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    Insolvency and BankruptcyRemove Insolvency and Bankruptcy →

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    • 14 Mar 2023
    • In Practice

    What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Silicon Valley Bank wasn't ready for the Fed's interest rate hikes, but that's only part of the story. Victoria Ivashina and Erik Stafford probe the complex factors that led to the second-biggest bank failure ever.

    • 20 Jul 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

    by Rachel Layne

    Hasty liquidations cost creditors billions of dollars a year, research by Samuel Antill finds. What if more bankrupt companies were restructured—and revived—instead? Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Nov 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

    by Rachel Layne

    Down economic cycles and increasing unemployment usually usher in a rise in bankruptcies. Not so in the COVID-19 recession, where just the reverse has happened. Research by Raymond Kluender and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 28 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

    by Dina Gerdeman

    An expected explosion in bankruptcy proceedings over the coming months could overwhelm the courts, says Stuart Gilson. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Feb 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Trade Creditors' Information Advantage

    by Victoria Ivashina and Benjamin Iverson

    Trade credit represents about a quarter of the liabilities of US firms. There are several theories explaining this fact. This study reexamines whether suppliers hold private information about their trade partners, by analyzing their behavior in bankruptcy.

    • 07 Jan 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    The Quest for Better Layoffs

    by Carmen Nobel

    Professor Sandra Sucher wants to change the way business thinks about workforce reductions. "We want people to learn about the forces they unleash in the firm when they institute layoffs." Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Jul 2013
    • Op-Ed

    Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

    by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy

    After a long period of economic decline, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy protection last week. John Macomber, Robert Pozen, Eric Werker, and Benjamin Kennedy offer their views on some down-the-road scenarios. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 15 Jun 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

    by Staff

    For decades, General Motors reigned as the king of automakers. What went wrong? We asked HBS faculty to reflect on the wrong turns and missed opportunities of the former industry leader, and to suggest ideas for recovery. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 07 Jul 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

    by Martha Lagace

    The train wreck that was Enron provides key insights for improving corporate governance and financial incentives as well as organizational processes that strengthen ethical discipline, says HBS professor emeritus Malcolm S. Salter. His new book, Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse, is a deep reflection on the present and future of business. Key concepts include: Enron's stated purpose was too general to permit disciplined and responsible decision-making in the face of difficulty. The lessons of Enron relate to strengthening board oversight, avoiding perverse financial incentives for executives, and instilling ethical discipline throughout business organizations. Directors of public companies can adapt key aspects of the private-equity governance model to ensure that they fulfill their oversight responsibilities. Incentive systems should reward accomplishments other than economic performance, and penalize failures. Companies can take steps to help senior executives avoid the two sources of leadership failure at Enron: personal opportunism and flights to utopianism. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

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