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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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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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Relational Investors and Home Depot (B)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409082-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €5.74
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UAL, 2004: Pulling Out of Bankruptcy, Teaching Note
Bergstresser, Daniel B.; Froot, Kenneth A.; Smart, Darren R.Teaching Note HBS-209128-EFinanceTeaching Note for [205090].Starting at €0.00
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Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC
Froot, Kenneth A.; Cohen, Lauren H.; Waggoner, ScottCase HBS-211031-EFinanceKishore Karunakaran, President and COO of FFCM, faces a variety of challenges in launching an innovative investment management business in the rapidly evolving ETF space.Starting at €8.20
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BlackRock Solutions
Froot, Kenneth A.; Waggoner, ScottCase HBS-211082-EFinanceThe BlackRock Solutions case examines the different functions and economics of a global asset manager's value chain, with particular emphasis on the "money management" and the "investment systems platform" businesses. Students analyze why BlackRock decided to unbundle its Aladdin investment platform and if the firm should consider expanding the platform in the future. Students also explore the resulting "dual-mission" challenges of servicing both...Starting at €8.20
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Hess Corporation
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-413126-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer that owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and was distracted by ventures outside its core exploration and production business. Further it argued that John Hess, CEO and son of the founder, of being more interested in "maintaining...Starting at €8.20
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Intel Corp.--1992 (Spanish version)
Froot, Kenneth A.Case HBS-203S04Financecomplementarity externalities and costs of finance, appropriability of returns on investments, the role of finance in high-tech and rapidly innovating sectors, the strategic uses of cash, analysis of capital structure and cash disbursement policies, the use of financial policy as a competitive weapon, and timing in the sale and purchase of equity-linked instruments.Starting at €8.20
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La crisis del peso mexicano en 1994 – 1995
Froot, Kenneth A.; McBrady, MatthewCase HBS-205S06FinanceExplora la crisis del peso de 1994-95 y por qué ocurrió. Los estudiantes deben examinar las políticas de México, las reacciones del mercado de capitales, y las consecuencias de la devaluación para los futuros flujos de capital y el crecimiento.Starting at €8.20