Consolidation - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

from one of the three major credit reporting agencies over several years. This offered an in-depth look at borrowers that either used a fintech company or a bank to obtain a personal loan. (A personal loan is an unsecured loan that is usually provided to View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

overhead, and it was planning an additional layoff of 8,300 employees at the time Dunlap took over. At the same time it invested in new paper machines and attempted to consolidate its global position by acquiring several foreign... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

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Partners - Case Method Project

U.S. History, History of 1968, Exploring Global Antiquity 600 BCE-600 CE, Consolidating Powers and Expanding Connections 600 CE-1400 CE MA 68 of 159 Sarah Hogoboom Tabor Academy Marion, MA MA 69 of 159 Wendy Holm Boston Latin School... View Details

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Understanding Health Systems, Payors, and Regulation - Health Care

Teisberg. Competition and the Intersection of Industry and Policy is at the heart of Professor Leemore Dafny’s research which examines competitive interactions among payers and providers of health care services. Her current projects include studies of View Details

21 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

(acquired by TimesMirror). He also negotiated TN's investment in the consolidation of ProMark Teleservices and S&P Data to form International Data Response Corporation (acquired by Telespectrum; NASDAQ TLSP). Prior to founding TN... View Details

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

If a person has something other people really want, that person has power. Consolidation—decreasing the number of alternatives that allow people to get something they value. A person has little power if their attractive resource can be provided by many others, so View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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HBS - Financials | Financial Highlights

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later &mdash Easy Payments: The Rise of Installment Selling

in installments is an ancient one. In 1641, when the Pilgrims consolidated the “heavy burthens” they owed London creditors, they arranged to pay their debts in four annual “estallments.” 18 But it was mechanization and the mass production... View Details

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Morgan Hall | About

troubled businesses to profitability became widely known, and investors were eager to support his ventures. J.P. Morgan & Company organized and financed some of the largest corporate mergers of the early 20th century, including the View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

History, History of 1968, Exploring Global Antiquity 600 BCE-600 CE, Consolidating Powers and Expanding Connections 600 CE-1400 CE TX Ellyn Hewett Celina High School Celina, TX PA Jane Highley Devon Preparatory School Devon, PA Subjects:... View Details

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Current Research

Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details

2024
Working Paper

Does Private Equity Have Any Business Being in the Health Care Business?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Zirui Song

Private Equity (“PE”) has come under increased scrutiny by the press, academics, and policymakers, as well as the public, for its investments in health care delivery. This scrutiny has been exacerbated by recent high profile hospital bankruptcies following PE... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Government Administration; Acquisition; Health Industry

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO... View Details

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

You can think of the beta version of the Design Thinking and Innovation AI Course Assistant chat bot in two ways: like a virtual Teaching Assistant who can help you consolidate and confirm your understanding of course concepts, and as a... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

however. The thousands of deals that academics, consultants, and businesspeople lump together as mergers and acquisitions actually represent very different strategic activities. Acquisitions occur for five reasons: to deal with overcapacity through View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

railroad network fanned out across the United States and connected with lines in Canada and Mexico, smaller railroad companies consolidated as a way to ensure the regular flow of traffic, reduce competition, and avoid price wars.... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

corporate efficiency, reorganization, and innovation; deregulation; technological advances; and the globalization of markets - has consolidated this revolution, Jensen believes. These forces, according to Jensen, have also contributed to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Strategy Execution FAQs Could you tell me a little more about the AI Course Assistant chat bot? + – You can think of the beta version of the Strategy Execution AI Course Assistant chat bot like a virtual Teaching Assistant who can... View Details

04 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?

periodically raises concerns about audit-industry concentration and suggests ways to boost growth of smaller firms. The consolidation raises the issue of how the surviving big auditors and the nation's accounting regulators will manage... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

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