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- 07 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss
New research suggests that if you break out in tears in front of supervisors or colleagues, you have a chance to recover. The key: reframe your distress as passion. Most people tend to apologize in those situations, says Elizabeth Baily...
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by Roberta Holland
- December 2012
- Course Overview Note
Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (EMTE) Fall 2012: Course Overview and Syllabus
Course Overview and Syllabus in the Fall Term 2012 for the Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (EMTE) course.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Turnarounds;
Bankruptcy Reorganization;
Bankruptcy;
Small & Medium-sized Enterprises;
Careers;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Distressed Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture
Sharpe, Jim. "Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (EMTE) Fall 2012: Course Overview and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 813-127, December 2012.
- June 2013
- Case
Comprosa
By: Jim Sharpe and Jose Luis Barbero
A Spanish manufacturer of packaging films has successfully returned to break even and is considering options to attain sustainable profitability.
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Keywords:
Turnaround;
Turnarounds;
Distressed Debt;
Private Equity;
Cash Flow Analysis;
Supplier Relationship;
Supply Chain Management;
Unions;
Global Competitiveness;
Leadership And Managing People;
Sales Force Management;
Sales Compensation;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Global Strategy;
Salesforce Management;
Cash Flow;
Chemical Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Spain
Sharpe, Jim, and Jose Luis Barbero. "Comprosa." Harvard Business School Case 813-177, June 2013.
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
Maybe it goes without saying that the past two years have been stressful for employees. But new research suggests managers should say it anyway. That’s because verbally acknowledging someone else’s feelings, especially negative ones, can help establish trust between...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- June 1991 (Revised February 1993)
- Case
Cumberland Worldwide Corp. (A)
A company in financial distress must design a successful exchange offer or face Chapter 11. Covers valuation and negotiation issues related to financial distress and the decision to file under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Moore, Ronald W. "Cumberland Worldwide Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 291-081, June 1991. (Revised February 1993.)
- June 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Background Note
A Note on Cost Reduction in Financially Troubled Organizations
By: Paul W. Marshall
This note discusses methods for reducing costs, particularly labor costs, in a financially distressed organization.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Entrepreneurship;
Cost Management;
Financial Condition;
Labor;
Crisis Management
Marshall, Paul W. "A Note on Cost Reduction in Financially Troubled Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-161, June 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- July 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Peter Jepsen
By: Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts and James M. Sharpe
About to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year.
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Keywords:
Acquisitions;
Bankruptcy;
Crisis Management;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Financial Crisis;
Turnarounds;
Financial Distress;
Negotiation;
Entrepreneurs;
Bank Loan;
Search Funds;
Liquidation;
Boards Of Directors;
Ethics;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Acquisition;
Entrepreneurship;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Stevenson, Howard H., Michael J. Roberts, and James M. Sharpe. "Peter Jepsen." Harvard Business School Case 813-046, July 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
Decision Processes Managing Perceptions of Distress at Work: Reframing Emotion as Passion By: Wolf, Elizabeth Baily, Jooa Julia Lee, Sunita Sah, and Alison Wood Brooks Abstract—Expressing distress at work...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2017
- News
The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss
Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups
From the publisher: Stuart Gilson is one of the leading corporate restructuring experts in the United States, teaching thousands of students and consulting with numerous companies. Now, in the second edition of this bestselling book, Gilson returns to... View Details
- 25 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
Maybe it goes without saying that the past two years have been stressful for employees. But new research suggests managers should say it anyway. That’s because verbally acknowledging someone else’s feelings, especially negative ones, can help establish trust between...
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All Industries
- September 2022
- Article
Loneliness Versus Distress: A Comparison of Emotion Regulation Profiles
By: Alyssa J. Tan, Vincent Mancini, James J. Gross, Amit Goldenberg, Johanna C. Badcock, Michelle H. Lim, Rodrigo Becerra, Ben Jackson and David A. Preece
Loneliness, a negative emotion stemming from the perception of unmet social needs, is a major public health concern. Current interventions often target social domains but produce small effects and are not as effective as established emotion regulation (ER)-based...
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Emotions
Tan, Alyssa J., Vincent Mancini, James J. Gross, Amit Goldenberg, Johanna C. Badcock, Michelle H. Lim, Rodrigo Becerra, Ben Jackson, and David A. Preece. "Loneliness Versus Distress: A Comparison of Emotion Regulation Profiles." Behaviour Change 39, no. 3 (September 2022): 180–190.
- October 1990
- Article
Troubled Debt Restructurings: An Empirical Analysis of Private Reorganization of Firms in Default
By: S. C. Gilson, J. Kose and L. H. P. Kang
This study investigates the incentives of financially distressed firms to restructure their debt privately rather than through formal bankruptcy. In a sample of 169 financially distressed companies, about half successfully restructure their debt outside of Chapter 11....
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Gilson, S. C., J. Kose, and L. H. P. Kang. "Troubled Debt Restructurings: An Empirical Analysis of Private Reorganization of Firms in Default." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990): 315–353.
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
(iii) the effects of supply are stronger for longer maturities, and (iv) following periods when arbitrageurs have lost money, both supply and the term spread are stronger predictors of excess returns. August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics Did Bank View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2008
- Mimeo
Do Hedge Funds Profit from Mutual-Fund Distress?
By: Joseph Chen, Samuel G. Hanson, Harrison Hong and Jeremy C. Stein
This paper explores the question of whether hedge funds engage in frontrunning strategies that exploit the predictable trades of others. One potential opportunity for front-running arises when distressed mutual funds—those suffering large outflows of assets under...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Profit;
Strategy;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Investment Return;
Opportunities;
Asset Management;
Sales
Chen, Joseph, Samuel G. Hanson, Harrison Hong, and Jeremy C. Stein. "Do Hedge Funds Profit from Mutual-Fund Distress?" 2008. Mimeo.
- 25 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Video: Tackling the Housing Crisis One Renovation at a Time
Tawan Davis, MBA 2006, Founder and CEO of The Steinbridge Group, along with COO Sacasha Brown, MBA 2006, is defying the odds and creating a positive ripple effect for working class families. Based in Philadelphia and New York, Steinbridge has built a network of...
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- May 2011 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village: America's Largest Foreclosure
By: Arthur I Segel, Gregory S. Feldman, James T. Liu and Elizabeth C. Williamson
In July 2010, William Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square, is considering a potential new opportunity: the acquisition of the distressed Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village ("ST /PCV") complex. The property had recently been abandoned by its owners and had come...
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Keywords:
Property;
Risk Management;
Opportunities;
Valuation;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Investment;
Outcome or Result;
Acquisition;
North and Central America
Segel, Arthur I., Gregory S. Feldman, James T. Liu, and Elizabeth C. Williamson. "Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village: America's Largest Foreclosure." Harvard Business School Case 211-106, May 2011. (Revised December 2011.)
- 15 Apr 2019
- News
Why Anxious Customers Prefer Human Customer Service
- March 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
St. Louis: Inner-City Economic Development
By: Michael E. Porter, Anne S. Habiby and Joanne Lasala
Describes the history and challenges of the economically distressed inner city areas of St. Louis, a major U.S. metropolitan area. Profiles regional and inner city economics and describes a new effort by community leaders to develop and implement a strategy to...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Leading Change;
Urban Development;
Problems and Challenges;
Public Administration Industry;
Saint Louis
Porter, Michael E., Anne S. Habiby, and Joanne Lasala. "St. Louis: Inner-City Economic Development." Harvard Business School Case 704-492, March 2004. (Revised April 2006.)