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McKinsey & Co.-Protecting its Reputation (B) (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-420S12Leadership and People ManagementOn Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda, discussed the Galleon Group insider-trading trial and the recent allegations against the Firm's former Managing Director, Rajat Gupta. Three months earlier Senior Partner, Anil Kumar, ple...Starting at €5.74
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McKinsey & Co.-Protecting its Reputation (A) (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-415S21Leadership and People ManagementOn Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda, discussed the Galleon Group insider-trading trial and the recent allegations against the Firm's former Managing Director, Rajat Gupta. Three months earlier Senior Partner, Anil Kumar, ple...Starting at €8.20
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La punta del iceberg: JP Morgan Chase y Bear Stearns (B2)
Rose, Clayton; Bergstresser, Daniel B.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-216S05FinanceBear Stearns & Co quemados a través de casi todas sus $ 18 mil millones en reservas de efectivo durante la semana del 10 de marzo de 2008, y una disposición sin precedentes de apoyo a la liquidez de la Reserva Federal viernes 13 de marzo fue insuficiente para revertir el deterioro de la condición del oso. Presidente de la Reserva Federal, Benjamin Bernanke, el secretario del Tesoro, Henry Paulson, y el presidente de la Fed de Nueva York, Timothy ...Starting at €8.20
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Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-110047-EAubrey McClendon, founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, was, according to Fortune Magazine, the highest paid U.S. CEO in 2008 receiving over $100 million in total compensation. McClendon received this compensation despite a significant drop in the company's stock price and financial performance during the year. The (A) case addresses the specifics of the compensation and the rationale for the compensation from the perspective of Chesapeake's boar...Starting at €8.20
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Olympus (A), Teaching Note
Lorsch, Jay W.; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-114072-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 413040. As 2012 approached the woes of the financial crisis seemed to be fading, companies were resuming business as usual and some of the scrutiny on corporate governance practices began to recede as well. That is until another major financial scandal emerged in Japan in the fall of 2011. It was slowly revealed that the 92-year-old camera and medical photo-imaging company, Olympus, had been hiding its losses for more than a dec...Starting at €0.00
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-312007-ELate in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team closed in on the decision of whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. There were a number of substantial issues facing Dougan and his team, including whether contingent capital would provide sufficient loss absorption when called upon, would there be sufficient demand for this new instrument, would it be cost effective capital, and what were...Starting at €8.20
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-312008-EThe B case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as The Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as Tier 1 equity.Starting at €5.74
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Friend Bank: The Time for Hope, Teaching Note
Rose, Clayton; Canter Ganzfried, SallyTeaching Note HBS-312049-ETeaching Note for 310-070.Starting at €0.00
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MF Global: Changing Stripes
Rose, Clayton; Dahya, Yasmin; Lee, JenevieveCase HBS-312105-EJon Corzine became the CEO of MF Global in March of 2010. 18 months later, and in the wake of a massive trade in European sovereign debt, the firm filed for bankruptcy, the 8th largest in U.S. history. As the firm failed it was discovered that over $1.6 billion in segregated customer assets was missing. The case explores issues that may have contributed to MF Global's demise, including its business model and the competitive pressures it faced pri...Starting at €8.20
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MF Global: Where's the Money
Rose, Clayton; Chan, Pamela; Chopra, RaghavCase HBS-312106-EWhen MF Global failed in October of 2011, it was discovered that $1.6 billion of segregated customer assets was missing. Safeguarding these assets was the firm's responsibility, and in the words of one SEC official, its "sacred obligation." What is known about the missing assets is that they were taken from the accounts of customers trading in commodity futures and used in other areas of the firm; less is known about how it happened. The case des...Starting at €8.20