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- Other Unpublished Work
TFX (B) - Developing an Air Force/Navy Aircraft - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- December 2007
- Case
Ruling the Modern Corporation: The Debate over Limited Liability in Massachusetts
By: David A. Moss and Eugene Kintgen
In 1830, Governor Levi Lincoln, Jr. urged the Massachusetts state legislature to introduce a limited liability regime for manufacturing corporations similar to that adopted in neighboring states. At least since 1809, shareholders in the state's manufacturing...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Debt Securities;
Legal Liability;
Production;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Manufacturing Industry;
Massachusetts
Moss, David A., and Eugene Kintgen. "Ruling the Modern Corporation: The Debate over Limited Liability in Massachusetts." Harvard Business School Case 708-016, December 2007.
- March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11
This case looks at the turnaround at the Massachusetts Port Authority after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It begins with the situation during the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and then describes how the new CEO restructures the public agency to operate much more like a...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Corporate Accountability;
National Security;
Governance Controls;
Organizational Culture;
Public Administration Industry;
Massachusetts
Roberto, Michael, and Erika Ferlins. "Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11." Harvard Business School Case 304-081, March 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
Others pointed to classical Kantian ideas such as the pacifying effects of trade and that economic ties were a mechanism of security for China, the US, and other major economies. So, it is a great irony that now, in the context of China’s...
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- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”
point to history to make their case. The country's first major financial crisis—the Great Depression—led to the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934, which effectively regulated the stock market for nearly seventy years, noted Goldschmid....
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by Catherine Walsh
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
Desan dive into the evolution of these new historic perspectives. The Fearless OrganizationTo do their best work, people need to feel secure and safe in their workplace, argues Amy C. Edmondson. Rebel Talent Francesca Gino argues that...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- April 2012
- Case
Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU
By: Robert C. Pozen and Brian Conroy
The purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It...
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Keywords:
Debt Securities;
Financial Condition;
Standards;
Financial Crisis;
Corporate Finance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
European Union
Pozen, Robert C., and Brian Conroy. "Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU." Harvard Business School Case 312-127, April 2012.
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
this when she said "To be blunt, I am concerned about security in a way I have not been since the '70s. And I am prepared to put up with greater inconvenience and higher taxes (note taxes, not prices) to have more peace of mind....
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by James Heskett
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
professionalism. Those are missing now, and those are exactly the qualities that are needed before we'll see any significant change in the prevailing lack of trust, he said. Our securities industry is broken. It's in terrible shape.— D....
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- October 2012
- Article
Securitization without Adverse Selection: The Case of CLOs
By: Effi Benmelech, Jennifer Dlugosz and Victoria Ivashina
In this paper, we investigate whether securitization was associated with risky lending in the corporate loan market by examining the performance of individual loans held by CLOs. We employ two different datasets that identify loan holdings for a large set of CLOs and...
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Keywords:
Personal Finance;
Performance;
Markets;
Banks and Banking;
Debt Securities;
Investment Portfolio;
Financing and Loans
Benmelech, Effi, Jennifer Dlugosz, and Victoria Ivashina. "Securitization without Adverse Selection: The Case of CLOs." Journal of Financial Economics 106, no. 1 (October 2012): 91–113.
- April 2006 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Michael Roberto and Erika Ferlins
Examines the management of national intelligence prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Describes the actions taken by a variety of government agencies, including the FBI, the CIA, the FAA, and the Department of Defense, to detect and deter such attacks.
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Keywords:
War;
National Security;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Crisis Management;
Management Systems;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Rivkin, Jan W., Michael Roberto, and Erika Ferlins. "Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11." Harvard Business School Case 706-463, April 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
- December 2013
- Case
Bruce Allyn: Negotiating with the KGB (A)
Isolated by the KGB in Moscow, Harvard graduate student Bruce Allyn faces high-pressure negotiation tactics to recruit him for the Soviet spy agency. At the tense height of the Cold War, with CIA agents systematically being exposed and executed in Russia, Allyn was...
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Keywords:
Negotiation;
Bargaining;
Hard Bargaining;
KGB;
Espionage;
Spying;
War;
National Security;
Alliances;
Ethics;
Negotiation Tactics;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Negotiation Participants;
Negotiation Offer;
Cambridge;
Moscow;
Soviet Union
Sebenius, James K. "Bruce Allyn: Negotiating with the KGB (A)." Harvard Business School Case 914-027, December 2013.
- March 2006
- Case
Wells Fargo Convertible Bonds
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Elizabeth Kind
Howard Atkins, the chief financial officer of Wells Fargo, is considering issuing $3 billion in convertible debt. With an investment-grade credit rating, Wells Fargo is not the typical issuer of convertible securities, but the market conditions in 2003 are unusual....
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Keywords:
Capital Structure;
Financial Institutions;
Banks and Banking;
Debt Securities;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Strategy;
Banking Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and Elizabeth Kind. "Wells Fargo Convertible Bonds." Harvard Business School Case 206-022, March 2006.
- 1986
- Chapter
Investing in the Defense Workforce: The Debt and Structure of Military Pensions
By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords:
Human Capital;
Compensation and Benefits;
Borrowing and Debt;
Sovereign Finance;
National Security
Leonard, Dutch. "Investing in the Defense Workforce: The Debt and Structure of Military Pensions." In Public Sector Payrolls, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
- 05 Jul 2022
- Op-Ed
Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams
can easily switch from my Teams identify to a Teams/SharePoint account provided by a client, which enables secure collaboration and exchange of information without the use of email. Cyber and information View Details
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by Danielle Kost
- 2005
- Article
Airline Security, the Failure of 9/11, and Predictable Surprises
By: M. Bazerman and M. Watkins
Bazerman, M., and M. Watkins. "Airline Security, the Failure of 9/11, and Predictable Surprises." International Public Management Journal 8, no. 3 (2005): 365–377.
- 1967
- Other Unpublished Work
TFX (C) - Developing an Air Force/Navy Aircraft - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
Rakesh Khurana. Here are some of the challenges: Basic greed. Wayne M. Carlin, northeast regional director of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who clarified that he was speaking for himself and not on behalf of his organization,...
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by Martha Lagace
- March 2011
- Article
Institutional Demand Pressure and the Cost of Corporate Loans
By: Victoria Ivashina and Zheng Sun
Between 2001 and 2007, annual institutional funding in highly leveraged loans went up from $32 billion to $426 billion, accounting for nearly 70% of the jump in total syndicated loan issuance over the same period. Did the inflow of institutional funding in the...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Financial Crisis;
Credit;
Debt Securities;
Financing and Loans;
Interest Rates;
Investment
Ivashina, Victoria, and Zheng Sun. "Institutional Demand Pressure and the Cost of Corporate Loans ." Journal of Financial Economics 99, no. 3 (March 2011): 500–522.