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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Retail to Real Estate
traded national chain and generations-long family enterprise—until it was acquired by Walmart for $1.6 billion in 2009. As reported in the Bloomberg story, “Harvard Grad Solves His Family’s $1.6 Billion Liquidity Problem,” Ibañez was... View Details
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Events - Business History
Groups: Comparisons across Developed Countries Ben Schneider, MIT 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,... View Details
- November – December 2008
- Article
Chief Risk Officers at Crunch Time: Compliance Champions or Business Partners?
By: Anette Mikes
Risk management departments in financial institutions have been undergoing major transformations. New regulatory requirements have raised the bar on compliance, and expanded the remit of risk management significantly. The compliance imperative requires banks to... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships
Mikes, Anette. "Chief Risk Officers at Crunch Time: Compliance Champions or Business Partners?" Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions 2, no. 1 (November–December 2008).
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Climate Impact - Business & Environment
rural India.” Danielle Colson MBA 2022 | Co-founder & COO, Mantel “Mantel is developing the first liquid phase materials that capture CO2 at high temperatures. Our molten borate technology enables new process designs that reduce costs by... View Details
- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
Efforts were made to extend membership among girls of color. No ad appeared without girls from diverse backgrounds. It achieved some success. The Boy Scouts consistently received more contributions than the Girl Scouts, reflecting the fact that males controlled more... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
endowment is crucial to providing HBS with sufficient liquidity to finance ongoing campus renewal and expansion projects and to capitalize on emerging strategic opportunities through economic cycles over the long term. Continuing its... View Details
- March 2020
- Article
Do Fire Sales Create Externalities?
By: Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam
We develop three novel measures of how much of the price impact of their trading different mutual funds internalize. We show that mutual funds that internalize more of their price impact hold larger cash buffers and use these buffers more aggressively to accommodate... View Details
Chernenko, Sergey, and Adi Sunderam. "Do Fire Sales Create Externalities?" Journal of Financial Economics 135, no. 3 (March 2020): 602–628.
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
on, by appreciation on their stock market investments. Some speculation via short-selling is necessary and appropriate; it adds liquidity to the market and limits excessive optimism. But too much speculation turns the markets from an... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
industry conferences. Recently retired as CEO of TotalEnergies Ventures, Nadkarni has served as advisor to the World Economic Forum and was on the selection committee for the WEF Technology Pioneers for several years. In 2021, Nadkarni and Air View Details
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
the innovation process (as Pete Clekurs pointed out). The park is designed to create fast-response product development by linking product designers to manufacturers in a way that minimizes the need to ship liquid ingredients over long... View Details
- November 1999
- Case
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)
By: Andre F. Perold
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (LTCM) was in the business of engaging in trading strategies to exploit market pricing discrepancies. Because the firm employed strategies designed to make money over long horizons--from six months to two years or more--it adopted a... View Details
Keywords: Fluctuation; Capital; Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management; Risk Management; Marketing; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 200-007, November 1999.
- April 2015 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit
By: Stuart Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Annelena Lobb
The June 2013 bankruptcy of the city of Detroit, Michigan was, at the time, the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. Detroit had struggled for years with a weakening tax base, high unemployment, a heavy debt load and increasing retiree costs. These... View Details
Keywords: Chapter 9; Chapter 11; Bankruptcy; Municipal Finance; Restructuring; Financial Liquidity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; City; Government Administration; Public Sector; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Failure; Labor Unions; Urban Development; Budgets and Budgeting; Decision Making; Demographics; Economics; Finance; Public Administration Industry; Michigan; Detroit
Gilson, Stuart, Kristin Mugford, and Annelena Lobb. "Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit." Harvard Business School Case 215-070, April 2015. (Revised April 2022.)
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Professor Begenau’s research agenda is directed at better understanding how financial markets work and how they affect the real economy. She uses quantitative analysis to build both prescriptive and descriptive models concerning financial risk in banking, and she also... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
confidently maintain and expand its leadership in education and research for future generations. HMC's investment portfolio is evolving. Repositioning of the portfolio's liquid assets— public equities and hedge funds—is well underway.... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup
startup. Liquidation follows and, along with it, a contentious auction of assets to pay creditors. “There are many things that entrepreneurs can do to fail well—in ways that preserve their relationships and integrity—and to position... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
mean?" Barton channeled his frustration into an exasperated hand movement, which promptly toppled his coffee cup. Hot liquid flowed from the table onto his lap. "We don't know," said Ruben. "It could be a coincidence... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Bankruptcy and the COVID-19 Crisis
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
Online—business units that are sensitive to fluctuations in the economy. Consequently, maintaining an ample balance of unrestricted reserves outside of the endowment is crucial to providing HBS with sufficient liquidity to finance ongoing... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Chapter 11 doesn’t give companies a free pass, however. Cases can be converted to a View Details
- March 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Masterpiece for the Masses: The First Art Exchange ARTEX
By: Lauren Cohen, Anastasiya Siroochenko (Siro) and Sophia Pan
Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi, CEO of ARTEX, aspired to marry the world of art and finance. Hoping to promote transparent, fractionalized ownership of renowned artwork, the founder had spent years contemplating the birth of an art stock market. This exchange would allow... View Details
Keywords: Trading; Art Market; Art Fair; Tokenization; Democratization; Exchange Traded Fund; Price Monitoring; Trends And Opportunities; Financial Liquidity; Financial Markets; Arts; Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Investment Return; Technological Innovation; Business Model; Trends; Stocks; Assets; Diversification; Trade; Financial Services Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Paris; France
Cohen, Lauren, Anastasiya Siroochenko (Siro), and Sophia Pan. "Masterpiece for the Masses: The First Art Exchange ARTEX." Harvard Business School Case 224-086, March 2024. (Revised May 2024.)