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      • January 1998 (Revised September 2000)
      • Case

      Neiman Marcus (A)

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
      The management of Neiman Marcus, a highly successful luxury goods retailer, is considering ways to grow the business and continue to return in excess of 15% on capital. Among the options on the table is a jewelry store concept called The Galleries. View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Investment; Investment Return; Operations; Luxury; Retail Industry
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Neiman Marcus (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-098, January 1998. (Revised September 2000.)
      • January 1998 (Revised February 2006)
      • Background Note

      Creating Competitive Advantage

      By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
      A firm such as Schering-Plough that earns superior, long-run financial returns within its industry is said to enjoy a competitive advantage over its rivals. This note examines the logic of how firms create competitive advantage. It emphasizes two themes: First, to... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Management; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Value Creation; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Jan W. Rivkin. "Creating Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-062, January 1998. (Revised February 2006.)
      • January 1998 (Revised November 2003)
      • Case

      Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A)

      By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
      Describes secretive negotiations that took place between the top executives of Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg in the fall of 1994, when the two firms were contemplating a merger that would create one of the world's most powerful investment banks. By December, in order... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Investment Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Consolidation; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-140, January 1998. (Revised November 2003.)
      • January – February 1998
      • Article

      How High Is Your Return on Management?

      By: R. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Keywords: Management
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      Simons, R., and Antonio Davila. "How High Is Your Return on Management?" Harvard Business Review 76, no. 1 (January–February 1998): 71–80.
      • December 1997 (Revised September 1998)
      • Case

      Yale University Investments Office: November 1997

      By: Josh Lerner
      David Swensen, chief investment officer at Yale University, reviews the $6 billion endowment strategy, which places an unusually heavy emphasis on private equity and other illiquid securities. Changing market conditions in November 1997 cause him to rethink... View Details
      Keywords: Change; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Marketing Strategy; Strategy; Education Industry
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      Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: November 1997." Harvard Business School Case 298-077, December 1997. (Revised September 1998.)
      • November 1997 (Revised December 1999)
      • Case

      Cinemex

      By: James L. Heskett
      The founders of Cinemex, the largest capitalized venture start-up in Mexican history, are debating several issues concerning the operations of their new chain of motion picture theatres in Mexico City. The first concerns whether some seats should be left unsold to... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Service Operations; Debates; Venture Capital; Customer Satisfaction; Advertising; Investment; Theater Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Mexico City
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      Heskett, James L. "Cinemex." Harvard Business School Case 898-108, November 1997. (Revised December 1999.)
      • September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
      • Case

      French Pension System, The: On the Verge of Retirement?

      By: David A. Moss, Anne Dias and Bertrand O. Stephann
      Surveys the French pension system, its particular institutional characteristics, and some of the critical challenges and opportunities facing French reformers. Like almost every other industrialized country, France has a large pay-as-you-go public pension system that... View Details
      Keywords: Retirement; Compensation and Benefits; Capital Markets; Economic Growth; Labor; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Welfare; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Public Administration Industry; France
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      Moss, David A., Anne Dias, and Bertrand O. Stephann. "French Pension System, The: On the Verge of Retirement?" Harvard Business School Case 798-032, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
      • September 1997
      • Background Note

      Note on Political Risk Analysis

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Describes the emergence and subsequent decline of the political risk analysis industry. Discusses what political risk means for multinational firms and various ways in which firms have tried to analyze and grapple with these risks. View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics
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      Spar, Debora L., Heidi Deringer, and Jennifer Wang. "Note on Political Risk Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-022, September 1997.
      • July 1997 (Revised August 1997)
      • Case

      numeric investors l.p.

      By: Andre F. Perold and Brian J. Tierney
      Numeric Investors manages equity portfolios with the use of a momentum model and a value model. The momentum model is based on earnings surprise and analysts' revisions of their earnings estimates. The firm offers long-short as well as long-only strategies, and its... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Cost; Equity; Financial Strategy; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Management; Product Development; Performance Efficiency; Business Strategy
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      Perold, Andre F., and Brian J. Tierney. "numeric investors l.p." Harvard Business School Case 298-012, July 1997. (Revised August 1997.)
      • July 1997
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      National Champions and Corruption: Some Unpleasant Interventionist Arithmetic

      By: Alberto Ades and Rafael Di Tella
      We present a hold-up model of investment where active industrial policy promotes both corruption and investment. Since corruption deters investment, the effect of industrial policy on investment is lower than when corruption is absent. We find evidence suggesting that... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption
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      Ades, Alberto, and Rafael Di Tella. "National Champions and Corruption: Some Unpleasant Interventionist Arithmetic." Economic Journal 107, no. 443 (July 1997): 1023–43.
      • June 1997 (Revised February 2000)
      • Case

      Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions

      By: Robert L. Simons and Ramsey Walker
      Ramsey Walker, a second-year MBA student, must decide how to control a family business as an absentee owner. After providing background details on the publishing industry, the case requires the reader to: 1) make a product segmentation decision; 2) prepare a profit... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure; Family and Family Relationships; Market Design; Management Systems; Planning; Profit; Performance Evaluation; Segmentation; Corporate Strategy; Investment Return; Publishing Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Ramsey Walker. "Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 197-084, June 1997. (Revised February 2000.)
      • June 1997 (Revised February 2012)
      • Case

      The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)

      By: Thomas J. DeLong
      On November 3, 1986, after a three-hour board of directors meeting, Union Carbide decided to accept First Boston's proposal to embark on a $2.5 billion recapitalization program. Jameson and his associates' efforts had paid off. Jameson had reason to be excited: He had... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Investment Banking; Financial Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Financial Services Industry
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      DeLong, Thomas J. "The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 897-201, June 1997. (Revised February 2012.)
      • April 1997
      • Background Note

      Note on Value Drivers

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
      Presents a framework for analyzing strategic decisions. Takes as given the practice of value-based management whereby managers use value as a primary criterion when making financial, strategic, or investment decisions. Through a simple valuation model, it shows how... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Equity; Financial Strategy; Investment; Profit; Framework; Growth Management; Value Creation
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      Esty, Benjamin C. "Note on Value Drivers." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-082, April 1997.
      • March 1997 (Revised August 2017)
      • Case

      Compagnie du Froid, S.A.

      By: Robert Simons and Antonio Dávila
      The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal temperature; calculate revenue, volume, price, and efficiency variances; analyze the effects of transfer prices;... View Details
      Keywords: Analysis; Investment Return; Performance Evaluation; Revenue; Budgets and Budgeting; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; France; Spain; Italy
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      Simons, Robert, and Antonio Dávila. "Compagnie du Froid, S.A." Harvard Business School Case 197-085, March 1997. (Revised August 2017.)
      • March 1997 (Revised November 2013)
      • Case

      Purity Steel Corporation, 2012

      By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Managers introduce a new performance evaluation system based on sales growth and return-on-investment (ROI). A branch manager wonders whether his new warehouse should be leased to mitigate the impact on ROI. Formulas and performance calculations are provided. A... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Return; Judgments; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Efficiency; Compensation and Benefits; Salesforce Management; Performance Consistency; Performance Productivity; Steel Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Purity Steel Corporation, 2012." Harvard Business School Case 197-082, March 1997. (Revised November 2013.)
      • February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
      • Case

      Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)

      By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
      In early 1997, Smith Breeden Associates, a money management and consulting firm, was pondering the future of the Equity Plus Fund. The Equity Plus Fund was an S&P enhanced-index fund that tried to outperform the S&P Index by replicating the index using low-cost... View Details
      Keywords: Assets; Cash; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Mortgages; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Marketing; Performance; Consulting Industry
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      Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-089, February 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
      • February 1997 (Revised April 1997)
      • Case

      Harrington Financial Group

      By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
      In early 1997, Harrington Bank, a small Indiana savings and loan (thrift) wondered what its next move should be. Harrington was acquired in 1988 by the principals of Smith Breeden Associates, a money-management and consulting firm specializing in the application of... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Price; Risk Management; Mortgages; Contracts; Asset Management; Investment; Financial Services Industry
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      Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Harrington Financial Group." Harvard Business School Case 297-088, February 1997. (Revised April 1997.)
      • October 1996 (Revised March 2011)
      • Background Note

      Note on Valuation in Private Equity Settings, A

      By: Josh Lerner and John Willinge
      This note discusses several ways in which venture-backed firms can be valued, including comparables, net present value, decision-tree analysis, and the "venture capital method." View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment; Valuation
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      Lerner, Josh, and John Willinge. "Note on Valuation in Private Equity Settings, A." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-050, October 1996. (Revised March 2011.)
      • October 1996 (Revised April 2011)
      • Module Note

      Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module I

      By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
      Provides an overview of a module that focuses on how private equity funds are raised and structured. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds
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      Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module I." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-040, October 1996. (Revised April 2011.)
      • October 1996 (Revised May 2011)
      • Module Note

      Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module II

      By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
      Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the interaction between private equity investors and the firms they finance. View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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      Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module II." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-041, October 1996. (Revised May 2011.)
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