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- April 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation
By: Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
Tells the story of Argentina's aggressive strategy for renegotiating its sovereign debt from 2003 to 2005. Most creditors accepted the offer to swap their debt for new securities worth 35 cents on the dollar, with no recognition of all past-due interest. Many holdouts,...
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Keywords:
Private Sector;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
International Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Sovereign Finance;
Government and Politics;
Negotiation Tactics;
Outcome or Result;
Situation or Environment;
Argentina
Maurer, Noel, and Aldo Musacchio. "The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation." Harvard Business School Case 706-034, April 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
- 19 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech
public engagement has been strong and immediate. Clearly, this is a new frontier for the financial services sector—and the industry’s regulators are also operating without a roadmap. We need to stop arguing about more versus less...
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- 2010
- Book
Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups
By: Stuart C. Gilson
A collection of case studies illustrates real-world techniques, implementation, and strategies on corporate restructuring. Over the period 1981-1998, public companies with combined assets of over half a trillion dollars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Over the same...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Public Ownership;
Value Creation
Gilson, Stuart C. Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- 04 Oct 2023
- HBS Seminar
Ithai Stern, INSEAD
Krishna G. Palepu
KRISHNA G. PALEPU is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, and has served previously as Senior Advisor to the President of Harvard University, and Senior Associate Dean... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Climate Action in Miami
The Miami metropolitan area is a global epicenter of climate risk from heat and sea level rise, but leaders have only recently mobilized for action to respond to this systemic challenge. Resilient 305 began a collaboration across officials in the cities of Miami and...
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Keywords:
Climate Change;
Climate Impact;
Change;
Leadership;
Cross-sector Collaboration;
Coalition;
Ecosystem;
Greenhouse Gas Emissions;
Green Business;
Adaptation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Infrastructure;
Green Technology;
Environmental Management;
Miami
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Climate Action in Miami." Harvard Business School Case 322-101, March 2022. (Revised July 2022.)
- Article
The Re-Industrialization of the United States?
By: Willy C. Shih
Talk of "re-industrialization" in the United States has been supported by a seeming resurgence in manufacturing, but this is driven more by the end of labor arbitrage and increasing coordination costs of offshore manufacturing. Aggressive restructurings and significant...
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Keywords:
U.S. Competitiveness;
Re-industrialization;
Re-shoring;
Operations;
Production;
Supply and Industry;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Geographic Location;
Geography;
Globalization;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Labor;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
China;
European Union
Shih, Willy C. "The Re-Industrialization of the United States?" Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 60, no. 2 (Second Quarter 2013): 297–312.
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about...
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- February 2004 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Finding a Response: Pixar and a Coy Story
Pixar, Inc. is the subject of an article that suggests its share price is currently overvalued. The article is picked up in summary by several wire services. Pixar's management must determine the appropriate public response. Its choices range from ignoring the article,...
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Keywords:
Media;
Animation Entertainment;
Decision Making;
Film Entertainment;
Communication Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Miller, Gregory S. "Finding a Response: Pixar and a Coy Story." Harvard Business School Case 104-069, February 2004. (Revised September 2006.)
- 08 Feb 2012
- News
Professor Noam Wasserman’s Advice to Mark Zuckerberg
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Creative Consulting Company
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Richard Nolan and David P. Norton
During the past 50 years, several consulting companies introduced important new ideas that extended management theory and improved management practice. This paper draws upon public sources and the authors’ personal experiences to describe how three management...
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Keywords:
Management;
Theory;
Practice;
Performance Improvement;
Innovation and Management;
Consulting Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., Richard Nolan, and David P. Norton. "The Creative Consulting Company." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-001, July 2018.
- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Willa Seldon, an African-American woman with 16 years of for-profit experience, was hired as executive director of Tides Center, a nonprofit in San Francisco, CA. Tides Center was a fiscal sponsor dedicated to supporting individuals and groups working toward social...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Transition;
Change Management;
Leadership Style;
Performance;
Customer Satisfaction;
San Francisco
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-072, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
US. A "commons" fosters the process-oriented innovation that in turn contributes to the vitality of the industrial sector and the health of the economy. Respondents to this month's column were somewhat pessimistic that such...
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- Article
Creating Firm Disclosures
By: Amir Amel-Zadeh, Alexandra Scherf and Eugene F. Soltes
Managers expend significant time and effort preparing disclosures about firm performance and strategy. Although prior literature has explored how variation in the style and presentation of disclosures impacts investors' perceptions of firms, little is known about how...
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Keywords:
Disclosure;
Earnings Conference Call;
Field Study;
MD&A;
Textual Analysis;
Corporate Disclosure
Amel-Zadeh, Amir, Alexandra Scherf, and Eugene F. Soltes. "Creating Firm Disclosures." Journal of Financial Reporting 4, no. 2 (Fall 2019): 1–31.
- July 2003 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?
Sustainable Conservation (SusCon) is an environmental nonprofit in San Francisco that works collaboratively with the private and public sectors to achieve positive environmental change. The organization forms partnerships with industry and government agencies to devise...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cost vs Benefits;
Expansion;
Environmental Sustainability;
San Francisco
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Velina Peneva. "Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?" Harvard Business School Case 304-017, July 2003. (Revised December 2004.)
- Career Coach
Veni Arora
Veni worked in private equity and management consulting before HBS and spent her summer at eBay working with the Product team. While looking for her summer internship, she spent time evaluating multiple career paths before narrowing down...
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- December 2012 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
The “Chongqing Model” and the Future of China
By: Meg Rithmire
Since opening to the global economy in 1979, but especially since entering the WTO in 2001, China's economy grew at rates around 10% annually by attracting FDI and promoting exports. After the financial crisis that began in 2008 and depressed demand in the United...
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Keywords:
China;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Macroeconomics;
Public Administration Industry;
China
Rithmire, Meg. "The “Chongqing Model” and the Future of China ." Harvard Business School Case 713-028, December 2012. (Revised July 2013.)
- February 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Saudi Arabia: A Vision in Progress
By: Kristin Fabbe, Adel Hamaizia and Tom Quinn
In 2016, when Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a long-range economic and social transformation plan called Vision 2030, he faced Western skepticism about how the oil-rich and religiously conservative country would accomplish its ambitious goals....
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