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      • December 2004 (Revised May 2005)
      • Case

      Levenger Company

      By: Myra M. Hart, Kristin Lieb and Victoria Winston
      The Leveens started a high-end catalog business as a small home-based venture in 1987. It grew into a nationally recognized, $60 million company, offering products that ranged from unique pens and pencils to leather briefcases and fully furnished offices. In 1999, it... View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Planning; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Value; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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      Hart, Myra M., Kristin Lieb, and Victoria Winston. "Levenger Company." Harvard Business School Case 805-004, December 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
      • December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
      • Teaching Note

      Managing Diversity at Spencer Owens & Co. and Managing Diversity at Cityside Financial Services (TN)

      By: Robin J. Ely
      Teaching Note to (9-405-047) and (9-405-048). View Details
      Keywords: Diversity
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      Ely, Robin J. "Managing Diversity at Spencer Owens & Co. and Managing Diversity at Cityside Financial Services (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 405-055, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
      • December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
      • Case

      Managing Diversity at Cityside Financial Services

      By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas
      Cityside Financial Services, a disguised consumer bank, serves both a largely African-American urban community and a more affluent, predominantly white clientele. To match the gender and racial makeup of its staff to that of its customers, Cityside's sales division... View Details
      Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Situation or Environment; Race; Employees; Gender; Customer Satisfaction; Diversity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
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      Ely, Robin J., and Ingrid Vargas. "Managing Diversity at Cityside Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 405-047, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
      • November 2004 (Revised January 2006)
      • Case

      Martha Stewart (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
      Explores Martha Stewart's December 2001 sale of ImClone Systems common stock, the ensuing federal investigations into possible insider trading, and Stewart's criminal prosecution and sentencing. Discusses the impact of publicity on Stewart's company, Martha Stewart... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Financial Markets; Management Teams; Law; Government and Politics
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Martha Stewart (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-034, November 2004. (Revised January 2006.)
      • November 2004 (Revised July 2005)
      • Case

      Messier's Reign at Vivendi Universal

      By: Rakesh Khurana, Vincent Dessain and Daniela Beyersdorfer
      Focuses on a crisis in the board at Vivendi. Highlights the difficulties that arise when dramatic pressure from outside the boardroom affects boardroom dynamics. In this case, there are two events. The first is an unexpectedly large financial loss and a pending cash... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; History; Cash Flow; Acquisition; Performance; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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      Khurana, Rakesh, Vincent Dessain, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Messier's Reign at Vivendi Universal." Harvard Business School Case 405-063, November 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
      • 5 Nov 2004
      • Lecture

      International Financial Management Course

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: International Finance; Management
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      Kester, W. Carl. "International Financial Management Course." Lecture at the HBS Course Development Research Seminar, Harvard Business School, November 5, 2004. (Discussant.)
      • November 2004 (Revised February 2009)
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      Salomon Brothers (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Describes Salomon Brothers' recovery from the August 1991 Treasury auction scandal. Details the impact of the firm's disclosure of bidding improprieties and describes how the new management team, led by Warren Buffett and Deryck Maughan, guided the company through the... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Leadership; Crisis Management; Reputation; Financial Services Industry
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Salomon Brothers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-019, November 2004. (Revised February 2009.)
      • October 2004 (Revised January 2006)
      • Tutorial

      Introduction to Responsibility Accounting Systems

      By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Jacob Cohen and Michele Jurgens
      Responsibility accounting systems generate financial and related nonfinancial information about the actual and planned activities of a company's responsibility centers--organizational units headed by managers responsible for a unit's performance. The principal... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Cost Accounting; Governance Controls; Financial Reporting; Performance Evaluation; Budgets and Budgeting; Planning
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      "Introduction to Responsibility Accounting Systems." Harvard Business School Tutorial 105-703, October 2004. (Revised January 2006.)
      • September 2004
      • Case

      Valhalla Partners Due Diligence

      By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
      The Valhalla Partners venture capitial firm introduced a new approach to the due-diligence process. An internal due-diligence report analyzes Telco Exchange, a startup company in the IT software space. An extended excerpt examines the trade-offs involved in the new... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Technology; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "Valhalla Partners Due Diligence." Harvard Business School Case 805-033, September 2004.
      • September 2004 (Revised April 2005)
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      G.G. Toys

      By: Dennis Campbell and Susan L. Kulp
      This case highlights issues of management accounting and includes a review of product costing, excess capacity, variance analysis, and scrap costs. View Details
      Keywords: Product; Cost Accounting; Financial Management
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      Campbell, Dennis, and Susan L. Kulp. "G.G. Toys." Harvard Business School Case 105-005, September 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
      • September 2004 (Revised October 2004)
      • Case

      Pat Anderson

      By: Leslie A. Perlow and Daisy Wademan
      Patten Bank's pending sale jeopardizes Pat Anderson's prospect of receiving an expected year-end bonus. What to do now? This problem follows several earlier conflicts that Anderson has confronted during the past four-and-one-half years spent working as an analyst and... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict Management; Power and Influence; Executive Compensation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Perlow, Leslie A., and Daisy Wademan. "Pat Anderson." Harvard Business School Case 405-033, September 2004. (Revised October 2004.)
      • August 2004 (Revised September 2005)
      • Case

      Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)

      By: David A. Thomas and Ayesha Kanji
      In the late 1970s, Stanley O'Neal joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker. Profiles O'Neal's ascent at Merrill to CEO. O'Neal put Merrill through a comprehensive restructuring program, cutting costs and significantly reducing the work force. As CEO, O'Neal faces... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Race; Cost Management; Investment Banking; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Leadership; Management Succession; Performance Effectiveness; Personal Development and Career
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      Thomas, David A., and Ayesha Kanji. "Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-029, August 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
      • August 2004 (Revised April 2007)
      • Case

      Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?

      By: Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
      The deal of the year in 2002, was the acquisition of Dresdner Bank by Allianz. Written from the perspectives of Allianz's CEO, Henning Schulte-Noelle, before and after the deal and a regional manager implementing the concept of a full-line financial service provider.... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Corporate Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Acquisition; Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Banking Industry; Germany
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      Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?" Harvard Business School Case 305-013, August 2004. (Revised April 2007.)
      • July 2004 (Revised January 2007)
      • Case

      H&R Block and "Everyday Financial Services"

      By: Peter Tufano and Daniel Schneider
      H&R Block, the U.S. market leader in tax preparation services, must decide whether to offer financial services to its low-income clients. H&R Block is facing increased competition from branded and nonbranded tax preparers, and the number of returns prepared by the... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Income; Taxation; Product Development; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Tufano, Peter, and Daniel Schneider. H&R Block and "Everyday Financial Services". Harvard Business School Case 205-013, July 2004. (Revised January 2007.)
      • July 2004 (Revised July 2004)
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      Man Group plc

      By: Andre F. Perold and Herve Duteil
      In 2004, Man Group was the world's largest packager and distributor of investment vehicles tied to hedge funds. The firm had an equity market capitalization of $10 billion and funds under management of $38 billion. Man's offerings spanned a wide range of risk/reward... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Markets; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Global Strategy; Distribution; Product Development; Financial Services Industry
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      Perold, Andre F., and Herve Duteil. "Man Group plc." Harvard Business School Case 205-007, July 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
      • June 2004
      • Article

      A Catering Theory of Dividends

      By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
      We propose that the decision to pay dividends is driven by prevailing investor demand for dividend payers. Managers cater to investors by paying dividends when investors put a stock price premium on payers, and by not paying when investors prefer nonpayers. To test... View Details
      Keywords: Dividends; Catering; Financial Instruments; Investment Return; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "A Catering Theory of Dividends." Journal of Finance 59, no. 3 (June 2004): 1125–1165.
      • June 2004
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      Market Liquidity as a Sentiment Indicator

      By: Malcolm Baker and Jeremy Stein
      We build a model that helps to explain why increases in liquidity-such as lower bid-ask spreads, a lower price impact of trade, or higher turnover-predict lower subsequent returns in both firm-level and aggregate data. The model features a class of irrational... View Details
      Keywords: Markets; Financial Liquidity; Price; Trade; Sales; Equity; Information; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Accounting Industry
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      Baker, Malcolm, and Jeremy Stein. "Market Liquidity as a Sentiment Indicator." Journal of Financial Markets 7, no. 3 (June 2004): 271–299.
      • May 2004 (Revised April 2005)
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      Prudential Securities

      By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and Amanda Cowen
      Prudential Insurance Co. attempted to diversify into financial services by building an investment banking franchise. Prudential's initial foray into the industry was its acquisition of The Bache Group in 1982. In 2000, the company decided to exit investment banking.... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Banking; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Diversification; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Groysberg, Boris, Paul M. Healy, and Amanda Cowen. "Prudential Securities." Harvard Business School Case 104-008, May 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
      • April 2004 (Revised September 2007)
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      Accounting Fraud at WorldCom

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and David Kiron
      The principal players in WorldCom's accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan, the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments, external auditor Arthur Andersen, and the board of directors. The case provides sufficient detail to allow for a full discussion of... View Details
      Keywords: Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and David Kiron. "Accounting Fraud at WorldCom." Harvard Business School Case 104-071, April 2004. (Revised September 2007.)
      • April 2004 (Revised May 2005)
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      ING DIRECT

      By: James L. Heskett
      The CEO of ING Direct (U.S.) has to decide: (1) whether and how to coordinate his organization's branding effort with its parent, ING Group, and (2) how fast to grow the business. Includes color exhibits. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Planning; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Heskett, James L. "ING DIRECT." Harvard Business School Case 804-167, April 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
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