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- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
made available for investment has ebbed and flowed. That phenomenon seems to be shifting, he said. "One theory is today the money doesn't go away. The limited partner community has defined venture as an asset class; they're going to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
numerous ministries and eleven affiliated corporations, its 350-person staff, and its total assets of more than $92 million. After three years of commuting to Virginia Union University for Friday and Saturday classes, Reed received a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
in the standard of living. An individual company, though, can move assets anywhere. So companies can reward their shareholders regardless of what happens to the national economy. As a result, the interest of companies and the country have... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Department, must decide if this approach is still the best way to fulfill his organization's goal of protecting and increasing the pension assets of 17 million Canadians. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
companies, and what can they do to protect themselves? Shih: Companies need to understand their vulnerabilities. If you are a company that uses tools with this kind of high embodiment of know-how and you can’t protect complimentary assets... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
now own over 80% of banking assets in Mexico, and we show how, using a political economy model and a series of econometric tests, this has helped to stabilize the system and reduced non-performance loans, but it has also increased the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
that arise within the multinational firm, and include: How do I value a firm with assets around the world that are exposed to different country risks and currencies? When should I share ownership with a local partner? How should I... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
Pflueger, Carolin E., Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We propose a new measure of the economy’s risk appetite based on the valuation of volatile stocks. Unlike proxies for risk appetite derived from aggregates, our measure is strongly correlated with safe... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
store asset productivity since 2007, these issues become even more pertinent. Compounding the issue, most retailers have already reduced their in-store labor to such an extent that further cost-cutting has a negative impact, and thus the... View Details
- Web
Impact Stories - Business & Environment
resilient, and consumer-centric through the application of data science and behavioral economics, optimizing the system assets and operations across the electric meter.” Natalie Deschamps MBA 2015 | A Fundamental Foundation "I ultimately... View Details
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
distribution: (1) assistance selecting funds that are harder to find or harder to evaluate, (2) access to funds with lower costs excluding distribution costs, (3) access to higher performing funds, (4) superior asset allocation, and (5)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
reasons for optimism, noting that with economic pragmatism and restructuring, their well-educated populations and strong infrastructures would be assets on the road to recovery. "There will be painful adjustments for many countries," he... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
My Real Career
asset value. We discussed the triumphs and tragedies of raising children and how difficult it really is to make decisions amid a maelstrom of imperfect information. I found sectionmates had become intimate soul mates as I shared my recent... View Details
- 11 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
3 Ways Financial Aid is Unique at HBS
resources. HBS Fellowships are calculated based on your income from the last three years, along with any assets you have. Along with need-based awards, HBS offers a few additional fellowships based on student backgrounds or interests. 2.... View Details
- March 2011
- Supplement
Countrywide plc (CW)
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
One of the world's leading investors in distressed companies, Oaktree Capital Management is contemplating a "loan to own" investment in the debt f Countrywide plc, a financially troubled residential real estate agent based in the U.K. Only sixteen months earlier,... View Details
- September 2024
- Case
InfraCredit and the Project Inception Facility
By: John Macomber, Namrata Arora and Maagatha Kalavadakken
Around the world, large infrastructure projects are frequently stymied by the high cost and high uncertainty of the project inception phase: the research and engineering and planning prior to financial close and start of construction. Could there be a new kind of... View Details
Keywords: Infrastructure; Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Cost; Cash Flow; Capital; Assets; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Insurance; Energy; Product Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Credit; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry; Banking Industry; Africa; Nigeria
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
subset of countries. This paper uses a difference-in-difference analysis that compares US equity holdings in affected and unaffected countries. The international investment responses to JGTRRA were substantial and imply an elasticity of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
often-essential government support for new development projects. With backing and financial contributions from governments, multinational corporations have it in their power to become the world's most effective means for reducing poverty. This unmatched power is based... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code
By: Kristin Mugford, William Vrattos and Radhika Kak
In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one of India largest distressed companies (the “dirty dozen”) began restructuring under the IBC in 2017. Two years later,... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Judgments; Voting; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Public Sector; Asset Pricing; Borrowing and Debt; Corporate Finance; Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Bonds; Investment Return; Price; Government Legislation; Laws and Statutes; Bids and Bidding; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; India; Delhi
Mugford, Kristin, William Vrattos, and Radhika Kak. "Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code." Harvard Business School Case 222-071, February 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
"In a complex, sophisticated environment where so many products and services are connected, strategy has become, in large part, the art of influencing assets that you don't own," Iansiti observes. It's the old saw of the... View Details