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  • 03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

valuation of its contracts. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118034-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-062 Fair Value Accounting Controversy at Noble Group (B) Following a series of reports by Iceberg Research... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
  • Supplement

Dulcie Madden (B)—A Difficult Choice

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
This is part of a three-case series that follows Dulcie Madden's journey as a founder over five years. Case (A) is about managing growth and cash flow; Case (B) is about the exit decision and conditions on a sale; Case (C) shows Madden dealing with adversity and the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Family; Family Conflicts; Founders' Agreements; Growth And Development; Hardware; VC; Scaling; Start-up; Female Ceo; Risk Assessment; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Cash Flow; Equity; Success; Failure; Acquisition; Business Model; Information Technology; Valuation; Family and Family Relationships; Information Infrastructure
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  • October 2011 (Revised January 2012)
  • Case

LinkedIn Corporation

By: Francois Brochet and James Weber
The case is set at the end of the first public trading day of LinkedIn, an online professional network company. It provides information on the company's business model, financial statements, competitive landscape, and IPO terms, to help the reader critically assess the... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Growth and Development; Earnings Management; Risk Management; Valuation; SWOT Analysis; Emerging Markets; Business Model; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Web Services Industry
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  • April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
  • Case

Zaplet, Inc.

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Start-up Zaplet, Inc., has radical software, prestigious venture capital funding, and a multitude of business opportunities. New CEO Alan Baratz must select a strategy and redesign the organization to deliver. This case describes the roles and philosophies of the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Venture Capital; Valuation; Business Strategy; Restructuring; Expansion; Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Human Resources; Information Technology Industry; California
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  • 05 May 2015
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First Look: May 5

outcome, it strongly increases valuation of an ambiguous financial prospect. However, when information supports an unfavorable outcome, it has significantly less impact. We find that two mechanisms drive this asymmetry. First, unfavorable... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • November 2019
  • Case

Hapag-Lloyd AG:Complying with IMO 2020

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
A new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called “the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades.” According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Ship Transportation; Strategic Planning; Game Theory; Pollutants; Supply Chain; Corporate Accountability; Capital Budgeting; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governance Compliance; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry; Germany
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  • January 2009
  • Supplement

The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B1)

By: Clayton S. Rose, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and David Lane
Bear Stearns & Co burned through nearly all of its $18 billion in cash reserves during the week of March 10, 2008, and an unprecedented provision of liquidity support from the Federal Reserve on Friday March 13 was insufficient to reverse the decline in Bear's... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Capital; Financial Liquidity; Banks and Banking; Governance; Crisis Management; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Balance and Stability; Valuation; New York (state, US)
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  • 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy By: Derdenger, Timothy, and Vineet Kumar Abstract—Several key questions in bundling have not been empirically examined: Is mixed bundling more effective than pure bundling or pure components? Does correlation in... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract Abstract We propose and test a catering theory of nominal stock prices. The theory predicts that when investors place higher valuations on low-price firms, managers will maintain share prices at lower levels,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 1990
  • Case

Parenting Magazine

By: William A. Sahlman
Describes a set of decisions confronting Robin Wolaner, who is negotiating with representatives of Time Inc. about investing in a project to launch a new magazine called Parenting. The negotiations have reached an impasse. Among the issues to be considered are the... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation; Negotiation Deal; Valuation; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Outcome or Result; Risk and Uncertainty; Projects; Journals and Magazines; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry
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  • July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
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CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)

By: William A. Sahlman
Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Going Public; Strategy; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Investment Banking; Financing and Loans; Planning; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

while full integration into stock valuation and engagement are considered more beneficial, but they are all practiced with equal frequency. Current practices of different ESG styles, especially screening, are driven by product and ethical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

data in a variety of business analysis and valuation contexts. The fourth edition of Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements allows you to undertake financial statement analysis using a four-part framework—(1) business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416027-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-017 Primer on Multiples Valuation and Its Use in the Private Equity Industry This note explores the mechanics of multiples, different types of... View Details
  • March 2011
  • Supplement

Countrywide plc (CW)

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
One of the world's leading investors in distressed companies, Oaktree Capital Management is contemplating a "loan to own" investment in the debt f Countrywide plc, a financially troubled residential real estate agent based in the U.K. Only sixteen months earlier,... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Assets; Borrowing and Debt; Private Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment Portfolio; Crisis Management; Strategy; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; United Kingdom
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  • 24 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

estate. Students are presented the opportunity to perform valuation analysis and compare two possible forms of financing for the potential acquisition: 1) traditional corporate debt and bond financing and 2) commercial mortgage-backed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

business. In addition to the valuation and financing issues, the leadership team must decide whether shifting from the firm's current B2B business model (manufacturing and processing dairy products) to a more B2C business model (a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 22

attributes in online search interfaces changes the valuations of those attributes—and impacts subsequent choice—such that attributes that are displayed as separate categories tend to receive greater decision weight than attributes grouped... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

occurs slowly. Broadly, our studies provide evidence as to when and why people overlook cheating by others and examine the conditions under which the slippery slope effect occurs. Customer-Based Valuation Author:Sunil Gupta... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

dominate GICS6 industry peers in explaining cross-sectional variations in base firms' out-of-sample (a) stock returns, (b) valuation multiples, (c) growth rates, (d) R&D expenditures, (e) leverage, and (f) profitability ratios. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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