securities - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jul 2015
Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

the private—sector, a way out should be easier to arrange even at the cost of bending the rules somewhat once again. But as long as European leaders look at the next local election and their own domestic political interest rather than the big picture, no answer will be... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking

February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
Case

Kendle International Inc.

By: Dwight B. Crane, Paul W. Marshall and Indra Reinbergs

Candace Kendle and Christopher Bergen, the CEO and COO of Kendle International, Inc., are reviewing ways to finance the growth of their privately-owned company. Kendle is a contract research organization that conducts clinical drug trials for pharmaceutical and... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Financing and Loans; Venture Capital; Stock Options; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; International Finance; Financial Strategy; Management Skills; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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Educators

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16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

Securities Corp., Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., Landmark Communications, and the Baupost Group, Inc., said when he initially came to HBS to research and teach on the field of entrepreneurship, the idea was greeted with a certain disdain.... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

Hiring more minority loan officers could help people of color secure significantly more home loans and address one of the biggest factors driving the racial wealth gap, new research finds. In the white-dominated US banking industry,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which are similar to, but more complex than, the mortgage-backed securities long used to bundle and sell packages of residential loans. "Commercial mortgage-backed... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

20 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

products or services on the horizon with strong growth potential. Further complicating the decision is the fact that Siris is in the midst of raising its second private equity fund and seeking to secure co-investment capital from many of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

pay out capital also initiate debt or equity issues in the same year, resulting in 32% of aggregate payouts being externally financed. Most firms with simultaneous payouts and security issues do not generate enough operating cash flow to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

classmates Alex Stratoudakis and Emma Taylor. In 15 minutes they present their plan for AfterSteps, a Web-based end-of-life planning service that offers advice and secure storage for legal, financial, personal, and funeral documents. For... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

millions of African farmers and their families achieve food security and lift themselves out of poverty. By 2008, AGRA had assembled a strong leadership team and had funded numerous small projects ranging from seed development to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

others from innovating in specific product areas. Patents secured by traditional energy firms are frequently cited by newcomers to green innovation from outside the traditional energy industry. "Everyone cares about [investing in... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photos] Related Reading How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders What has been your experience... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

Sharing News That Might Be Bad

the line. If you don't take the offensive and word gets out on its own (and you know one day it will), you'll destroy all the trust and goodwill you've built. "To secure the economic benefits of honesty, one must be perceived as... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

vocabulary of decarbonization.” And the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules recently that will require major US publicly-listed companies to share on a yearly basis their climate risks and their greenhouse gas... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

of defined benefit investments not only in the boom period from 1995 through 1998 but also in the down market years of 1990, 1993, and 1994. And, fourth, consumer pressure and intensified competition forced the entire U.S. securities... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
Case

Loewen Group Inc., The

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jose Camacho

A publiclytraded funeral home and cemetery consolidator faces imminent financial distress. The company has aggressively grown through use of debt. Restructuring the debt is potentially very costly to creditors, shareholders, suppliers, and other corporate stakeholders.... View Details

Keywords: International Accounting; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Debt Securities; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Crisis Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Service Industry

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Educators

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09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: scyther5] Related Reading Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation? Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People How Managers Stifle... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

identified by KT’s team include the Internet of Things (including connected cars and smart city/homes), media, health, energy, and security and surveillance, which might provide some quick wins both in terms of revenues and market lead.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Dec 2009
What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

work." He would address the issue by: (1) (greeting) "all immigrants with a social security card" (implying payment of taxes, Medicare, etc.) and (2) requiring employers to "pay immigrants with check or automatic bank... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

accidents and their radiological health impacts. We can develop new tools and techniques for managing and securing radioactive materials as well as slashing storage requirements by burning waste in specialized reactors. But we’re under a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

At the same time, shareholders and some debt holders will suffer losses, since their securities will no longer have value. Second, Congress dramatically reduced the risk of trading financial derivatives by requiring most of them to go... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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