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  • 08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016

it was all debt finance) or by accepting larger chunks of capital from a major global bank and a private equity firm, getting them much closer to the threshold but at the cost of significant dilution (35%) as these financiers were also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

when the costs of financing a reorganization are greater than financing costs to a potential acquirer. Consistent with a senior creditor liquidation bias, the greater use of secured debt leads to more sales in bankruptcy-but, this result... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006

American multinational firms respond to politically risky environments by adjusting their capital structures abroad and at home. Foreign subsidiaries located in politically risky countries have significantly more debt than do other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 1999
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Q & A: Herb Kohl

they don't contribute. My support for young people cuts across a broad spectrum - from supporting a balanced budget amendment so we won't pass our debt on to them, to things more traditionally thought of as kids' issues: Head Start,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2017

Building Debt Outstanding IN MILLIONS FY 17 FY 16 FY 15 FY 14 FY 13 $ 64 71 78 85 91 Total operating expenses at HBS came in nearly 4 percent under budget in fiscal 2017. At both the faculty and staff levels, we continued to operate in as... View Details
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2016

giving and added substantial new endowment funds for priorities such as associate professorships and student financial aid. With fiscal 2016 marking the Campaign’s midway point, the School received more than $161 million in new gifts and... View Details
  • 07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007

employed in a study of the market for federal judicial law clerks conducted in 1998-2000, we have broadly surveyed both federal appellate judges and law students about their experiences of the new market for law clerks. This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

pivotal role in the industry during the 1970s by selling Iranian oil to Israel and South Africa. The case provides a means to explore the rationale and advantages of giant commodity traders, as well as enabling students to debate... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

emphases, including psychometric, cognitive, expertise-based, developmental, neuropsychological, cultural, systems, and group-difference approaches. The Nature of Human Creativity brings together an incredible diversity of viewpoints, helping View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4

The role of private equity in Japan is also explored and allows students to compare the Japanese merger and acquisition market to that of the U.S. and Europe. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

and Siddharth Shenai Abstract We study the impact of ethnic and religious fractionalization on the U.S. municipal debt market and find that issuers from more ethnically and religiously fractionalized counties pay higher yields on their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

personal loss, patriotism, the importance of diversity, and how best to reach out to those directly affected by the attacks. Classroom discussions became even more challenging, as students struggled with uncertainty, grief, and anger.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
  • 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

to supply beef markets around the world, but it faced a perfect storm of rising feed and fuel prices, a global credit crisis, and industry analysts skeptical about the company's debt load. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Aug 2010
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Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers

Harvard naturalist, and how he had his student study a fish. The story is found here. The moral is to keep looking at every aspect of something till you get it all, and then keep on looking, for there’s always more to discover. It’s a... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

explore the challenges of information collection and analysis. Students will, experientially, gain insights into how information is used and be exposed to a framework for identifying and evaluating information. In addition, the exercise... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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From the CFO - Financial Report 2015

operational footprint and increasing fixed costs, making it more challenging to generate a healthy operating surplus each year. Our revenue/cost challenge comes in two flavors. First, activities that enrich the HBS student experience... View Details
  • 01 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 1, 2008

especially as the government did not want a rate hike that could potentially hinder economic growth and increase its already large fiscal debt burden. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2014

significant investment in the School’s online learning platform, HBX. Launched publicly in spring 2014, HBX embodies the HBS principle of participant-centered learning reimagined on a digital platform. HBX aspires to create a learning experience both transformational... View Details
  • 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

international franchising opportunities and a debt recapitalization. By early 2016, Sun was looking to the company’s next phase of growth while handing management of her executive team to BrightStar’s President and COO. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 30

business utilizing debt and investors equity that in a very short time is about to trigger bank covenants due to poor financial performance. The prior owner continues to be involved in the business, handling key customers and expecting a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne