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Jim Warner

digital strategy and marketing. Microsoft acquired the company in 2007. In 2009, Jim set up Third Floor Enterprises, an advisory and investment firm focused on advertising and marketing technology and services where he has served as a board member and advisor to twenty... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Publishing / Communications / Advertising; Technology

winter 2005
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Financing Auction Bids

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and S. Viswanathan

In many auctions, bidders do not have enough cash to pay their bid. If bidders have asymmetric cash positions and independent private values then auctions will be inefficient. However, what happens if bidders have access to financial markets? We characterize efficient... View Details

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Financial Markets; Valuation; Cash; Capital Markets; Profit; Competition

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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

Accounting & Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students February 2025 Case Ingersoll Rand: Broadening Employee Ownership By: Ethan Rouen and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago Set in 2024, this... View Details

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Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About

analytical, and operational capabilities. MBA Program Grants : Master in Business Administration (MBA) Alumni Status : Yes The HBS MBA is a two-year general management program. Students spend their first two terms completing the Required... View Details

October 1991 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Hawkeye Bancorporation

By: Krishna G. Palepu

Hawkeye, a small bank holding company in Iowa, faces difficulties in the mid 1980s as the local Iowa farm economy is in recession. This case provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with bank financial statements, and introduces some issues in market... View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Financial Crisis; Economic Growth; Market Participation; Banks and Banking; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Private Ownership; Banking Industry

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Phil Wong

cross-sector and cross-asset class team focused on data-driven decision making, and launching an internal portfolio analytics platform. Phil’s journey to becoming a HBS career coach included work with Professor Perlow’s Crafting Your Life View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity

July 1993
Case

Genzyme Corporation: A Financing History

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Andrew D. Regan

Genzyme Corp.'s financing history is unusual compared to most biotech companies. This case presents the sequence of financings employed by Genzyme, along with the product--market and corporate-development strategies adopted by Henri Termeer, Genzyme's CEO. As such, the... View Details

Keywords: History; Marketing Strategy; Financing and Loans; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Biotechnology Industry

29 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 29

little different for supposedly constrained and unconstrained firms, even though we find important differences in their characteristics and sources of financing. On the other hand, privately held firms (particularly small ones) and public... View Details

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Programs & Resources - Entrepreneurship

Programs & Resources For MBA Students Successful entrepreneurs understand the essential value of experience, both inside and outside the classroom. Discover programs, courses, and resources to help guide you through your HBS... View Details

24 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 24

the adoption of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and not IFRS. The case positions the student as an advisor to an important local politician. Based on cultural, economic, and political information available in 2005,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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MBA Experience - Health Care

providers, international health, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting. The Student-Alumni Mentor Program Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide... View Details

March 1993
Case

Clarion Optical Co.

By: Michael J. Roberts and Howard H. Stevenson

Focuses on two individuals' attempts to purchase Clarion Optical Co. Forces students to consider alternative proposals for financing the purchase; generate pro forma cash flows to assess the feasibility of these proposals; estimate the sources and magnitude of... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction

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Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Programs Faculty from the Finance unit work with students in the Business Economics doctoral program. Detailed curriculum information for this program can be found on the doctoral programs website: PhD in Business Economics Executive... View Details

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prospective student to campus to see what the case method is like. Please review the Visit Campus page for the latest on visiting campus. While in-person classes may not always be available for observation, you may explore the HBS Case... View Details

15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

and Jenny EverettHarvard Business School Case 111-081 This case is a comparative analysis of the strategy, accounting, performance, and valuation for two restaurant chains alternatively having a company-owned versus franchising strategy. It requires View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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MBA Experience | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Leadership Fellows Loan Assistance Community A wide variety of clubs and activities serve as major vehicles for supporting students interested in social enterprise. Rising Leaders for Social Impact Forum... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

opportunities, the private sector must play a pivotal role in both adaptation and mitigation efforts. This article discusses the new Harvard Business School Online course, Business and Climate Change, designed to equip... View Details

April 1995 (Revised April 1995)
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Home Shopping Network, Inc. (Abridged)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Home Shopping Network invented the video home shopping industry. It had immediate success in both the product and capital markets, which quickly drew imitators. This case describes the situation as of January 1986, when the company must decide how to sustain successes... View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Financing and Loans; Supply and Industry; Product; Strategy; Competition; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry