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- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
it expects to leverage its international operations to expand Beringer's presence in other nations. What troubles me most, though, is that these types of acquisitions appear to involve a great deal of cross-subsidization. Foster's has... View Details
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
Climate had to convince farmers to subscribe to and pay for premium offerings. The case describes Climate's technology approach, product offerings, marketing plans, and the competitive environment for "digital agriculture." Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
How did you select the 1,800+ analysts to study? A: We had an idea that social networks may be important in situations where information transfer is important. Financial markets, in particular, are well-suited for this, as information is an obvious driver of security... View Details
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
services. Features that are not valued and therefore are not used. Decreasing price premiums for innovations that historically created value. An overserved customer will say, "Sure, I will take the next version of your product, I... View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
fiscal and risk premium data for Brazil states between 1891 and 1930 to show that Brazilian states with natural endowments that were allowed to export commodities high in demand (e.g., rubber and coffee) ended up having higher revenues... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
shareholder. The case presents students with many of the decisions Allergan's directors faced amid challenges to Allergan's governance, management, and business model. In particular, the Allergan board must decide whether to pursue a $10 billion View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
NPIL's new acquisitions in Canada and the United Kingdom to market NPIL globally. His three direct reports are each involved in different aspects of NPIL—the Canadian operations, the British operations, and the global business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
413-031 Talking Strategy at Greighton Partners Since its inception, London-based private equity firm Greighton Partners had managed over $15 billion in investor capital. The firm employed about 150 professionals around the globe and had completed over 175 company View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
management. We find a large effect: pre-Reg FD the return premium from school ties was 8.16% per year, while post-Reg FD the return premium was nearly zero and insignificant. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
for several decades. More recently, however, the results have taken a downward trend, due in part to the impact of the Great Recession on the entire airline industry. Not only were premium service providers affected more significantly,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
international awards. How could the company capitalize on this success? Should Grace expand its operations to multiple Chinese provinces? Should Grace continue as a premium boutique winery serving a growing but ultimately limited niche... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
animal testing was a sensitive issue as it contradicted the brand's strong environmentally friendly and ethical positioning. The matter had already arisen during the Pola acquisition as Pola, like all Japanese cosmetics companies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
would enable companies to build and manage their own online networks. With revenue sources that included advertising, premium subscriptions, job posting services, and business solutions, LinkedIn was on track to bring in revenues in 2008... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Dollar General Corporation's acquisition by private equity sponsor KKR, which took the company private in 2007. Although the proposed merger generated a 30% premium over the stock price at the time, and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
ones, thereby increasing the impact of composition and complexity on CEO pay beyond the premium the CEO would demand for bearing additional compensation risk. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53288... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
across countries and not target only premium tiers? Will the takedown request lead to other artists considering a defection from the service, and if so, what can Spotify's executives do to prevent others from leaving? And, as it is only a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
current "Great Recession"—PACCAR has maintained a price premium and outperformed the S&P 500 by several orders of magnitude. One practice among others that sustains this performance: PACCAR provides a 26-page white paper on... View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
were in a precarious position. One such institution was Wachovia, which entered acquisition talks with Citigroup and Wells Fargo. This case describes the development of these negotiations throughout the week of September 26-October 3,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
documented in other samples. The size of the low risk anomaly within banks suggests that the cost of capital effects of capital requirements may be considerable. Assuming competitive lending markets, banks' low asset betas implied an average risk View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
of a purchase and final acquisition of a firearm. We show that waiting periods, which create a “cooling off” period among buyers, significantly reduce the incidence of gun violence. We estimate the impact of waiting periods on gun deaths,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne