CaseWorks: Case Study
Fall 2012

Diversification and Corporate Scope

Jerry Kim
Bruce Kogut

When does corporate diversification and expansion enhance shareholder value?

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CaseWorks: Case Study
Fall 2012

Key Account Management at Siemens: The Executive Relationship Program

Noel Capon
Christian Wallner

Was Siemens’s Executive Relationship Program sustainable in its current form?

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CaseWorks: Case Study
Fall 2012

The Synergy Limitation Paradox

Kathryn Rudie Harrigan

How can a firm avoid a failed acquisition—i.e., one in which it does not recover its costs?

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Fall 2012

Plas-tek Industries

Murray Low

How might the son of the CEO of a medium-sized manufacturing firm succeed as his father’s successor?

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Spring 2012

Betterment

Eric J. Johnson
Stephen P. Zeldes

How can Betterment, a new online investment tool, provide additional value to its customers and continue to grow the company's worth?

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Summer 2012

Cheyef Halak: Driving Social Change in Lebanon

Asim Ansari
Kamel Jedidi
Ziad Naamani
Scott Shriver
Olivier Toubia

How can a television station and advertising agency in Lebanon team up to impact social change in their country?

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Summer 2012

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Margaret Cannella
Sumit Sharma

Is an LBO deal for a highly levered diversified gaming company worth the risk?

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Summer 2012

Ed Heffernan at Alliance Data

Eric Abrahamson

In 2008, in the midst of a financial crisis and a credit freeze, how can a CFO of a private-label credit division convince others to pursue a bold acquisition plan?

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Summer 2012

Liquidity-Driven Investment Opportunities: Mayfair House

Lynne Sagalyn

What are the pros and cons of acquiring an equity position in a partnership that owns a trophy-quality office building located in London’s West End?

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