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  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

powerful economic incentive to lend to companies in Chapter 11. (Although American did not need such debtor-in-possession financing, United and Delta together raised almost $3.5 billion in DIP financing in their bankruptcies.) Chapter 11 also allows a company to reject... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation
  • 25 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy

changes that have revolutionized their use in practice. He contends that both serve the US economy by helping troubled companies stay viable by giving them time to find new financing, renegotiate unfavorable leases and supply contracts,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services
  • 02 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

forgoing an inspection of the trees. And many trees in the retail forest, that is, many brick-and-mortar stores, are in ill health. Like trees, retail stores are long-lived, often with leases lasting ten or more years, and are unable to... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail
  • 05 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

countries. Construction, finance, and household credit, which is more prominent in wealthier countries. Firms that offer lending but aren’t subject to the same stringent rules as banks, including leasing or finance companies, insurers,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 21 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

Kraft's offer, as the Foxboro stadium was poorly designed and in terrible condition, and depended on the Patriots for most of its income. Kraft and his partner were astute enough, however, to spot obscure provisions in the lease that not... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
  • December 2010 (Revised June 2011)
  • Case

Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House

By: A. Eugene Kohn, Arthur I Segel and Andrew Pierson Terris
Steve Williams, General Counsel of Unilever PIc, has two key decisions to make prior to commencing construction on the redevelopment of Unilever House - the company's London corporate headquarters. The purpose of the redevelopment is to reinvigorate the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Leasing; Sales; Restructuring; Leading Change; Financing and Loans; Decisions; Business Headquarters; Design; Projects; London
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  • 16 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 16, 2016

of its films in-house, and to market them fan-by-fan. Owner Thomas Tull acquires the big-data-in-sports firm started by Matt Marolda and appoints him to run marketing analytics for Legendary. The methods perform well in the motion picture market. Other Hollywood... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Cash and the Woman-Owned Business

leased or inventory purchased before outside investors or bankers must be brought into the deal. Of course, the more fully developed your business is when you begin looking for outside investors, the more clearly you can demonstrate... View Details
Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart
  • November 2010
  • Supplement

Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Jason Cheng Qian
Details and evaluates results in Esquel's 2002 initiative to negotiate long-term partnerships with often-exploited farmers in Xinjiang (western China) to procure a superior cotton variety. View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Leasing; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Hong Kong; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
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  • 29 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’

that is so assured that it no longer requires conspicuous display. They lease their cars, rent other people's holiday homes, and would happily outsource other aspects of their lifestyles. They reject the marketer's continual pressure to... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 19 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 19

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512085-PDF-ENG Sarvajal: Water for All John D. Macomber and Mona SinhaHarvard Business School Case 211-028 Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2010
  • Case

Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Jason Cheng Qian
Esquel Group, leading manufacturer of quality shirts, sought to negotiate long-term partnerships with often-exploited farmers in Xinjiang (western China) to procure a superior cotton variety. Seeking to secure a large supply of specialty cotton in an ethical and... View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Leasing; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Hong Kong; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
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  • 27 Aug 2013
  • First Look

First Look: August 27

jointly develops an offshore tract-performs relative to a solo firm. I employ a regression discontinuity strategy based on bids in first-price sealed-bid auctions for the rights to develop leases. By focusing on leases where one... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

Finance in Commercial Real Estate John D. Macomber and Frederik NellemannHarvard Business School Case 212-067 A commercial landlord analyzes options for funding and accomplishing energy efficiency retrofit. The situation is complicated by View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

Fashionable Opportunity Harvard Business School Case 209-012 Roberto Charvel is a young MBA graduate making his first personal real estate investment in his native Mexico City. Charvel is planning to purchase and renovate a nine-unit apartment building. Is the market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Nov 2012
  • Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

Tenant Factor Furthermore, private-sector building developers might embrace LEED in order to woo government tenants. Indeed, in addition to taking up space in city hall and the like, government agencies often lease space in private... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
  • 01 Nov 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making

rise in leased lines and corporate intranets would lead to a rise in centralized decision-making at the top of the corporate ladder. Enabling Micromanagement In the past, communication often depended on faxes, overnight delivery services,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
  • Supplement

Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
The (B) case tackles the implementation and scaling process of fleet management over the years. Finally, the case explores current challenges facing the BMI. View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Growth Management; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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  • 22 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products. “Alternative players have the... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services
  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

implementing a fleet management system in the construction industry. Fleet management would involve a shift from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. For Hilti, it represented an entirely new business model, which would... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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