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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 the Quest for Efficiency Corroded the Market (Spanish version)
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.Article HBS-R0307FAccounting and ControlJust a few years ago, the U.S. stock market was the envy of the world. Thanks to new technology, friendly regulation, and the innovativeness of the financial services industries, it was open to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Americans poured into the market by the millions, and the more they invested, the more liquid, accessible, and attractive the markets became. The world is much less jealous today. Belatedly, investors have come to recognize that ...Starting at €8.20
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Kohler Co. (A) (Spanish version)
Villalonga, Belen; Amit, RaphaelCase HBS-211S04FinanceKohler Co., best known for its plumbing fixtures, is a large, private family firm. As part of a recapitalization aimed at preserving family ownership of Kohler Co., nonfamily shareholders, who held 4% of common stock, were required to sell their shares to the company. A group of dissenting shareholders filed a lawsuit claiming that the buyout price undervalued their shares by a factor of five. In April 2000, Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., chairman and C...Starting at €8.20
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Shareholder Votes for Sale (Spanish version)
Lan, Luh Luh; Heracleous, LoizosArticle HBS-F0506DLeadership and People ManagementTo make legitimate and effective use of vote buying, managers should act with the company's best interests in mind, say Luh Luh Lan at the National University of Singapore and Loizos Heracleous at Oxford.Starting at €8.20
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Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value (Spanish version)
Rappaport, AlfredArticle HBS-R0609CFinanceThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Executives have developed tunnel vision in their pursuit of shareholder value, focusing on short-term performance at the expense of investing in long-term growth. It's time to broaden that perspective and begin shaping business strategies in light of the competitiv...Starting at €8.20
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Market Lunacy (Spanish version)
Burrell, LisaArticle HBS-F0611CRigorous research shows a correlation between stock market performance and the phases of the moon.Starting at €8.20
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Canonical Decision Making Situations - Exercise
Lewis A.; Heukamp, FranzExercise ADE-31-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis note regroups four typical decision situations that help to exercice DA techniques.Starting at €8.20
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Morgan Stanley, 2005
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-805-ECorporate GovernanceIn the fall of 2005, Miles Marsh, Morgan Stanley Lead Director, was looking at a series of requests from different groups of shareholders for proposals to be included in the agenda for the forthcoming Annual Shareholders meeting of Morgan Stanley. It had been a very eventful year at the company. During the spring of 2005, Zoe Cruz, a 24-year veteran of Morgan Stanleys Institutional Securities Group and Stephen Crawford, the Firm's Chief Adminis...Starting at €8.20
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New York Times Co.
Villalonga, Belen; Hartman, ChrisCase HBS-207113-EFinanceThe Sulzberger family owns 20% of the New York Times Co. (NYT) but controls 70% of the board through a dual-class share structure. At the company's April 2006 annual shareholder meeting, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and other investors, holStarting at €8.20
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Fusplas Inc.: Appointing a New CEO (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-164-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case provides information in the possession of one of the directors that sheds light on the behavior of two of the other directors and helps explain their votes. This information confirms certain suspicions that may have arisen in part (A). It also provides an opportunity to explore the character of some of the individuals in the case.Starting at €5.74