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- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
disproportionate stock price hit to an earnings miss reflects that informational problem. The promise of private equity involves solving that gap between owners and managers. Buybacks must be interpreted in that context as either... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
Does Competition Increase Patent Litigation? Empirical Evidence of Strategic Patenting in the Telecom Equipment Industry
By: Juan Alcacer and Rachelle C. Sampson
Anecdotal evidence suggests that patent litigation has increased in the last 20 years as firms in knowledge intensive industries use patents more frequently to protect their knowledge stocks and managers focus on extracting new revenue streams from existing patent... View Details
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
company badly needs a jolt of energy and expertise to grow and to resuscitate its declining stock price. The chief executive who promoted Barton is hopeful but hard-nosed; and Barton's IT group—while talented and tech-savvy—is impatient,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- January 2017
- Case
The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco... View Details
Keywords: Tyco; Dennis Kozlowski; Edward Breen; Fire Safety; Fire Protection; Security; Packaging; Securities And Exchange Commission; Fraud; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Earnings Management; Financial Statements; Goodwill Accounting; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Restructuring; Crime and Corruption; Engineering; Applied Optics; Chemicals; Construction; Metals and Minerals; Ethics; Finance; Cash Flow; Public Equity; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Executive Compensation; Selection and Staffing; Courts and Trials; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Value; Chemical Industry; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Energy Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Mining Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Utilities Industry; Republic of Ireland; Switzerland; Bermuda; United States; New Hampshire
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 717-459, January 2017.
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
significantly in America between 2007 and 2020. However, bias remained constant for ability, weight, and age, the study said. Creating a safe space for all voices to be heard requires leaders to take stock of their biases, both... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 08 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders
the New York Stock Exchange, to campus. Ten years ago, the HBS Women’s 50th commemoration offered an opportunity for HBS to recognize the enormous impact that women leaders have had on the School and on the world. The work continues... View Details
Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
- Web
2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
yield on the Bank of America Merrill Lynch index of high yield bonds, which remains fairly low. The bottom left and bottom right figures present the Case-Shiller 20 city index, a measure of real estate prices, and the cyclically-adjusted Price Earnings Ratio (CAPE), a... View Details
- Web
2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
session we will examine these contending views and take stock of where the debate currently stands. China's Century? The Logic and Limits of China's Global Leadership Associate Professor Meg Rithmire + More Info – Less Info Depending on... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
bought the rest of the stock and changed the name to Boston Concessions Group. From the beginning, O'Donnell's vision of the company's future went far beyond the traditional parameters. "The way I looked at it," he says, "we were in the... View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Access real-world employment data from HBS alumni with the Career Trends tool
in Boston with my level of experience?” “I’m entering salary negotiations with my current software company and want to understand if the stock options offered are in line with my peers.” “I recently graduated and am working as a manager... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
power. For example, movie studios are probably more confident that a Tom Cruise movie will emerge as the winner of a competitive July 4 opening weekend than a movie with an unknown actor, and will adjust their release strategy accordingly. Q: What is the Hollywood... View Details
- Web
Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Photography John D. Gordan, III Kheel Center, Cornell University Library of Congress Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Mike Luckovich and Creators Syndicate The Metropolitan Museum of Art The New York Public Library New York Stock Exchange... View Details
- April 2023 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Fermenting Accounting Problems at Vermont Kombucha Corp.
By: Tatiana Sandino and Marshal Herrmann
Founded in 2005, Vermont Kombucha Corp. (V-Ko) was an early mover in the fledgling U.S. market for kombucha, a drink brewed for its health benefits. Early on, the company captured more than 90% of market share. Under the leadership of its founder and CEO, Joe Williams,... View Details
Keywords: Going Public; Business Model; Financial Reporting; Ethics; Corporate Governance; Stock Shares; Food and Beverage Industry
Sandino, Tatiana, and Marshal Herrmann. "Fermenting Accounting Problems at Vermont Kombucha Corp." Harvard Business School Case 123-064, April 2023. (Revised July 2023.)
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
We know surprisingly little about mergers and acquisitions, despite the buckets of ink spilled on the topic. In fact, our collective wisdom could be summed up in a few short sentences: Acquirers usually pay too much. Friendly deals done using View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
A: Leaders must make conscious, principled choices. Such principled choices define a firm's character. They are: Purpose: It defines the firm's contribution to customers, employees, investors, community, and society, not only increasing View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954
to put his quantitative and analytical skills to good use. Headed by the legendary Marvin Bower (MBA '30), an early leader of both the firm and the management consulting profession itself, who had recently begun the practice of stocking... View Details
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Insider Data from Thomson Reuters Ownership Data
is a database of transactions (buying and selling of stock) so it is meant to be a record of changes in position, not a snapshot by quarter. Choose Database Select Thomson Reuters Under Insiders Data on left select Table 1. Stock... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
Camshafts Limited (PCL) was founded by my father, Yatin Shah, 25 years ago in a small, 100-square-meter shed. In the beginning, the company manufactured 600 camshafts a month. Today, PCL is listed on the Indian stock exchange,... View Details
- Web
Dillon House | About
finance, government, diplomacy, economics, and art. A 1931 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange from 1931 until 1936, when he became a director, and subsequently president, of the... View Details
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
mounted, the stock tanked, people were laid off, and some good employees jumped ship. The platform burned for all but the most complacent. Yet the economic collapse meant there was little or no funding left for new plant equipment, a new... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter