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- 02 May 2021
- News
They’re Banking on Him
a moral obligation.” All eyes will be on Horta-Osório, in another high-stakes, high-stress moment on the global banking stage. “Shareholders and employees cannot wait for months for a new strategy,” Manuel Ammann, a professor at the Swiss... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A)
By: Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
Union seeks to protect its pension funds through shareholder activism focused on corporate governance and executive compensation. The case uses Countrywide Financial as an example. Richard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Mortgages; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Labor Unions; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
Ferri, Fabrizio, and James Weber. AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A). Harvard Business School Case 109-009, February 2009. (Revised March 2009.)
- February 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
QI-TECH: A Chinese Technology Company for Sale
QI-TECH, is a Chinese manufacturer of precision coordinate measurement machines. A foreign investor who holds 50% of QI-TECH must negotiate a sale with its Chinese partner and a potential buyer (a large Western measurement machine company). For this purpose the foreign... View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Negotiation; Valuation; Joint Ventures; Financing and Loans; Manufacturing Industry; China
Kuemmerle, Walter, and Chad S Ellis. "QI-TECH: A Chinese Technology Company for Sale." Harvard Business School Case 899-079, February 1999. (Revised March 2004.)
- February 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
WholesalerDirect
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Describes the development of WholesalerDirect, a B2B electronic commerce venture in the plumbing, heating, cooling, and piping industry. Adam Berger, the CEO, is trying to raise funding to roll out the company's e-commerce platform to the industry's more than 3,000... View Details
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "WholesalerDirect." Harvard Business School Case 601-067, February 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- July 2021
- Article
Medical Debt in the U.S., 2009–2020
By: Raymond Kluender, Neale Mahoney, Francis Wong and Wesley Yin
Importance: Medical debt is an increasing concern in the US, yet there is limited understanding of the amount and distribution of medical debt, and its association with health care policies.
Objective: To measure the amount of medical debt nationally and by... View Details
Objective: To measure the amount of medical debt nationally and by... View Details
Kluender, Raymond, Neale Mahoney, Francis Wong, and Wesley Yin. "Medical Debt in the U.S., 2009–2020." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 326, no. 3 (July 2021): 250–256.
- March 2010 (Revised December 2012)
- Background Note
A 'Rich-vs.-King' Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations
By: Noam Wasserman, Furqan Nazeeri and Kyle Anderson
This note offers a new approach to venture capital term-sheet negotiations, with actionable steps based on insights from Professor Wasserman's "Rich-vs.-King" approach to founder decisions. A core thesis of this note is that trying to negotiate all terms in a term... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Framework; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
Wasserman, Noam, Furqan Nazeeri, and Kyle Anderson. "A 'Rich-vs.-King' Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations." Harvard Business School Background Note 810-119, March 2010. (Revised December 2012.)
- 01 Aug 2019
- News
Investing for Good
“Our mission at Social Finance is to mobilize capital—public capital, private capital—in service of society. The tool that we are most proud of is the social impact bond, which is essentially a public-private partnership that brings... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
to weeding bias out of banking and lending, essentially removing from the picture human beings and their inherently biased decision-making processes. He understood that his father, a Black business owner in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Averting Crisis
A decade ago, the global economy nearly collapsed entirely, bringing down with it some of the biggest banks and the livelihoods of countless individuals in lost jobs, savings, and homes. When the next... View Details
- December 1990 (Revised December 1993)
- Supplement
Australian Paper Manufacturers (B)
By: David M. Upton and Joshua D. Margolis
Describes events that occur after the decision point in Australian Paper Manufacturers (A). With these facts and more detailed market projections, this case intensifies the long-term financial, strategic, and ethical decisions confronting the invader. View Details
Upton, David M., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Australian Paper Manufacturers (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 691-043, December 1990. (Revised December 1993.)
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
physician’s assistant major. But somewhere in my first semester at Howard my roommate’s father came to visit. He was an entrepreneur. He started talking about finance and accounting View Details
- March 1993 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Viscotech, Inc.
Focuses on the efforts of a small company to raise funds in a variety of ways. In the course of its efforts to raise equity capital, the company commits a number of SEC violations. The case includes an example of both a poor, aggressive offering circular and a tightly... View Details
Roberts, Michael J. "Viscotech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 393-117, March 1993. (Revised April 1998.)
- Career Coach
Juan Leung Li
former HBS professors and one of the co-founders of RackSpace. Work Experience: TMT Leveraged Finance Investment Banking (J.P. Morgan), Corporate Development and Strategy /... View Details
- January–March 2000
- Article
Un nuevo índice de precios para México, 1886-1929 [A New Price Index for Mexico, 1886-1929]
By: Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato and Aldo Musacchio
We present new price indices for the period 1886-1929. These indices have several advantages with respect to the previous ones: i) they cover the whole period with the same methodology, and by reaching 1929 these series can be joined with contemporary price indices,... View Details
Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora, and Aldo Musacchio. "Un nuevo índice de precios para México, 1886-1929 [A New Price Index for Mexico, 1886-1929]." Trimestre económico 67, no. 265 (January–March 2000): 47–91.
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Rating Better
Three finance professors have devised a new mutual fund rating system that appears to do a better job of separating fund managers whose performance reflects genuine ability from those whose results depend on luck alone. The authors of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
90 and 95 percent of all the residential mortgages this year have been insured by, guaranteed by, or securitized by the government.” — HBS senior lecturer Nicolas Retsinas noting that the government has kept the residential housing market... View Details
- November 2000
- Case
Reuters Greenhouse Fund
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Daniel Galvin
Reuters Greenhouse Fund had successfully invested in a portfolio of 79 companies working in areas relevant to Reuters Group's strategic interests. It had itself facilitated a powerful network among the companies and become a respected global venture capital firm.... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transition; Partners and Partnerships; Networks; Internet; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Galvin. "Reuters Greenhouse Fund." Harvard Business School Case 301-012, November 2000.
- September 2011 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
CARD Group: Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Dawn Lau
CARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) is a Philippines-based microfinance organization that began as an NGO and has since expanded into eight related entities providing services to the poor. Under Founding Director Dr. Aristotle Alip's leadership, CARD... View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Philippines
Montgomery, Cynthia A., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Dawn Lau. "CARD Group: Mutually Reinforcing Institutions." Harvard Business School Case 712-414, September 2011. (Revised December 2011.)
- July 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing
By: Peter Tufano
Kinecta Federal Credit Union has the opportunity to purchase Nix Check Cashing as part of their "blue ocean" strategy to reach the financially underserved and increase credit union membership and deposits. But they face financial as well as reputational risk. Check... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Credit; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Reputation; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Tufano, Peter, and Andrea Ryan. "Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing." Harvard Business School Case 210-012, July 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
- July 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Cedric Escalle
Chase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial benefits under the merger reflect significant planned reduction in operating costs, including 17,000 employee... View Details
Keywords: Commercial Banking; Profit; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Restructuring; Negotiation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk and Uncertainty; Resignation and Termination; Revenue; Banking Industry; United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Cedric Escalle. "Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank." Harvard Business School Case 298-016, July 1997. (Revised April 1998.)