Publications

18 May 2021

HBS Alumni Club Series: Wisconsin

Join for a unique opportunity to hear straight from HBS alumni regarding their MBA experience. The HBS Club of Wisconsin will host this virtual event and feature alumni who will share their background and talk about how they cultivated... View Details

June 2022
Background Note

FIELD Immersion 2022: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

By: Karen Mills and Tom Quinn

24 Apr 2017
HBS Seminar

Bob Batt, University of Wisconsin School of Business

November 1989 (Revised March 2000)
Case

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (A): Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress

By: Michael C. Jensen, Willy Burkhardt and Brian Barry

Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a regional railroad formed in a leveraged buyout, which is currently in default on its loan covenants. The case uses this situation to examine the financial structure of a typical LBO association and its internal control mechanisms and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry

September 1998 (Revised September 1998)
Teaching Note

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners Series TN

By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry

Teaching Note for (9-190-062), (9-190-070), and (9-891-509). View Details

Keywords: Rail Industry

27 Jan 2020

Information Session at the University of Wisconsin Madison

Join us to learn more about our college programs including 2+2, Peek Weekend, and SVMP. You will have the opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. View Details

26 Oct 2022
HBS Seminar

Sarada, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison

November 1989 (Revised December 1996)
Supplement

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance

By: Michael C. Jensen

Describes the resolution of the default situation. Further examines the internal control mechanisms and distinct role of the board of directors of a typical LBO association. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Leveraged Buyouts; Rail Industry

03 Jun 2015
News

For U.S. Manufacturing, Opportunities and Challenges

August 2001
Case

Aurora Health Care: Finding "a Better Way"

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Kevin M. Dwyer

The largest hospital system in Wisconsin is trying to respond to new threats from nontraditional care providers. This case presents the hospital's dilemma as it tries to create change from within. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; SWOT Analysis; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry

November 1991
Case

Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (B)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard

Monsanto has yet to receive FDA approval for BST, a growth hormone for cows. Anti-BST groups have successfully lobbied Wisconsin and Minnesota, major milk producing states, to ban milk from BST-injected cows; the FDA has charged Monsanto with improperly promoting BST... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Safety; Food; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Law Enforcement; Conflict and Resolution; Research and Development; Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Minnesota; Wisconsin

28 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Yas Motoyama, Kauffman Foundation

18 May 2006
News

They'd Sooner Fix Medicaid

2003
Other Unpublished Work

Initiative for a Competitive Milwaukee: A Call to Action

By: Michael E. Porter

The inner city of Milwaukee holds great promise, but is not advancing economically. The inner city has been hard hit by the loss of many of its largest employers as a result of relocation, acquisition and failure. According to the 2000 US Census data, thirty percent of... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Society; Poverty; Economy; Growth and Development; Wisconsin