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- May 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Nexgen: Structuring Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)
A client asks Luc Giraud, CEO of the structured finance solutions provider Nexgen Financial Solutions, to put together a solution that allows the client to add AAA-rated bonds to its portfolio. The client cannot find suitably priced top-rated bonds in the market and... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Risk and Uncertainty; Debt Securities; Bonds; Financial Services Industry
Chacko, George C., Peter A. Hecht, Marti Subrahmanyam, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Nexgen: Structuring Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)." Harvard Business School Case 205-121, May 2005. (Revised December 2005.)
- 1980
- Chapter
Defining and Experiencing Organizational Structure
By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords: Organizational Structure
- 2023
- Working Paper
Causal Interpretation of Structural IV Estimands
By: Isaiah Andrews, Nano Barahona, Matthew Gentzkow, Ashesh Rambachan and Jesse M. Shapiro
We study the causal interpretation of instrumental variables (IV) estimands of nonlinear, multivariate structural models with respect to rich forms of model misspecification. We focus on guaranteeing that the researcher's estimator is sharp zero consistent, meaning... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Andrews, Isaiah, Nano Barahona, Matthew Gentzkow, Ashesh Rambachan, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Causal Interpretation of Structural IV Estimands." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 31799, October 2023.
- September 1975 (Revised June 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries
Provides a framework for the analysis of industry structure. Identifies the major structural features that influence the profit potential in industries and some illustrative implications of these for strategy formulation. Can be used as a reference note for business... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries." Harvard Business School Background Note 376-054, September 1975. (Revised June 1983.)
- August 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
In late September 1999, representatives from Telstri, Japan Telecom, and Teleglobe met to discuss the structure of the Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) project, a $520 million submarine cable system that would run from Australia to Japan. The sponsors, excited by the... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Cooperative Ownership; Organizational Structure; Investment; Ownership; Capital; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Communication Technology; Projects; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Telecommunications Industry; Australia; Japan
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-029, August 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
- 11 Aug 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Structural GARCH: The Volatility-Leverage Connection
Keywords: by Robert F. Engle & Emil N. Siriwardane
- March 2000
- Article
The Structure of Licensing Contracts
Keywords: Contracts
Anand, B., and T. Khanna. "The Structure of Licensing Contracts." Journal of Industrial Economics 48, no. 1 (March 2000): 103–35. (Formerly titled "Intellectual Property Rights and Contract Structure.")
- 1981
- Working Paper
Competitive Structure in Investment Banking
By: S. L. Hayes III, Michael A. Spence and David van P. Marks
Hayes, S. L., III, Michael A. Spence, and David van P. Marks. "Competitive Structure in Investment Banking." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 82-66, September 1981.
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Economics of Structured Finance
By: Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua D., Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford. "The Economics of Structured Finance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-060, October 2008.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Structural Closure and Exposure: Formation of Structural Inequality in Managerial Labor Markets
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Positional advantages arise when actors obtain rewards attached to positions they occupy, but these rewards are not merited by their performance. Existing theory suggests that in competitive markets there should be no positional advantages. This paper proposes a model... View Details
- 2003
- Working Paper
Model Structure Analysis Through Graph Theory: Partition Heuristics and Feedback Structure Decomposition
Oliva, Rogelio. "Model Structure Analysis Through Graph Theory: Partition Heuristics and Feedback Structure Decomposition." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-016, October 2003.
- 1999
- Working Paper
Enterprise Design: A Task Structure Plus a Contract Structure - Chapter 8
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim Clark
- March 2019
- Article
A Structural Analysis of the Role of Superstars in Crowdsourcing Contests
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Param Singh and Anindya Ghose
We investigate the long-term impact of competing against superstars in crowdsourcing contests. Using a unique 50-month longitudinal panel data set on 1677 software design crowdsourcing contests, we illustrate a learning effect where participants are able to improve... View Details
Keywords: Crowdsourcing Contests; Superstar Effect; Bayesian Learning; Utility; Economics Of Information System; Dynamic Structural Model; Dynamic Programming; Markov Chain; Monte Carlo; Learning; Competition; Performance Improvement
Zhang, Shunyuan, Param Singh, and Anindya Ghose. "A Structural Analysis of the Role of Superstars in Crowdsourcing Contests." Information Systems Research 30, no. 1 (March 2019): 15–33.
- 9 Apr 2007
- Conference Presentation
Architecture, Innovation and Industry Structure
- October 2000
- Teaching Note
Drivers of Industry Financial Structure
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-201-039). View Details
- October 2009
- Case
Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Brief Case 94-040, October 2009.
- December 1971 (Revised December 1994)
- Background Note
Capital Structure Decision: Underlying Theory
Demonstrates hypothetically and numerically the share price valuation impact of changes in a firm's capital structure. View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Capital Structure Decision: Underlying Theory." Harvard Business School Background Note 272-096, December 1971. (Revised December 1994.)
- 09 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Agency Costs, Mispricing, and Ownership Structure
- 2008
- Chapter
Capital Structure and Corporate Strategy
By: Christopher Parsons and Sheridan Titman
Parsons, Christopher, and Sheridan Titman. "Capital Structure and Corporate Strategy." Chap. 13 in Handbook of Corporate Finance: Empirical Corporate Finance, Vol. 2, edited by B. Espen Eckbo, 203–234. North-Holland Publishing Company, 2008.
- 10 Apr 2008
- Conference Presentation
Social Structure of Wikipedia Collaboration
By: Andreea Daniela Gorbatai