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Framework for Risk Management
Froot, Kenneth A.; Scharfstein, David S.; Stein, Jeremy C.Article HBS-94604-EStrategyIn recent years, managers have become aware of how their companies can be buffeted by risks beyond their control. To insulate themselves from such risks, many companies are turning to the derivatives markets, taking advantage of instruments like forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Although heavily involved in risk management, most companies do not have clear goals underlying their hedging programs. Without such goals, using derivatives can be ...Starting at €8.20
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Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics, Teaching Note
John, Leslie K.; Norton, Michael I.Teaching Note HBS-515088-EMarketingTeaching note for case 514019.Starting at €0.00
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Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (B)
Ivashina, Victoria; Scharfstein, David S.Case HBS-214036-EFinanceThis supplement presents the actual terms of the rescue financing provided by a group of private investors to CIT. It is intended to be distributed at the end of the discussion of "Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)" (HBS No. 214-035) and can be used as background to reflect on the students' proposal of financing terms for the $3 billion rescue financing of CIT.Starting at €5.74
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The Campbell Home (A)
John, Leslie K.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-918017-ECampbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several difficult consequential decisions, all the while navigating their contentious relationship. Did it make sense to hire a broker, or should they go it alone? How much was the home worth? What should the listing price be? Most importantly, what combination of answers would get them the best outcome? And along the way, as they gather information ...Starting at €8.20
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The Campbell Home (C)
John, Leslie K.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-918019-ECampbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several difficult consequential decisions, all the while navigating their contentious relationship. Did it make sense to hire a broker, or should they go it alone? How much was the home worth? What should the listing price be? Most importantly, what combination of answers would get them the best outcome? And along the way, as they gather information ...Starting at €5.74
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Lin TV Corp
Scharfstein, David S.; Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-213065-EFinanceThis case considers the valuation of Lin TV, a publicly-traded company with 30 TV stations. The case highlights how a change in operating strategy can enhance the firm's value, and considers the effect of consolidation within the industry on firm value.Starting at €8.20
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Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Ivashina, Victoria; Scharfstein, David S.Teaching Note HBS-214058-EFinanceTeaching Note for 214035 and 214036.Starting at €0.00
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Leader Bank, N.A.
Scharfstein, David S.; Sunderam, Adi; Chagani, HafizCase HBS-214076-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis: Hank Paulson in 2008
Sunderam, Adi; Greenwood, Robin; Hanson, Samuel G.; Scharfstein, David S.Case HBS-219037-EEconomicsOn the afternoon of Monday October 13, 2008, Hank Paulson Jr., the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, walked into the large conference room across the hall from his office in the Treasury Department. Joining him were Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Timothy Geithner, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate Sheila Bair, and the Chief Executive Officers of nine of the lar...Starting at €8.20
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Fishbowl: Scaling Up
John, Leslie K.Case HBS-919013-EMarketingFishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and across industry. Unlike many other social media apps, on which users typically present idealized portraits of themselves, on Fishbowl, people get real. Fishbowl prides itself in being a "safe space" that allows users to feel comfortable interacting with candor - whether to ask difficult questions in order to give and...Starting at €8.20