14 in Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse, edited by Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodriguez. Penn State University Press, 2014.
- March 1996 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Global Equity Markets: The Case of Royal Dutch and Shell
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Andre F. Perold
Royal Dutch and Shell common stocks are securities with linked cash flow, so that the ratio of their stock prices should be fixed. In fact, the ratio is highly variable, moving with the markets where the securities are intensively traded. Royal Dutch trades more... View Details
Keywords: International Equity Markets; International Cost Of Capital; Cross-border Valuation; International Finance; Equity; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Cash Flow
Froot, Kenneth A., and Andre F. Perold. "Global Equity Markets: The Case of Royal Dutch and Shell." Harvard Business School Case 296-077, March 1996. (Revised April 2006.)
- January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Chemdex.com
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Laurence E. Katz
An Internet start-up company is developing an online marketplace for specialty chemicals and reagents. David Perry has been named a runner-up in the 1st annual HBS Business Plan contest and now faces seed-stage financing questions--how much money to raise, at what... View Details
Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Laurence E. Katz. "Chemdex.com." Harvard Business School Case 898-076, January 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- January 1998
- Case
Sideco Americana S.A. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Culture; Values and Beliefs; Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Argentina
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Sideco Americana S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-082, January 1998.
- November 2016 (Revised March 2018)
- Background Note
Note on the Impact of Millennials on the Food System
By: José B. Alvarez, James Weber and Natalie Kindred
In 2016, the millennial generation (those age 19 to 35 in 2016), the largest generation by population in the U.S., was entering its prime home buying, family forming, earning and spending years. This generation was showing different beliefs and behaviors than previous... View Details
Keywords: Millennials; Consumer Packaged Goods; Food; Age; Consumer Behavior; Agribusiness; Demographics; Values and Beliefs; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Alvarez, José B., James Weber, and Natalie Kindred. "Note on the Impact of Millennials on the Food System." Harvard Business School Background Note 517-064, November 2016. (Revised March 2018.)
- Web
Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online
intersection of accounting, strategy, and finance, and learn how to evaluate a business’s performance, prospects, and value to make strategic investment decisions that generate financial success. 8 weeks 5-6 hours per week 6 modules... View Details
- March 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Background Note
A Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (A)
A brief introduction to the calculations inherent in pre-money and post-money valuations at multiple stages of financing. Relies on two different examples to illustrate that valuations can be calculated in a variety of ways, depending on the information provided. A... View Details
Cyr, Linda A. "A Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (A)." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-179, March 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Earnings
A technical note that defines earnings. View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Earnings." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-124, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Paint-Pen, Inc.
Presents the background and some details on a possible acquisition opportunity--a manufacturer of ballpoint paint pens for the hobby and crafts industry. Forces students to peel the layers of this initially unattractive opportunity to find potential sources of value. A... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Paint-Pen, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-156, March 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 14 Feb 2003
- Keynote Speech
Leadership, Values, and Organization." Speaker. "Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate
By: Lynn S. Paine