HBSP (USA)
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Relational Investors and Home Depot (B)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409082-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €5.74
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Subprime Meltdown: American Housing and Global Financial Turmoil
Rotemberg, Julio J.Case HBS-708042-EFinanceThis case focuses on the financial difficulties faced in the US from August to December 2006 as well as their roots in subprime lending. After briefly discussing how mortgages were structured and traded in the pre-1990 period, it describes subprime mortgage lending, as well as other innovative mortgages issued in the 1990s. It also discusses how these mortgages were packaged into securities, and who ultimately came to own these claims and their a...Starting at €8.20
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Un nuevo comienzo La herencia de la deuda y del incumplimiento del Perú (A)
Rotemberg, Julio J.; Lewis, Lisa H.Case HBS-709S20EconomicsConsidera la situación que enfrenta Alberto Fujimori como asuma el cargo en 1990. presta especial atención a la larga historia de los préstamos internacionales, por defecto, y la renegociación de Perú. Esta historia sugiere que los costos impuestos por extranjeros en el Perú al no cumplir con sus contratos con los prestamistas extranjeros han sido relativamente suave. Se analiza la administración de Alan García, que limita los pagos sobre la deud...Starting at €8.20
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Un nuevo comienzo La herencia de la deuda y del incumplimiento de Perú (B)
Rotemberg, Julio J.; Lewis, Lisa H.Case HBS-712S12EconomicsComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Relational Investors and Home Depot (A)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409076-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2006, amidst shareholder upset over CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation and Home Depot's declining stock price, Relational Investors decided to further investigate the situation. As experts in turning around underperforming and undervalued companies, Relational's principals saw opportunities for Home Depot to improve its stock price through changes in strategy, corporate governance and capital allocation. In particular, Relational felt Nardelli...Starting at €8.20
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BP's Macondo: Spill and Response
Rotemberg, Julio J.Case HBS-711021-EEconomicsThis case starts by reporting various factors that may have contributed to the massive Macondo oil spill, noting that BP, its partners, and the government all made decisions that helped cause the accident. It then discusses the response to this spill by BP and the government. This helps provide some context for the decision by the Obama administration to request $20 billion for a fund from BP and for BP's willingness to go along with this request...Starting at €8.20
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New York Life and Immediate Annuities
Rotemberg, Julio J.; Gourville, John T.Case HBS-510040-EMarketingBy positioning Immediate Annuities as "guaranteed lifetime income," New York Life has built itself a $1.4 billion per year business by 2009. However, to make Immediate Annuities a mainstream financial product for retirees, New York Life must understand why many retirees are reluctant to buy them and many agents are reluctant to sell them.Starting at €8.20
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CommonAngels (TM) (A)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-810082-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the motivations behind the founding of CommonAngels-a group of successful business owners who provide capital, connections, and expertise to entrepreneurs who are building new ventures. In 2005, the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, Mobile and RFID technologies) and non-information technologies.Starting at €8.20
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RiskMetrics Group
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-410008-ELeadership and People ManagementRiskMetrics Group, a risk and governance consultancy, had a great deal of influence on U.S. companies. This case examines the history and growth of the company, the governance services it offers, the extent of its impact on shareholders, the controversy surrounding its conflicts of interest, and the impact it has had on directors.Starting at €8.20
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CommonAngels (TM) (B)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-810011-EEntrepreneurshipThis case discusses changes in CommonAngels' investment model and organization between 2005 and 2009.Starting at €5.74