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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog
wealth. The focus of Investment Strategies is financial markets, principally equity markets, taking the perspective of an institutional portfolio manager and considering the efficacy of value investing, arbitrage, and other active... View Details
- January 1996 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Scott Paper Company
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
A professional turnaround manager attempts to implement a massive global downsizing program at the world's largest producer of consumer tissue products. The plan involves laying off almost one third of the company's 34,000 hourly and salaried employees and dramatically... View Details
Keywords: Assets; Global Strategy; Resignation and Termination; Goals and Objectives; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Sales; Value Creation; Pulp and Paper Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Scott Paper Company." Harvard Business School Case 296-048, January 1996. (Revised September 1997.)
- 07 Nov 2024
Top Business Schools Discuss: Application Advice for Deferred MBA Programs
University of Virginia Darden School of Business, The Wharton School, and the Yale School of Management for a lively discussion on the value of deferred enrollment programs. View Details
- 07 Feb 2024
Top Business Schools Discuss: Application Advice for Deferred MBA Programs
of Virginia Darden School of Business, The Wharton School, and the Yale School of Management for a 1 hour lively discussion on the value of deferred enrollment programs. View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart
at a CPG company. While both options fit my checklist, the final interview at Walmart Home Office in Arkansas really made the decision clear for me. The employees really seemed to value the MBA interns (not a given in retail!), all the... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Conducting Research That Influences Practice
who have made it possible,” she says. “My fellow students and I feel valued by the School because of the resources that are provided to us.” Kim also is a mentor to students enrolled in PRIMO (Program for Research in Markets &... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report
alumni, sustaining a significant increase from last year. Reflecting strong returns and new endowment gifts, the market value of the HBS endowment and current-use funds increased by 19 percent, to a total of $1.76 billion. Current-use... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- News
A Novel Approach
called Behavioral and Value Investing, Lyle went out on a limb with the topic of her final paper, and went to her professor, Robin Greenwood, for guidance. "He said, 'This is going to be really tricky, and I'm not sure what you're going... View Details
- November 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
MW Petroleum Corporation (A)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall
Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Subsidiaries; Mining; Cash Flow; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Price; Negotiation; Production; Valuation; Mining Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., Peter Tufano, and Barbara Wall. "MW Petroleum Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-029, November 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- January 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Valuation; Investment Banking; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-089, January 1985.
- March 2014 (Revised May 2014)
- Teaching Note
The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal
By: Lucy White and Benjamin C. Esty
On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Contest; Proxy Battle; Proxy Advisor; ISS; Glass Lewis ＆ Co.; Hedge Fund; Short Selling; Share Lending; Telecommunications; Voting Rights; Empty Voting; Equity Decoupling; Share Unification; Dual Class Shares; Canada; Exchange Ratio; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Investment Activism; Public Equity; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; British Columbia; United States; New York (city, NY)
- January 2006 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Deutsche Borse and the European Markets
By: Dwight B. Crane and Monika Stachowiak
In December 2004, Deutsche Borse proposed an offer for the London Stock Exchange. Some shareholders opposed the acquisition, leading to the offer's withdrawal and replacement of management, including the CEO and board members. Written from the viewpoint of Deutsche... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Capital Structure; Stocks; Valuation; Corporate Governance; Price; Change Management; Commercialization; Financial Services Industry; Europe
Crane, Dwight B., and Monika Stachowiak. "Deutsche Borse and the European Markets." Harvard Business School Case 206-082, January 2006. (Revised February 2006.)
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
What's happening in another part of the world that you could adopt and adapt in your environment? These disruptive innovations are not just novel inventions. Successful innovators take ideas and turn them into opportunities by adding a business model that creates... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
formation in which investors learn about the fundamental value of an asset and trade it. We study the interaction of diagnostic expectations with two well-known mechanisms: learning from prices and speculation (buying for resale). With... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
@Soldiers Field
SHOW TIME SPOTLIGHT In March, the HBS community welcomed Icarus coproducer David Fialkow to the Chao Center for a conversation with Dean Nitin Nohria and Senior Lecturer Henry McGee on the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature and the Olympic doping... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
consumers bestow their loyalty by spending most of their grocery dollars with one retailer for 1-2 percent payback? Let's look more closely at the actual rewards. They come in two forms : (1) turbo charged vouchers (doubling, tripling, or even quintupling the View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories about selecting and working with management, pioneering new markets, adding value through operational improvements, applying private-equity principles to... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
on self-affirmation theory, we propose that pre-team relational self-affirmation can prepare individuals to contribute to team creative performance more effectively. We theorize that relationally affirming one's self-views increases general feelings of being socially... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
others, and personal accountability. These are the values we believe are essential to effective and principled leadership. Our goal is to make HBS a living model of these standards, not only in our classrooms but in everything we do. In... View Details
- June 2023
- Supplement
Applied Intuition (A)
By: Andy Wu
Applied Intuition CEO Qasar Younis provides an overview of the automotive industry and the role of simulation software in the development of autonomous vehicles. View Details
Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles; Software; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation; Auto Industry; Technology Industry; California; Detroit
Wu, Andy. "Applied Intuition (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-869, June 2023. (Click here to access this supplement.)