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- April 2010
- Article
Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier
Two alternate visions for shaping and explaining the governance of economic globalization have been in competition for the past 20 years: an ad hoc, laissez-faire vision promoted by the United States versus a managed vision relying on multilateral rules and...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Trade;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Competition;
European Union;
United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sophie Meunier. "Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise." Journal of European Public Policy 17, no. 3 (April 2010): 349–366.
- January 2009
- Supplement
The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B2)
By: Clayton S. Rose, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and David Lane
Bear Stearns & Co burned through nearly all of its $18 billion in cash reserves during the week of March 10, 2008, and an unprecedented provision of liquidity support from the Federal Reserve on Friday March 13 was insufficient to reverse the decline in Bear's...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Capital;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Liquidity;
Banks and Banking;
Governance;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
System;
Valuation;
New York (state, US)
Rose, Clayton S., Daniel Baird Bergstresser, and David Lane. "The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-091, January 2009.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Don't Just Survive - Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad
By: Lynda M. Applegate and J. Bruce Harreld
Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global financial crisis provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Risk Management;
Leading Change;
Innovation and Management;
Crisis Management;
Growth and Development Strategy
Applegate, Lynda M., and J. Bruce Harreld. "Don't Just Survive - Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-127, April 2009. (Revised May 2009.)
- June 2013
- Supplement
Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (HBS Cases #807103 and 807119).
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Keywords:
Global Business;
Turnaround;
Distressed Debt;
Bank Loans;
Bank Debt;
Search;
Acquisitions;
Cash Flow Analysis;
Liquidation;
Careers;
Unions;
Government And Business;
Acquisition;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Operations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Uruguay
Sharpe, Jim. "Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-727, June 2013.
- May 2016 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Olivia Lum: Wanting to Save the World
By: Geoffrey Jones and Essie Alamsyah
This case considers the entrepreneurial career of Olivia Lum, who founded the Singaporean water company Hyflux in 1989. An orphan born in Malaysia, Lum provides a rare case of an entrepreneurial success in a country whose economic success has primarily rested on...
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Keywords:
Industrial Organization;
Chinitz;
Agglomeration;
Clusters;
Cities;
Mine;
Environmental Management;
Operations Management;
Sustainable Operations;
Environmental Regulation;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
History;
Operations;
Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
China;
Singapore
Jones, Geoffrey, and Essie Alamsyah. "Olivia Lum: Wanting to Save the World." Harvard Business School Case 316-178, May 2016. (Revised April 2019.)
- April 2013
- Case
Europe: An Ever Closer Union?
By: Gunnar Trumbull, Jonathan Schlefer and Diane Choi
In 2010, the European Union faces the challenges of the global financial crisis. With 27 member states, each facing different challenges, can new EU institutions respond effectively? Will its new currency, the euro, survive?
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Trumbull, Gunnar, Jonathan Schlefer, and Diane Choi. "Europe: An Ever Closer Union?" Harvard Business School Case 713-085, April 2013.
C. Fritz Foley
C. Fritz Foley is the Andre R. Jakurski Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean (SAD) for External Relations. As SAD, Foley works with ER to enhance alumni engagement, expand opportunities for lifelong learning, and develop fundraising... View Details
- 09 Apr 2020
- News
Managing Through Crisis: Who Needs Capitalism Anyway?
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Barclays Bank and Contingent Capital Notes, 2012
By: Lucy White
In 2012, regulatory changes following the financial crisis mean that Barclays Bank is faced with the need to raise large amounts of capital in order to comply with increased capital requirements, tightening rules as to the "quality of capital," and increased risk...
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- 13 Oct 2008
- News
Bill George: Where Were the Boards?
- January 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Background Note
Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses global accounting policies for intangible assets other than goodwill. How financial analysts deal with the diversity in these practices is also covered.
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Keywords:
Assets
Hawkins, David F. "Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-077, January 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- October 2005
- Case
Tad Piper and Piper Jaffray
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2005, Tad Piper reflects on the successful spin-off from US Bancorp of Piper Jaffray, the investment bank founded by his grandfather. Profiles the development of Piper Jaffray from a Midwestern brokerage house to a national, diversified financial services firm. In...
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Leadership Style;
Management Style;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Tad Piper and Piper Jaffray." Harvard Business School Case 406-033, October 2005.
- March 2006
- Course Overview Note
International Finance: A Course Overview Note
By: Mihir A. Desai
Describes the International Finance course at Harvard Business School, which argues that the forces of globalization have fundamentally changed the scope and activities of firms, thereby altering the practice of finance within these firms. As a consequence of an...
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- 2010
- Chapter
Cost Structure Patterns in the Asset Management Industry
By: Dennis Campbell and Frances X. Frei
This chapter examines patterns in the cost structure of asset management firms and establishes two important trends in cost behavior. First, when revenues are growing, "indirect" costs related to sales, distribution, marketing, personnel, technology, and occupancy are...
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- July 2014
- Supplement
Barclays Bank and Contingent Capital Notes, 2012 (CW)
By: Lucy White and Trent Kim
In 2012, regulatory changes following the financial crisis mean that Barclays Bank is faced with the need to raise large amounts of capital in order to comply with increased capital requirements, tightening rules as to the "quality of capital," and increased risk...
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- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
magnitude of the current financial crisis reflects the failure of an economic and regulatory philosophy that had proved increasingly influential in policy circles over the past three decades. This paper...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- March 1998
- Case
Collapse in Asia: 1997-1998
By: George C. Lodge and Anthony St. George
Discusses the Asian crisis and economists' opinions and solutions.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Asia
Lodge, George C., and Anthony St. George. "Collapse in Asia: 1997-1998." Harvard Business School Case 798-084, March 1998.
- 12 Jan 2013
- News
Striking a balance on money market funds
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 15 Apr 2020
- Webinars: Career
Is Your Career Recession-Ready?
Dick Vietor, Baker Foundation Professor, and former Unit Head of Business, Government and the International Economy (BGIE), and Lauren Murphy, Director, HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD), address what's likely ahead in the global economy and how best to...
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