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      • February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
      • Case

      Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)

      By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
      In early 1997, Smith Breeden Associates, a money management and consulting firm, was pondering the future of the Equity Plus Fund. The Equity Plus Fund was an S&P enhanced-index fund that tried to outperform the S&P Index by replicating the index using low-cost... View Details
      Keywords: Assets; Cash; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Mortgages; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Marketing; Performance; Consulting Industry
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      Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-089, February 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • February 1997 (Revised April 1997)
      • Case

      Harrington Financial Group

      By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
      In early 1997, Harrington Bank, a small Indiana savings and loan (thrift) wondered what its next move should be. Harrington was acquired in 1988 by the principals of Smith Breeden Associates, a money-management and consulting firm specializing in the application of... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Price; Risk Management; Mortgages; Contracts; Asset Management; Investment; Financial Services Industry
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      Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Harrington Financial Group." Harvard Business School Case 297-088, February 1997. (Revised April 1997.)
      • August 1996
      • Article

      When Do Joint Ventures Create Value?

      By: Ashish Nanda and P. Mohanram
      Firms enter into joint ventures when their performance is deteriorating. Parent firms earn significant positive returns around announcements. However, at joint venture level, market value weighted return is insignificant. The stock market reacts negatively to ventures... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Financial Markets; Value
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      Nanda, Ashish, and P. Mohanram. "When Do Joint Ventures Create Value?" Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 1996, no. 1 (August 1996): 36–40.
      • July 1996
      • Case

      Craig Parks (A)

      By: David A. Thomas and Lisa J. Chadderdon
      Craig Parks is a 1992 HBS graduate who, without much deliberation, returns to work for his former employer, Taylor Burton on Wall Street. The choice proves to be a poor fit for Craig. The case documents his decision-making process, personal history, and the dilemma he... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Problems and Challenges
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      Thomas, David A., and Lisa J. Chadderdon. "Craig Parks (A)." Harvard Business School Case 497-013, July 1996.
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      Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life

      By: S. C. Gilson, H. DeAngelo and L. DeAngelo
      In May 1991, one month after seizing Executive Life, California regulators seized First Capital Life (FCLIC). Both insurers were Drexel clients with large junk bond holdings, and both had experienced 'bank runs.' FCLIC's run followed regulators' televised comments that... View Details
      Keywords: Finance; Bonds; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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      Gilson, S. C., H. DeAngelo, and L. DeAngelo. "Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life." Journal of Financial Economics 41, no. 3 (July 1996): 475–511.
      • May 1996
      • Case

      First Capital Holdings Corp.

      By: Stuart C. Gilson, Harry DeAngelo and Linda DeAngelo
      The manager of a money-management firm considers whether to invest in the securities of a large, financially troubled, California-based life insurance holding company that holds 40% of its assets in high-yield junk bonds. Over the past year, the value of its portfolio... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Debt Securities; Bonds; Valuation; Investment Return; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Institutions; Insurance Industry
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      Gilson, Stuart C., Harry DeAngelo, and Linda DeAngelo. "First Capital Holdings Corp." Harvard Business School Case 296-032, May 1996.
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      Measuring Risk and Return for Portfolios

      By: D. E. Bell
      Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Investment Return; Risk and Uncertainty; Measurement and Metrics
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      Bell, D. E. "Measuring Risk and Return for Portfolios." In Wise Choices: Decisions, Games, and Negotiations, edited by Richard Zeckhauser, Ralph Keeney, and James Sebenius. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
      • February 1996 (Revised November 1998)
      • Case

      Brown Group, Inc.--The Dividend Decision

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Restructuring; Investment Return
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Brown Group, Inc.--The Dividend Decision." Harvard Business School Case 396-265, February 1996. (Revised November 1998.)
      • January 1996
      • Case

      Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring

      By: Stuart C. Gilson, Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver and David Stemerman
      A company nears the end of a long multiyear turnaround and now must consider how to "cash out" so its management can realize a financial return on investment. The privately held company has several options, including a leveraged ESOP and a leveraged recapitalization. View Details
      Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Capital; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Private Ownership
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      Gilson, Stuart C., Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver, and David Stemerman. "Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 296-035, January 1996.
      • 1996
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Testing for Structural Change in the Predictability of Asset Returns

      By: Luis M. Viceira
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      Viceira, Luis M. "Testing for Structural Change in the Predictability of Asset Returns." 1996.
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      The Return of the Country Manager

      By: John A. Quelch and Helen Bloom
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      Quelch, John A., and Helen Bloom. "The Return of the Country Manager." McKinsey Quarterly, no. 2 (1996): 31–43.
      • December 1995 (Revised December 1995)
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      Yale University Investments Office

      By: Josh Lerner and Jay O. Light
      Yale University's investment office was responsible for managing its endowment, which totaled nearly $4 billion in June 1995. Yale had developed a rather different approach to endowment management, including substantial investments in "less efficient" equity markets... View Details
      Keywords: Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Investment Return; Management; Markets; Strategy; Education Industry
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      Lerner, Josh, and Jay O. Light. "Yale University Investments Office." Harvard Business School Case 296-040, December 1995. (Revised December 1995.)
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      Investing in Distressed Situations: A Market Survey

      By: S. C. Gilson
      The risks of investing in distressed companies—a practice popularly known as "vulture" investing—are highly firm specific and idiosyncratic. Investors who are adept at managing these risks, who understand the legal rules that must be followed in corporate bankruptcy,... View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Markets
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      Gilson, S. C. "Investing in Distressed Situations: A Market Survey." Financial Analysts Journal 51, no. 6 (November–December 1995): 8–27.
      • September 1995
      • Case

      Richina Capital Partners Limited

      By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
      Richard Yan and Suzanne Foels raise a $52.5 million fund to invest in Chinese companies in concert with major multinational companies. They face all the challenges of starting a business from scratch in addition to the challenges of operating in a cross-cultural... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Problems and Challenges; Emerging Markets; Multinational Firms and Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance Compliance; Business Strategy; Expansion; Investment Return; China
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      Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "Richina Capital Partners Limited." Harvard Business School Case 396-059, September 1995.
      • April 1995
      • Supplement

      Japan 1995: Return to High Performance?

      By: George C. Lodge and Marie Bell
      Provides an update to Japan Confronts an Interdependent World. View Details
      Keywords: Performance Improvement; Japan
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      Lodge, George C., and Marie Bell. "Japan 1995: Return to High Performance?" Harvard Business School Supplement 795-125, April 1995.
      • April 1995 (Revised September 1997)
      • Case

      Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition, 1987-1992 (Abridged)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      A new CEO must take action to return the company to profitability, to clarify the vision, and then to build the infrastructure (human, capital, and information) needed to support the long-term change in strategy and organization. The case provides a rich description of... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Leading Change; Information Technology; Adaptation; Technology Adoption; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition, 1987-1992 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 195-238, April 1995. (Revised September 1997.)
      • March 1995
      • Case

      MEXICO 1995: The Crisis Returns

      By: George C. Lodge and Marie Bell
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Mexico
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      Lodge, George C., and Marie Bell. "MEXICO 1995: The Crisis Returns." Harvard Business School Case 795-126, March 1995.
      • March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
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      UAL Corporation

      By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
      In the largest attempted employee-buyout in history, a large U.S. commercial airline seeks substantial wage concessions from its employees in return for 53% stake in the airline's commmon stock and guaranteed seats on the board of directors. Management must convince... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Labor; Wages; Management Teams; Employee Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Strategy; Value; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "UAL Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 295-130, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
      • March 1995 (Revised December 1995)
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      Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Craig F Schreiber
      A Wall Street analyst has just learned that FPL (the holding company for Florida's largest electric utility) may cut its dividend in several days despite a 47-year streak of consecutive dividend increases. In response to the deregulation of the electric utility... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Return; Corporate Strategy; Policy; Competitive Strategy; Financial Strategy; Fluctuation; Energy Sources; Emerging Markets; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Florida
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Craig F Schreiber. "Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-059, March 1995. (Revised December 1995.)
      • January 1995 (Revised June 1995)
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      Note on Yield Conventions

      By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee
      Describes the principal conventions used to report yields on debt instruments. View Details
      Keywords: Investment Return; Capital Markets; Asset Management; Reports; Conferences; Governing and Advisory Boards
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      Perold, Andre F., and Wai Lee. "Note on Yield Conventions." Harvard Business School Case 295-101, January 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
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