HBSP (USA)
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Corporate Governance (Spanish version)
Khurana, RakeshCase HBS-410S02Leadership and People ManagementExamines how Tyco and its board recovered from its corporate scandals. Describes how its CEO and board set out to institute processes, guidelines, and a culture that would make Tyco into a company widely recognized for its world class corporate governance.Starting at €8.20
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Raymond Jetson's MetroMorphosis and the Effort to Transform Baton Rouge
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Khurana, Rakesh; Penrice, DanielCase HBS-315057-ERaymond Jetson, an inner-city pastor, former Louisiana state legislator, and 2010 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, has embarked on a new career as a social entrepreneur. The case charts Jetson's career in public life and the ministry, his experience as an Advanced Leadership Fellow, and his efforts to establish and grow a nonprofit organization, MetroMorphosis, with a mission "to develop and mobilize a critical mass of citizens in i...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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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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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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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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Al Dunlap at Sunbeam (Spanish version)
Hall, Brian J.; Khurana, Rakesh; Madigan, CarleenCase HBS-803S18Strategyhis rejection of the multiple stakeholder view of corporate governance, his aggressive managerial style, his shaky relations with the media, and his high level of pay. The case describes Dunlap's compensation package at Sunbeam and addresses the issue of how U.S. companies compensate "superstar" CEO's.Starting at €8.20
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How to Make Finance Work
Greenwood, Robin; Scharfstein, David S.Article HBS-R1203H-EFinanceOnce a sleepy old boys' club, the U.S. financial sector is now a dynamic and growing business that attracts the best and the brightest. It is tempting to declare the industry a roaring success. But its purpose is to serve the needs of U.S. households and firms, and by this standard its performance has been mixed. The sector's growth has been beneficial for U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Ve...Starting at €8.20
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Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing
Scharfstein, David S.Case HBS-209089-EFinanceThis case examines the proposed purchase by Paul Capital Partners of a limited partnership (LP) interest in a private equity fund. Paul Capital has a fund dedicated to buying these "secondary" LP interests. The case is intended as a vehicle for discussing the secondary LP market as well as the valuation of LP interests.Starting at €8.20
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Transforming AMFAM
Khurana, Rakesh; Lal, Rajiv; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-508081-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. On a winter day in December 2007 at the American Family Mutual Insurance Company (AMFAM) headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, Dave Anderson and Jack Salzwedel remained in the conference room after the senior management meeting had concluded. Anderson, CEO of AMFAM since January 2007 and Salzwedel, named President in August 2006, reflected together on how far the company had c...Starting at €8.20