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Misaki Capital and Sangetsu Corporation, Teaching Note
Wang, Charles C.Y.Teaching Note HBS-119031-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 117007.Starting at €0.00
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Growth Investing at Totem Point
Srinivasan, Suraj; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Goldberg, Jonah S.Case HBS-119091-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes the investment of hedge fund, Totem Point Management in Analog Semiconductors (ADI) as a way to discuss forecasting and valuation in growth companies. In June 2016, hedge fund Totem Point invested in ADI at around $55 a share. In general, Totem Point aimed for their investments to yield 50 percent returns over a two-year time horizon. It was now 2018, and Totem Point was evaluating whether to maintain its position in ADI, expan...Starting at €8.20
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Measuring Impact at JUST Capital, Teaching Note
Rouen, Ethan; Wang, Charles C.Y.Teaching Note HBS-121037-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for 121703.Starting at €0.00
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Making Social Ventures Work (Spanish version)
Thompson, James D.; MacMillan, Ian C.Article HBS-R1009DEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs can play a central role in finding solutions to the world's toughest social problems. The failure rate for start-ups, however, is high. And new ventures in emerging economies face such challenges as uncertain prices and costs, nonexistent or unreliable infrastructure, and unpredictable competitive responses. The authors offer guidelines for launching successful businesses in uncertain markets. One of those guidelines, discovery-driv...Starting at €8.20
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Creating Your Growth Framework: A Discovery-Driven Approach
McGrath, Rita Gunther; MacMillan, Ian C.Book Chapter HBS-3068BC-EOne of the most common obstacles to a successful growth program is the lack of clarity about the overall strategy at the outset. In order to overcome this obstacle, senior executives need to establish clear, focused guidelines for the pursuit of growth. This chapter considers the growth challenge at the CEO or senior team level as these executives begin to define the growth frame for the entire enterprise. The outcome of this process is a set of ...Starting at €8.20
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Practicing the Necessary Art of Disengagement: When Discovery-Driven Initiatives Must Be Abandoned
McGrath, Rita Gunther; MacMillan, Ian C.Book Chapter HBS-3076BC-EFor all the effort that you may have put into developing each of the discovery-driven plans in your growth portfolio, it's important to remember that even with great planning and strict discipline, many of your projects are unlikely to achieve commercial success. In pursuing a portfolio of growth initiatives, you will find that, sadly, the bulk of them will never emerge as major growth drivers. If redirecting the project doesn't work, you may con...Starting at €8.20
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Turkcell
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Cekin, EselCase HBS-715009-EStrategyThis case centers around the shareholder dispute between three major shareholders of Turkcell, and how its management vied against increasing regulatory intervention and market competition in the absence of a fully-functioning board. The battle for control of the Turkish telecom giant led to several years in which the company could not hold annual shareholder meetings, renew its board of directors, or pay dividends, and lacked a board-approved op...Starting at €8.20
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China Vanke: Battle for Control (B)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lau, Dawn; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-318118-EChina Resources expresses disagreement over the validity of the results of the board vote as announced by China Vanke. It further raises objections to Vanke's handling of the announcement as well as reiterates its doubts about the strategic rationale of the proposed transaction.Starting at €5.74
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Alibaba Goes Public (B)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-116031-EAccounting and ControlUpdate on Alibaba Group's share price performance and related events in the year following its September 2014 IPO.Starting at €5.74
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Misaki Capital and Sangetsu Corporation
Gow, Ian D.; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Jinjo, Naoko; Sato, NobuoCase HBS-117007-EAccounting and ControlJapan's corporate culture has traditionally prioritized the interests of stakeholders such as employees and suppliers over those of shareholders. After a decades-long economic slump, Japan's government has begun efforts to improve corporate governance and firms' incentives to engage with shareholders. Misaki Capital was founded in 2013 with a strategy of constructively engaging with portfolio firms, providing operational and financial advice to m...Starting at €8.20