HBSP (USA)
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Finance Reading: Corporate Governance, Teaching Note
Coates, John; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-5210-EFinanceTeaching note for 5209.Starting at €0.00
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Ackman versus the Board (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Weber, JamesCase HBS-112S08Accounting and ControlAfter 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry leader Walmart for years by promoting an upscale discount shopping experience in comparison to Walmart's focus on low prices. This strategy worked well for Target in good economic ...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba se vuelve una empresa pública (B)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-116S12Accounting and ControlActualización sobre evolución de la acción de Alibaba Group y eventos relacionados en el año siguiente su reunión de septiembre 2014 IPO.Starting at €5.74
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Finding the Money: An Overview of Infrastructure Finance Challenges and Opportunities
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Fox, DanielCase HBS-314094-EFinanceThis overview describes how the United States funds and finances infrastructure investment to maintain its economic competitiveness. It considers the roles of taxpayers, users, government allocators and lenders, and private investors in the infrastructure funding system and shows that there are creative tools that can be used. It focuses on five major areas: the problematic state of fuel taxes; the increasing promise of user fees; innovations in ...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network, Teaching Note
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Fox, DanielTeaching Note HBS-315115-ETeaching note for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox, "Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network," HBS No. 315-068, Feb. 2015.Starting at €0.00
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Uber and Stakeholders: Managing a New Way of Riding, Teaching Note
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Fox, DanielTeaching Note HBS-316004-EThis case provides a vehicle to analyze stakeholder relations as a company grows, particularly in the context of new business models that challenge established industries. It introduces the dilemmas posed by rapid growth, new technologies, regulatory uncertainty, and the resistance of ecosystems that have developed around older industries. By following Uber's evolving relationships with various stakeholder groups, the case introduces questions ab...Starting at €0.00
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Brink's Company: Activists push for a spin-off
Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, Aldo; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-112055-EAccounting and ControlThe case studies the decision of the security services corporation Brink's Company to spin-off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds who felt that Brink's was chronically undervalued and the individual businesses were worth more than the combined company. The company resisted the decision for over a year before agreeing to the break up. The case...Starting at €8.20
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Brink's Company: Activists Push for a Spin-off, Teaching Note
Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-113053-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 112055. The case this Teaching Note addresses studies the decision of the security services company Brink's Corporation to spin off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds that felt that Brink's was chronically undervalued and the individual businesses were worth more than the combined company. The company resisted the decision f...Starting at €0.00
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Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics
Srinivasan, Suraj; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-113073-EAccounting and ControlKen Traub is hired as CFO for American Bank Note Holographics, the market-leading security holograph company in January 1999, but discovers on his first day that the company has misstated its financials and resigns. After consulting with the company for the next several weeks as it announces its misstatements to the public, he is asked to become president of the company. Should he take the job or is the company a sinking ship?Starting at €8.20
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NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle
Srinivasan, Suraj; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-113120-EAccounting and ControlThe NovaStar case describes the challenges faced by short seller Marc Cohodes of hedge fund Rocker Partners as he tried to expose what he thought was widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks the growth of the subprime industry and its collapse leading to the financial crisis. The case describes the business model of NovaStar, a leading subprime mortgage lending company...Starting at €8.20