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- February 2016
- Case
Hon Hai's Investment in Sharp
By: Mihir A. Desai, Keith Chi-ho Wong and Zachary Markovich
In March 2012, Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Ltd. (Hon Hai) announced its investment in the Sharp Corporation (Sharp). The deal was structured in two parts: the first had Hon Hai investing in Sharp, and the second involved Hon Hai founder, chairman, and CEO Terry... View Details
Keywords: Hon Hai; Sharp; LCD-TFT; East Asia; Net Present Value; Acquisitions; Valuation; Negotiation Deal; Acquisition; East Asia
Desai, Mihir A., Keith Chi-ho Wong, and Zachary Markovich. "Hon Hai's Investment in Sharp." Harvard Business School Case 216-035, February 2016.
- May 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Sharp Corporation 2004
By: David J. Collis
Presents the performance of Sharp Corp. in 2004. Illustrates Sharp's continuing leadership in the high end LCD market. View Details
Collis, David J. "Sharp Corporation 2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-508, May 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- February 1993 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy
By: David J. Collis and Tomo Noda
Teaches the evolution of the corporate strategy of Sharp Corp., Japan. Sharp Corp., a second-tier assembler of TV sets and home appliances, gradually and consistently improved performance by developing expertise in electronic device technologies such as specialized ICs... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Performance Improvement; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Technology Adoption; Electronics Industry; Japan
Collis, David J., and Tomo Noda. "Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 793-064, February 1993. (Revised April 1995.)
- December 1997 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Describes the efforts of the new managing director of Merck's subsidiary for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to transform the organization and its culture. Focuses on a critical decision: whether to offer the son of a high-ranking official in the government's national... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Ethics; Decision Making; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Conflict of Interests; Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-033, December 1997. (Revised October 2006.)
- February 2016
- Teaching Note
Hon Hai's Investment in Sharp
By: Mihir A. Desai, Keith Chi-ho Wong and Zachary D. Markovich
- August 1993 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy TN
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-793-064). View Details
- December 1997 (Revised September 1999)
- Supplement
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 398-034, December 1997. (Revised September 1999.)
- November 2004
- Teaching Note
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Teaching Note to (9-398-033) and (9-398-034). View Details
- October 2006
- Teaching Note
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B) (LCA)
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 13 Feb 2004
- Lecture
Merck, Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc." Speaker. "Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate
By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- November 2022
- Article
The Sharp Spikes of Poverty: Financial Scarcity Is Related to Higher Levels of Distress Intensity in Daily Life
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Erin L. Frey, Sandra C. Matz, Bertus F. Jeronimus and Adam D. Galinsky
Although income is an important predictor of life satisfaction, the precise forces that drive this relationship remain unclear. We propose that financial resources afford individuals a path to reducing the distressing impact of everyday hassles, in turn increasing... View Details
Keywords: Distress; Affect; Control; Financial Scarcity; Life Satisfaction; Income; Poverty; Well-being
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Erin L. Frey, Sandra C. Matz, Bertus F. Jeronimus, and Adam D. Galinsky. "The Sharp Spikes of Poverty: Financial Scarcity Is Related to Higher Levels of Distress Intensity in Daily Life." Social Psychological & Personality Science 13, no. 8 (November 2022): 1187–1198.
- May 2003
- Supplement
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc.
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Paul W. Marshall
Jim Sharpe discusses his early career at General Electric to his decision to purchase and run a small company. The discussion includes a detailed acquisition financing proposal, which resulted in Sharpe being able to raise virtually all of the financing from some... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Paul W. Marshall. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 803-803, May 2003.
- Article
Asymptotic Improvements of Lower Bounds for the Least Common Multiples of Arithmetic Progressions
By: Daniel M. Kane and Scott Duke Kominers
For relatively prime positive integers and r, we consider the least common multiple L_n:=\mathop{\textrm{lcm}}(u_0,u_1,\dots, u_n) of the finite arithmetic progression \{u_k:=u_0+kr\}_{k=0}^n. We derive new lower bounds on L_n that improve upon those obtained... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Kane, Daniel M., and Scott Duke Kominers. "Asymptotic Improvements of Lower Bounds for the Least Common Multiples of Arithmetic Progressions." Canadian Mathematical Bulletin 57, no. 3 (September 2014): 551–561.
- January 2019
- Article
Bubbles for Fama
By: Robin Greenwood, Andrei Shleifer and Yang You
We evaluate Eugene Fama's claim that stock prices do not exhibit price bubbles. Based on U.S. industry returns 1926–2014 and international sector returns 1985–2014, we present four findings: (1) Fama is correct in that a sharp price increase of an industry portfolio... View Details
Keywords: Bubble; Market Efficiency; Predictability; Price Bubble; Stocks; Price; Forecasting and Prediction
Greenwood, Robin, Andrei Shleifer, and Yang You. "Bubbles for Fama." Journal of Financial Economics 131, no. 1 (January 2019): 20–43. (Internet Appendix Here.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
How Inflation Expectations De-Anchor: The Role of Selective Memory Cues
By: Nicola Gennaioli, Marta Leva, Raphael Schoenle and Andrei Shleifer
In a model of memory and selective recall, household inflation expectations remain rigid when inflation is anchored but exhibit sharp instability during inflation surges, as similarity prompts retrieval of forgotten high-inflation experiences. Using data from the New... View Details
Gennaioli, Nicola, Marta Leva, Raphael Schoenle, and Andrei Shleifer. "How Inflation Expectations De-Anchor: The Role of Selective Memory Cues." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 32633, June 2024.
- January 2008
- Background Note
Measuring Investment Performance
By: Andre F. Perold and Kenneth A. Froot
Examines various approaches to measuring investment performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe and Information Ratios. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate the effect of using different metrics to measure... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Investment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Risk and Uncertainty
Perold, Andre F., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Measuring Investment Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-110, January 2008.
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
Many executives believe that leadership development is a job for the HR department. This may be the single biggest misconception they can have. As corporations have broken down work into manageable activities and then consolidated capabilities into areas of expertise,... View Details
- July 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Miracle Therapeutics: Negotiating an IP License (A)
By: Satish Tadikonda, Michael Singer, William Marks and Wendi Yajnik
(General Experience Case) Beth Sharp and Jennifer Brilliant founded Miracle Therapeutics based on intellectual property developed by Brilliant and her post-doctoral student, John Supreme, in Brilliant’s lab at Elite University (EU). Miracle will have to obtain a... View Details
Tadikonda, Satish, Michael Singer, William Marks, and Wendi Yajnik. "Miracle Therapeutics: Negotiating an IP License (A)." Harvard Business School Case 824-020, July 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- 30 Mar 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New US Ventures
Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
- January 2002 (Revised June 2002)
- Background Note
The Rise and Decline of e-Consulting
By: Ashish Nanda and M. Julia Prats
E-consulting began as a specialized consulting service in the late 1990s. In January 2000, more than 100 firms were characterized as e-consultants. By December 2001, more than 50% of these firms had disappeared. This case tracks the rapid rise and sharp decline of... View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and M. Julia Prats. "The Rise and Decline of e-Consulting." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-175, January 2002. (Revised June 2002.)