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- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
1984 Joins Bear Stearns, M&A Managing Director 1988 Named Partner, Gruss Partners 1994 Launches Paulson & Co. 2007 Makes what many call the “greatest trade ever” on subprime mortgage market 2012 Contributes historic donation to Central Park Conservancy 2015 Endows...
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Susan Young
- 30 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?
survival. The question is whether the form of survival will meet even their modified expectations. What do you think? Original Article In recent weeks the media have covered a number of stories about the...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Books
bankruptcy laws) to creditors, and by spreading risk throughout the population (via deposit insurance and even the use of government-issued money). He discusses how the rise of...
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Nancy O. Perry
- Profile
Terrance McGuire
Silicon Valley—was the more significant hotbed for entrepreneurs. “At HBS, I got exposure to that buzz,” he said. Early on, he became a member of the venture capital club and in his second year, he became the club’s president....
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“It’s like a pie-eating contest” | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
“It’s like a pie-eating contest” One night during his RC year at HBS, Josh Latson (MBA 2015) shadowed an emergency room physician through his rounds in a busy urban hospital. Josh was there as a member of...
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- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
keep the faculty engaged in something that is interesting and important.” McArthur’s influence outside of HBS is also significant, focusing on large-scale institutional reorganization. In the 1970s he served as a Trustee in View Details
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Susan Young
- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
company to transfer assets and liabilities to certain so-called special purpose entities (SPEs). According to the Powers report, which was published by a special committee of Enron's board after the company entered View Details
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by William Sahlman
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
Having weathered the 2008 crisis without U.S. government support, Ford has $23 billion in cash in the bank and a lineup of eco-friendly automobiles to which U.S. consumers are gravitating. GM only emerged from View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
company ravaged by a massive fire. "They were very upset," says Sucher, the MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow at HBS. "What upset them...
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- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
With many of today's entrepreneurs starting ventures simultaneously in several countries, it is critical for the global businessperson to understand the financial and business environments in different countries and to accurately assess...
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by Staff
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
arrival of large multinational competitors such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour. The SOEs in particular are feeling threatened. Of the 100,000 that remain, experts maintain that many are near View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
evolution,” he explained. “It is never good when the state intervenes to the point that it essentially controls a financial system and makes bankruptcy a near impossibility.” Citing Harvard economist Joseph Schumpeter, Ferguson observed...
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- 02 Jul 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?
school of leadership to the diversity within any small group of leaders, or to the world of high-tech startups? Regardless, they cast long View Details
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by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
The Race Against Resistance
unsuccessfully. Kimble points to San Francisco–based Achaogen, which filed for bankruptcy last April despite securing regulatory approval for one of its antibiotic treatments in 2018. Given the catch-22s...
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Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
The United States is about to witness a tectonic demographic shift. By 2034, as the baby boomers age en masse, the number of people over 65 will be greater than the number of children for the first time,...
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- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
SUMMING UP: Does It Matter If China Assumes Global Trade Leadership? There are a variety of reasons why China is not a threat to the global trade leadership of the United States. They include demographic...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
the process. In the U.S., bankruptcy can also be used to revitalize the business—for example, by allowing companies to reject unfavorable leases, or sell unwanted assets in a competitive auction. The second reason to restructure is to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
headlines from market-driven data and options. When much of the world economy is shut for weeks and possibly months, cascading bankruptcies and higher debt loads probably mean a tightening View Details
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by Frank V. Cespedes
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Annual Report FY20 | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Lincoln Lambert (MBA 1969)Papers of the first African American woman graduate of HBS.Founding member of the African American Student Union. New Business Archives Polaroid View Details
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
aftermath of Japan's 3/11 tragedy. But even as we focus on immediate human needs, we cannot avoid recognizing--and coping with--the long economic shadow cast by this disaster. The direct impact on real...
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