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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
and acquisitions are back - with a vengeance - in the 1990s. Across the global business landscape, some $1 trillion in M&A; deals were completed last year. That figure includes one hundred transactions of $1 billion or more in the United... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
Photo via Black Enterprise Photo via Black Enterprise When kitchen goods and home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma announced its acquisition of Outward, Inc.—a leading 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform—the $112 million deal... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
to examine the legality of deals such as Bell Atlantic's acquisition of GTE and AT&T's acquisition of MediaOne. The current rash of international antitrust cases—such as those in Europe around... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
numbers, industry trends, strategy considerations, shareholder interests, and several other financing options and come up with a plan to save his company. With Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos's recent acquisition of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Faculty Books
From Resource Allocation to Strategy by Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert (Oxford University Press) Drawing on thirty years of research on resource allocation, Professor Bower and Assistant Professor Gilbert discuss the structural... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)
As CEO of the London-based telecom Vodafone Group, Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990) has led a series of headline-grabbing acquisitions and divestitures, from the company’s $1.7 billion purchase of British multinational telecom Cable & Wireless... View Details
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
all out, you discover that it’s not the right technology for the problem.” Academic researchers are “almost too married to their ideas and technologies, but I don’t blame them,” says Maria Roche, assistant professor in the Strategy Unit... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
opportunity in each was big enough: They created many touch points for Ping An to better understand a customer’s needs, and they could leverage Ping An’s strength in financial services. “For companies entering an ecosystem late, adopting an View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
Schwarzman defended his industry and cautioned that the good times can’t go on forever. Private equity’s been all over the headlines for months. Why is it suddenly such a big deal? Over the last ten years it has grown from 5 percent of total mergers and View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- News
Is This Disney’s Next CEO?
A recent article in Bloomberg notes that Disney strategy chief Kevin Mayer (MBA 1990) might be positioned to succeed longtime Disney CEO Bob Iger. The article highlights Mayer’s recent initiatives at Disney, including a 2015 strategic... View Details
- April 2024
- Supplement
RHI Magnesita (B): Brick by Brick—Diversification?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, David M Wagner, Oliver Gassmann and Jordan Mitchell
In Part A, as of April 2017, Austria’s RHI, a backward integrated refractory company is still within the midst of merging with the next biggest competitor, Brazil’s Magnesita, while weighing options for future growth. Should the company pursue organic growth options... View Details
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, David M Wagner, Oliver Gassmann, and Jordan Mitchell. "RHI Magnesita (B): Brick by Brick—Diversification?" Harvard Business School Supplement 724-438, April 2024.
- March 2000
- Case
iXL, Inc. (C): Acquiring and Integrating Tessera
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Michelle Heskett. "iXL, Inc. (C): Acquiring and Integrating Tessera." Harvard Business School Case 300-116, March 2000.
Benjamin Ha
development and business development. Ben started his career as a financial analyst at Wasserstein Perella in New York, and participated in ten merger and acquisition transactions worth over $10 billion. Ben earned a B.S. in economics and... View Details
- March 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Supplement
Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)
By: Juan Alcacer, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander and Rakeen Mabud
In 1991, Hartwall and Pripps made the decision to found Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) and invest in the former USSR by buying Estonia's biggest brewery, Saku. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Estonia; Finland; Sweden
Alcacer, Juan, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander, and Rakeen Mabud. "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 710-471, March 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- Profile
Shaila Ittycheria
core set of skills in finance," says Shaila, "but became more intrigued by the business groups' strategy teams." She joined the Online Services Group to work on acquisitions strategies. By the... View Details
- November 2010
- Article
A New Era for Raiders
The article presents information on corporate methods of preventing hostile takeovers by corporate raiders, such as the poison pill strategy. It is noted that some of these techniques have become less popular and effective. An argument is presented that Section 203 of... View Details
Subramanian, Guhan. "A New Era for Raiders." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 34.
- December 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Teaching Note
Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Teaching Note for 211020. View Details
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
MaterialsFurman Selz LLC (A): A Tale of Two Acquisitions Harvard Business School Case 905-066 Profiles a firm that was reacquired by two companies with different degrees of success. Highlights integration challenges present in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace