Financial Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
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Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States

By: Laura Alfaro, Mauricio Larrain, Carlos Vilches and Sarah Jeong

On May 26, 2020, Latam Airlines became the largest airline in the world to be driven to bankruptcy by COVID-19. With a complex debt structure and international investor composition, the company decided to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States, which... View Details

Keywords: Airlines; Pandemic; Coronavirus Pandemic; Health Pandemics; Air Transportation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Capital Markets; Strategy; Latin America; Chile; United States

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September 2018 (Revised January 2020)
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Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (A)

By: Feng Zhu, Susan Athey and David Lane

In summer 2016, four of Australia’s top five banks petitioned regulators for permission to bargain collectively with Apple over the terms under which they would support its digital wallet, Apple Pay. They argued that doing so would force concessions from Apple that... View Details

Keywords: Payment Methods; Mobile Payment; Apple; Banks and Banking; Cooperation; Problems and Challenges; Policy; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry; Australia

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23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

Corporate Debt in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract—This paper documents a set of stylized facts about leverage and financial fragility in the nonfinancial corporate sector in... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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HBS Course: Real Estate Private Equity - Research Resources

people, the deals, the funds and the financial trends of the industry. (Individual account required). Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) Provides global information on private real estate investments and deals. (Individual account... View Details

28 Oct 2013
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The Federator

Keywords: Reva; Mahindra; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2014
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Research Brief: Capitol Gains

oil-rich state, for example, the financial impact (positive or negative) of a bill affecting the state's petroleum producers and related companies could be inferred by following the votes of the state's lawmakers. The politicians, after... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

philosophy are flawed? What if intellectual capital rather than financial capital was the scarce resource, as it is in many companies today? Unlike financial resources, an organization's vital information,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

understanding of these implications is essential for future policy analysis, particularly for issues relating to fostering innovation. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/Kerr_Kerr_Lincoln_WP14_IPEFirms.pdf January 2015 IESE Insight From TV to Web:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10

Working PapersMandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the effect of mandatory International View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2019
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Leading Schools That Change Lives

restoring the school’s fiscal health, but also its reputation for serving those with less. The urgency of the school’s financial problems gave Kennealey leverage to move quickly on some key initiatives while building relationships and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Figuring Out Her Mission | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Leadership Fellows Program job posting at Boston Ballet gave her a chance to explore it as a reality. Executive Director, Max Hodges (MBA 2010), was seeking a Chief of Staff with a business background and MBA skills in strategy and... View Details

December 2021
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Bunge: Building a Sustainable Future?

By: Forest Reinhardt, David E. Bell, Pedro Levindo and Ruth Costas

Bunge, one of the world’s leading agribusiness traders and processors, strives to comply with its commitment to having a deforestation-free value chain by 2025 while it considers potential new business growth areas. After a complex turnaround, which involved one of the... View Details

Keywords: Deforestation; Value Chain; Agribusiness; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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01 Sep 2013
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HBS's Unique Economic Model

limited growth capacity. On the MBA side, today's economy does not allow for significant tuition increases. In addition, since 2008, financial aid need has risen, minimizing the impact of tuition increases. Executive Education, a thriving... View Details

Keywords: Melnick, Richard; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison

very own debtors' prisons. Their task is Sisyphean: they work, pay the monthly debt to the lender, yet see a perpetual gap between payments and value. The payments can seem like an extortion episode from The Sopranos. Exit strategies are... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Financial Services; Financial Services; Financial Services

30 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 30

Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/113027-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-107 Monique Leroux: Leading Change at Desjardins Monique Leroux led a major transformation, overcoming resistance, at a large Canadian financial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 May 2000
What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

Can you design processes to reflect the promises implicit in hard-wiring?; (4) Do you have the people, incentives, and technology to deliver on the promise?; (5) Are you big enough?; (6) Do you have the financial capability to protect... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

points within contracts, as well as the accounting, finance and business strategy skills taught at business school. I believe the synergies of the JD/MBA program – the courses, philosophies, and teaching styles – create an unmatched... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Driving economic growth and job creation

Karen Gordon Mills (AB 1975, MBA 1977) served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as administrator of the US Small Business Administration, which is focused on economic growth and support for small businesses. In the midst of the 2009 View Details

February 2002 (Revised May 2004)
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U.S. Labs

By: Michael J. Roberts and Robert F. Higgins

Describes the evolution of a start-up venture in the pathology lab segment of the clinical lab business. U.S. Labs tries a series of business models before running out of cash. The company is in dire need of financing, as its venture capital backers are refusing to put... View Details