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- 21 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life
It’s a philosophical debate as old as time: What is the secret to leading a meaningful life? For many, the question gained new urgency after years of social distancing and upheaval during the COVID-19 pandemic. After surviving a public... View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
child. “No,” she replied, “this is my first pair. Sometimes my mom lets me borrow her glasses.” This brief exchange made a strong impression on that employee. The thought of a child who desperately needed glasses having to go without them... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 14 Mar 2023
- In Practice
What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?
a combination of checking and savings deposits, CDs, and debt. Most deposit rates reset fairly often, so they represent relatively short-term borrowing for the bank. The equity... View Details
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Baker Library Services - Alumni
in touch to schedule a career research consultation at your convenience. In-Person Services HBS alumni are eligible for lifelong access and borrowing at all Harvard Libraries, including Baker Library. Alumni... View Details
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
automate its factories, Mulally borrowed $23.5 billion, convincing the Ford family to pledge its stock and the famous Ford Blue Oval as collateral. His bold move paid off. Unlike its Detroit competitors,... View Details
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
investment banks, that package the mortgages into mortgage-backed securities (MBS). MBSs were divided into tranches (levels of risk) and bundled with other kinds of securities into Collateralized Debt... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?
consumer debt when we calculate your financial aid package. You’ll need to be aware of and plan accordingly for any educational loans that do not allow for deferment when you start graduate school. Where... View Details
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
there's in fact no alternative to foreigners buying our assets, either debt or equity. As I said, if you're earning $100,000 and you're spending $106,000, you're going to have to View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- April 2019 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Sears: The Demise of an American Icon
By: Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2019, ESL Investments’ $5.2 billion offer to purchase Sears Holdings out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, was accepted, despite opposition from the company's unsecured creditors and other parties. ESL, which was led by Eddie Lampert, had acquired a stake in Sears following... View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Bonds; Restructuring; Business Divisions; Transformation; Fairness; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Motivation and Incentives; Retail Industry; United States
Mugford, Kristin, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Sears: The Demise of an American Icon." Harvard Business School Case 219-106, April 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
- June 1992
- Case
Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and William A. Teichner
A group of investors is considering buying the sequel rights for a portfolio of feature films. They need to determine how much to offer to pay and how to structure a contract with one or more major U.S. film studios. The case contains cash flow estimates for all major... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Debt Securities; Contracts; Cash Flow; Valuation; Capital Budgeting; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Luehrman, Timothy A., and William A. Teichner. "Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project." Harvard Business School Case 292-140, June 1992.
- 23 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation
fail to meet their projected targets and 75 percent of new products fail.” McDonald and co-author Christopher Bingham explore eight central tensions in the new book, Productive Tensions: How Every Leader Can... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
loans at the time of application. If in doubt, please ask HBS MBA Financial Aid before committing to a loan. Debts not covered by the programs include: Debt used to replace student contributions as... View Details
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Data - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
The Growth of Finance ” by Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein . Appendix Data US Government Debt Project members Robin Greenwood , Sam Hanson , Jeremy Stein , and Lawrence... View Details
- November 2007
- Article
If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business
By: Robert C. Pozen
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. As the dust settles on the recent frenzy of private equity deals (including... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Private Equity; Investment Return; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry
Pozen, Robert C. "If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
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- 01 Apr 2014
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Opting Out of Good Governance
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Measuring Sentiment & Expectations - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Data Measuring Sentiment & Expectations Download Data Set in Excel Credit Market Sentiment: High Yield Share Greenwood and Hanson developed the High Yield Share as a measure of credit market sentiment . The measure takes on high values... View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
medical care, defense, education and so on guarantees that fewer taxpayer dollars and government resources will be available for other initiatives. It may also mean that the national View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
They show that funding loans to these borrowers lead to better economic outcomes for the borrowers and higher returns for the fintech platform. See Marco’s other research here... View Details
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Research - Global
derive a time-varying instrument... July 2025 Article Accounting Review Digital Lending and Financial Well-Being: Through the Lens of Mobile Phone Data By: AJ Chen, Omri Even-Tov, Jung Koo Kang and Regina... View Details