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- July 1998 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
IPODERAC
By: James E. Austin, Wendy Bermudez and Gustavo Escobar
This 32-year-old nonprofit organization has dedicated itself to the care and social development of abandoned street children in Mexico. Examines the organization's efforts to achieve financial sustainability, particularly through earned income activities on its farm.... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Management; Organizations; Problems and Challenges; Nonprofit Organizations; Balance and Stability; Service Industry; Mexico
Austin, James E., Wendy Bermudez, and Gustavo Escobar. "IPODERAC." Harvard Business School Case 399-016, July 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
- 03 May 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics within the Private Equity Partnership
- 14 Aug 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Are ‘Better’ Ideas More Likely to Succeed? An Empirical Analysis of Startup Evaluation
- Web
Placement - Doctoral
Dissertation: Essays in Financial and Labor Markets Advisors: Gabriel Chodorow-Reich , Jeremy Stein , Samuel G. Hanson , and Adi Sunderam Jiafeng (Kevin) Chen Business Economics, 2024 Placement: Stanford Institute for Economic Policy... View Details
- November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Case
Loewen Group Inc., The
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jose Camacho
A publiclytraded funeral home and cemetery consolidator faces imminent financial distress. The company has aggressively grown through use of debt. Restructuring the debt is potentially very costly to creditors, shareholders, suppliers, and other corporate stakeholders.... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Debt Securities; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Crisis Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Service Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jose Camacho. "Loewen Group Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 201-062, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- Web
Hiring Organizations
alloy.com Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Alpine Investors Altem Technologies Pvt Ltd Amansa Capital Amazon Amazon Web Services - AWS American Century Investments American Express American Industrial Partners American Securities Amiti aMoon Fund... View Details
- February 2012 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Bain Capital: Outback Steakhouse
By: Paul Gompers, Kristin Mugford and J. Daniel Kim
Bain Capital had purchased Outback Steakhouse in 2007 and despite the myriad initiatives to improve operations, the financial collapse in 2008 threatened the company's ability to meet its loan covenants. Outback's performance steadily declined throughout the year. How... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance Expectations; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Gompers, Paul, Kristin Mugford, and J. Daniel Kim. "Bain Capital: Outback Steakhouse." Harvard Business School Case 212-087, February 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
- November 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
By: Erik R. Sirri
Fisher Francis Trees & Watts is a New York fixed-income investment management firm. A portfolio manager needs to purchase $375 million of 5-year notes at the Treasury auction. Unlike previous auctions, however, this is the first time the Treasury will auction the notes... View Details
Sirri, Erik R. "Fischer Francis Trees & Watts." Harvard Business School Case 293-056, November 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Revenue Collapses and the Consumption of Small Business Owners in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Olivia S. Kim, Jonathan A. Parker and Antoinette Schoar
Using detailed transaction-level data from financial accounts, this paper shows that the revenues of small businesses and the consumption spending of their owners both decline by roughly 40% following the declaration of the national emergency in March 2020. However,... View Details
Kim, Olivia S., Jonathan A. Parker, and Antoinette Schoar. "Revenue Collapses and the Consumption of Small Business Owners in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28151, November 2022.
- March 2008
- Case
Ujjivan: A Microfinance Institution at a Crossroads (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Pamela Freed
Samit Ghosh, the CEO and founder of Ujjivan, a major microfinance provider in Bangalore, wants to grow his business rapidly and become financially sustainable, but he's struggling with staff fraud, high costs, and how to stay true to Ujjivan's mission of poverty... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Microfinance; Ethics; Mission and Purpose; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Bangalore
Narayanan, V.G., and Pamela Freed. "Ujjivan: A Microfinance Institution at a Crossroads (A)." Harvard Business School Case 108-057, March 2008.
- September 2009 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
Root Capital
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Founded in 1999, Root Capital had loaned $150 million to nearly 250 small and growing businesses, mainly in Latin America. In 2009, as the organization launched a five-year, $55 million capital campaign, it had to determine a strategic path going forward in keeping... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Capital; Financing and Loans; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Root Capital." Harvard Business School Case 510-035, September 2009. (Revised August 2011.)
- June 2010 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
IDFC India: Infrastructure Investment Intermediaries
By: John D. Macomber and Viraal Balsari
Indian financial intermediary matching international capital to local infrastructure decides how to balance range of services, risk-adjusted return, margin pressure, and nation building. IDFC was chartered with partial ownership from the Indian government to help... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Infrastructure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry; India
Macomber, John D., and Viraal Balsari. "IDFC India: Infrastructure Investment Intermediaries." Harvard Business School Case 210-050, June 2010. (Revised September 2013.)
- March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Teaching Note
OpenInvest
By: Boris Vallee and Caitlin Reimers Brumme
Founded by a team of hedge fund and NGO alumni, OpenInvest launched its platform in 2015 to enable retail investors to tailor their portfolio to their personal values in an automated way, for instance by screening out weapon manufacturers stocks or overweighting LGBTQ... View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
chronic problems. “The goal is to help first responders better assess situations and connect at-risk individuals with support services as needed,” Mendu says. A third component of the initiative pairs mental health clinicians with... View Details
- September 2002
- Case
Abercrombie & Kent
By: Frances X. Frei, Brian Corbett, Mark Partin and Daniel Rethazy
Describes Abercrombie & Kent, the outdoor adventure company that has provided services throughout the entire history of the outdoor adventure industry. Provides an opportunity to learn how the company successfully grown into a premier player in the industry by adapting... View Details
Keywords: History; Financial Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Service Operations; Marketing Reference Programs; Product Development; Business Growth and Maturation; Balance and Stability; Marketing Channels; Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Travel Industry
Frei, Frances X., Brian Corbett, Mark Partin, and Daniel Rethazy. "Abercrombie & Kent." Harvard Business School Case 603-002, September 2002.
- October 2013
- Case
Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
CIT's prepackaged bankruptcy marked the first time a major financial institution was able to successfully restructure and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, challenging conventional views that a financial firm could not survive bankruptcy proceedings as a going... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, and David Scharfstein. "Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-035, October 2013.
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
By: David Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook based on the idea that connecting people was a fundamentally good thing—and a way to turn a handsome profit. But from the beginning, Facebook received criticism both for how it handled user privacy and how it curated user-generated... View Details
Keywords: Platform; Governance; Privacy; Internet and the Web; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Business and Government Relations; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Web Services Industry
Yoffie, David, and Daniel Fisher. "Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance." Harvard Business School Case 720-400, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- September 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Going Mobile-First? The Digital Transformation of Davivienda Bank in Colombia
By: Jorge Tamayo and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Set in 2017, this case describes the digital transformation strategy of Davivienda— a leading player in Colombia’s commercial banking and one of the companies belonging to Grupo Bolívar, a major Colombian financial conglomerate. The case also describes the pioneer role... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Technology; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Banking Industry; Latin America; Central America; South America; Colombia
- March 2001 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Adecco SA's Acquisition of Olsten Corp
In the summer of 1999, Adecco SA, one of the world's leading staffing companies, was in the midst of attempting to acquire the staffing operations of Olsten Corp., a U.S. firm. This case analyzes the economics of the staffing industry, basic valuation, cross-border... View Details
Keywords: Financial Condition; Acquisition; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; United States
Kedia, Simi, and Peter Tufano. "Adecco SA's Acquisition of Olsten Corp." Harvard Business School Case 201-068, March 2001. (Revised July 2004.)
- June 1997 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)
By: Thomas J. DeLong
On November 3, 1986, after a three-hour board of directors meeting, Union Carbide decided to accept First Boston's proposal to embark on a $2.5 billion recapitalization program. Jameson and his associates' efforts had paid off. Jameson had reason to be excited: He had... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Investment Banking; Financial Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Financial Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J. "The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 897-201, June 1997. (Revised February 2012.)