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24 Jun 2014
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instead of participating in negotiated exchange offers. This paper critically examines this claim and argues that the incentives for holdout litigation are limited because of (1) significant constraints on creditor litigation, (2) substantial View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2020
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Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

gain admission to the US. He describes the arcane system that puts a limit on the number of H-1B visas issued each year. Demand fluctuates from year to year depending on economic conditions and other... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 Aug 2008
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Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

come into fashion? For example, I was reminded of stretch when the goal of a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2040 was at least informally agreed to at a recent economic summit. In that case, the end date was conveniently set... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
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Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?

By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli, Sabrina T. Howell and Karina Souza

In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the unprecedent crypto momentum as a window of... View Details

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05 Oct 2010
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beliefs as well as how a customer's beliefs affect its order quantities. We identify two dimensions of supplier performance: consistency, the probability that a supplier delivers in the current period conditional on availability in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

2005 book Jealousy of Trade, which explores the birth of economic nationalism and other social effects of expanding eighteenth-century markets. Markets, Morals, Politics brings together a celebrated cast of Hont’s contemporaries to assess... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

economic growth has stagnated, and poverty is on the rise. Most people in Latin America, the Middle East, and Central Asia are poorer today than they were ten years ago, and most Africans were better off forty years ago. The average per... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

identify the conditions under which the well-being benefits of prosociality are most likely to emerge. Finally, we briefly highlight several levers that can be used to increase prosocial behavior, thereby potentially increasing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

Fisher write that "well-designed incentives are a necessary condition for rocket science retailing to work." What are some typical sources of incentive misalignment? How can incentive misalignment be reduced or overcome? A: We... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

19 Jul 2011
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Abstract Revenue recognition and measurement principles can conflict with liability recognition and measurement principles. We explore here under different market conditions when the two measurement approaches coincide and when they... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
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Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code

By: Kristin Mugford, William Vrattos and Radhika Kak

In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one of India largest distressed companies (the “dirty dozen”) began restructuring under the IBC in 2017. Two years later,... View Details

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14 Oct 2002
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The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

for a new enterprise logic that will fundamentally alter the orientation, purpose, and economics of commerce. The Support Economy is intended to contribute to that search as it invites discussion of a new enterprise logic that we call... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Jul 2012
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entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many countries, they often face unstable environments due to violence and civil unrest. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by high levels of political... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2010
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Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability: A New Framework

By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie

This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Economy; Financial Condition; Central Banking; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Measurement and Metrics; System Shocks

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11 Jan 2011
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contribution to Asia's economic progress and the characteristics (and limitations) of a leading university, Professor Emeritus Daniel Quinn Mills lays out his recommendations for building a world-class university in Asia, including how to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2011
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behalf of families and (b) bank forbearance policies regarding overdrawn customers. We focus on five factors to explain the incidence of involuntary closures: personal traits, community traits, economic trends, bank policies, and credit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Nov 2011
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these "common good" kinds of items, which use resources more productively. In the winning situations, this makes these cities more economically competitive at the same time. This article further argues for investments grounded... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 May 2011
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as well as economic value and who pair micromanagement with big-picture aspirations about the future. The authors, who have studied, taught, and interviewed executives in some of the world's leading companies, assert that such leaders... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

Soviet Union fought in the shadow of the capitalist-communist clash. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49811 forthcoming Journal of Public Economics Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings? Evidence... View Details

June 2010
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Ebro Puleva (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman

Teaching Note for 510026. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business or Company Management; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Financial Crisis; Business Exit or Shutdown; Organizational Structure; Globalization; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain

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Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

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Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

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Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

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Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

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Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability: A New Framework

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