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Ford Motor Company: Basic Financial Ratios
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Xiaojun Zhu; Daniela Zapata; Tabish MunirCase IVEY-9B18N027-EFinanceIn January 2018, an investment portfolio manager learned of a safety recall for Ford Motor Company (Ford) involving faulty airbags that failed to deploy upon collision. An investigation by U.S. regulators found that the company had been aware of these faulty airbags but had not taken proactive measures to mitigate the potential damage. As a result, in just one day, the share price for Ford dropped from $13.10 to $12.18 per share. The portfolio ma...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Company: Basic Financial Ratios - Teaching Note
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Xiaojun Zhu; Daniela Zapata; Tabish MunirTeaching Note IVEY-8B18N027-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B18N027.Starting at €0.00
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Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (A)
Cole, Shawn; Norris, Michael; Zochowski, T. RobertCase HBS-220026-EFinanceIn 2017, Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world, was preparing to meet with his board of directors to discuss beginning a mission related investments (MRI) program. Walker hoped to devote $1 billion of the Ford Foundation's $13 billion endowment to the MRI program. The case explores the reasoning behind the program, design choices that were made in its development, and potent...Starting at €8.20
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Patagonia: "Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder"
Trelstad, Brian; Hsieh, Nien-he; Norris, Michael; Pinckney, SusanCase HBS-323057-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPatagonia's change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company's profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses.Starting at €8.20
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Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Norris, Michael; Masko, JohnCase HBS-221066-EFinanceIn early 2021, BlackRock-the world's largest asset manager with $9 trillion in assets under management (AUM)-sought to become a leader in promoting environmental and social sustainability. Over the previous ten years, CEO Larry Fink had written an annual open letter to CEOs, pushing them to view sustainability and climate change planning key components of any long-term strategy. He had built an investment stewardship committee to attend portfolio...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Company: Basic Financial Ratios (Spanish Version)
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Xiaojun Zhu; Daniela Zapata; Tabish MunirCase IVEY-9B18NS027FinanceIn January 2018, an investment portfolio manager learned of a safety recall for Ford Motor Company (Ford) involving faulty airbags that failed to deploy upon collision. An investigation by U.S. regulators found that the company had been aware of these faulty airbags but had not taken proactive measures to mitigate the potential damage. As a result, in just one day, the share price for Ford dropped from $13.10 to $12.18 per share. The portfolio ma...Starting at €8.20
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Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (B)
Cole, Shawn; Norris, Michael; Zochowski, T. RobertCase HBS-220027-EFinanceIn 2017, Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world, was preparing to meet with his board of directors to discuss beginning a mission related investments (MRI) program. Walker hoped to devote $1 billion of the Ford Foundation's $13 billion endowment to the MRI program. The case explores the reasoning behind the program, design choices that were made in its development, and potent...Starting at €5.74
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A New Financial Policy at Swedish Match
Becker, Bo; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-212017-EFinanceSwedish Match is a profitable smokeless tobacco company with low debt compared to other firms in its industry. The firms CFO now wants to revise the firms conservative financial policy.Starting at €8.20