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- 2011
- Book
Capitalism: Its Origins and Evolution as a System of Governance
By: Bruce R. Scott
Capitalism, as defined in this book, is an indirect, three-level system of governance for economic relationships (i.e., economic, administrative, and political). Whereas economic markets can coordinate supply and demand within an existing system thanks to the invisible... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Price; Governance; Government and Politics; Books; Markets; Relationships; System
Scott, Bruce R. Capitalism: Its Origins and Evolution as a System of Governance. Springer, 2011.
Guhan Subramanian
Guhan Subramanian is the Joseph Flom Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and the Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School. He is the first person in the history of Harvard... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
align managers’ interests with those of shareholders), a reduction in the defenses against hostile takeovers (that typically increase short-term value for owners of the acquired company), increased merger... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
earned him the United Nations Foundation’s Champion for Global Change Award in 2014. Polman faced his toughest test when Kraft Heinz launched a hostile takeover bid in 2017. Within 48 hours, Polman rejected... View Details
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
concepts: Business and Government Relations, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance Leadership and Corporate Accountability Aviva plc: Examining Net Zero Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A) Key... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
a real day by day, week by week, very stressful experience. Rosenberg: It was. It was a very trying time. It was a frightening time. We were basically struck by a greenmailer at the very end of the 80s, which was the end of the hostile... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
demonstrated that Unilever could make a hostile acquisition, while the acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's two years later showed that Unilever could move quickly and decisively if it wished. Effective procedures were put in place to absorb... View Details
- 08 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)
never know what any given day will bring. I’ve done everything from leading a hostile takeover of an ASX listed company (earning the nickname “Black Widow” – hilarious) to negotiating with Aboriginal groups... View Details
Thomas B. Pickens
Starting his career with only a small drilling, exploration and production firm, Pickens developed a knack for acquiring oil-rich properties. His luck afforded him the wealth he used to begin his famous string of attempted hostile View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Wizard to the Rescue
and a hostile takeover looms. Enter four heroic student characters — Justin Thyme, Anita Richman, Dia Prentice, and Kris Matic — who set off on a journey to summon the Wizard of Hawes to the School’s rescue.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/819055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 918-401 Keurig: Hostile Takeover (A) No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
108-092 An exercise that takes students through five stages of growth in an entrepreneurial start-up in the medical devices industry: 1) founding, 2) growth, 3) push to profitability, 4) refocusing process, and 5) takeover by new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
for Pentax into a hostile cash tender offer. A surprising sequence of events had caused a friendly merger agreement to fall apart, resulting in a boardroom coup at Pentax and the intervention of the Sparx Group, an indigenous activist... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
political, as they faced widespread host government hostility and expropriation. In the contemporary global economy, political risk partially declined with the spread of liberalization, although the management of relations with host... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
accretion or dilution to expect based on the terms of a deal. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208059 Evaluating M&A Deals—How Poison Pills Work Harvard Business School Note 208-061 The poison pill defense against... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
Era for Raiders Author:Guhan Subramanian Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010) Abstract The article presents information on corporate methods of preventing hostile takeovers by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
PeopleSoft: A Case Study Authors:D. Millstone and Guhan Subramanian Periodical:Harvard Negotiation Law Review (winter 2007) Abstract This case describes Oracle's hostile takeover bid to acquire PeopleSoft,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace