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- 08 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Psychological Influence in Negotiation: An Introduction Long Overdue
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 13 Nov 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality
Keywords: by Zeynep Ton
- June 1987 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Mebel, Doran & Co.
Puts the student in the position of a senior official of a major New York investment bank who discovers that information has leaked to the market on a confidential takeover plan that was being developed by a corporate client. The official has to decide how to deal with... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Crisis Management; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Mebel, Doran & Co." Harvard Business School Case 287-001, June 1987. (Revised September 1997.)
- Web
Health Policy (Management) - Doctoral
Health Policy (Management) Health care is one of the most complex and fiercely debated industries in the country, and the ramifications of policy decisions reverberate through every sector of American life. The PhD program in Health... View Details
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
- October 2019
- Case
Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Acquisitions (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Impax Laboratories was a technology-based pharmaceutical company that used a “dual platform” strategy to sell both generic and branded treatments. While Impax had grown organically for most of its history, it was beginning to use major acquisitions for growth. In the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Acquisitions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 220-030, October 2019.
- Web
Curriculum - Case Method Project
Supreme Court decision Citizens United , which determined that laws restricting independent corporate campaign expenditures violated the First Amendment. The majority opinion, the concurrences, and the... View Details
- Program
Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance
Summary As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
case:http://hbr.org/search/813077-PDF-ENG Developing the Materiality Matrix at Telefónica Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Asun Cano EscoriazaHarvard Business School Case 413-088 Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Program
Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms
platforms. Key Benefits For business leaders, platforms present enormous opportunities but also pose serious risks. Competing in what have been called "multi-sided markets driven by network effects" is often akin to playing three-dimensional chess. By examining the... View Details
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By: Dutch Leonard
Professor Leonard teaches about leadership and strategy for both private sector and social organizations. Topics covered in his courses include leadership and the design of strategy for social-mission organizations (including the corporate social responsibility efforts... View Details
- June 20, 2013
- Article
The Tyranny of Minority Shareholders
By: Josh Baron and Henry Foley
The article discusses challenges arising from minority ownership in the context of the proposed Empire State Building IPO. It emphasizes the complexities that minority shareholders can introduce in business decisions when families take their assets public. The article... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Ownership; Family Ownership; Corporate Governance; Power and Influence
Baron, Josh, and Henry Foley. "The Tyranny of Minority Shareholders." Wealth Management (website) (June 20, 2013).
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Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
business. Yet until the 1980s, terms like strategic positioning and competitive advantage were absent from the corporate lexicon. Even today, many leaders and managers fail to grasp the fundamental concepts... View Details
- June 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The CW: Launching a Television Network
By: Anita Elberse and S. Mark Young
In May 2006, Dawn Ostroff, president of entertainment of the newly formed CW Television Network, was faced with the task of choosing the final set of programs for the 2006 fall schedule, which she would present to advertisers at the annual "upfront" market in New York... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Television Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Strategic Planning; Networks; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, and S. Mark Young. "The CW: Launching a Television Network." Harvard Business School Case 507-050, June 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
- October 2019
- Supplement
Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Transactions (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Impax Laboratories was a technology-based pharmaceutical company that used a “dual platform” strategy to sell both generic and branded treatments. While Impax had grown organically for most of its history, it was beginning to use major acquisitions for growth. In the... View Details
- September 1990 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1972
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and William Schiano
Addresses corporate restructuring. Asks students to consider how Kaiser should respond to strong competition from imported steel. Focuses particularly on labor relations in the U.S. steel industry and the feedback from contract negotiations and wage settlements into... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Investment; Contracts; Negotiation; Labor and Management Relations; Competition; Steel Industry; United States
Luehrman, Timothy A., and William Schiano. "Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1972." Harvard Business School Case 291-012, September 1990. (Revised December 1990.)
- 2017
- Book
The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations
By: Tsedal Neeley
For nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border organizations, yet studies on corporate language strategies and their importance for globalization have been scarce. In The Language of Global Success, Tsedal Neeley provides an... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Residency; Corporate Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Brazil; France; Germany; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Thailand; United States
Neeley, Tsedal. The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017.
- March 1989 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc.
Gives students the opportunity to explore the effect of substantial free cash flow on corporate acquisition and operating strategies. Students are also given the opportunity to extract information from the common stock prices of the participating firms. A variety of... View Details
Ruback, Richard S. "Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 289-045, March 1989. (Revised October 1994.)