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- 2012
- Working Paper
Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns
By: Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson
We show that the credit quality of corporate debt issuers deteriorates during credit booms, and that this deterioration forecasts low excess returns to corporate bondholders. The key insight is that changes in the pricing of credit risk disproportionately affect the...
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Keywords:
Price;
Credit;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Investment Return;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Bonds;
Market Design;
Cost of Capital;
Mathematical Methods;
System Shocks
Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson. "Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-065, January 2011. (Revised September 2012, Internet Appendix Here.)
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Placement - Doctoral
Operations Management Area Dissertation: Designing Operations to Inspire Trust Advisors: Kris Johnson Ferreira (Chair), Ryan W. Buell, and Jordan Tong Caleb Kwon Technology & Operations Management, 2024 Placement: University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of...
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- April 1990
- Case
Philip Morris Companies' ""Bill of Rights"" Sponsorship Program
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Describes the new policy of the National Archives of inviting corporate cosponsorship of historic exhibits and commemorations. In November 1989, Philip Morris Companies (PM) became the first cosponsor of the bicentennial commemoration of the Bill of Rights, and used...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Brands and Branding;
Decisions;
Advertising;
Marketing Strategy;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financing and Loans;
Reputation;
Nonprofit Organizations
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. Philip Morris Companies' ""Bill of Rights"" Sponsorship Program. Harvard Business School Case 590-108, April 1990.
- 22 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle
training saw a 24 percentage point decline in correct answers compared to non-AI-using peers, and those using AI alone saw a 13 percentage point drop. Lessons from AI’s first year So, how can knowledge-based businesses use AI well without wandering outside the frontier...
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- May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (“EFC”), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger International Conglomerate...
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Keywords:
Cross Border;
Energy Markets;
Infrastructure Finance;
Infrastructure Development;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Cycles;
Macroeconomics;
Energy Generation;
International Finance;
Project Finance;
Government and Politics;
Demand and Consumers;
Infrastructure;
Utilities Industry;
Energy Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Argentina;
Latin America
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Sayiddah Fatima McCree. "Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 218-041, May 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
- 20 Jul 2018
- News
Can Economists and Humanists Ever Be Friends?
- 18 Apr 2022
- HBS Case
Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off
move, built consensus, and communicated effectively, Riedel says. The company undoubtedly benefited from the fact that Stack controlled nearly two-thirds of the company’s common share votes and had the personal authority to take a moral stand and View Details
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- June 2023
- Supplement
Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies (B)
By: Joseph Pacelli, Jillian Grennan and Alexis Lefort
Fama Technologies is an online screening company that uses AI to analyze job applicants' publicly available online content for signs of risk and culture fit. The case opens with Ben Mones, founder and CEO, looking to secure funding from venture firms. He is running...
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Organizational Culture;
Talent and Talent Management;
United States
Pacelli, Joseph, Jillian Grennan, and Alexis Lefort. "Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 123-086, June 2023.
- 14 Apr 2008
- News
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
HBS Prof Pens Book On Talent Pipeline & The Threats It Faces
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
are operating in competitive markets where someone is trying to leapfrog us or steal our customers,” Simons says. “The more there’s risk of disruption in your industry, the more there’s a danger that someone who is an outlier in terms of...
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by Avery Forman
- June 2010
- Case
Legendary Pictures & ABRY Partners
This case focuses on the review by the private equity firm ABRY Partners of an opportunity to invest in a film financing vehicle, Legendary Pictures. Before 2004, private equity firms had avoided co-investing with film studios in film productions because of their...
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El-Hage, Nabil N., and Anne Katherine Kofol. "Legendary Pictures & ABRY Partners." Harvard Business School Case 210-094, June 2010.
- February 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
GE's Growth Strategy: The Immelt Initiative
Follows the actions of GE CEO, Jeff Immelt, as he implements a growth strategy for the $150 billion company in a tough business environment. In four years, he reinvigorates GE's technology, expands its services, develops a commercial focus, pushes developing countries,...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Judgments;
Global Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Structure
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Growth Strategy: The Immelt Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 306-087, February 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 27 Nov 2018
- News
This misunderstood trait could transform make you a better boss
- October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Engine No.1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil
By: Mark Kramer, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi and T. Robert Zochowski
ExxonMobil, the world's fifth largest source of carbon emissions, remained committed to aggressively expanding its oil & gas business despite global warming. During the COVID pandemic this strategy resulted in massive losses as the price and demand for oil declined. ...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Global Warming;
Impact Investment Funds;
Hedge Fund Activism;
Leadership Development;
Business Model;
Renewable Energy;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Governing and Advisory Boards
Kramer, Mark, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Engine No. 1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil." Harvard Business School Case 222-028, October 2021. (Revised May 2023.)
- June 2020
- Case
gWorks
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
In January of 2019, Joe Heieck (HBS '14), CEO of gWorks, was deciding whether to proceed with his acquisition of Data Tech, that was a business roughly the same size of gWorks. gWorks, which provided geospatial software to small city and rural county governments, was...
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- June 2016
- Case
The Redevelopment of Palazzo Tornabuoni (A)
By: Sid Yog, Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Andrade
In the spring of 2004, Byrne Murphy and his partners at Fingen Group discussed options to redevelop Palazzo Tornabuoni, an iconic 15th century palace in the heart of Florence, Italy. The possibilities included turning the upper floors into office space, hotel rooms,...
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Keywords:
Palazzo Tornabuoni;
Private Residence Club;
Florence;
Italy;
Timeshare;
Fractional Ownership;
Property;
Real Estate Industry;
Italy;
Europe
Yog, Sid, Arthur I Segel, and Ricardo Andrade. "The Redevelopment of Palazzo Tornabuoni (A)." Harvard Business School Case 216-069, June 2016.
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Barclays Bank and Contingent Capital Notes, 2012
By: Lucy White
In 2012, regulatory changes following the financial crisis mean that Barclays Bank is faced with the need to raise large amounts of capital in order to comply with increased capital requirements, tightening rules as to the "quality of capital," and increased risk...
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- August 2012 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Porto Adriatico
By: Arthur I Segel
In March 2012, Jack Dawkins is in the early stages of leading the development of an old navy yard in Croatia into a mixed-use waterfront community of residences, hotel rooms, shops and dining. Catering to those arriving by superyachts and other leisure boats, and set...
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Segel, Arthur I. "Porto Adriatico." Harvard Business School Case 213-024, August 2012. (Revised February 2017.)