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  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

win in the marketplace. This means channeling resources into the right efforts, striking a balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone to pull in the same direction. How do you accomplish... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City

It's the dream business location. Vital infrastructure feeds the area. A committed workforce lives nearby. A large number of potential customers are packed around you. And it's the last place you thought to look: the inner city. But the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 22 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

  Working PapersThe 'Thin Film of Gold': Monetary Rules and Policy Credibility In Developing Countries Authors:Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick Abstract This paper asks whether developing countries can... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Transforming the lives of the needy across Pakistan

thousands of small nonprofits in Pakistan that were doing amazing work on the ground remained undiscovered by mainstream donors. Borrowing from his private equity training, Wasim employed a metrics-driven approach to selecting the best... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Mark Kahn

I plan to repay my debts, for I live a highly-leveraged life. I owe a debt to the United States, which saved my family from the clutches of the Wehrmacht. I owe a debt to the political wards of Philadelphia,... View Details
  • 27 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 27

Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights from the ongoing collaboration that began at these meetings and provides a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 9

  Working PapersOperational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting Authors:Julia Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Operational failures occur in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Oct 2013
  • News

Moving the Needle

private debt and equity options. That position took her on a trip to Kenya this summer to search for investment opportunities—including microfinance, sustainable agriculture, clean cook stoves, View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
  • 04 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 4

  PublicationsAnnual Review of Financial Economics Editors:Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton Publication:Vol. 1. Palo Alto: Annual Reviews, 2009 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Book Abstract:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

of these net shareholder payouts were offset by net debt issuances, and thus effectively recapitalizations rather than firm-shrinking distributions. After excluding marginal View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

create a partnership to acquire the assets of Parmalat in Uruguay. Focuses on their analysis prior to submitting a bid and their plan for improving the operations once their bid is accepted. In addition to improving operations, they must... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Christine A. Hefner

    The daughter of Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, Christine was responsible for the elimination of the company’s massive debt and the dramatic restructuring of the organization. Hefner eliminated a number of... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
    • 07 Oct 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: October 7

    response of the U.S. government to the excessive compensation of executives following the market collapse of 2008. In particular, the case focuses on the special committee that was formed to oversee and regulate any financial companies... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 20 Jan 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: January 20

      Publications January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Prosocial Norms in the Classroom: The Role of Self-regulation in Following Norms of Giving By: Blake, P.R., M. Piovesan, N. Montinari, F. Werneken, and F. Gino... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 29 Apr 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

    With the rise of mobile payment apps like Venmo, many people can easily record the exact charges incurred by a lunch partner and pay back debts to the cent. They see themselves as efficient View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz
    • 28 Sep 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    Improving Accountability at the World Bank

    appeals mechanism to review denials of requests for information; Subject all exceptions to disclosure to substantial harm and public interest tests; Limit the discretion of borrowers to determine whether a... View Details
    Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
    • 14 Apr 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: April 14

    related to the company's expansion into products and services for China's growing high net worth (HNW) population, including questions about the suitability of its products and its vulnerability to bad View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 21 Aug 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: August 21

    prior to and following Corzine's arrival, and the strategic and managerial decisions taken by Corzine to reorient the firm. In addition, the sovereign View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

      James R. Kuse

      Mortgaging his home in 1984, Kuse, along with a few other executives from Georgia Pacific, financed a leveraged buy-out to create Georgia Gulf Corporation, a major producer of specialty chemical products. Under his leadership, Kuse not only paid off the View Details
      Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

        Francis B. Davis Jr.

        In 1928, United States Rubber lost $10 million due to the collapse of the world crude rubber market. Taking over the helm in 1929, Davis reorganized the company, putting in place a multi-divisional organizational structure. Davis reduced the company’s View Details
        Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial