A183
Mary Barth, Susan Mackenzie
2002
Since FY 1999, P&G had reported restructuring charges each quarter for Organization 2005, a five-year comprehensive corporate restructuring program. In 1995, FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issued a consensus opinion (EITF-94-3) that defined…
E99
Victoria Chang, George Foster
2001
This case discusses E.piphany’s international strategy as a key component of the company’s greater strategy. As E.piphany reached key revenue and growth targets, the company needed to move into new product areas. However, the company also felt the need…
E98
Victoria Chang, George Foster
2001
This case discusses the challenges a Singapore-based company faced in attempting to become a global player in the supply chain management software market. The company experienced early successes as a regional company and in March 1999, relocated its…
E94
Christopher Flanagan, George Foster
2001
This case examines the challenges encountered by a start-up company that seeks to operate on a global basis virtually from day one. Based in Mountain View, California, NetLogic Microsystems is a fabless semiconductor company that was founded by a…
SM89
Antonio Davila, Janet Feldstein, George Foster
2001
This case reviews eBay’s very successful international expansion history, and introduces its latest decision –whether or not to pursue an opportunity to expand its presence in Latin America. At the opening of the case, eBay is the world’s largest online…
A168
Antonio Davila, Buaboocha Semapakdi
2001
The case presents the various challenges that a start-up faces during its growth. Buck French, OnLink’s CEO, has to decide how to move to the next stage and this decision involves how to retrain or replace its sales and marketing people. The case…
A174
Mary Barth, Carlos Schonfeld
2001
In the spring of 1999, Marta Fontanez, a new analyst with Capital Appreciation, needed to make a recommendation to the investment council concerning the value of Microsoft’s stock. She was concerned with announcements made by the company between 1997 and…
A171
Mary Barth, Hilary Stockton
2001
AOL investor Fred Grant was surprised and disappointed by the January 10, 2000 announcement of the AOL Time Warner merger. He had been fortunate enough to buy AOL at $40 in October 1999, just prior to the stock’s rapid rise to $95 in mid-December…
A180
Mary Barth, Fraser Preston
2001
In 1997, WorldCom’s CEO bid successfully to acquire MCI Communications. The key questions that remained to be settled were how to structure the deal for tax purposes, and what impact the acquisition would have on the combined company’s reported earnings…
A172B
Mary Barth, Susan Mackenzie
2001
Case highlights the impact of JDS Uniphase’s acquisition program on its financial statements, focusing on goodwill assets and amortization. In FY01, the Company wrote off $51 billion in goodwill assets, the largest write-off in history. The case…
EC26
Geoffrey Adamson, Antonio Davila, George Foster
2001
In 2001 Punita Pandey, CEO of netCustomer, considered how to expand the two-year old company she had founded with her brother, Nalin Pandey. netCustomer provided Internet based customer service for companies through a service center in India. The company…
A170
Tim Baldenius, Stefan Reichelstein
2001
In March 1996, the ASIC Division of Sub-Micron Devices received an inquiry from Western Digital: would ASIC be willing to supply 3,000,000 chips annually for a period of three years at a price of $40/chip? ASIC’s Controller, Gary Ravenport convened a…
IB26
Victoria Chang, Antonio Davila, George Foster
2001
Over the years, Gil Shwed, founder and CEO of Check Point Software, and his management team had developed highly effective strategies and had executed their strategies extremely well. However, by 2001, they knew that their rapid success had begun to lead…
A172A
Mary Barth, Andrew Baumbusch, Ramez Toubassy
2001
In August 1998, Kerry King, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ultratech Corporation looked with great interest at the changes that were occurring in the technology industry. Ultratech Corporation had an opportunity to enter into a strategic merger…
A165
David Hoyt, Karen Nelson
2000
Sarah Simons, an investment analyst for the retail industry, has just received the Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1999 Annual Report. Sears has had trouble in the past with the collectibility of receivables from customer credit purchases using the Sears Card…
A164
Antonio Davila, Marc Wouters
2000
In August 1998, Kerry King, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ultratech Corporation looked with great interest at the changes that were occurring in the technology industry. Ultratech Corporation had an opportunity to enter into a strategic merger…
A166B
Mary Barth, David Hoyt
2000
AOL Releases Q4 1998 Operating Results and provides the Company’s immediate response
A166C
Mary Barth, David Hoyt
2000
A-166C (Subsequent Developments) provides additional information about later developments. Cases B and C are important in providing a full discussion of the issues.
A166A
Mary Barth, David Hoyt
2000
This case explores the issue of accounting for in-process research and development (IPRD) for an acquisition under purchase-method accounting. The case provides information on acquisition accounting, and the standards used for defining and treating IPRD…
E84
Mary B. Barth, Justin I. McEntee
2000
An equity research analyst is trying to decide how to analyze Silicon Graphics’ financial performance. The company reports net income but discloses that it would have had a net loss if its employee stock option-based compensation had been recognized as an…
A178
Mary Barth, Nese Yildiz
1999
In May 1995, about nineteen months after emerging from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy it filed in 1993, Trans World Airlines issued a Proxy Statement to seek the consent of its shareholders and certain creditors for another debt restructuring plan. The…
A176
Mary Barth, Jose Cotarelo
1999
In late May 1997, Felicia Miranda at the Securities and Exchange Commission saw yet another leveraged recapitalization transaction pass her desk. She wondered whether or not the SEC would have to be more proactive in addressing the issue of leveraged…
A177
Mary Barth, Carlos Schoenfeld
1999
In May of 1999, Antonio Regalado, an investment analyst, was charged with determining whether to invest in Dura Pharmaceuticals or Spiros II. Dura Pharmaceuticals (Dura) had built itself into one of the premier drug delivery companies in the world. Dura…
A179
Mary Barth, Kipp de Veer, Michael Finkelstein, John Hecht, David Luse, Steven Rogers, Rache Winokurl
1999
Within 3 years, US Office Products’ founder had grown the company through acquisitions to one of the largest global concerns in the office supply market. The company used a hub and spokes acquisition strategy that would allow for earnings accretion and…
