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When (Not) to Listen to Activist Investors
Greenwood, Robin; Schor, MichaelArticle HBS-F0801H-EPoorly performing managers shouldn't necessarily heed the demands of hedge funds that call for change in a company's strategic direction. Giving in does not, on average, yield stock gains that outperform the market - that is, unless the firm gets acquired.Starting at €8.20
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TravelCenters of America
Greenwood, Robin; Goldberg, Daniel; Quinn, JamesCase HBS-209030-EFinanceA New York-based hedge fund must decide whether to invest in TravelCenters of America (TA), a recent spin-off from a U.S.-based real estate investment trust. The case confronts students with the question: To what extent is this spin-off opportunity attractive from a value-investing standpoint? Historically, spin-offs have been attractive investments because of supply-demand dynamics associated with their investor base. The case is an opportunity ...Starting at €8.20
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Maggie Wilderotter: Evolution of an Executive, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, RobinTeaching Note HBS-418068-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 417091.Starting at €0.00
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Duane Morris: la búsqueda del equilibrio entre el crecimiento y la cultura corporativa en un despacho de abogados
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, RobinCase HBS-408S04Leadership and People ManagementDespués de casi 100 años como una de tamaño regional bufete de abogados, Duane Morris entró en un período de crecimiento espectacular dirigida por su CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originalmente fundada por los cuáqueros, la empresa tenía una cultura distinta de organización que ofrece una serie de prácticas de negocio únicos o inusuales: un sistema de compensación transparente y flexible, la integración práctica en grupos a través de múltiples oficinas, ...Starting at €8.20
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Management LP in 2008, 130/30 Funds, and a Low-Volatility Strategy, Teaching Note
Greenwood, Robin; Viceira, Luis M.Teaching Note HBS-211079-EFinanceTeaching Note for 209-047.Starting at €0.00
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H Partners and Six Flags (B)
Greenwood, Robin; Gorzynski, MichaelCase HBS-211096-EFinanceRehan Jaffer, the founder of hedge fund H Partners, is considering what to do with his investment in Six Flags. H Partners had invested a significant amount of the firm's capital in the senior bonds of U.S.-based Six Flags, following that company's bankruptcy filing.Starting at €5.74
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H Partners and Six Flags, Teaching Note
Greenwood, Robin; Messina, Julie; Dourdeville, JaredTeaching Note HBS-213122-EFinanceTeaching Note for 211090 and 211096.Starting at €0.00
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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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Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, RobinTeaching Note HBS-407113-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note to (407-025). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Opportunity Partners, Teaching Note
Greenwood, RobinTeaching Note HBS-208139-EFinanceTeaching Note for [208097].Starting at €0.00