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- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
the situation that must be rectified." Kapil Kumar Sopory cited his concern that insolvency would further exacerbate inequality, expressing the fear that "This is going to lead to revolutions in the long run." Tom Dolembo...
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by Jim Heskett
- April 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Background Note
Restructuring Distressed Companies -- Cross-National Comparisons
This note describes briefly bankruptcy regimes and out of court restructuring in 5 countries, the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France and Japan.
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Restructuring;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Laws and Statutes
Fruhan, William E. "Restructuring Distressed Companies -- Cross-National Comparisons." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-111, April 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- February 2010 (Revised June 2014)
- Supplement
CityCenter (D): Financial Crisis, Grand Opening, and a New Paradigm
By: John D. Macomber and Griffin James
"CityCenter (D)" follows the (A), (B), and (C) cases with subsequent chronological events through CityCenter's grand opening in December 2009 and financial results through March 2010. The case includes a simple valuation exercise intended to explore CEO Jim Murren's...
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Private Equity;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Nevada;
New Jersey
Macomber, John D., and Griffin James. "CityCenter (D): Financial Crisis, Grand Opening, and a New Paradigm." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-067, February 2010. (Revised June 2014.)
- January 2010 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Delphi Corporation (B)
By: Rakesh Khurana and Melissa Barton
Delphi Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2005. Delphi finally emerged in July 2009 as a private company.
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- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817114-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-059 Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover In early 2013, Central European Distribution Corporation...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Published Papers Do the Right Firms Survive Bankruptcy? Journal of Financial Economics Samuel Antill “In United States, Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, firms are either reorganized, acquired, or liquidated. I show that decisions to liquidate...
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- 2014
- Working Paper
Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors
By: Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson
General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the US market fell from 62.6 to 19.8 percent, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this paper we argue that the conventional...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Decision Making;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Helper, Susan, and Rebecca Henderson. "Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-062, January 2014. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19867, January 2014.)
- February 2012 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Saks Incorporated
By: Carliss Baldwin and Stefon Burns
Saks Fifth Avenue, a luxury department store chain, has been hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis and stock market crash. Speculation about impending bankruptcy is rampant in the press. The CEO, Stephen Sadove, must decide how to respond.
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Retail;
Fashion;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Crisis;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Baldwin, Carliss, and Stefon Burns. "Saks Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 212-060, February 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Malden Mills (A) (Abridged)
By: Nitin Nohria and Thomas R. Piper
CEO Aaron Feuerstein of Malden Mills decided to pay idled workers after a massive fire at his mill in 1995. Focuses on the decisions made post-fire and the rebuilding process and eventual bankruptcy of the company. Also outlines creditors' struggle to decide whether to...
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financing and Loans;
Employees;
Leadership;
Crisis Management;
Social Issues;
Manufacturing Industry;
Massachusetts
Nohria, Nitin, and Thomas R. Piper. "Malden Mills (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 410-083, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Subprime Meltdown: American Housing and Global Financial Turmoil
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Teaching Note for [708042].
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Of those who chose financial stability, 37% states that the government must sometimes intervene and only 6% stated "No institutions is too big to fail. The government should allow institutions to go bankrupt." By contrast, of those who...
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- December 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Malden Mills (A)
By: Nitin Nohria, Thomas R. Piper and Bridget Gurtler
CEO Aaron Feuerstein of Malden Mills decided to pay idled workers after a massive fire at his mill in 1995. Focuses on the decisions made post-fire and the rebuilding process and eventual bankruptcy of the company. Also outlines creditors' struggle to decide whether to...
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Wages;
Situation or Environment;
Ethics;
Financing and Loans;
Resignation and Termination;
Employees;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Massachusetts
Nohria, Nitin, Thomas R. Piper, and Bridget Gurtler. "Malden Mills (A)." Harvard Business School Case 404-072, December 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- July 2012
- Case
New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and Ian Cornell
After years of rapid growth and stock price appreciation, New Century Financial Corporation, one of the largest subprime loan originators in the U.S., reported accounting problems in early 2007. The resulting liquidity crisis forced the company to file for Chapter 11...
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Audit Committees;
Financial Management;
Control Systems;
Securities;
Loan Evaluation;
Accounting;
Value;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Palepu, Krishna G., Suraj Srinivasan, and Ian Cornell. "New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 113-002, July 2012.
- 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.)
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
the industry and in China. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/909403 Harvard Business School Case 216-052 Bankruptcy at Caesars Entertainment Caesars Entertainment was a large...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Programming and Statistical Analysis | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
companies)- bulk data gathering- data management and analysis (e.g. state-wide effect of minimum wage on self-employment using ACS data)- survey creation for Institutional data gathering (e.g. survey of MBA students' RC experiences)-...
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- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011. For the smaller US Airways, it was a chance to bulk up to compete on an equal footing with the big domestic carriers on the tarmac, United and Delta. In...
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- February 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Alphatec Electronics Pcl
By: Stuart C. Gilson, C. Fritz Foley and Perry Fagan
The newly appointed CEO of an important high-technology company in Thailand must lead the company through a complicated debt restructuring. Due to the collapse of the Thai currency, the company's debt burden, like that of most Thai companies, has skyrocketed because it...
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Currency Exchange Rate;
Valuation;
Management Teams;
Restructuring;
Laws and Statutes;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Borrowing and Debt;
Technology Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Thailand;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., C. Fritz Foley, and Perry Fagan. "Alphatec Electronics Pcl." Harvard Business School Case 200-004, February 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- August 2009
- Case
Nomura's Global Growth: Picking Up Pieces of Lehman
By: C. Fritz Foley and Linnea Meyer
What issues commonly arise in international financial management? Kenichi Watanabe and Takumi Shibata, CEO and COO of Nomura Holdings Inc., one of the leading investment banks in Asia, have the opportunity to expand their firm internationally through the acquisition of...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Investment Banking;
International Finance;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Expansion;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan
Foley, C. Fritz, and Linnea Meyer. "Nomura's Global Growth: Picking Up Pieces of Lehman." Harvard Business School Case 210-017, August 2009.