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  • 25 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy

can frustrate attempts to restructure out of court," Gilson writes. Companies also increasingly using Chapter 11 to expeditiously sell off assets. Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code allows a bankrupt company to sell assets in a competitive auction overseen by... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

    Peter Tufano

    Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

    Keywords: asset management; banking; brokerage; credit card; education industry; energy; federal government; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; microfinance; mining; nonprofit industry; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; real estate; retail financial services; state government; utilities; video games
    • 20 Dec 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018

    decisions and shipping policies in determining purchase outcomes and profits. Consumers are less sensitive to shipping fees than to product prices, but free shipping for orders above the minimum is a strong motivator for increasing... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 26 Feb 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

    available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/218032-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 719-451 Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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    or would have produced better results. The governments of democracies as a whole prioritize generating wealth over the environment, because it translates into votes. Citation Purchase Related Bergquist, Ann-Kristin, and Geoffrey Jones.... View Details
    • 14 Mar 2017
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    First Look at New Research, March 14

    series of experiments, the researchers tested four increasingly interactive ways in which Facebook might affect customers’ behavior. First, they explored whether liking a brand—passively following it—makes people more likely to purchase... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September 2009
    • Article

    Virtue out of Necessity? Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains

    By: Akshay Mangla, Richard Locke and Matthew Amengual
    Private, voluntary compliance programs, promoted by global corporations and nongovernmental organizations alike, have produced only modest and uneven improvements in working conditions and labor rights in most global supply chains. Through a detailed study of a major... View Details
    Keywords: Working Conditions; Ethics; Supply Chain; Governance Compliance; Globalization
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    • 24 Mar 2009
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    First Look: March 24, 2009

    of 102 non-European Union countries, we study variations in the decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). There is evidence that more powerful countries are less likely to adopt IFRS, consistent with more View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 21 Feb 2013
    • HBS Seminar

    Rodrigo Wagner, Tufts University

    • 28 Apr 2011
    • Op-Ed

    While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home

    to power smaller ones. Small and midsized companies create the vast majority of jobs, but they often depend on big company purchases for their revenues and growth. Large companies, which have tended to be... View Details
    Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
    • 03 Jul 2012
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    First Look: July 3

      PublicationsTalk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organizations Authors:Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2012 Abstract How can leaders make their big or growing... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 Dec 2007
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    First Look: December 18, 2007

    a social loss function. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13622 New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 16 Apr 2013
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    First Look: April 16

    C's-clothing, customer service, and company culture-the keys to the company's continued growth. Hsieh and Lin had only a few days to consider whether to recommend the merger to Zappos' board at their July 21 meeting. Purchase this case:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 25 Jul 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: July 25, 2006

    efforts they could have a powerful collective impact on the country. By the time of the BEE Commission Charnley found herself at the top of the pyramid, but she had come from the bottom, growing up in Elsies River—an Afrikaans-speaking,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 19 Feb 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Radical Design, Radical Results

    When furniture designer Herman Miller presented a prototype of its sleek, mesh Aeron chair to a consumer focus group, many asked if they could see a finished, upholstered version. Innovative product design can be a risky proposition. Yet as consumer View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products
    • 19 Sep 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: September 19, 2006

    Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were underway to increase focus on services over equipment, to increase Chinese research and development presence, and to merge with U.S. competitor Lucent. View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 21 Mar 2017
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    First Look at New Research, March 21

    in press Academy of Management Journal Compromised Ethics in Hiring Processes? How Referrers’ Power Affects Employees’ Reactions to Referral Practices By: Delfer-Rozin, R., B. Baker, and F. Gino Abstract—In this paper, we explore... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 10 Mar 2009
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    First Look: March 10, 2009

    had little revenue because it offered services free of charge. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709456 Purchase this... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 10 Dec 2007
    • HBS Case

    One Laptop per Child

    collaborative tasks from writing assignments to playing digital instruments. At the same time it needed to address constraints such as the lack of electrical power in many remote rural areas—a problem it solves in several ways. Kids can... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer
    • 10 Feb 2009
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    First Look: February 10, 2009

    approaches. Finally, the paper reviews the potential role of regional cooperation in mitigating conflict. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-086.pdf An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace