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- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
data. The third section also provides recent data on infrastructure investments and public-private partnerships. The final section discusses current and likely future trends. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210061-PDF-ENG Target: Responding to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
have been touched by the powerful winds of change. Widespread recessions are not new, of course. The United States, like most other industrial countries, has been buffeted by business cycles in different forms and to different degrees... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
practices and a distinctive strategy, the company has generated enviable financial results. During the Great Recession of 2007–2009, the company went to great lengths to avoid layoffs. But as the case opens in 2013, one division of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
positive note, however, healthcare companies were commonly thought to be recession proof and thus might be a sound investment in the event of a down-turning economy. Burnham had to decide if this was the right time for an exit, and if so,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
approaches. This can explain why the Fed stopped basing monetary policy on the quality of new bank loans, why it stopped being willing to cause recessions to deal with inflation, and why it was temporarily unwilling to maintain stable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 04 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering
banks, both large and small, from ever fully returning to the small business market. Cyclical Factors Linger From The Recession In the recent recession small-business sales were hit hard and may still be... View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
considered leaving his general partnership in a private equity firm near Boston and setting up his own in 2015. He weighed whether the timing was right, with the economy still not fully recovered from the Great Recession of 2007–2009.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
yields is low. In this paper we document the reasons why the fears of widespread municipal default during the current recession are overblown. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-129.pdf Fractionalization and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
This case consists primarily of excerpts from term sheets and prospectuses for six securities offerings made by U.S. companies during 2009-2010, just after the financial crisis and recession of 2008-2009. There are three issues of senior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
of England has clearly prepared thoroughly for Brexit. But few British or European businesses have any contingency plans. The Brexit vote will drive Europe into recession and highlight further the structural weakness of its social... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
Cities and states are feeling the financial pain of this recession more quickly than in past downturns after pandemic-induced lockdowns swiftly decimated sales tax revenue that helps fund their operations. In fact, new research finds that... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
Small-business owners trying to weather the coronavirus pandemic will face a financial blow that’s likely to be worse than what they experienced during the Great Recession more than a decade ago, says Karen G. Mills, senior fellow at... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
now," she said. "The consumer really wants highly designed garments at an affordable price." Tyler Morse, president of Bliss, an upscale spa and beauty company purchased by Starwood Resorts and Hotels in 2004, said that even in a View Details
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
But I’m very much aware that if we’re in recession at the end of the crisis and companies are even more focused on the short term, business leaders may choose to reduce their commitment to environmental and even social sustainability.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
return of a pandemic. But what about potential opportunities associated with the recession of the coronavirus, opportunities associated with a “reshuffling of the deck” in the workforce caused by COVID-19 that could create opportunities... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
Summing Up The current global recession has, judging from responses to this month's column, many origins, among them housing and credit. All, of course, are traceable to human responses to both perceived opportunities and calamities,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 17 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete
would it take to force change of that magnitude? Dafny: We’re talking about pretty painful and uncertain measures, and they require a lot of work. You can see why people are, in my view, overly content with the status quo. When the next View Details
- 23 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19
or a partial one. Developing countries have a different pandemic One notable difference among nations seemed intuitive: Developing countries have far fewer tools—they are less able to stave off a deep recession or even depression—than... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
sense of self to the business and all its ups and downs. Taking some time away with a loved one, she said, will not only be personally beneficial but will also "lead you to the best ideas for your businesses." How should entrepreneurs go forward, View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
the net new jobs in our country. Yet in recent years, small businesses have been slow to recover from a recession and credit crisis that hit them especially hard. This lag has prompted the question, "Is there a credit gap in small... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne