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December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
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Flagstar Companies, Inc.

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott

A large restaurant chain undergoes a leveraged buyout and subsequent recapitalization. Financial and operating problems at the company force it to consider various restructuring options, including a "prepackaged" Chapter 11 exchange offer to its public bondholders. A... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Financial Services Industry; United States

October 2008 (Revised August 2009)
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Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting

By: Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu and George Serafeim

This case examines the challenges in implementing fair value accounting for mortgage instruments, the role of accounting in the sub-prime crisis, and proposals for revising accounting standards given the crisis. View Details

Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Crisis; Debt Securities; Mortgages; Standards

September 2006 (Revised December 2006)
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Arizona Department of Public Health: The Challenges of Preparing for a Public Health Emergency

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ajay Vinze, T. S. Raghu and Minu Ipe

In the post-9/11 era information technology enablement for emergency preparedness and response have taken on increased significance. Public health organizations like ADHS play a critical role in any statewide preparation for large scale emergencies. With issues like... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Information Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Business Processes; Service Delivery; National Security; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; Arizona

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Charitable Lead Trust - Alumni

interactive feature? If you're using Internet Explorer, your security settings my be blocking a script. Try these simple steps to resolve the problem: On the Tools menu, click Internet Options (If you cannot see the Tools menu, press Alt... View Details

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”

point to history to make their case. The country's first major financial crisis—the Great Depression—led to the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934, which effectively regulated the stock market for nearly seventy years, noted Goldschmid.... View Details

Keywords: by Catherine Walsh

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Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

Securities and Exchange Commission (1934-37), the U.S. Emergency Board, convened to resolve the wage controversy between railroad management and labor during the 1938 railway strike, and; and his work as a special trial examiner for the... View Details

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Muriel Siebert Collection | Baker Library

of the NYSE. She later became the first female New York State Superintendent of Banks. The bulk of the materials in the collection are Siebert’s professional papers, which provide insight into her rise from analyst to general partner in various View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Keeping an iron grip on Nigeria's financial markets

Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) has been leading the transformation of Nigeria's capital markets, improving their integrity and regulatory framework, since becoming director-general of the country's Security and Exchange Commission in 2010.... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line

in perpetuity. Lyme Timber’s principals are pioneers in securing financing for conservation easements, and Hoffer helped to procure one of the first easements under the federal Forest Legacy program in Vermont, in 1995. He works at Lyme... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Teamwork Testament

Sandlers met and married in New York, where Marion was one of the first women to work as a securities analyst on Wall Street. “I started at Bloomingdale’s,” she recalled, “but I didn’t want to make a career there. Wall Street was very... View Details

29 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

environment by accessing finance at better terms. “The whole idea of ESG investing is predicated on the notion that by tilting their portfolios towards securities that have better ESG properties, investors might be able to change who has... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities; Construction; Green Technology; Public Administration

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Working Groups, Upcoming Event, and Resources | About

closing, I want to stress that the safety and well-being of our community remains our highest priority. We work closely with the Harvard University Police Department as well as local, state, and federal agencies to monitor security... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Massport, Back on Course

We use that to spark a sense that Logan’s going to set world-class security standards. Where did you begin? We’re still the first and the only major airport in the country to have a fully automated baggage screening system (begun in... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Massport; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
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Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11

This case looks at the turnaround at the Massachusetts Port Authority after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It begins with the situation during the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and then describes how the new CEO restructures the public agency to operate much more like a... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Corporate Accountability; National Security; Governance Controls; Organizational Culture; Public Administration Industry; Massachusetts

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For Guests | Commencement 2025

Security: 617-495-5577 If you see something, say something. In accordance with state law, weapons are not permitted. Small handbags, purses, and camera bags will be subject to search by security personnel. Please do not bring large-size... View Details

March 1999
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City of Charlotte (B)

By: Robert S. Kaplan

This case shows how two operating departments-transportation and police-translate the high-level corporate scorecard for the city into departmental balanced scorecards. The transportation department follows a highly structured approach designed to link initiatives... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Global Strategy; National Security; Balanced Scorecard; Organizational Design; Technology Adoption; Public Administration Industry; Transportation Industry

November 2008 (Revised January 2009)
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Arcapita - 2002

In 2002, Arcapita Bank, B.S.C., then known as First Islamic Investment Bank, or FIIB, faced a liquidity crunch. Aracapita offered Islamic-compliant private equity, real estate, and venture capital products. In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attack, however, Islamic... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Globalized Firms and Management; National Security; Religion; Financial Services Industry