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Southport Minerals, Inc.
by William E. FruhanExamines how the attractiveness of an investment project can be enhanced by making financing and operating decisions which either manage investment returns or reduce project risks.
South—South Regional Financial Arrangements: Collaboration Towards Resilience (International Political Economy Series)
by Kevin P. Gallagher Diana Barrowclough Richard Kozul-Wright William N. KringThis book shows how regional cooperation and integration have increased massively in scale and scope in recent years, as developing countries seek new ways to shield themselves from economic turbulence and to kick-start their economies in the face of stagnant global demand. The trend is partly a defense mechanism against the limitations of the international financial system, but also reflects a wider search for new and different growth paths more appropriate with developing countries’ increasing economic and political voice. As a consequence, the landscape of financial and monetary mechanisms has changed dramatically, especially in the ten years since the economic crisis of 2007–2008.
Southwest Airlines: In a Different World
by W. Earl Sasser Jr. James L. HeskettThis is the fourth in a 35-year series of HBS cases on an organization that has changed the rules of the game globally for an entire industry by offering both differentiated and low-price service. The focus of the case is on whether Southwest Airlines should buy gates and slots to initiate service to New York's LaGuardia airport, which does not fit the airline's profile for cost, ease of service, and other factors. The bigger issue is how the organization should deal with competition that has successfully emulated more and more of what it does in an operating environment that has changed significantly. Hence the subtitle, which was suggested by Herb Kelleher, Southwest's Chairman and CEO, Emeritus.
Southwest Airlines--1993 (A)
by Roger Hallowell James L. HeskettSouthwest Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to be profitable in 1992, makes a decision as to which of two new cities to open, or to add a new long-haul route. Provides windows into Southwest's strategy, operations, marketing, and culture.
Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege
by James L. HeskettThe company's management is faced with long-term questions regarding the rate and manner of growth in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and general industry malaise.
Southwest Airlines (A)
by Christopher H. LovelockSouthwest Airlines, a small intrastate carrier serving Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, begins service in 1971 in the face of competition by two larger, entrenched airlines. Improved quality service, lower prices, and innovative advertising and promotional strategy bring Southwest to the brink of profitability in early 1973, when its major competitor halves fares on Southwest's major route. Management wonders what response to make. Exhibits include cost and revenue data. Southwest Airlines (C), which may be used as an alternative to the (A) case, focuses on advertising and promotional strategy through June 1971.
Southwest Airlines (B)
by Christopher H. LovelockDescribes Southwest's response to a competitive fare cut and the results, bringing the action up to late March 1973, when management must make additional decisions on marketing strategy with both short- and long-range implications. Southwest Airlines (C) should not be used with this case.
Southwest Airlines (D)
by Christopher H. LovelockAfter 18 months of deficit operations, Southwest Airlines stands on the brink of profitability. Selective application of discount fares has contributed to a rapid growth in market share. Then, in February 1973, its major competitor halves all fares on Southwest's principal route. Management must decide how to respond. Exhibits detail Southwest's cost structure plus passenger and flight statistics for Southwest and competitors.
Southwest Airlines in Baltimore
by Jody Hoffer Gittell David Lane Rogelio OlivaThe number of connecting passengers through Southwest Airlines' Baltimore station has grown 100% CAGR since 1997. Originally designed as a point-to-point network, this load of connecting passengers has been stressing Baltimore ground operations, resulting in an erosion of service quality and difficulties in achieving fast plane turnarounds--one of the key elements of Southwest's low-cost strategy. This case presents comparative data to illuminate the key elements of Southwest's operating strategy and provides detailed information about the activities and information flows required to turn around a plane, allowing for a meaningful analysis of the process--e.g., resource utilization, capacity, bottlenecks, and coordination mechanisms. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Southwest Airlines in Baltimore, Supplement
by Jody Hoffer Gittell David Lane Rogelio OlivaSupplements the case.
Southwick Social Ventures
by Amy Klopfenstein Henry W. McGee Mel MartinIn 2021, the HBS Impact Investment Fund student team had found a promising impact investment in the co-operative trouser manufacturer, Southwick Social Ventures. Their 100% immigrant workforce sought to pave the road to transforming Lawrence, Massachusetts, a city that was once a manufacturing hub that had recently seen less economic investment than other U.S. cities. The student team was then charged with recommending a set of terms to their investment committee. They needed to determine how exactly to strike the right balance between providing an acceptable return to the fund while providing founder-friendly terms to Southwick Social Ventures.
Souverän in Führung: Strategien und Mindset für erfolgreiches Leadership in Zeiten von New Work
by Christian PolzNichts ist, wie es mal war. Die Herausforderungen der modernen Arbeitswelt erfordern es, Führung neu zu denken, neu zu justieren und neu auszurichten. Der Autor beschreibt in seinem praxisorientierten Ratgeber, wie Führung heute und zukünftig gelingt. Im Fokus steht das Collective Leadership: Jeder im Unternehmen, jeder in der Abteilung und jeder im Team übernimmt Verantwortung. Will, darf und soll Verantwortung übernehmen. "Wir sind alle Leader!", so das Leitmotiv. Wer Collective Leadership etablieren will, durchläuft einen Entwicklungsprozess. Collective Leadership bedeutet Mitarbeiter, die sich selbst führen können und wollen, aber es gibt auch Mitarbeiter und Situationen, in denen die Führungskraft zum Beispiel direktiv oder transaktional agieren muss. Sie muss beides können und darum Führungssouveränität und Führungsstilsouveränität aufbauen. Dazu gehört auch das entsprechende Mindset. Zu diesem Mindset gehört, die Auseinandersetzung mit dem eigenen Menschenbild, den Kompetenzen und Fähigkeiten (Stichwort Selbstreflexion). Christian Polz stellt die Entwicklung zur souveränen Führungspersönlichkeit und zu Collective Leadership in drei Teilen dar: Der Beschreibung des Konzepts des souveränen Führens folgt die Erläuterung des dazu notwendigen Mindsets. Im dritten Teil steht die Umsetzung im Vordergrund. Neben der Darstellung des Konzeptes des souveränen Führens und des Mindsets der souveränen Führungspersönlichkeit bietet dieser Umsetzungsteil ein Highlight. Dort veranschaulicht Christian Polz die wichtigsten Führungsansätze und Führungsstile in einem fiktiven Dialog zwischen einem Coach und einer "lernenden" Führungskraft. Der Autor nutzt seine Erfahrungen und zahlreichen Gespräche mit Unternehmern, Inhabern, Selbstständigen, Vorständen, Geschäftsführern, Managern und Führungskräften, um ein authentisches und realistisches Bild einer neuen Führung zu kreieren. Dazu arbeitet er mit vielen Beispielen aus seinem Erfahrungsschatz, den er als Berater, Coach, Trainer und Supervisor aufgebaut hat.
Souverän präsentieren – Die erste Botschaft bist Du
by Dominik Umberto SchottWenn Präsentationen gelingen, liegt es meist nicht nur am Inhalt, sondern auch am authentischen Vortragsstil und einer natürlichen Körpersprache des Redners. Viele haben jedoch Schwierigkeiten, ihr Lampenfieber bei Präsentationen am Rednerpult zu überwinden und Kontakt mit dem Publikum aufzunehmen. Dabei ist gerade in der mündlichen Kommunikation die Person entscheidend. Wie souveränes Präsentieren gelingt, vermittelt Ihnen Dominik Umberto Schott Schritt für Schritt in diesem Buch. Er stellt Ihnen die wichtigsten Stellschrauben vor, die Ihren Worten mehr Wirkung verleihen, und zeigt an konkreten Beispielen, wie Sie die Dramaturgie eines Redeaufbaus nutzen. Zudem lernen Sie, wie Sie Ihre Körpersprache und Storytelling natürlich einsetzen, um einen glaubhaften Auftritt hinzulegen.
Souverän präsentieren - Die erste Botschaft bist Du: Wie Sie Körpersprache authentisch und wirkungsvoll einsetzen
by Dominik Umberto SchottDieses Buch liefert Ihnen hilfreiche Tipps, mit denen Sie Ihre Wirkung beim Präsentieren verbessern.Wenn Präsentationen gelingen, liegt es meist nicht nur am Inhalt, sondern auch am authentischen Vortragsstil und einer natürlichen Körpersprache des Redners. Viele haben jedoch Schwierigkeiten, ihr Lampenfieber bei Präsentationen am Rednerpult zu überwinden und Kontakt mit dem Publikum aufzunehmen. Dabei ist gerade in der mündlichen Kommunikation die Person entscheidend. Wie souveränes Präsentieren gelingt, vermittelt Ihnen Dominik Umberto Schott Schritt für Schritt in diesem Buch. Er stellt Ihnen die wichtigsten Stellschrauben vor, die Ihren Worten mehr Wirkung verleihen, und zeigt an konkreten Beispielen, wie Sie die Dramaturgie eines Redeaufbaus nutzen. Zudem lernen Sie, wie Sie Ihre Körpersprache und Storytelling natürlich einsetzen, um einen glaubhaften Auftritt hinzulegen. Die 2. Auflage wurde um zahlreiche Tipps für noch mehr Wirkung bei virtuellen Meetings sowie Videos mit zahlreichen Präsentationsbeispielen ergänzt. Schott vermittelt Ihnen umfangreiche Kompetenzen.Der Autor klärt in seinem Buch „Souverän präsentieren“ zunächst grundlegende Fragen wie:Was ist eine Präsentation?Woraus besteht sie?Wie wirken Inhalt, Struktur und Vortragsweise zusammen?Anschließend widmet er sich dem großen Themenkomplex der Authentizität. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Außenwirkung verbessern und erarbeiten Sie sich mit diesem Buch die folgenden Kernkompetenzen des Präsentierens:Die Formel für WirkungDie vier Erfolgsfaktoren einer guten PräsentationKörpersprache für FortgeschritteneVorbereitung: StoryboardingDramaturgie: Von den Griechen lernenInspirieren: KognitionspsychologieShowtime: Umgang mit Folien & CoNervosität: Das alte Alarmsystem und Strategien gegen den BlackoutVerbindung: Zuhören und InklusivspracheEine mitreißende Mischung aus Humor und jahrelanger Erfahrung.Abschließend erläutert Schott die Vorteile und Risiken von Fragerunden und gibt Ihnen praktische Tipps zur Erweiterung Ihrer Komfortzone. Dieses Buch ist eine Art Rhetorik-Training to go, das alle Phasen des souveränen Präsentierens genauestens beleuchtet – von der Vorbereitung bis hin zur Umsetzung. Ein unverzichtbarer Ratgeber voller Witz und Expertenwissen aus drei Jahrzehnten Praxis für:a) Einsteiger, die an Ihrem Auftreten feilen möchtenb) Erfahrene Redner, die sich noch weiterbildenc) All diejenigen, die überzeugen sowie inspirieren wollen
Sovereign Assets And Liabilities Management
by Marcel CassardThe papers contained in this publication were presented at an International Monetary Fund organised conference held in Hong Kong in 1996. The conference focused on a wide range of issues confronting policy makers in managing their sovereign assets and liabilities in a world of mobile capital and integrated capital markets. These issues included: the strategy of public debt management; the management of central bank reserves; the technical and quantitative aspects of risk management; and credit costs and borrowing capacity in debt organisation. The papers also describe the experience of various countries in managing their own sovereign assets and liabilities. These experiences are drawn from policy makers and private sector participants who have been actively involved in formulating and implementing national debt and reserves policies.
The Sovereign Consumer: A New Intellectual History of Neoliberalism (Consumption and Public Life)
by Niklas OlsenThis book presents a new intellectual history of neoliberalism through the exploration of the sovereign consumer. Invented by neoliberal thinkers in the interwar period, this figure has been crucial to the construction and legimitization of neoliberal ideology and politics.Analysis of the sovereign consumer across time and space demonstrates how neoliberals have linked the figure both to the idea of democracy as a method of choice, and also to a re-invention of the market as the democratic forum par excellence. Moreover, Olsen contemplates how the sovereign consumer has served to marketize politics and functioned as a major driver in a wide-ranging transformation in political thinking, subjecting traditional political values to the narrow pursuit of economic growth. A politically timely project, The Sovereign Consumer will have a wide appeal in academic circles, especially for those interested in consumer and welfare studies, and in political, economic and cultural thought in the twentieth century.
Sovereign Credit Rating: Questionable Methodologies (Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance)
by Ahmed NaciriThe current degradation of sovereign balance sheets raises very real concerns about how sovereign creditworthiness is measured by credit rating agencies. Given the disastrous economic and social effects of any downgrade, the book offers an alternative and calls for more transparency about the quantitative measures used in calibrating the rating process and how sovereign ratings are validated. It argues that oversight is required and procedures improved, including subjecting methodologies of assessing default to more standardization and monitoring. Sovereign Credit Rating explains the process of sovereign creditworthiness assessment and explores the consequences of possible inaccuracies in the process. Developing an innovative new methodology to assess ratings accuracy, it shows that the announcement of each rating action by the major credit rating agencies show alarming inconsistencies. Written by an internationally recognized author and professor, this unique book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in corporate governance, accounting, public finance and regulation.
Sovereign Debt: From Safety to Default (Robert W. Kolb Series #605)
by Robert W. KolbAn intelligent analysis of the dangers, opportunities, and consequences of global sovereign debt Sovereign debt is growing internationally at a terrifying rate, as nations seek to prop up their collapsing economies. One only needs to look at the sovereign risk pressures faced by Greece, Spain, and Ireland to get an idea of how big this problem has become. Understanding this dilemma is now more important than ever, that's why Robert Kolb has compiled Sovereign Debt. With this book as your guide, you'll gain a better perspective on the essential issues surrounding sovereign debt and default through discussions of national defaults, systemic risk, associated costs, and much more. Historical studies are also included to provide a realistic framework of reference. Contains up-to-date research and analysis on sovereign debt from today's leading practitioners and academics Details the dangers of defaults and their associated systemic risks Explores the past, present, and future of sovereign debt The repercussions of a national default are all-encompassing as global markets are intricately interwoven in the modern world. Sovereign Debt examines what it will take to overcome the challenges of this market and how you can deal with the uncertainty surrounding it.
Sovereign Debt
by Mauro MeglianiThis book provides a thorough legal analysis of sovereign indebtedness, examining four typologies of sovereign debt - bilateral debt, multilateral debt, syndicated debt and bonded debt - in relation to three crucial contexts: genesis, restructuring and litigation. Its treatise-style approach makes it possible to capture in a systematic manner a phenomenon characterized by high complexity and unclear boundaries. Though the analysis is mainly conducted on the basis of international law, the breadth of this topical subject has made it necessary to include other sources, such as private international law, domestic law and financial practice; moreover, references are made to international financial relations and international financial history so as to provide a more complete understanding. Although it follows the structure of a continental tractatus, the work strikes a balance between consideration of doctrinal and jurisprudential sources, making it a valuable reference work for scholars and practitioners alike.
Sovereign Debt and Credit Rating Bias
by David F. Tennant Marlon R. TraceySovereign Debt and Credit Rating Bias.
Sovereign Debt and International Financial Control: The Middle East and the Balkans, 1870-1914
by Ali Coşkun TunçerSovereign Debt and International Financial Control.
Sovereign Debt and International Financial Control: The Middle East and the Balkans, 1870–1914 (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance)
by Ali Co?kun TunçerThis book revisits an important chapter of financial history in the Middle East and the Balkans from 1870 1914. During this period, capital flows in the form of sovereign debt increased rapidly throughout the region. The spiral of heavy government borrowing eventually culminated in defaults on foreign obligations in the Ottoman Empire (1875), Egypt (1876), Greece (1893) and Serbia (1895). In all four cases, introducing international financial control over the finances of the debtor states became the prevalent form of dealing with defaults. The different cases of international financial control became increasingly refined and they marked important milestones in the evolution of the global governance of sovereign debt before 1914. For the defaulting states however, the immediate impact of international financial control was infringement of sovereignty. The extent of international financial control and the borrowing capacity of debtor states varied in each case as well as the degree of resistance towards it. This book documents the characteristics of international financial control in a comparative perspective. It relates sovereign debt, default and international financial control to political and fiscal systems, and raises questions about the tension between national sovereignty and global capital. It sheds light on the impact of international financial control on the long-term credibility and fiscal capacity of the debtor states in question. The author demonstrates that the governments' decisions to borrow internationally, and their attitudes towards international financial control, were heavily influenced by domestic political and fiscal factors.
Sovereign Debt and Rating Agency Bias
by D. Tennant M. TraceySovereign Debt and Credit Rating Bias rejects the notion that credit rating agencies' rigorous and transparent determination of ratings leaves no room for bias, and debunks the myth that the value CRAs place on their reputational capital precludes prolonged biases. To determine the extent of CRAs' biased actions, Tennant and Tracey apply a rigorous methodology to a well-established economic model of the determinants of sovereign debt quality. They present strong evidence of bias against poor countries and demonstrate how biased rating changes could disadvantage such countries and the companies operating therein as they seek access to international capital markets. They discuss plausible explanations for the bias and suggest remedial measures that would help ensure balance in credit rating changes. This book fills an important gap by rigorously examining a long-standing but often ignored concern about the rating practices of credit rating agencies.