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- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
Review of Financial Studies Structural GARCH: The Volatility-Leverage Connection By: Engle, Robert F., and Emil N. Siriwardane Abstract—During the financial crisis, financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2014
- Working Paper
Linguistic Complexity in Firm Disclosures: Obfuscation or Information?
By: Brian J. Bushee, Ian D. Gow and Daniel Taylor
Prior research argues that the linguistic complexity of a firm’s disclosures reflects managerial obfuscation. However, complex language can be used either to obfuscate or to convey information, with the effect likely depending on the incentives of the source. We... View Details
- September 2007
- Supplement
Corning: Convertible Preferred Stock (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
- August 1972
- Article
Warrants in Bond-Warrant Units: A Review and Assessment
By: Henry B. Reiling
Keywords: Bonds
Reiling, Henry B. "Warrants in Bond-Warrant Units: A Review and Assessment." Michigan Law Review 70, no. 1411 (August 1972).
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
demands of being a public firm: for instance, financial reporting, investor relations, and strategic planning." Private equity groups, meanwhile, demand that their portfolio companies have good systems in place. "Effective... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind, MBA students at Harvard Business School recently analyzed the financial returns generated by 110 early-stage companies backed by Investors' Circle, a national network dedicated to... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- December 1997
- Case
Fixed Income Valuation
By: W. Carl Kester
A collection of problems that introduces students to the use of discounted cash flow analysis in the valuation of fixed income securities. Students are required to estimate bond prices and yields to maturity, among other items. View Details
Kester, W. Carl. "Fixed Income Valuation." Harvard Business School Case 298-080, December 1997.
- January 1994 (Revised July 2000)
- Exercise
Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis
Walt Disney Co. issues a 100-year bond. This case describes the terms of the bond and immediate capital market reaction. View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 294-038, January 1994. (Revised July 2000.)
- 1980
- Working Paper
Taxation and the Ex-dividend Day Behavior of Common Stock Prices
By: Jerry R. Green
The behavior of stock prices around ex-dividend days has been suggested as evidence for tax-induced clientele effects and as a means to estimate the average effective tax rate faced by investors. In this paper these possibilities are examined theoretically and... View Details
Green, Jerry R. "Taxation and the Ex-dividend Day Behavior of Common Stock Prices." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 496, July 1980.
- April 2013 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Justin Anson Distillery, Inc.
A distiller increases whiskey production and income declines because of accounting methods in use. Questions are raised regarding the treatment of expenditures which can be classified as production, inventory, or period costs. The necessary aging process raises added... View Details
Vancil, Richard F. "Justin Anson Distillery, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 113-122, April 2013. (Revised April 2013.)
- December 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Boston Properties (A)
By: Ryan D. Taliaferro and Aldo Sesia
Investment manager Eliza Baena confronts an apparent convertible bond arbitrage opportunity when she notices a narrowing spread between two Boston Properties (BXP) bonds, one a convertible bond and the other a straight bond, in the wake of the 2008 Lehman bankruptcy.... View Details
Taliaferro, Ryan D., and Aldo Sesia. "Boston Properties (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-018, December 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
- January 2010 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Delphi Corporation (B)
By: Rakesh Khurana and Melissa Barton
Delphi Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2005. Delphi finally emerged in July 2009 as a private company. View Details
- December 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Rabobank: The Global Food and Agriculture Bank
By: David E. Bell, Ray A. Goldberg, Mary Louise Shelman and Aldo Sesia
Rabobank decides to focus primarily on food and agriculture firms and farms on a global basis. View Details
Bell, David E., Ray A. Goldberg, Mary Louise Shelman, and Aldo Sesia. "Rabobank: The Global Food and Agriculture Bank." Harvard Business School Case 510-024, December 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
- 25 Jul 2003
- Keynote Speech
The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley and the NYSE Rules on American Corporate Governance
By: W. Carl Kester
- October 5, 2009
- Editorial
The World Bank Must Fix Its Business Model
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "The World Bank Must Fix Its Business Model." Financial Times (October 5, 2009).
- November 2008
- Supplement
Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (Video)
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 709-807, November 2008.
- February 1997 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Mexico (B): Escaping from the Debt Crisis?
By: Huw Pill
Describes the response of the Mexican authorities and the international community to the "Third World Debt Crisis" that came to the forefront of global economic concerns in the early 1980s. Focuses on the respective roles of the private sector, governments (Mexican and... View Details
Pill, Huw. "Mexico (B): Escaping from the Debt Crisis?" Harvard Business School Case 797-105, February 1997. (Revised February 2002.)
- August 2007
- Article
Vive La Resistance: Competing Logics and the Consolidation of U.S. Community Banking
By: Christopher Marquis and Michael Lounsbury
Marquis, Christopher, and Michael Lounsbury. "Vive La Resistance: Competing Logics and the Consolidation of U.S. Community Banking." Academy of Management Journal 50, no. 4 (August 2007): 799–820.
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Ryan Kim
Ryan (HBS '02, Harvard College '95) is particularly interested in helping students and alumni find balance and meaning in their career choices. Throughout his adult life, he has attempted to balance divergent personal and career interests and is still on that journey.... View Details