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- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
transaction referred to as a "Happy Meal." The goal was to help convertible debt investors "hedge their respective investments through short sales." The challenge of the case is to understand why Molycorp used this...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
two steps to the side, and jumps over a large pothole. Congress took a giant step forward by establishing a framework for monitoring and addressing systemically risky institutions (SRI). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is...
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by Staff
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
"reliability." The results contribute to a broader understanding of the implications of regulated standard setting beyond our current knowledge of the role of corporate lobbying in the process. Download the paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
Michael Dell refocused his newly private company on services and solutions, the entire corporation was pushed to embrace social media. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/building-a-social-media-culture-at-dell/an/514096-PDF-ENG...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
classroom to provide students with timely, real-world insights. Driven in part by the increasing circulation of its flagship publication, Harvard Business Review, HBP delivered revenue of $310 million. Fundamental to this growth has been the View Details
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
turnaround expert, Andrew Macey, as COO to help him in the effort. Pearson and Macey have several options to consider: Should HLB raise $1 million in debt financing and focus on a turnaround or should it approach a private equity investor...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
From the CFO - Financial Report 2015
longer-term outlook. Fiscal 2015 in Review Turning first to HBP, we anticipated that fiscal 2015 would be a year of slower top-line growth. This forecast reflected a new approach to revenue recognition for Harvard ManageMentor, the View Details
- Web
CFO Letter - Annual Report 2014
publishing business results exceeded our expectations for the fifth consecutive year, as four of HBP’s five market groups continued to deliver top-line growth. This growth was led by the Corporate Learning group, driven by strong demand...
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Financial Report 2018 - Financial Report 2018
Review group, corporate learning, and education divisions. The School’s recent strategic initiatives—including The Harvard Business School Campaign and Harvard Business School Online (HBS Online, formerly HBX)—also generated strong...
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- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
also showed the right path to take. All this he did in a very natural and unassuming way, never making one feel that she had somehow missed the obvious but gently leading into a depth of understanding that no amount of lecturing could have accomplished. I still feel I...
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- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Most Successful CEOs Come from Within By: Bower, Joseph L. Abstract—The financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession caused a crisis of public confidence in business and American-style capitalism, with its focus on maximizing shareholder value. View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
significant contribution to the relief effort. After committing $10 million in support, Paulson praised the efforts of others. "We owe a huge debt to our firemen, policemen, rescue workers, doctors, nurses, and others who have done so...
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Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- Web
Print View - Course Catalog
student understanding of corporate debt financing, including the rights of secured creditors, subordination agreements, and debt covenants. By understanding how to fix a “sick”...
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- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
generation moving up the corporate ranks. Stimulate Creativity by Fueling Passion Authors:Teresa Amabile and Colin M. Fisher Publication:In The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior. 2nd ed. London: Wiley-Blackwell,...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
the growth of younger companies and revitalize large corporations through partnerships with innovative SMEs; 3) improving the match between education and employment opportunities, through apprenticeship programs and other...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
particular, because of my passion around the dignity of work. I think that comes from my upbringing, where I saw in very stark terms the life-changing value of work. My father left my mother and four small children—I was the youngest of four—when I was six, and he left...
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- October 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Supplement
Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
By many measures the largest health-club chain in the United States in the early 2000s, Bally Total Fitness sold most of its remaining fitness clubs to 24 Hour Fitness in 2014 and disappeared from the industry top 100 rankings. After Bally was bedeviled by accounting...
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Accounting;
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Business Earnings;
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Financial Statements;
Acquisition;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
For-Profit Firms;
Crime and Corruption;
Borrowing and Debt;
Capital;
Capital Structure;
Cash;
Cash Flow;
Public Equity;
Financial Condition;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Activism;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Business History;
Executive Compensation;
Resignation and Termination;
Annual Reports;
Contracts;
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Business or Company Management;
Marketing;
Market Entry and Exit;
Private Ownership;
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Strategy;
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Health Industry;
Accounting Industry;
United States;
Illinois;
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Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-422, October 2016. (Revised January 2017.)