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- March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: Deciding about "Megadeals"
By: Anette Mikes
Inspired by one of the few banks that successfully weathered the 2007-2009 credit crisis, the case illustrates risk management in a corporate finance business. Chief executive Alastair Dowes has to decide if the risk governance process is adequate to uncover mega-risks... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Decision Making; Performance Evaluation; Credit; Balance and Stability; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation Offer; Performance Effectiveness; Corporate Finance; Banking Industry
Mikes, Anette. Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: Deciding about "Megadeals". Harvard Business School Case 109-071, March 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 06 Dec 2013
- News
The Blockbuster Movie Model That Ate Hollywood
- October 2018
- Article
Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com
By: Feng Zhu and Qihong Liu
Platform owners sometimes enter complementors' product spaces to compete against them directly. Prior studies have offered two possible explanations for such entries: platform owners may target the most successful complementors so as to appropriate value from their... View Details
Keywords: Amazon; Complementors; Co-opetition; Entry; Platform-based Markets; Competition; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy
Zhu, Feng, and Qihong Liu. "Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com." Strategic Management Journal 39, no. 10 (October 2018): 2618–2642.
- April 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)
By: Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber
Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge-fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979 they... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict of Interests; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Ferri, Fabrizio, V.G. Narayanan, and James Weber. "Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)." Harvard Business School Case 108-024, April 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- 04 Aug 2015
- News
At Gravity Payments, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
- 05 Oct 2015
HBS 2+2 Information Session at Northwestern
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions to an Admissions Officer. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will... View Details
- 12 Oct 2023
HBS Information Session at London School of Economics
Do you know where an MBA can take you? Open your mind to the breadth of career opportunities available in business and feel the flexibility of the MBA degree. Come learn more about the MBA program at HBS including the 2+2 Program, a... View Details
- 03 Aug 2021
Life at HBS Chat: Club Conferences
Life At HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. These current students will share their backgrounds and talk about how they have cultivated their personal and... View Details
- 08 Oct 2015
HBS 2+2 Information Session at Stanford
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions to an Admissions Officer. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will... View Details
- 04 Nov 2015
HBS 2+2 Information Session at UVA
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions to an Admissions Officer. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
HBS Admissions Information Session at Stanford
Join us to learn more about the MBA program at HBS and the college programs such as the 2+2 Program, a deferred admission process for current students, either in college or full-time masters programs. It is comprised of View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
HBS 2+2 Information Session at Illinois
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. Registration is not required but encouraged.... View Details
- 04 May 2022
Life at HBS Chat: Sweden (In-Person)
Join for a unique opportunity to learn more about the application process, the MBA experience and life at HBS directly from HBS alumni. HBS Club of Sweden will host an in-person event and feature alumni who will share their background and... View Details
- 22 May 2017
- Blog Post
Changing How You Think at HBS
My name is Gilles Oubuih and I’m an EC student at HBS. I’m French (by my mother) Moroccan (by my father) and grew up in both countries prior to going to Essec School in Paris. Prior to HBS, I worked for four years in M&A advisory and... View Details
- March 2019
- Supplement
Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (B)
By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Francois Brochet
This case serves as a complement to the case "Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (A)". View Details
Heese, Jonas, Suraj Srinivasan, and Francois Brochet. "Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 119-090, March 2019.
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference
The media and entertainment business can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride — particularly in today’s climate of tight margins and consolidation. But that state of flux creates opportunity, agreed panelists at the Women’s Student... View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana
path forward was clear. Interns would be joining the company that summer as planned, and while recruiting had wrapped up, there could even be room for more. The Flexible Culture at Humana The path forward at... View Details
- 13 Jan 2020
Life at HBS Chat in Kiev
Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details
- 10 Jan 2020
Life at HBS Chat in Bangkok
Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details
- 16 Dec 2019
Life at HBS Chat in Bogotá
Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their experience. Current students will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details