Liquidity - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

PublicationsTrue North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development Authors:Bill George and Doug Baker Publication:Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2011 Abstract All too often, we find ourselves forced to confront life's challenges on our own. What... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Sep 2013
HBS Seminar

Nirupama Rao, NYC Wagner School of Public Service

13 Sep 2013
HBS Seminar

Nirupama Rao, NYU Wagner School of Public Service

20 Mar 2012
Working Paper Summaries

The Stock Selection and Performance of Buy-Side Analysts

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy, George Serafeim, Devin Shanthikumar & Gui Yang; Financial Services

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

balance sheet constraints and bond liquidity By: Johannes Breckenfelder & Victoria Ivashina SEP 2021 The authors explore the ties between bonds and individual dealers formed through home advantage and the persistence of previous... View Details

14 Mar 2023
In Practice

What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

deposits and its business of revolving credit, on which it had substantial exposure. To add to that, the SVB leadership’s unorthodox approach to management of liquidity pressures clearly backfired. The bottom line: The art is not to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

16 Jun 2021
HBS Case

Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

including the massive infusion of liquidity and confidence into capital markets that took place under the Federal Reserve’s and US government’s various COVID-relief programs, a belief in the long-term growth prospects of the cruise... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture

emissions of about 600 US residents.” The Science of Flow Sabin’s work focuses on making carbon capture more energy efficient. His model flows a liquid solution into an electrochemical cell where electricity passes through and activates... View Details

30 Mar 2020
News

Crisis Management for Leaders: Coping with Sudden Changes in Cash Needs and Availability

01 Dec 2023
News

Research Brief: Staying in the Game

negotiating with creditors. Some large companies, meanwhile, rely on that protection to renegotiate their debt obligations and become financially healthier. Of the two types of filings, chapter 7 is the liquidation of business assets;... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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About - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

About About The global financial crisis brought to the forefront of academic and policy discussion the question of how best to ensure the stability of the financial system. Researchers at Harvard have led groundbreaking research on bank capital and View Details

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By: Charlotte L. Robertson

Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Case Study: Testing the Waters

is exploring options for innovation in an expansive but increasingly competitive market: Cure’s biggest competitor, Liquid I.V., was acquired by Unilever in 2020 and is reportedly closing in on $1 billion in net sales. The most... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

metal lipstick container was invented by Maurice Levy in Connecticut in 1915. The first screw-up lipstick appeared six years later.19 In 1916 Northam Warren created the first commercial liquid nail polish when he launched the Cutex brand... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit in a Consumer Society

hands also led them to undertake new financial obligations—like installment buying—which in turn gave rise to temporary liquidity problems. Small lenders like pawnshops and salary lenders proliferated in nineteenth-century cities, but... View Details

January 2017 (Revised January 2019)
Case

The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott

With nearly $700 billion in assets, Lehman was the largest U.S. bankruptcy in history. In 2007, Lehman achieved record earnings of over $4 billion on revenues of $60 billion. By September 2008 the fourth largest investment bank in the world was bankrupt. How had a... View Details

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Events - Business History

Oct 30 30 Oct 2017 Business History Seminar Decoding the Balance Sheet: Material Objects, Symbolic Capital, and the Liquidation of the League of Nations Carolyn Biltoft, Graduate Institute Geneva, Switzerland Oct 23 23 Oct 2017 Reception... View Details

31 Oct 2023
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

private sector and employment; distribution of food kits and food stamps to more than a million households; and water and electricity payments for a portion of the population. It also included a financing and guarantee mechanism that would provide additional View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Inc. which manages partnerships investing in liquid securities for wealthy families. When he resigned from active management, Baupost assets had grown to over $400 million. He is now co-chairman of the Advisory Board of Baupost LLC, a... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

identify their defining elements, such as size, risk, and liquidity Develop the confidence and ability to assess potential investment opportunities and maximize the value of investment portfolios Gain the skills and strategies to choose... View Details

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