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Jessey Jin
prepared you for your current role & your long term career? The idea of helping students prepare for a long term career can be found in case discussion, club events, alumni activities and so on. The school put together lots of... View Details
- September 2007 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Norway Sells Wal-Mart
By: Robert C. Pozen and Aldo Sesia
In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According to a spokesperson of Norway's Finance Ministry, "The recommendation to exclude Wal-Mart cites serious and... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Ethics; Insurance; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Government and Politics; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Power and Influence; Retail Industry; Norway
Pozen, Robert C., and Aldo Sesia. "Norway Sells Wal-Mart." Harvard Business School Case 308-019, September 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
“Cities can make improvements without making a big investment by using data and by being smarter,” says Mistele. “Data by itself doesn’t fix things, but it can tell you where you should invest. You can make data-driven decisions, rather... View Details
- January 2016 (Revised January 2019)
- Supplement
The Allergan Board Under Fire (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, John C. Coates and David Lane
In 2014, the Allergan Inc. board of directors received a surprise takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals in alliance with hedge fund activist Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management. In the unprecedented arrangement between an acquirer and a hedge fund... View Details
Keywords: Allergan, Inc.; Valeant; Ackman; Pershing Square; Tender Offer; Activist Investors; Business Models; R＆D; Board Of Directors; Securities Litigation; Acquisition Strategy; Takeover Defenses; Hedge Funds; Shareholder Rights; Proxy Contest; Shareholder Special Meetings; Legal Issues In Contested Takeovers; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business Model; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Pharmaceutical Industry
Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, John C. Coates, and David Lane. "The Allergan Board Under Fire (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 316-029, January 2016. (Revised January 2019.)
- October 2010
- Teaching Note
Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board (TN)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
Teaching Note for 109010. View Details
- Career Coach
Ildi Nielsen
job market. Students and alumni appreciate her direct approach that includes breaking down the job search into action steps. Ildi is a graduate of Dartmouth College and is an active alumni interviewer. She and her husband manage a... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- News
A Capital Idea for Small Business
Callaghan McGee Photos by Tracy Powell (Editor's Note: Brad McGee passed away in November 2015.) John Callaghan (MBA 1984) and Brad McGee (MBA 1987) became close friends while growing up in the small town of Carmel, NY. Their friendship has spanned more than four... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students
dropped out of college and joined a New York securities firm. He saw his sales and commissions rise after he decided to be less than forthcoming about potential drawbacks to the investment ideas he was pitching to customers. Over time,... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
investors and business leaders, and very few were interested in “green” activities or even environmental, social, and governance initiatives on their own merits, since in many cases, they don’t lead to incremental revenue increases or... View Details
- January 2022
- Background Note
The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
This note provides background information on a French law (“the Florange law”) passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term shareholdings. The note describes the law, what led to it, the reactions it evoked, and similar initiatives in other... View Details
Keywords: Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Activism; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance; Policy; Rights; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Accounting Industry; France
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Tonia Labruyere. "The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?" Harvard Business School Background Note 122-065, January 2022.
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
first focusing on scaling operations and then becoming a partner at Google Capital (now CapitalG), investing in late-stage tech companies and helping founders grow their businesses. The experience at Google was revelatory, with Howard... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
investment firm seeking a high-impact agribusiness project in rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem:... View Details
- March 2009 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
HOYA Corporation (A)
By: W. Carl Kester and Masako Egawa
In 2007, HOYA of Japan must decide whether to change its friendly exchange offer for Pentax into a hostile cash tender offer. A surprising sequence of events had caused a friendly merger agreement to fall apart, resulting in a boardroom coup at Pentax and the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment Activism; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Negotiation Tactics; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Japan
Kester, W. Carl, and Masako Egawa. "HOYA Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-065, March 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
- November 2019
- Supplement
United Technologies Corp.: Are the Parts Worth More Than the Whole?
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
After spending more than 50 years creating a diversified industrial conglomerate that Fortune Magazine described as “arguably the most profitable conglomerate in America” in 2014, UTC’s CEO Greg Hayes was under pressure from activist investors (Dan Loeb and Bill... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business Conglomerates; Financial Management; Corporate Governance; Organizational Structure; Diversification; Valuation; Investment Activism; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Value Creation; Aerospace Industry; Electronics Industry; Industrial Products Industry; United States
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
behind-the-scenes work of impact investment firms and the wins that aren’t so public. “There’s been so much work done with regard to indigenous people’s rights everywhere, from the Amazon to the Dakota Access Pipeline,” she says by way of... View Details
- 2002
- Book
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
By: Rakesh Khurana
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Selection and Staffing; Personal Characteristics; Experience and Expertise; Investment Activism; Corporate Strategy
Khurana, Rakesh. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet
2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet
2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO... View Details
- March 2013
- Supplement
HOYA Corporation (A)
By: W. Carl Kester
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
combines academic and experiential learning and involves students in activities as diverse as constructing solar panels, producing maple syrup, and delivering emergency medical care in search-and-rescue situations. "Our educational goal,"... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg