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- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
Europe and Africa because property rights are more difficult to enforce there. —Walter Kuemmerle The first difference is the development of capital markets and the transparency of these markets. In countries... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- December 2017
- Supplement
Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
In January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese—the Australian dairy company—was considering a bid for Mondelēz International’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business which included several leading consumer brands (Vegemite—the iconic Australian spread,... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Value Drivers; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF); Dairy Industry; Corporate Scope; Diversification; Consumer Goods; Iconic Brands; Australia; Corporate Finance; Bidding Strategy; Cross Border; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Value Creation; Business Divisions; Capital Structure; Food; Bids and Bidding; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Australia; United States
- February 2008
- Teaching Note
DermaCare: Zapping Zits Directly (TN)
Teaching Note for [808064]. View Details
- September 1997
- Case
Tri Valley Growers: A New Age Co-op
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Mollie H. Carter
Tri Valley Growers is a dominant co-operative in its industry and, yet, still suffers from poor returns. The board of directors worked with the new CEO to change the product, market, and financing focus of the co-op to assure a long and profitable future for its... View Details
Goldberg, Ray A., and Mollie H. Carter. "Tri Valley Growers: A New Age Co-op." Harvard Business School Case 598-003, September 1997.
- March 2001
- Case
Sime Darby Berhad (C): Responding to the Asian Crisis
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Economy; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Malaysia
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle Melito Wu. "Sime Darby Berhad (C): Responding to the Asian Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 701-118, March 2001.
- December 2017 (Revised January 2022)
- Supplement
Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
In January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese—the Australian dairy company—was considering a bid for Mondelēz International’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business which included several leading consumer brands including Vegemite, the iconic Australian... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Value Drivers; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF); Dairy Industry; Corporate Scope; Consumer Goods; Iconic Brands; Bidding Strategy; Cross Border; Financing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Value Creation; Business Divisions; Capital Structure; Food; Bids and Bidding; Diversification; Brands and Branding; Corporate Finance; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Australia; United States
- December 2005 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Andrew N. McLean
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
Relates the events leading up to the announcement in February 2005 that INVESTools, a Utah-based provider of investor education services, would be restating prior-year financial statements due to inappropriate revenue recognition. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Accounting Audits; Financial Statements; Capital Markets; Currency Exchange Rate; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry; Utah
Kimbrough, Michael D., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 106-009, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- 30 May 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride
entrepreneurial community's success has attracted capital on an unprecedented scale. The venture capital market and the market for initial public... View Details
Keywords: by William Mahoney
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
capital through their network. Results would also help IC members discuss the larger question about the relationship of financial returns and social returns. In short, should capital providers expect some... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- November 2005 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
MCI's board of directors is considering competing bids from Verizon and Qwest. Qwest, a smaller company with a weaker balance sheet, is offering almost a billion dollars more. But Verizon, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, has a history of... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Capital Markets; Financial Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Baker, Malcolm P., and James Quinn. "The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest." Harvard Business School Case 206-045, November 2005. (Revised October 2012.)
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
advantage of the opportunity. On the question of institutional support for entrepreneurship within different countries, Kuemmerle pointed to several dimensions. "The good news is that there is increasing capital View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- January 2004
- Article
Corporate Venturing: The Origins of Unilever's Pregnancy Test
By: Geoffrey Jones and Alison Kraft
The relative ability of different sizes of firm and organisational designs to develop and sustain dynamic capabilities in innovation and create new businesses remains a matter of contention. While Chandler among many others has emphasised the pre-eminent role of large... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Brands and Branding; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Development; Product Launch; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Great Britain
Jones, Geoffrey, and Alison Kraft. "Corporate Venturing: The Origins of Unilever's Pregnancy Test." Business History 46, no. 1 (January 2004): 100–122.
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
examples such as TripAdvisor, Wikipedia, and the New York Times, the authors offer strategies for competing in markets with network effects. New entrants should focus on customer groups that they are uniquely positioned to serve or appeal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
organization's external environment. Our review of institutional strategies is focused on emerging market contexts, settings that are characterized by weak capital market and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
for peace, justice, and tolerable taxes. This paper defines capitalism as a system of indirect governance for economic relationships, where all markets exist within institutional frameworks that are provided... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
bottom lines, ultimately depressing stock prices. To circumvent this problem, some firms issue "tracking stock," hoping that capital markets will perceive them much like traditional start-up... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A, B, C, & D)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 223-009, 223-066, 223-068, and 223-086. View Details
- 07 Nov 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Less Becoming More?
want to capitalize on the first-movers' research and development. . . . Regardless of the type of complexity, whether product- or choice-related, the consumer is ultimately overwhelmed." Addressing the issue of product complexity, K.... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
relocation of resources in affected fund families and in the asset management industry in general, as well as decline in capital of issuers borrowing from money funds. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51404... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel