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- February 2002 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Brazos Partners: the CoMark LBO
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The partners of a new midmarket buyout fund are working on a buyout of a closely held modular building company. Although originally structured as a stock deal, they have realized that an asset deal would be preferable from their point of view and are trying to... View Details
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Brazos Partners: the CoMark LBO." Harvard Business School Case 202-090, February 2002. (Revised February 2004.)
- February 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Endeca Technologies (A)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca Technologies, must decide among two term sheets raising the same amount of badly needed money for his young software company. One deal is led by insiders and, is offered at a lower price. It continues a board that has worked very well and... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Management Skills; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Technology Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Endeca Technologies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 802-141, February 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- February 2002
- Article
Market Timing and Capital Structure
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
It is well known that firms tend to raise equity when their market values are high relative to book and past market values. We document that the resulting effects on capital structure are very persistent. As a consequence, current capital structure is strongly related... View Details
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Market Timing and Capital Structure." Journal of Finance 57, no. 1 (February 2002): 1–32. (Winner of Brattle Prize. First Prize Paper For outstanding papers on corporate finance published in the Journal of Finance presented by Brattle Group, Inc. Reprinted in Recent Developments in Corporate Finance, edited by Jay Ritter. Edward Elgar Publishing: UK, 2005.)
- February 2002 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Volvo Trucks has worked on a global strategy for several decades. Beginning in the mid-1970s, the company decided to enter the largest market for trucks: the United States. Over time, the company has struggled to get a significant share of the U.S. market and at the... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Five Forces Framework; Truck Transportation; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market." Harvard Business School Case 702-418, February 2002. (Revised February 2006.)
- January 2002 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Strategic Planning at NFTE
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), is a successful nonprofit poised on the verge of explosive growth. The senior management contracted with McKinsey consultants to help guide the process. The founders of NFTE brought it from a small program... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S., and Daniel F. Curran. "Strategic Planning at NFTE." Harvard Business School Case 302-002, January 2002. (Revised November 2010.)
- January 2002
- Case
Lycos (A): The Tripod Decision
By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Jan W. Rivkin and Elizabeth Johnson
The Internet portal Lycos has acquired Tripod, a provider of home-page-building tools, and now must decide how to integrate the acquisition. View Details
Keywords: Integration; Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Web Services Industry
Gavetti, Giovanni M., Jan W. Rivkin, and Elizabeth Johnson. "Lycos (A): The Tripod Decision." Harvard Business School Case 702-435, January 2002.
- January 2002 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century
By: David B. Yoffie and Yusi Wang
Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges of the 21st century included boosting flagging domestic cola sales and finding new revenue streams. Both firms also began to modify their bottling,... View Details
Keywords: Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Performance; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Yoffie, David B., and Yusi Wang. "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century." Harvard Business School Case 702-442, January 2002. (Revised January 2004.)
- January 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Anita Williams Woolley
The American Red Cross has a system for structuring, staffing, and leading teams to review its local chapters. Mirroring professional services firms that use teams to serve clients, this system provides detailed guidelines to increase individual team member's... View Details
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Anita Williams Woolley. "Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-042, January 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- January 2002
- Exercise
Socrates, Inc.
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Socrates, Inc., a provider of e-learning tools and technologies to educational institutions and, potentially, corporations, must decide which of several opportunities to pursue next and which priorities to focus on in terms of better structuring the firm's processes... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Opportunities; Business Processes; Organizational Structure; Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Design; Education Industry; Information Technology Industry
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Socrates, Inc." Harvard Business School Exercise 602-115, January 2002.
- December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Poland's A2 Motorway
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA) is a consortium of 18 firms that won a concession to build and operate Poland's first private toll road. In June 2000, AWSA's chief financial officer, Wojciech Gebicki, is preparing for a meeting with the projects' lead bankers to... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Projects; Construction Industry; Transportation Industry; Poland
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Poland's A2 Motorway." Harvard Business School Case 202-030, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
PPL Corp., an electric utility in Pennsylvania, needs to finance $1 billion of peaking plants as part of its new growth strategy. In February 2001, Steve May, director of finance for PPL's Global Division, is responsible for recommending a finance plan. After... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Financial Instruments; Project Finance; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Leasing
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 202-045, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- December 2001
- Case
Natural Pork Production
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
An entrepreneurial hog farmer's creative use of contracts and capital structure drives very successful growth and returns in a depressed commodity industry. View Details
- November 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)
By: Rakesh Khurana, Gina Carioggia and Simon Johnson
Describes 37-year-old Ferit Sahenk's challenges in taking over his father's traditionally managed $14 billion Turkish conglomerate in a period of economic instability. Leading the large holding company into the 21st century will require the establishment of a more... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Trade; Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Change Management; Turkey
Khurana, Rakesh, Gina Carioggia, and Simon Johnson. "Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-009, November 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- November 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
International Management Group (IMG)
By: Bharat N. Anand and Kate Attea
In 2001, International Management Group (IMG) is the dominant company in the sports management industry. Its founder and CEO, Mark McCormack, is credited with having created the industry of sports management in the early 1960s. Over the next 40 years, IMG's expansion... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Finance; Organizational Structure; Planning; Relationships; Conflict of Interests; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Sports Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Kate Attea. "International Management Group (IMG)." Harvard Business School Case 702-409, November 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
- November 2001 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
Discount and Hawkins Critical Moments: Full Transcript
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
This case presents a transcript of two professional negotiators of the Discount and Hawkins real estate negotiations. It highlights the challenges of creating value for both sides in the deal and provides a glimpse of how one set of professionals structured an... View Details
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Value Creation; Problems and Challenges; Negotiation Participants; Real Estate Industry
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "Discount and Hawkins Critical Moments: Full Transcript." Harvard Business School Case 902-124, November 2001. (Revised July 2002.)
- November 2001 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Tracking Stocks at Genzyme (A)
Genzyme, a tracking stock pioneer, has used its innovative capital structure as a way to frame and grow its R&D-intensive business. Facing the question of how best to integrate a new acquisition into its tracking stock structure, Genzyme's top management is forced to... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Value Creation; Motivation and Incentives; Conflict of Interests; Stocks; Capital Structure; Research and Development; Corporate Governance; Biotechnology Industry
Salter, Malcolm S. "Tracking Stocks at Genzyme (A)." Harvard Business School Case 902-023, November 2001. (Revised December 2002.)
- October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
OAO YUKOS Oil Company
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Joshua N. Rosenbaum
This case presents the history and current position of Russia's second-largest oil company, YUKOS, as it seeks listing on the NYSE as an ADR and attempts to rid itself from a punishing "governance discount" by the capital markets. This is a company with a history of... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Russia
Salter, Malcolm S., and Joshua N. Rosenbaum. "OAO YUKOS Oil Company." Harvard Business School Case 902-021, October 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- October 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Herman Miller(B): Creating Innovation Streams
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
In 1997, Mike Volkema faced the difficulty of attempting to revitalize a once dynamic organization. Volkema wondered how he could incorporate advances made within subsidiaries, such as Miller SQA's business model innovation, into the company as a whole while also... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Product Design; Product Development; Product; Supply Chain Management; Business Model; Service Delivery; Customer Value and Value Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Herman Miller(B): Creating Innovation Streams." Harvard Business School Case 602-024, October 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
- October 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Nasdaq Japan: E-Merging Markets
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kristin M. Kohler
Describes the design and launch of Nasdaq Japan. Addresses issues concerning the design of electronic markets, the impact of information technology on market structures and relationships, the launch of new ventures by established firms, and the cultural issues that... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets; Technological Innovation; Management; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Financial Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Japan
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kristin M. Kohler. "Nasdaq Japan: E-Merging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 802-056, October 2001. (Revised February 2002.)