Hewlett-Packard Company: CEO Succession in 2010

Authors: Lorsch, Jay W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Barton, Melissa
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011

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Mark Hurd resigned as the CEO of Hewlett Packard in 2010 after the board discovered that he had misfiled expense reports and paid an H.P. contractor for unsubstantiated work. Discusses H.P.'s recent scandals and highlights the balance needed between ethical and strategic considerations in choosing executive leadership.

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The Fall of Enron

Authors: Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009

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The case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes.

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New Century Financial Corporation

Authors: Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, Aldo
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008

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After years of rapid growth and stock price appreciation, New Century Financial Corporation, one of the largest subprime loan originators in the U.S., reported accounting problems in early 2007.

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Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting

Authors: Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Serafeim, George
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008

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This case examines the challenges in implementing fair value accounting for mortgage instruments, the role of accounting in the sub-prime crisis, and proposals for revising accounting standards given the crisis.

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Tetra Pak Argentina

Authors: Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herrero, Gustavo A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007

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Deals with the hands-on management of a difficult situation facing the subsidiary of a multinational corporation (Tetra Pak) in a developing country (Argentina). Shows how the foreign firm must cope with difficult domestic situations, where the levers of control are beyond its reach.

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Hewlett-Packard-Compaq: The Merger Decision

Authors: Palepu, Krishna G.; Barnett, Jonathan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2004

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Hewlett-Packard's proposed $24 billion acquisition of rival Compaq marked the largest merger in the history of the computer industry. The merger was Hewlett-Packard's response to sweeping changes impacting the technology industry....

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The Fall of Enron

Authors: Palepu, Krishna G.; Healy, Paul M.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Publication Year: 2003

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Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.

Authors: Merchant, Kenneth A.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Mulloy, Joseph P.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1996

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Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations.

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