Financial crisis

An important task of the corporate financial manager is measurement of the company’s cost of equity capital. But estimating the cost of equity causes a lot of head scratching; often the result is subjective and therefore open to question as a reliable benchmark. This article describes a method for arriving at that figure, a method […]

The right process can help you boost revenue, expand margins, and successfully launch new products - even in challenging economic times.

A global shortage is impacting companies across every industry.

How climate change could spark a collapse in housing prices much like the one that brought down the financial system in 2008.

Reform needs to come from outside of higher ed.

For decades, the basic idea that governed economic thinking was that markets work: The right price will always find a buyer and a seller, and millions...

Organizations should take a cue from governments' growing sense of alarm.

Human judgment still matters deeply.

“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 […]

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No matter what phrase you use to describe it-nature abhors a vacuum, necessity is the mother of invention, every cloud has a silver lining-common wisdom...

Weak links in supply chains have underscored the importance of rigorous supply chain management.

There is clearly some evidence that the current financial crisis was created–at least in part–by poor use of analytical approaches and techniques. If we’re going to avoid similar crises in the future, we have to learn from our mistakes. What’s the evidence that the problem was somewhat analytical in origin? Let me count the ways: […]

Sector specialization comes with steep risks — and high upside.

Wealth inequality depends on a race between stocks and housing.

In 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 through Congress will not prevent another crisis. Who knows whether it will be next year, the year after, or five years from now? But it will happen eventually, for […]

He approached management as a historian, not as a guru.

Companies are scrambling for cash in the face of the pandemic.

We aren't taking enough steps to prepare for future disasters.

Silicon Valley Bank illustrates why payroll shouldn’t be stored in an institution vulnerable to bank runs.