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- September 1998
- Case
Vanguard Group, Inc. (1998), The
By: Andre F. Perold
Since the beginning of 1997, Vanguard's assets under management have increased more than 60% from $240 billion to almost $400 billion, making it second in market share only to Fidelity. Vanguard views this success as another vindication of its low-cost strategy of...
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Keywords:
Asset Management;
Cost Management;
Investment Funds;
Product;
Service Operations;
Performance Expectations;
Competition;
Consolidation;
Expansion;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Vanguard Group, Inc. (1998), The." Harvard Business School Case 299-002, September 1998.
- Summer 1998
- Article
A New Approach to Capital Budgeting for Financial Institutions
By: K. A. Froot and J. Stein
Keywords:
Catastrophe Risk;
Corporate Finance;
Cost Of Capital;
Banking And Insurance;
Asset Pricing;
Hedging;
Banking;
Decision Choice And Uncertainty;
Financial Markets;
Insurance;
Policy;
Risk Management;
Natural Disasters;
Insurance Industry
Froot, K. A., and J. Stein. "A New Approach to Capital Budgeting for Financial Institutions." Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 11, no. 2 (Summer 1998): 59–69.
- May 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?"
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Stephen E. Lynagh
In April 1998, Prime Minister Hashimoto faced serious problems, both with his program of six systemic reforms and with his fiscal policy. Japan had been in effective recession for six years, unable to retain the miracle-growth achieved in earlier decades. Hashimoto has...
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Keywords:
Sovereign Finance;
Development Economics;
Social Issues;
Policy;
Economy;
Government Administration;
Financial Crisis;
Japan
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Stephen E. Lynagh. Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?". Harvard Business School Case 798-083, May 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Hambrecht & Quist
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Nicole Tempest
Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q), an investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, has a very unique culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts. Firm members and even competitors describe the culture as entrepreneurial, team-driven, non-bureaucratic, and...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Investment Banking;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Organizational Culture;
Competitive Advantage;
Banking Industry;
San Francisco
DeLong, Thomas J., and Nicole Tempest. "Hambrecht & Quist." Harvard Business School Case 898-161, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- February 1998 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Danielle Melito Wu
The Tata Group began the 1990s as a confederation of loosely coupled firms. This case considers the rise to prominence of the new CEO of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, and his attempts to strengthen the inter-relationships among the group companies at a time when critics...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Business Conglomerates;
Organizations;
Corporate Strategy;
Consolidation;
Business Strategy;
Alignment;
Consumer Products Industry;
Service Industry
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Danielle Melito Wu. "House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-037, February 1998. (Revised August 2006.)
- 1998
- Chapter
Wage Bargaining, Labour Markets and Macroeconomic Performance in the Netherlands
By: Gunnar Trumbull, Anne Wren, Bob Hancke and David Soskice
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Jamie O'Connell
Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Restructuring;
Transformation;
Construction;
Compensation and Benefits;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Labor and Management Relations;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Jamie O'Connell. "Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad." Harvard Business School Case 398-095, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- 1997
- Chapter
Bank-Based versus Market-Based Financial Systems
By: Brian J. Hall and David E. Weinstein
- October 1997
- Article
Vacancy Chains and Equilibration in Senior-Level Labor Markets
By: Y. Blum, A. E. Roth and U. G. Rothblum
Blum, Y., A. E. Roth, and U. G. Rothblum. "Vacancy Chains and Equilibration in Senior-Level Labor Markets." Journal of Economic Theory 76, no. 2 (October 1997): 362–411.
- September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
French Pension System, The: On the Verge of Retirement?
By: David A. Moss, Anne Dias and Bertrand O. Stephann
Surveys the French pension system, its particular institutional characteristics, and some of the critical challenges and opportunities facing French reformers. Like almost every other industrialized country, France has a large pay-as-you-go public pension system that...
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- August 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Harassment at Work?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
Presents three scenarios involving behavior that could arguably be called sexual harassment. The first scenario is set in a medical supply company in an unnamed emerging market region. The second is set in a New York-based securities firm. The third is set in a U.S....
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Keywords:
Working Conditions;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Groups and Teams;
Crime and Corruption;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Labor and Management Relations;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
New York (city, NY);
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Dale Coxe. "Harassment at Work?" Harvard Business School Case 398-001, August 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- July 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Cedric Escalle
Chase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial benefits under the merger reflect significant planned reduction in operating costs, including 17,000 employee...
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Keywords:
Commercial Banking;
Profit;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Restructuring;
Negotiation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Resignation and Termination;
Revenue;
Banking Industry;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Cedric Escalle. "Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank." Harvard Business School Case 298-016, July 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- May 1997
- Background Note
Institutional Perspective on Management
Discusses the dimensions of the institutional environment surrounding business, including the role of stakeholders and the need for new collaborations in emerging markets; the key assumptions of the institutional perspective on businesses and markets, especially in...
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Keywords:
Economics;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management Skills;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Perspective
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Institutional Perspective on Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 897-185, May 1997.
- February 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
first direct (A)
Describes the operations and strategy of the world's largest, fastest growing branchless bank. Using a person-to-person interface over conventional phone lines, First Direct provides standard banking and related financial products to nearly 700,000 customers throughout...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Customer Satisfaction;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Banking Industry;
United Kingdom
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "first direct (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-079, February 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1997, The: Defining a Market Exit Strategy
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1997, The: Defining a Market Exit Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-092, February 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- November 1996 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Sime Darby Berhad (A): 1995
By: Tarun Khanna, Michael Y. Yoshino and Danielle J. Melito
Sime Darby is one of South Asia's largest regional conglomerates. In 1995, it is contemplating entry into the fast-growing financial services sector in Malaysia through the acquisition of a Malaysian bank. This is in keeping with its activities mirroring those of the...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business Conglomerates;
Economy;
Capital Markets;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
Malaysia
Khanna, Tarun, Michael Y. Yoshino, and Danielle J. Melito. "Sime Darby Berhad (A): 1995." Harvard Business School Case 797-017, November 1996. (Revised March 2001.)
- June 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Hostile Bid for Red October, The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Alan Bigman
Manatep Bank, a Russian investment bank, has just announced the country's first hostile tender offer for Red October, a confectionery company located in Moscow. As the chief financial officer of the target company, Yuri Yegorov must decide how to respond, how much his...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Cash;
Governance Controls;
Financial Condition;
Investment Banking;
Financial Markets;
Trade;
Valuation;
Financial Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Moscow
Esty, Benjamin C., and Alan Bigman. "Hostile Bid for Red October, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-084, June 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- May 1996 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Ecolab, Inc.
By: Ashish Nanda
By 1993, Ecolab has established a dominant market position in the institutional cleaning industry. As the company’s principal competitor, Diversify, drives sales aggressively, Ecolab president Al Schuman faces a choice about how best to market Ecolab’s offerings....
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Employees;
Retention;
Marketing Strategy;
Risk Management;
Service Industry
Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 396-371, May 1996. (Revised November 2018.)
- April 1996 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Australia in the 1990s: Lucky or Broke?
By: George C. Lodge
In 1996, Australia had a new prime minister, John Howard, ending 13 years of Labor Party rule. This case allows an analysis of the challenges that the new government faces and invites thought about the choices that the government has in meeting those challenges. Large...
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Lodge, George C. "Australia in the 1990s: Lucky or Broke?" Harvard Business School Case 796-160, April 1996. (Revised December 1998.)