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- Mar 2012
- Article
The Incentive Bubble
stewardship abilities of American managers and investors, and rising income inequality. When risk is repeatedly mispriced because investors enjoy skewed incentive schemes, financial capital is being misallocated. When managers undertake unwise investments or View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
A lifetime of quiet leadership
which operated in a way that had never been done on Wall Street: Whitehead’s team proactively sought business and also became involved in facilitating mergers and acquisitions and IPOs. This spirit of innovation also informed Whitehead’s... View Details
- March 2001
- Article
Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Bower, Joseph L. "Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 3 (March 2001): 92–101.
- June 2015
- Teaching Note
Atlantic Grupa
By: Yuhai Xuan and Mato Njavro
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
- February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Furman Selz LLC (TN) (A) and (B): A Tale of Two Acquisitions
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
- July–August 1999
- Article
Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Kersten Lia Lanes and Thomas C. Wilson
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Kersten Lia Lanes, and Thomas C. Wilson. "Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?" Harvard Business Review 77, no. 4 (July–August 1999): 136–146.
- August 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Supplement
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)
Describes post-acquisition activity in Brooks Brothers and Kings Supermarkets from 1988 to 1991. View Details
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-007, August 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- June 1984
- Background Note
Techniques of Purchasing a Company
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Stevenson, Howard H. "Techniques of Purchasing a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-189, June 1984.
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
had this advice for those interested in mergers & acquisitions: “...the best thing you can do is to develop an expert-level knowledge or—if applicable—execute one of the many workstreams required for a successful transaction,” she said,... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
merger between Aetna and Humana, two of the largest health insurers in the United States. The 838,000 consumers who were insured by Aetna exchange plans in 2016 will be forced to select other public exchange plans or purchase individual... View Details
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Introduction - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Introduction More than 240,000 miles of railroad track laid down in the United States from the mid-to-late 1800s connected vast regions... View Details
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Site Credits - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Railroads & the Transformation of Capitalism Credits: Curator: Melissa Banta HBS Faculty Advisors: Walter A. Friedman, Research Fellow... View Details
- January 2018
- Teaching Note
Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean
By: Boris Groysberg, Kalle Heikkinen, Michael Norris and James Barnett
In 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company’s strategy moving forward. View Details
- 20 Jul 2007
- Keynote Speech
The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers
By: W. Carl Kester
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Action Plan: Happy Honey
Price: Building next-generation buzz for an essential—but often misunderstood—species. (photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post/Getty Images) Like a hands-on chief executive who loads pallets and leads merger talks, the bees in Dan... View Details
Keywords: Amy Rogers Nazarov
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HP's Fiorina Speaks at HBS
Silicon Valley’s quintessential “garage to riches” enterprise. Perhaps her biggest move has been HP’s 2002 merger with Compaq, the largest such marriage in high-tech history. Acknowledging the nay-saying and controversy that accompanied... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Spangler, Former UNC President, Candidate for Board of Overseers
merger of the Bank of North Carolina with the North Carolina National Bank Corporation—now NationsBank, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. A longtime friend of HBS, Spangler received the School's Alumni... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Robert F. Greenhill, MBA 1962
achievement possibilities are limitless.” One of Wall Street’s preeminent investment bankers, Bob Greenhill has helped shape some of the world’s most successful corporations. Greenhill earned a reputation as a man of action during his 31 years at Morgan Stanley, where... View Details