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- October 2013 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal
By: Lucy White, Benjamin C. Esty and Lisa Mazzanti
On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Contest; Proxy Battle; Proxy Advisor; ISS; Glass Lewis & Co.; Hedge Fund; Short Selling; Share Lending; Telecommunications; Voting Rights; Empty Voting; Equity Decoupling; Share Unification; Dual Class Shares; Canada; Exchange Ratio; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Investment Activism; Public Equity; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; British Columbia; United States; New York (city, NY)
White, Lucy, Benjamin C. Esty, and Lisa Mazzanti. "The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 214-001, October 2013. (Revised September 2014.)
- 06 Nov 2008
- News
Google Won't Pursue Yahoo Ad Deal
- 30 Nov 2008
- News
Delayed Gratification
- 12 Dec 2008
- News
Starting Over, With a Second Career Goal of Changing Society
- 24 Mar 2009
- News
Oversaving, a Burden for Our Times
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
of the pandemic, Theuerkauf and Stockmann took a leave of absence from HBS in the fall of 2020 to work on Syrup, which they continued to do while completing their studies in the spring of 2021, and then graduated the following December. Today, the View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
promotions was not my thing. I wanted to make great records, not promote bad ones, so I kept going until I got the opportunity to do the thing I came to New York City to do: make iconic rap records. —Drew... View Details
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. It became a New York Times bestseller and received the Global Business Book Award for the best business book published... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
page turner in terms of how we were going to escape the claws of this hostile predator who in fact, had bought Lincoln Savings in New York and Union Oil in Canada. And within a year or two from the time that... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
DVD War
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
In 2006, the DVD was the most popular storage medium in the entertainment and computer industries. The development of high-definition (HD) technology created a need for a format with greater storage capacity. Instead of agreeing on a single standard for a new HD disc,... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Entertainment; Business History; Intellectual Property; Product; Competition; Technology Adoption; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "DVD War." Harvard Business School Case 706-504, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
2022) included as one of the Next Big Idea Club’s 2022 Books We Can't Wait to Read. Ranjay Gulati : Deep Purpose (Harper Business, 2022) included as one of the Porchlight Business Bestsellers of 2022. Ranjay Gulati : Deep Purpose included as one of the Thinkers50 Best... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?
is a level playing field a good thing? Take the immediate arguments surrounding U.S. trade with China, for example. Floyd Norris, writing recently in the The New York Times, suggests that steps to encourage... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise
their journeys before and during the MBA program. Sandra Tsikor (MBA 2025) Where is your hometown? I was raised in Tema, Ghana and moved to New York City when I was 8 years old. What was your pre-MBA... View Details
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
Almost fifty years ago, nineteen-year-old Andy Grove stepped off a boat in New York City, a poor immigrant from Hungary who barely escaped Nazi occupation. A decade later he co-founded Intel, the chipmaker... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
come first. The authors have identified six common barriers to change: (1) unclear direction on strategy and values, which often leads to conflicting priorities; (2) senior executives who don't work as a team and haven't committed to a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.
Consumer bankruptcies usually climb alongside unemployment rates as filers seek to discharge debt and get a fresh start, write the authors of the new working paper Bankruptcy and the COVID-19 Crisis. “Historically, the number one cause of... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 30 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Finding Pride
group started up an annual potluck in New York City, and 10 or 12 of us would drive down to meet 60 to 70 wonderful, accomplished gay and lesbian alums. I was co-president of the GSA my second year, and... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
facilitating face-to-face interactions can provide information that impacts the formation of scientific collaborations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-023.pdf Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club
a conflicted Catholic from Ohio, I packed my bags and made my way to New York City at 18 years old. New city, new school, View Details
- 23 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Real Wal-Mart Effect
This opinion piece, first published in the New York Times in August 2005, has been updated by Pankaj Ghemawat for HBS Working Knowledge.Mighty Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less... View Details