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  • 22 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

locally headquartered Fortune 1000 firms between 1980 and 2006. Results show that philanthropic spending fluctuated dramatically as mega-events generally led to a punctuated increase in otherwise relatively stable patterns of giving by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 21

duration function as large-scale shocks to the quantity of interest rate risk that must be borne by professional bond investors. I develop a simple model in which the risk tolerance of bond investors is limited in the short run, so these View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 24

Monetary Economics Cyclicality of Credit Supply: Firm-Level Evidence By: Ivashina, Victoria, and Bo Becker Abstract—Theory predicts that there is a close link between bank credit supply and the evolution of the business cycle. Yet View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

needs. Odutola's keen, unwavering interest in improving the infrastructure of Nigeria allowed him to enjoy a successful career in business and politics, despite the vastly fluctuating political landscape of Nigeria. From British rule... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

by expanding into new geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. They have also recently developed several strategic partnerships with Silicon Valley firms to expand into an array of digital products. However, after going public, stock prices continue... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

integrated-markets models in which the rationally determined price of risk fluctuates in a countercyclical fashion. The results can be partially explained by models in which shocks to intermediary capital or agency problems drive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 1

Credit Supply: Firm Level Evidence By: Ivashina, Victoria, and Bo Becker Abstract—Theory predicts that there is a close link between bank credit supply and the evolution of the business cycle. Yet fluctuations in bank-loan supply have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

and economist Warren Persons, gained international renown for its three-curve A-B-C chart, which rendered business fluctuations as the ebb and flow of speculation (A), business (B), and banking (C). The service was directed by C. J.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Making Their Way

manufacturing, which is very high-skilled with fluctuating demand. Similarly, with IT, we were first-movers to cloud computing, which saves on fixed IT costs.” Looking ahead, CGM is building on its core strength: family. “Our business... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

explain the following stylized facts: (1) U.S. and Mexican output co-move more than consumption, (2) U.S. shocks have a larger effect on Mexico than in the U.S., (3) U.S. business cycles lead over medium-term fluctuations in Mexico, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

tailoring in implementation is likely to be very different across situations. Vincent Dessain: There are differences between Total and BP due to their origin and size, but they both face the challenge of building long-term relationships with investors in an industry... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
  • 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

over time, the relationship between firm size and corporate vulnerability is relatively time invariant. All else being equal, large firms in emerging markets are more financially vulnerable and also systemically important. Consistent with the granular origins of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

with a minimal level of altruism can be a source of dampened wage responses. The paper also considers a setting where this minimal level of altruism is subject to fluctuations and shows that, for certain parameters, the model can explain... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • November 2020 (Revised April 2021)
  • Case

Roll-Ups and Surprise Billing: Collisions at the Intersection of Private Equity and Patient Care

By: Trevor Fetter and Kira Seiger
This case describes the increasing investment by private equity (PE) firms in patient care and other healthcare services. The case focuses on investments in physician staffing firms and roll-up strategy investments in physician practice management (PPM). Included in... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Change; Disruption; Fluctuation; Trends; Customers; Customer Value and Value Chain; Ethics; Fairness; Finance; Equity; Insurance; Private Equity; Geography; Geographic Scope; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Structures; Ownership; Ownership Type; Private Ownership; Relationships; Agency Theory; Business and Community Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Strategy; Competition; Consolidation; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Value; Value Creation; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States
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  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

consumption fluctuations faced by individuals, households, and firms. Yet much of this promise remains unrealized. In this paper, we study the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product designed to compensate low-income Indian... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-060.pdf Cyclicality of Credit Supply: Firm Level Evidence Authors:Bo Becker and Victoria Ivashina Abstract Theory predicts that there is a close link between bank credit supply and the evolution of the business cycle. Yet View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • News

Built for Speed

Rogers spends a few minutes laying out exactly what a driverless car could look like, how it should be engineered, and how it could be produced. This ability to effectively fluctuate between the idea and particulars of the execution is a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing