-
Why We're in the Midst of a Global Semiconductor Shortage
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleWeak links in supply chains have underscored the importance of rigorous supply chain management. -
Limit Cyberattacks with a System-Wide Safe Mode
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleProtect critical equipment during a breach. -
The JP Morgan "Whale" Report and the Ghosts of the Financial Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBeyond the losses, the incident poses an enigma which business and government must ponder. -
Adapting Your Sales Approach in a Downturn
Sales Digital ArticleThe right process can help you boost revenue, expand margins, and successfully launch new products — even in challenging economic times. -
How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
Economics Magazine ArticleModels and forecasts can be seductive, but it’s time for executives to reclaim their economic judgment. -
How “Payment Banks” Could Prevent the Next Bank Collapse
Economics Digital ArticleSilicon Valley Bank illustrates why payroll shouldn’t be stored in an institution vulnerable to bank runs. -
Europe’s Financial Crisis: No Time for Dithering
Crisis management Digital Article“This is no time for a novice,” declared Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his party conference two weeks ago. What the British people wanted, he said, was decisive leadership and action that would help them with their mortgages, their jobs, their businesses. His rallying call, a swipe at his inexperienced opposition leader David Cameron, brought […] -
Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe "boring" world of institutional investment is ripe with possibility. -
Is It Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis?
Accounting Magazine ArticleInvestors and corporate executives don’t agree on how to value distressed assets. But maybe they don’t have to. -
Peter Bernstein's Lasting Lessons
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticlePeter L. Bernstein, the economist and author who wrote the landmark book on risk Against the Gods, has died. He was 90. The news came to us at HBR just... -
A Crisis of Long-Term Unemployment Is Looming in the U.S.
Career transitions Digital ArticleHow biases trap qualified job seekers in a cycle of rejection — and how to help them break free. -
Why We Didn’t Learn Enough From the Financial Crisis
Economics Digital ArticlePolicymakers are victims of their own success. -
Lead Your Business Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Global Business Digital ArticleTwelve lessons on analyzing data, communicating information, and protecting your employees. -
How a Cyber Attack Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleHere's what we need to do to prepare. -
What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right
Entrepreneurial finance Digital ArticleIt became a fixture among startups because it understood their needs better than other banks. -
Why the Latest Financial Reform Bills Won't Prevent Another Crisis
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIn case you were starting to feel good about the outcome of the financial reform debates, here's a bold prediction: The reform bills making their way... -
Big Data and Machine Learning Won't Save Us from Another Financial Crisis
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleHuman judgment still matters deeply. -
What Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves When an Economic Crisis Hits
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThree questions can help you decide whether to keep your business going. -
How Banks Can Avoid a Repeat of the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis
Global Business Digital ArticleMitigate, don't litigate. -
Creating Value in an Economic Crisis
Corporate communications Magazine ArticleIn the wake of some recent stock market rallies, consumer confidence is slowly rebounding from its lowest depths in decades. But it will take much more than a few good days on Wall Street to restore people’s faith in the positive forces of the free market and globalization. A recent Harris Poll shows that nine […]
-
The Financial Crises of the 1890s and the High Tide of Populism (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case UV7520. The A case describes the views of the two leading candidates for US President, William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley,... -
Power to the States: "Fiscal Wars" for FDI in Brazil
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details On January 6, 1999, Itamar Franco, the governor of the state of Minas Gerais, the second-largest state in Brazil, declared a 90-day moratorium on its... -
Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of possible cuts to help them weather the 2008-2009 economic downturn.... -
Doing Business in Istanbul, Turkey
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Turkey. It highlights Turkey's economic transformation in the decades leading... -
Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Liza Davis, an upscale women's fashion retailer, is reeling from worldwide recession and lower demand. Should the company target the fast growing bargain... -
The TARP Bailouts: Saving the Banking and Automotive Industries
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Comparison of the U.S. Government response, using the $700 billion TARP fund, to downturns in the banking and auto industries during the global financial... -
Investment Technology Group
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details ITG CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm's business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for... -
Bank USA: The Challenge of Compensation after the 2008 Financial Crisis
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case is set in the financial services industry during the financial crisis of 2008/09 and discusses issues when deciding on "fair" compensation packages... -
Reclaiming the Land of Purple: Purpl's Mission to Unlock Finance in Lebanon
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Karl Naim, Co-Founder and CEO of Purpl, embarked on a venture to lower remittance costs for his native Lebanon. Since October 2019, the Lebanese economy... -
The Panic of 1837 and the Market Revolution in America (C)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details In 1837, President Martin Van Buren confronted a dilemma over the appropriate federal response to the recent panic of 1837 that seemed to undercut the... -
Gucci Group in 2009
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Gucci Group had transformed itself into the world's third largest luxury retailer with multiple brands. The company had performed well even after... -
The Credit Crisis of 2008: An Overview
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the causes and consequences of the credit crisis of 2008 from a national and global perspective and explores the actions taken and... -
Leadership and Independence at the Federal Reserve
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Paul had opposed the Fed for decades and had offered several bills to dismantle it, dating back to 1983. As with all of his previous attempts, the 2009... -
Butler Lumber Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The Butler Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the... -
The International Airline Group Rights Issue
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case is about the IAG capital increase, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 had totally changed the airline sector, and worldwide... -
The Carlyle Group
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world... -
Lyric Dinner Theater (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Rivka Belzer, after receiving her MBA and turning down other options, has agreed to a low salary and substantial bonus to join the dinner theater partially... -
Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive (Or, Surviving to Restructure?)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In 2011, Songy Partners, an Atlanta-based real estate developer, was facing three distressed investments within their portfolio each with distinct sets... -
Understanding the Credit Crisis of 2007 to 2008
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note examines the background of the credit crisis of 2007-2008, discusses potential causes of it, and considers its ramifications. The exhibits contain... -
CIBC Mellon: Managing a Cross-Border Joint Venture
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details During his 10-year tenure, the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of CIBC Mellon had presided over the dramatic growth of the jointly owned,...
-
The Financial Crises of the 1890s and the High Tide of Populism (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case UV7520. The A case describes the views of the two leading candidates for US President, William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley,... -
Power to the States: "Fiscal Wars" for FDI in Brazil
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details On January 6, 1999, Itamar Franco, the governor of the state of Minas Gerais, the second-largest state in Brazil, declared a 90-day moratorium on its... -
Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of possible cuts to help them weather the 2008-2009 economic downturn.... -
Doing Business in Istanbul, Turkey
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Turkey. It highlights Turkey's economic transformation in the decades leading... -
Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Liza Davis, an upscale women's fashion retailer, is reeling from worldwide recession and lower demand. Should the company target the fast growing bargain... -
The TARP Bailouts: Saving the Banking and Automotive Industries
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Comparison of the U.S. Government response, using the $700 billion TARP fund, to downturns in the banking and auto industries during the global financial... -
Investment Technology Group
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details ITG CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm's business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for... -
Why We're in the Midst of a Global Semiconductor Shortage
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleWeak links in supply chains have underscored the importance of rigorous supply chain management. -
Bank USA: The Challenge of Compensation after the 2008 Financial Crisis
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case is set in the financial services industry during the financial crisis of 2008/09 and discusses issues when deciding on "fair" compensation packages... -
What Leaders Need to Know About a Looming Recession – and Other Global Threats
Economics AudioA conversation with economist Nouriel Roubini about what lies ahead.