Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

.” But when the authors distinguished between firms that were public or private pre-buyout, they found that the positive causal effect on innovation was statistically significant only in private-to-private transactions; there was no significant impact in other types of LBOs (public-to-private, secondary , and divisional buyouts).

LBO 8

LBO Innovation Sample Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

secretary of health and human services, is a fierce and long-time critic of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including initiatives that restructure how some doctors are paid. We need the equivalent of Consumer Reports for health care or Morningstar ratings for clinical services.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Insurance Quality 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The second objective of all three parties was the avoidance of a credit rating downgrade. At the time (prior to the actual downgrade), the threat of a credit downgrade forced all three parties to the negotiating table. This particular outcome was a real possibility and in hindsight actually occurred. Additional Information.

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Budgeting Credit Rating Restructuring Rogers 56