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- February 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Exercise
Capital Investment Analysis
By: Dwight B. Crane and Josh Lerner
Teaches techniques of evaluating investment alternatives. A rewritten version of an earlier exercise. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Josh Lerner. "Capital Investment Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 204-140, February 2004. (Revised November 2012.)
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Background Note
Note on Valuing Private Businesses
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
This case provides a brief overview of valuation for owners of closely held companies. The focus is on a comparable transactions approach, although rules of thumb and discounted cash flow are mentioned. Earnings multiples and their drivers are discussed. It uses... View Details
Keywords: Earnings Management; Finance; Cash Flow; Analytics and Data Science; Private Ownership; Valuation
Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Note on Valuing Private Businesses." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-060, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- November 2000
- Background Note
Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Provides a brief overview of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and phantom stock plans for owners of closely held companies. ESOPs can be used as a tool of corporate financing, and can provide employees with ownership interests. Phantom stock plans can reward... View Details
Keywords: Financing and Loans; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Motivation and Incentives; Management Teams; Corporate Governance; Ownership Stake; Taxation
Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-034, November 2000.
- September 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Exercise
Drivers of Industry Financial Structure
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
This case contains common-size balance sheets and financial ratios for 10 companies, each representative of a different industry. Students are asked to identify the industries from the structure of the financial statements. View Details
Keywords: Finance
Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Drivers of Industry Financial Structure." Harvard Business School Exercise 201-039, September 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
view leadership as a single-minded track driven by unwavering rules, or "foxes," who assess and re-evaluate their goals and strategies based on ever-changing factors in business, politics, and culture. Covering dynamic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 1986
- Case
Silicon Valley Graduate School of Management
By: Dwight B. Crane and James Moore
Crane, Dwight B., and James Moore. "Silicon Valley Graduate School of Management." Harvard Business School Case 286-017, June 1986.
- July 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
PPL Group
By: Dwight B. Crane and Penny Joseph
Crane, Dwight B., and Penny Joseph. "PPL Group." Harvard Business School Case 200-001, July 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
VendQuest (C): Financing the Company
By: Dwight B. Crane and David Foster
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Construction Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and David Foster. "VendQuest (C): Financing the Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-067, January 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
VendQuest (B): Building the Management Team
By: Dwight B. Crane and David Foster
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Construction Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and David Foster. "VendQuest (B): Building the Management Team." Harvard Business School Case 203-066, January 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- April 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Be Our Guest, Inc.
By: Dwight B. Crane and Penny Joseph
Be Our Guest is a rapidly growing equipment rental company with substantial seasonality in its revenues and profits. In the spring of 1998, the senior management team is reviewing its financial plans in preparation for a meeting with the company's bank. The case... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; Revenue; Management Teams; Business Plan; Forecasting and Prediction; Utilities Industry; Service Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and Penny Joseph. "Be Our Guest, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-001, April 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- September 1994
- Teaching Note
Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction TN
By: Dwight B. Crane and Patrick Moreton
Teaching Note for (9-292-114). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- October 2006
- Supplement
Spyder Active Sports - 2004 Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Dwight B. Crane and Belen Villalonga
- February 2003 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Susan Griffin: Formulation of a Long-Term Investment Strategy
By: Dwight B. Crane and Julia Stevens
Susan Griffin, owner and cofounder of a small manufacturing company, is formulating a long-term investment strategy. Griffin plans to sell her $10 million company and invest the revenue. She must decide how to allocate her investment so that she can rely entirely on... View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Julia Stevens. "Susan Griffin: Formulation of a Long-Term Investment Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 203-072, February 2003. (Revised December 2005.)
- January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
VendQuest (A): The Business Idea
By: Dwight B. Crane and David Foster
A potential founder of a company is considering whether to start up a new enterprise that would link parts distributors with customers in the construction industries via the Internet. This case describes the industry and the potential advantages to distributors and... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Corporate Strategy; Business Model; Distribution; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Business Plan; Customer Relationship Management; Business Ventures; Construction Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and David Foster. "VendQuest (A): The Business Idea." Harvard Business School Case 203-065, January 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- October 2000
- Teaching Note
Drivers of Industry Financial Structure
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-201-039). View Details
- October 2000
- Teaching Note
Kendle International Inc. TN
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-200-033). View Details
- December 2005
- Article
Functional Change and Bank Strategy in German Corporate Governance.
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ulrike Schaede
Crane, Dwight B., and Ulrike Schaede. "Functional Change and Bank Strategy in German Corporate Governance." International Review of Law and Economics (December 2005).
- 1983
- Chapter
The International Role of U.S. Banking Firms in Perspective
By: Samuel Hayes and Dwight B. Crane
Hayes, Samuel, and Dwight B. Crane. "The International Role of U.S. Banking Firms in Perspective." Chap. 19 in International Banking: Principles and Practices, edited by Emmanuel N. Roussakis, 457–481. Praeger, 1983.
- winter 1999
- Article
The Design and Production of New Retirement Savings Products
By: Dwight B. Crane and Z. Bodie
Crane, Dwight B., and Z. Bodie. "The Design and Production of New Retirement Savings Products." Journal of Portfolio Management 25, no. 2 (winter 1999): 77–82.
- January 2006 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Deutsche Borse and the European Markets
By: Dwight B. Crane and Monika Stachowiak
In December 2004, Deutsche Borse proposed an offer for the London Stock Exchange. Some shareholders opposed the acquisition, leading to the offer's withdrawal and replacement of management, including the CEO and board members. Written from the viewpoint of Deutsche... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Capital Structure; Stocks; Valuation; Corporate Governance; Price; Change Management; Commercialization; Financial Services Industry; Europe
Crane, Dwight B., and Monika Stachowiak. "Deutsche Borse and the European Markets." Harvard Business School Case 206-082, January 2006. (Revised February 2006.)