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- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, private equity firms are in high-stakes competition with public companies to identify takeover targets. During some M&A waves, public companies dominate while in other periods private equity... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
Heinz Takeover Bid (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317127-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-128 Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/819055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 918-401 Keurig: Hostile Takeover (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/918401-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System
the rest of their years." In fact, China has a history of private enterprise and entrepreneurship that predates the West. "This was a freer economy in 1800 than any part of Western Europe," Kirby argues. Since the takeover by the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
108-092 An exercise that takes students through five stages of growth in an entrepreneurial start-up in the medical devices industry: 1) founding, 2) growth, 3) push to profitability, 4) refocusing process, and 5) takeover by new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
if not the competence, of the workers in that facility. Are such efforts appropriate, even in situations in which disclosure can exacerbate the very problem for which a solution is sought? When should the takeover happen: (1) immediately,... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
a palliative care program. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/615052-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case PEL-073 Between Compliance and Support: The Role of the Commonwealth in District Takeovers No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
(The nature of those proposals varied, but most frequently they focused on executive compensation and issues related to corporate takeover efforts.) Among those, the researchers identified 155 proposals that would have been automatically... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
of managers and shareholders. Takeovers were favored as a means of enforcing the urgency of such alignment. At about this time, according to Khurana, deregulation came along that both made it possible and more tempting for agents to act... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
were paralyzed by fear of a Chinese takeover of the world. Google didn't exactly leave China or prevail in the face-off over government-banned content. The BP oil spill debacle in the U.S. Gulf region didn't destroy the company, didn't... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
management friendly provisions, we identify the economic determinants of the resulting trade-offs for shareholder value. Consistent with the theory, our empirical analysis shows that provisions that allow managers to delay takeovers have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
disciplining role of banks and bank debt in the market for corporate control, focusing on takeovers between 1992 and 2005. We find that relationship bank lending intensity and bank client network (the number of firms that the bank deals... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
Working PapersHedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers Authors:Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor Abstract We examine long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D filings by portfolio investors... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
incentives necessary to maximize shareholder value? The era of private equity is far from over—the top funds have become very large and are likely to play an influential role in future market cycles. Boards that ask these questions, and act on them, won't just beat the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/318158-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 212-064 Simon Storage No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/212064-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 418-015 Gene Lee Navigates the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
challenges as it seeks to continue its growth. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816013-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-010 The Allergan Board Under Fire (A) In 2014, the Allergan Inc. board of directors received a surprise View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
prominent feature of the corporate landscape, escaping some of their earlier approbation as corporate raiders or, even worse, "greenmailers." Activism covered a range of approaches—from proxy votes and demands for Board seats, to full blown View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
that is publicly traded in Spain and controlled by the Entrecanales family. In 2006, the company joined the highly politicized cross-border takeover battle for Spain's largest electric utility, Endesa, by acquiring a 10% stake that it... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
American business ought to be run, including changes to fiduciary duties, legal liability, takeover rules, and business education, among many other areas." Lorsch and Khurana will air their views in more detail to an academic... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
profitability, 4) relocation process, and 5) takeover by new management. At each stage, students must confront tensions in balancing profit, growth, and control. Difficulties encountered in the business are due to management's attempts to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel