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- summer 1991
- Article
Managing Default: Some Evidence on How Firms Choose between Workouts and Chapter 11
By: S. C. Gilson
Gilson, S. C. "Managing Default: Some Evidence on How Firms Choose between Workouts and Chapter 11." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 4, no. 2 (summer 1991): 62–70.
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
ownership influence Chapter 11 outcomes? To answer these questions, we construct a data set that identifies the entire capital structure for 136 companies filing for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection between 1998 and 2009 and that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies
Nelson Repenning of MIT draws on firsthand observations of the meteoric rise and ultimate bankruptcy of a disguised Web-based company referred to as Notes.com. Using information gathered at management meetings during the company's brief,... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
bonds, roles of board members, calculation of an employee stay-put bonus pool, subcontractor and vendor communication, and reputational issues around bankruptcy or closure of a closely held family business. Analytical tools include... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring
Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups. The book is based on the MBA course of the same name that Gilson has taught for the last eight years. It explains exactly how corporate restructuring is done, from the first signs of concern until the last deal is completed. An... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
secondary art market and increasingly strong competitors. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808027 A Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy Harvard Business School Note 407-035 Provides an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
9: IP – Copyrights Day 10: Litigation and Litigation Strategy Day 11: Bankruptcy Day 12: Securities Law – What is a Security Day 13: Securities Law – Operating in the Securities Markets Day 14: Regulation of the Securities Market Module... View Details
- 1999
- Chapter
CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
- January 2003 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Newport Creamery (A)
By: Paul Marshall and Todd Thedinga
Describes the operating challenges of Newport Creamery, a Rhode Island-based chain of ice cream restaurants. Profiles the company's transition from longtime family ownership to a real estate developer, the developer's expansion strategy, and the company's subsequent... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Food and Beverage Industry; Rhode Island
Marshall, Paul, and Todd Thedinga. "Newport Creamery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-130, January 2003. (Revised October 2012.)
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
reported accounting problems in early 2007. The resulting liquidity crisis forced the company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the Bankruptcy Examiner assigned to investigate New... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2011
- News
Breath of Life
but brought back from the brink of bankruptcy by its current president David Green (MBA ’91). Explaining that a natural trachea is shaped by its “scaffold” (its framework of cartilage and muscle), the Wall Street Journal (July 8, 2011)... View Details
- Web
The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology
Featured Case The Reinvention of Kodak The Kodak multimedia case highlights the company's reinvention efforts by its leadership to navigate near bankruptcy and industry disruption from new technology. It explores the resurgence of older... View Details
- Web
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
situations (including threats to their survival). Restructurings are often extremely complicated, and involve multiple issues around valuation, bond indentures, subordination agreements, bankruptcy law, employment law, taxes, litigation,... View Details
- Profile
Roy Ben-Dor
of thinking." New roles In previous summers, Roy has interned with the Paul Hastings law firm on bankruptcies and private equity, and in a management training program with Bridgewater Associates. But this summer, his path takes a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
mentions a tireless vigilante: the Punisher. What is the motive behind Marvel’s decision to begin producing its own films? Creative control and a greater portion of the potential profits. When we came out of bankruptcy seven years ago we... View Details
- November 1984 (Revised December 1988)
- Case
Gulf Oil Corp.--Takeover
Gulf Oil was pressured into liquidation while under attack by Boone Pickens of Mesa Petroleum Co. Gulf management was unsure whether to sell out or take the firm private. A suitor, Standard Oil of California, tries to decide how much, if anything, to bid for the... View Details
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Bids and Bidding; Acquisition; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; United States
Rock, Kevin F. "Gulf Oil Corp.--Takeover." Harvard Business School Case 285-053, November 1984. (Revised December 1988.)
- Article
Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors
By: Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson
General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the U.S. market fell from 62.6% to 19.8%, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this paper we argue that the conventional... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Management Practices and Processes; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Helper, Susan, and Rebecca Henderson. "Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors." Journal of Economic Perspectives 28, no. 1 (Winter 2014): 49–72.
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
Allen partner to create Microsoft 1976 Cray Research, Inc. introduces the Cray-1 supercomputer 1978 Mandatory retirement is prohibited except for high-powered decision-making positions that also provide large pensions 1978 Bankruptcy... View Details