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- 29 May 2009
- News
How economists can misunderstand the crisis
- 2010
- Working Paper
Does Diversification Create Value in the Presence of External Financing Constraints? Evidence from the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis
We show that the value of corporate diversification increased during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Diversification gave firms both financing and investment advantages. First, conglomerates became significantly more leveraged relative to comparable focused firms....
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Keywords:
Diversification;
Financial Crisis;
Resource Allocation;
Investment;
Financing and Loans;
Business Conglomerates;
Capital Markets
Kuppuswamy, Venkat, and Belen Villalonga. "Does Diversification Create Value in the Presence of External Financing Constraints? Evidence from the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-101, May 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- 10 Apr 2020
- News
Managing the Liquidity Crisis
- Teaching Interest
Strategic Financial Analysis
By: Suraj Srinivasan
This course focuses on the tools used to create economic value. It presents frameworks for assessing strategy, monitoring performance, forecasting capital utilization, valuing strategic assets, and reviewing restructuring opportunities. Participants learn to...
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- February 2013
- Case
LEGO (A): The Crisis
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
As this case opens, iconic toymaker LEGO stands on the brink of bankruptcy. Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, LEGO's young and newly appointed CEO, must size up changes in the toy industry, learn from the company's recent moves, and craft a strategy that will put LEGO back on...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Consumer Products Industry
Rivkin, Jan W., Stefan H. Thomke, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "LEGO (A): The Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 713-478, February 2013.
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis Cover image features Rosario Bazán (left) and Anil Jain (right). Between March 22 – 24th, world and business...
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- 26 May 2010
- News
The Greek Crisis and the Limits of Arbitrage
- 2011
- Report
Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011, the fourth in its series, builds on the methodology established in previous editions: The first part provides a short overview of the macroeconomic climate in the Nordic countries. The second part tracks the changes in economic...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Financial Crisis;
Macroeconomics;
Trade;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Policy;
Competitive Strategy;
Scandinavia
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011." Report Series, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, 2011.
- 24 Feb 2009
- News
Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis
- 14 Apr 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Economic Crisis and Medical Care Usage
- April 27, 2020
- Article
A Crisis Playbook for Family Businesses
By: Josh Baron and Ben Francois
In a business crisis, the power of family business owners is magnified. Unlike public companies, which typically focus on maximizing shareholder value, family owners value objectives that usually go well beyond financial returns (e.g., family legacy, reputation). This...
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Baron, Josh, and Ben Francois. "A Crisis Playbook for Family Businesses." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 27, 2020).
- April 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Background Note
China's Financial Markets: 2007
Provides an overview of capital markets in mainland China in 2007, evaluating the up-to-date performance of key components of the markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Capital Markets;
Financial Markets;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Competition;
China
Jin, Li, and Bingxing Huo. "China's Financial Markets: 2007." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-147, April 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- January 2011
- Supplement
Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (D): TED Spread and Swap Spread in May 2009
The D case briefly recounts the action that investment manager Albert Mills takes in the matter of an unusually low U.S. dollar fixed-floating swap spread. He must decide what to do next.
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Taliaferro, Ryan D., and Stephen Blyth. "Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (D): TED Spread and Swap Spread in May 2009." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-052, January 2011.
- June 2005
- Tutorial
Prematriculation Financial Accounting Tutorial/Module
By: David F. Hawkins, Paul M. Healy and Ratna G. Sarkar
The Financial Accounting course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial accounting in a management context. The course describes the business activities for Global Grocer, a small retail franchise specializing in gourmet foods and specialty kitchen...
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- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
companies lose when they cut corporate giving? How Do I Lead In A Crisis? 7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm Leading in crisis requires a combination of skills and behaviors—personal and professional—that can be mastered, says HBS...
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by Staff
- October 2006
- Background Note
China's Financial Markets: 2006
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Li Jin and Tracy Manty
Provides an overview of capital markets in mainland China, evaluating the up-to-date performance of key components of the markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing economy.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Capital Markets;
Financial Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Markets;
Competition;
China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Li Jin, and Tracy Manty. "China's Financial Markets: 2006." Harvard Business School Background Note 307-058, October 2006.
- Forthcoming
- Article
Crisis Interventions in Corporate Insolvency
By: Samuel Antill and Christopher Clayton
We model the optimal resolution of insolvent firms in general equilibrium. Collateral-constrained banks lend to (i) solvent firms to finance investments and (ii) distressed firms to avoid liquidation. Liquidations create negative fire-sale externalities. Liquidations...
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Keywords:
Insolvent Firms;
Government Intervention;
Liquidation;
Econometric Models;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Policy
Antill, Samuel, and Christopher Clayton. "Crisis Interventions in Corporate Insolvency." Journal of Finance (forthcoming).
- August 2005 (Revised October 2010)
- Background Note
European Financial Integration
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner
Provides background on the history and status of financial integration in the European Union. Describes the pertinent treaty-based "fundamental freedoms," emphasizes challenges to further cross-border consolidation in the banking sector, and examines the regulatory...
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Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Financial Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Integration;
Banking Industry;
European Union
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Christopher Bruner. "European Financial Integration." Harvard Business School Background Note 706-010, August 2005. (Revised October 2010.)
- 2010
- Report
State of the Region Report 2010: The Top of Europe Recovering—Regional Lessons from a Global Crisis
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The 2010 State of the Region Report, the seventh in this series of annual evaluations of competitiveness and cooperation across the Baltic Sea Region, takes the Region's economic temperature in the first year after the full onslaught of the global crisis. The focus of...
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