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  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

Shareholders' Value?

if one excludes new start-ups, most new capital is provided by debt. Of course, liquidity in the stock market does enable investors to capture gains on their investments, and it also enables mergers and acquisitions. To provide adequate... View Details
  • Web

Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience

Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock Exchanges printer-friendly... View Details
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

screening ability since the returns were higher than those that earned from investing in analysts' top stock picks that were not selected by the committee. Finally, we find that abnormal announcement returns and trading volume at the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

Abstract Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the most central firms and a short position in the least central firms earns an average... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2005
  • News

Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper

The commercial real estate business was in a shambles fifteen years ago, but just look at it now. After a complete rehab, the industry has become the darling of investors eager for alternatives to lackluster stocks and bonds. But will the... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Real Estate
  • 20 Jun 2012
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

precariously) nascent stage. In our opinion, the field of leadership education has reached a critical stage. After several decades of experimentation, with scores of teachers having developed and delivered a wide range of courses on the topic, we believe that the time... View Details
Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education
  • 28 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

stock turnovers that drive LEGO's business model. Senior distribution manager Asger Juncher Métais said the group should assume that all retailers want quick lead times and fast stock turnover, capabilities... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 29 Jan 2021
  • News

Holding Business to Account

something counterintuitive to those outside the sector: They used FedEx stock to encourage change. Slowly, starting in 2009, through shareholder proposals, investor statements, and presentations at FedEx annual meetings, the group... View Details
  • Web

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services | Baker Library

of Use . Learn More Finding a Time Series of Financial Data in Compustat Finding a Time Series of Stock Prices in CRSP Finding Historical Financial Statements with Compustat Finding CUSIPs in CRSP Still need help? Our expert librarians... View Details
  • November 2010
  • Supplement

Magna International, Inc. (B)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Voting; Family Ownership; Cost; Cost vs Benefits; Stock Shares; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada
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  • October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
  • Case

GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (A)

By: Joseph Pacelli and Sarah Mehta
This case covers the events leading up to the 2021 GameStop short squeeze. Using GameStop as an illustrative example, the case explores the rise in retail trading, increased financial information sharing on social media, and the gamification of investing enabled by... View Details
Keywords: Value; Stocks; Financial Markets; Social Media; Investment; Applications and Software; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • 2009
  • Case

Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure (TN): Brief Case.

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
Keywords: Capital Structure; Financial Strategy; Interest Rates; Taxation; Stocks; Consumer Products Industry
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  • March 2007 (Revised March 2008)
  • Case

The Nikkei 225 Reconstitution

By: Robin Greenwood
Taka Haneda, a proprietary trader at the Tokyo office of Goldman Sachs, has just learned that the Nikkei 225 will undergo a significant redefinition over the coming week. He faces several billion dollars of customer orders, as well as the opportunity to commit the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Liquidity; Stocks; Investment Return; Price; Market Transactions; Financial Services Industry; Tokyo
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  • 19 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value

conduct an impromptu experiment. They hypothesized that the market reaction to the SEC announcement could help determine whether increasing shareholder power would be considered good or bad in the eyes of the stock market. They detail... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

    William P. Stiritz

    Stiritz was instrumental in streamlining Purina’s business operations – divesting of non-core, mature business lines and investing in brand name growth products. Through his leadership, Purina’s stock price increased 15-fold, outpacing... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • 01 Dec 2017
    • News

    Flight Path

    hour isn’t easy,” he says. “The technology has to be invisible to the viewer. It’s really the case here that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression.” London’s Alexandra Palace, site of the 2017 Allianz World Championship of drone racing (photo by PA Images... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna
    • 27 Nov 2013
    • News

    No Bologna, Please

    into Panera," he told the HBS Alumni Bulletin in 2004. "As we went through a year-and-a-half of divestitures, our stock sank to a split-adjusted $3 a share. Those were not happy times." Today, Panera's share price hovers around $180,... View Details
    Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality
    • Fast Answer

    Resources for Harvard Economics Students

    complete list of databases available to the Harvard Community via WRDS. See WRDS Fast Answers for more information.  Which databases can I use in person at Baker Library?  Bloomberg  Current and historical financial information is available here on... View Details

      Willibald H. Conzen

      Conzen built Schering Corporation into a global health care organization through the acquisitions of Plough, Incorporated and Scholl, Incorporated. Through his leadership, Schering-Plough increased their earnings by 30% and doubled the company’s View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare
      • 08 Oct 2010
      • What Do You Think?

      Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

      Street reform. In addition to the disclosure of the annual compensation of the CEO, the bill requires organizations with publicly held stock to disclose the median total annual compensation of all employees and the ratio comparing these... View Details
      Keywords: by Jim Heskett