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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. -
What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right
Entrepreneurial finance Digital ArticleIt became a fixture among startups because it understood their needs better than other banks. -
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. -
Silicon Valley Bank’s Focus on Startups Was a Double-Edged Sword
Financial crisis Digital ArticleSector specialization comes with steep risks — and high upside. -
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer: Biggest Threat to World Is Rogue Actors – From Putin to Musk
Business and society Digital ArticleUnchecked power is dangerous in anyone’s hands. -
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. -
The UK Economic Crisis Might Not Be a One-Off
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleBritain’s travails are part of a wider set of political and economic problems in Europe. -
Restoring Shareholder Confidence When Your Stock Is Down
Financial markets Digital ArticleWith an aggressive but thoughtful approach, it’s possible to survive a downturn — and even emerge stronger. -
Moving Back Home? Use This Time to Take Control of Your Finances.
Budgets and budgeting Digital ArticleSet goals, come up with a timeline, and keep yourself accountable. -
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. -
Are We On the Verge of Another Financial Crisis?
Business and society Digital ArticleHow climate change could spark a collapse in housing prices much like the one that brought down the financial system in 2008. -
A Financial Crisis Is Looming for Smaller Suppliers
Crisis management Digital ArticleTheir collapse could further destabilize the global supply chain. -
How Banks Can Avoid a Repeat of the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis
Business law Digital ArticleMitigate, don’t litigate. -
Managing the Liquidity Crisis
Business and society Digital ArticleCompanies are scrambling for cash in the face of the pandemic. -
What Will It Take to Solve the Student Loan Crisis?
Economics Digital ArticleReform needs to come from outside of higher ed. -
What Has the Eurozone Learned from the Financial Crisis?
Economics Digital ArticleThe European Central Bank isn’t ready for the next one. -
The Social and Political Costs of the Financial Crisis, 10 Years Later
Government Digital ArticleGovernment bailouts may have saved the economy, but to many people they didn’t feel fair. -
Big Data and Machine Learning Won’t Save Us from Another Financial Crisis
Analytics and data science Digital ArticleHuman judgment still matters deeply. -
How a Cyber Attack Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis
Cybersecurity and digital privacy Digital ArticleHere’s what we need to do to prepare. -
Research: How the Financial Crisis Drastically Increased Wealth Inequality in the U.S.
Economics Digital ArticleWealth inequality depends on a race between stocks and housing.
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TfL Pension Fund and the 2022 Gilt Market Crisis
Accounting Case Study11.95View Details On September 27, 2022, Padmesh Shukla, CIO of the Transport for London (TfL) Pension Fund, was keeping a careful eye on the turmoil in the U.K. sovereign... -
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)
Business communication Case Study11.95View Details When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption... -
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)
Business communication Case Study11.95View Details When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption... -
Citizens of the World: The International Legacy of Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
Family businesses Case Study11.95View Details When her husband passed away and inheritance taxes struck, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis took decisive action to preserve her family's fortune and... -
Waterdrop Inc.: Creating a Business Model in China
Business models Case Study11.95View Details Shen Peng founded Beijing Zongqing Forward Technology Co (Waterdrop) in Beijing, China, in 2016. After more than three years of development, Waterdrop... -
Minko: Developing a Niche Fintech Lending Business Model
Entrepreneurial financing Case Study11.95View Details Minko Platforms Pvt. Ltd. (Minko) was a financial technology (fintech) lending startup that specialized in providing supply chain distribution financing... -
Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?
Financial crisis Case Study11.95View Details In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry's lowest... -
Pakistan at 75: When Will the "Nazuk Mor" End?
Developing countries Case Study11.95View Details In 2023, business leaders, politicians, and civil society were all describing Pakistan's condition as "polycrisis." The country faced decisions on elections... -
The Sudden Implosion of Silicon Valley Bank
Accounting Case Study11.95View Details On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went into receivership. At the time, it was the second-largest US bank failure in history. What happened?... -
Mexico: From Crisis to Reforms and from Reforms to Crisis
Covid Case Study11.95View Details As he prepares for a 2023 meeting of General Electric Corp. (GE), Vladimiro de la Mora, president of GE Mexico, weighs the potential benefits and risks... -
Doing Business in Athens, Greece
Financial crisis Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Greece. It highlights Greece's economic transformation in the decades leading... -
Doing Business in Istanbul, Turkey
Business history 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... -
Yes Bank: Financial Distress
Crisis management Case Study11.95View Details In May 2022, a young analyst intended to examine the financials of Yes Bank, one of India's leading private banks. It had gotten into financial trouble... -
Adams + Beasley Associates
Financial crisis Case Study11.95View Details This case illustrates how a strong culture, founder-led SME designed and used a unique performance metric-the job security index-to manage through periods... -
Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate
Corporate finance Case Study11.95View Details Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real... -
Reclaiming the Land of Purple: Purpl's Mission to Unlock Finance in Lebanon
Cross-cultural management 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... -
Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code
Business law Case Study11.95View Details In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one... -
Deglobalization and Alternative Futures
Business history Case Study8.95View Details This note reviews the evidence that the world is undergoing an era of de-globalization. It shows that available metrics show some support for this theory.... -
The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939
Business history Case Study11.95View Details The Great Depression was, by far, the worst economic contraction of the twentieth century, and some of the most important ideas about both fiscal and...