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- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading U.S. chemical company, has been seeking ways to secure the company's foothold in China's emerging market since the late 90s. When approached by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
received extraordinary support from its oversized Scientific Advisory Board; it had developed and secured a strong intellectual property portfolio that creates high barriers to entry for any new market entrants; and, it had $13 million of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
alternative paths to career success: officers of higher initial ability are more likely to invest in skill, but caste affinity to the politician's party base also helps secure important positions. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
sponsorship. With respect to end users and complementors, decisions to open or close a mature platform involve 1) backward compatibility with prior platform generations; 2) securing exclusive rights to certain complements; or 3) absorbing... View Details
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
transferred to the squatters. With the remaining 4 lawsuits still pending, 62 percent of the squatters now hold title to their land, while 38 percent do not. As a result, squatters who enjoyed the security of property rights existed in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
farm refers to a complex of rights and duties secured by contract in which a sovereign transferred the temporary exploitation of a holding for rent in advance. It was one of four tenurial complexes under which entitlements fell, the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
gaming of Securities and Exchange Commission rules by Citigroup's mortgage-banking desk in 2007 is an illuminating example of institutional corruption in the finance industry. After exploring that case, I provide a more complete... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
In the not-too-distant past, many companies secured competitive advantage by investing heavily in internal R&D. Company engineers and scientists built value from the ground up, and protected their intellectual property like lions... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
behavioral finance: How rational are individual investors? It touches on the quality of advice that investors get, and the relationships between investors and their financial advisers. As we potentially shift our Social Security system... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
routine part of most people's lives, there is no doubt that technology—especially Internet technology—is having a huge impact on the financial services industry. With much hype and headlines, Web trading has revolutionized the securities... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 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
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jose Camacho. "Loewen Group Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 201-062, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
inflation was still far below the 2% goal, growth had turned negative, and Abe faced the highest debt among the OECD. Together with demographic, energy, and security problems, Abe had his hands full, while President Trump roiled the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
health vision (Health Graph) that would increase the chances of securing VC funding. Heralded as the “Facebook of Fitness,” RunKeeper willed itself to be the one-stop location for all important health information for consumers. Despite... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
manufacturing components and processes change, and IT security becomes the job of every function. Companies need different skills and expertise, which creates new imperatives for HR. In the marketing function, the ability to track a... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
2) to compensate CEOs for bearing the additional risk and responsibility associated with exposure to foreign securities laws and legal environments (proxied by both U.S. and non-U.S. exchange listings). Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
supplement the new home-sharing rules was not materializing. Turner was hearing that the company’s proposed commitments that spanned education on regulations, enforcement assistance, and tax collection might not be enough to secure what... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
will be opposed by some business interests, but making progress on such issues will improve society, and there is a growing recognition that business is not distinct from society. Healthier, more financially secure workers are more... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
century when various entrepreneurs competed for dominance. During this time, success was dependent on securing U.S. airmail contracts as well as on reliable and safe aircraft. Access to government officials, sources of capital, and... View Details
- 07 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Innovation in Asia
University. CIBER sponsored the study, which will be released on April 16th. Among the preliminary findings is that most companies are not deterred by security or intellectual property concerns when considering outsourcing moves to Asia,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
with the opportunity to apply for an additional three-year extension. During this period, workers can request green cards and secure permanent residency status if they desire. The current annual cap for the "regular" H1-B category is... View Details