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- May 1999
- Teaching Note
MSE, Inc. Privatization: August 1997 & MSE,Inc. Privatization: August 1997 (Abridged) TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Keywords: Privatization
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Via Verde
By: Arthur I Segel
Developers Jonathan Rose and Adam Weinstein were trying to determine which of three proposals to submit to the city of New York in response to a RFP to create an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. The site, referred to as Via Verde, was a 1.5-acre... View Details
- July 2013 (Revised January 2014)
- Supplement
Value Retail (B) China: Opportunities for Expansion
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
After spending two years evaluating China as a potential market for expansion, in 2012, Scott Malkin, Chief Executive of Value Retail, identifies a highly desireable site in Suzhou. Now Malkin must decide if it is the right opportunity to open a village in China. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Value Retail (B) China: Opportunities for Expansion." Harvard Business School Supplement 814-013, July 2013. (Revised January 2014.)
- May 2013
- Teaching Note
Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A and B)
By: Eric D. Werker and Ian Cornell
- February 1998 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Winthrop Park Development
By: William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
Describes a real estate development project in Cambridge, MA and evaluates the market, financial, and design issues in this $20 million mixed-use property. View Details
Poorvu, William J., and Elizabeth McLoughlin. "Winthrop Park Development." Harvard Business School Case 898-194, February 1998. (Revised May 2007.)
- February 1995
- Case
Torgovy Dom Preobrazhensky: Privatization of a Moscow Cold Storage Wholesaler
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Noreena Hertz
Goldberg, Ray A., and Noreena Hertz. "Torgovy Dom Preobrazhensky: Privatization of a Moscow Cold Storage Wholesaler." Harvard Business School Case 595-087, February 1995.
- September 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Supplement
Longtop Financial Technologies (C)
By: David F. Hawkins, Annelena Lobb and Aldo Sesia
Chinese government raises barriers to U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board auditing Deloitte's Chinese auditing firms. View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Business Ventures; Public Ownership; Government and Politics; Financial Services Industry; China
Hawkins, David F., Annelena Lobb, and Aldo Sesia. "Longtop Financial Technologies (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-038, September 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- fall 1997
- Article
Venture Capital and the Creation of Public Companies: Do Venture Capitalists Really Bring More than Money?
By: Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner
Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital and the Creation of Public Companies: Do Venture Capitalists Really Bring More than Money?" Journal of Private Equity 1, no. 1 (Fall 1997): 15–32.
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Style Check
Benetton Brain Trust: After learning at the knee of his father, Luciano, Alessandro is taking the family business forward. Working for his family’s company, whose colorful sportswear and controversial advertising made it a brand of international renown, Alessandro... View Details
- February 2015
- Article
Corporate Investment and Stock Market Listing: A Puzzle?
By: John Asker, Joan Farre-Mensa and Alexander Ljungqvist
We investigate whether short-termism distorts the investment decisions of stock market listed firms. To do so, we compare the investment behavior of observably similar public and private firms using a new data source on private U.S. firms, assuming for identification... View Details
Asker, John, Joan Farre-Mensa, and Alexander Ljungqvist. "Corporate Investment and Stock Market Listing: A Puzzle?" Review of Financial Studies 28, no. 2 (February 2015): 342–390.
- fall 1986
- Article
Privatizing State-Owned Enterprises: Hopes and Realities
By: James E. Austin, Lawrence H. Wortzel and John F. Coburn
Austin, James E., Lawrence H. Wortzel, and John F. Coburn. "Privatizing State-Owned Enterprises: Hopes and Realities." Columbia Journal of World Business (fall 1986).
- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
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
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "UAL Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 295-130, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- October 23, 2013
- Article
Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Family businesses have been found to excel in resilience during economic downturns compared to publicly-traded ones. This is attributed to their focus on resilience over performance. Key qualities of resilient family firms include managing low debt, practicing... View Details
Keywords: Performance Consistency; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Family Ownership; Family Business; Values and Beliefs; Business Strategy
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience." Family Wealth Report (October 23, 2013).
- August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Governance of the Family Business Owners
By: John A. Davis
Reviews the principal ways in which the owners of a family business achieve their governance objectives of a suitable identity and sensible direction and the discipline to achieve these. Covers the responsibilities and rights of owners, plus governance procedures,... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Goals and Objectives; Family Ownership
Davis, John A. "Governance of the Family Business Owners." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-021, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- 2009
- Chapter
On the Goals of Successful Family Companies
By: John A. Davis and Renato Tagiuri
Providing clear goals for a company and communicating them are among the most powerful means for guiding the behavior of the people in an organization. In this article, we explore the range of objectives or goals of family-owned and -managed companies and identify... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Interpersonal Communication; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership
Davis, John A., and Renato Tagiuri. "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies." Chap. 17 in Family Business. Vol. 12, edited by Joseph H. Astrachan, Torsten M. Pieper, and Peter Jaskiewicz. International Library of Critical Writings on Business and Management. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- February 2003 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Safe to Say at Prudential Financial
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
The CEO initiated a cultural change process at Prudential Financial to support a major business reorientation. Prudential, historically a privately held ("mutual") insurance company, went public in 2001. The cultural change was intended to prepare the organization to... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Risk and Uncertainty; Private Ownership; Going Public; Transformation; Organizational Culture
Edmondson, Amy C., and Corey B. Hajim. "Safe to Say at Prudential Financial." Harvard Business School Case 603-093, February 2003. (Revised March 2007.)
- August 1992 (Revised February 1998)
- Supplement
Star Distributors, Inc. (B)
By: David A. Thomas
Presents the dilemma of Don Waters, vice president of Franchise Operations at Belmont Beverages. Waters must must decide what to do about the conflict between two partners in one of Belmont's franchises. View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Conflict Management; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Thomas, David A. "Star Distributors, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 493-016, August 1992. (Revised February 1998.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Changing the way the world sees Africa
Teresa Clarke (AB 1984, JD 1987, MBA 1988) wants to reveal the real Africa. The chairman and CEO of Africa.com, the fastest growing Africa-related website, is working to change preconceptions about the world’s second-largest continent with over a billion people. “I... View Details
- September 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
SMARTBITES (A)
By: Michael Roberts, Jeronimo Silva and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a US bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business. View Details
Keywords: Franchising; Start-up; Franchise Ownership; Family Ownership; Business Startups; Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Turkey; United States
Roberts, Michael, Jeronimo Silva, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (A)." Harvard Business School Case 813-074, September 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- February 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Enterprise Culture in Chinese History: Zhang Jian and the Dasheng Cotton Mills
By: Elisabeth Koll
This case focuses on the legal and managerial evolution of limited-liability firms in China, using the example of the Dasheng cotton mills in Nantong near Shanghai. Dasheng, one of the earliest and most successful industrial enterprises in pre-war China, was founded by... View Details
Keywords: History; Law; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; State Ownership; Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations; Entrepreneurship; Change; Manufacturing Industry; Shanghai; China
Koll, Elisabeth. "Enterprise Culture in Chinese History: Zhang Jian and the Dasheng Cotton Mills." Harvard Business School Case 308-068, February 2008. (Revised September 2010.)