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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs
HBS has received a $25 million gift to support doctoral programs from Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA ’65), an entrepreneur who built Synthes, Inc., into a leading international medical-device company specializing in orthopedic instruments and... View Details
Armand Hammer
Hammer expanded Occidental Oil from a tiny, near-bankrupt California oil firm into one of the “Big Oil” companies - turning it into a conglomerate, beginning with the acquisition of an oil concession from Libya. Hammer was also View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Stephen F. Briggs
Initially a spark plug manufacturer, Briggs was the co-founder of Briggs & Stratton Corporation in 1909 and organized Outboard Motors Corporation in 1929. He was instrumental in expanding the recreational boating industry with... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- winter 1982
- Article
The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns." MIT Sloan Management Review 23, no. 2 (winter 1982): 13–33.
- December 1995
- Article
Primer on New Stock Option Accounting Alternatives
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Primer on New Stock Option Accounting Alternatives." Accounting Bulletin, no. 34 (December 1995).
- Article
Targeted Repurchases and Common Stock Returns
By: R. S. Ruback and W. Mikkelson
Ruback, R. S., and W. Mikkelson. "Targeted Repurchases and Common Stock Returns." RAND Journal of Economics 22, no. 4 (Winter 1991): 544–561.
- June 2002
- Background Note
Convertible Securities
This case covers the general characteristics of convertible securities and briefly discusses their history, investors, issuers, and method of valuation. View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities
Chacko, George C., and Eli Strick. "Convertible Securities." Harvard Business School Background Note 202-129, June 2002.
- August 1, 2002
- Article
Options Should be Reflected in the Bottom Line
By: Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, Robert S. Kaplan, and Robert C. Merton. "Options Should be Reflected in the Bottom Line." Wall Street Journal (August 1, 2002).
- August 1993 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Dimensional Fund Advisors: 1993
By: Jay O. Light
A small California-based money manager is now offering specialty products for institutional investors based upon recent financial research findings. View Details
Light, Jay O. "Dimensional Fund Advisors: 1993." Harvard Business School Case 294-025, August 1993. (Revised October 1993.)
- February 1983
- Article
Effects of Nominal Contracting on Stock Returns
By: K. French, G. W. Schwert and R. S. Ruback
French, K., G. W. Schwert, and R. S. Ruback. "Effects of Nominal Contracting on Stock Returns." Journal of Political Economy 91, no. 1 (February 1983): 70–96.
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
SEED: A Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "SEED: A Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." December 2004. (Policy Paper.)
- September 1977 (Revised March 1984)
- Background Note
Debt Securities and Debt Rating
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Debt Securities
Hawkins, David F. "Debt Securities and Debt Rating." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-041, September 1977. (Revised March 1984.)
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
were less likely to optimize their revenues. “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain.” “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain.” Fixing such problems will also be... View Details
- December 2001
- Article
Analyst Specialization and Conglomerate Stock Breakups
Keywords: Stocks
Gilson, Stuart C., Paul M. Healy, Christopher F. Noe, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Analyst Specialization and Conglomerate Stock Breakups." Journal of Accounting Research 39, no. 3 (December 2001).
- February 1996 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
ARPPS: Adjustable Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock & MMP: Money Market Preferred Stock TN
By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee
Keywords: Stocks
- March 2001
- Article
Who Should Buy Long-Term Bonds?
By: John Y. Campbell and Luis M. Viceira
Keywords: Bonds
Campbell, John Y., and Luis M. Viceira. "Who Should Buy Long-Term Bonds?" American Economic Review 91, no. 1 (March 2001): 99–127. (Winner of FAME Research Prize. International Center for Financial Asset Management and Engineering presented by University of Lausanne. Click here for Appendix.)
- June 1984 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
ARPPS: Adjustable Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock
By: Jay O. Light
Keywords: Stocks
Light, Jay O. "ARPPS: Adjustable Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock." Harvard Business School Case 284-096, June 1984. (Revised August 1994.)
- March 2005 (Revised April 2007)
- Supplement
Richard Grasso and the NYSE, Inc. (B)
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Richard Grasso and the NYSE, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-088, March 2005. (Revised April 2007.)
- January 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Background Note
Bond Ratings
By: David F. Hawkins
Describes the considerations entering into a long-term debt rating. View Details
Keywords: Bonds
Hawkins, David F. "Bond Ratings." Harvard Business School Background Note 104-060, January 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
- Article
Internal versus External Capital Markets
Gertner, Robert, David Scharfstein, and Jeremy Stein. "Internal versus External Capital Markets." Quarterly Journal of Economics 109, no. 4 (November 1994): 1211–1230.