Platt, H., Platt, M., Demirkan, S. (2011). No One is Safe: Bankruptcy Spreads throughout an Economy. Financial Contagion: The Viral Threat to the Wealth of Nations, John Wiley & Sons.
Platt, H., Mirick, C. R., Platt, M. (2011). Ethics, Bankruptcy and Greed: The Unintended Consequences for Landlords of the 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments. International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 6(3), 249-263.
Platt, H., Demirkan, S. (2011). Differential Investors’ Response to Restatement Announcements: An Empirical Investigation. European Journal of Economic and Political Studies, 4(1), 47-81.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2011). Revisiting the Labor Hoarding Employment Demand Model: An Economic Order Quantity Model of Labor Hoarding. Journal of Financial Transformation, 31(March), 158-163.
Platt, H. (2011). Where Did All the Inflation Go? When will the Real Estate Market Re. Real Estate Finance, 26(Spring), 49-55.
Platt, H., Platt, M., Demirkan, S. (2011). Does Unemployment Steer Personal and Corporate Bankruptcies? Review of Business and Economics, 56(1), 52-72.
Platt, H., Platt, M., Demirkan, S. (2011). Explaining Stock Price Volatility with Terminal Value Estimates. Journal of Private Equity, 2011(Winter), 1-10.
Platt, H. (2010). Lead with Cash. Imperial College Press.
Platt, H., Platt, M., Demirkan, S. (2010). Free Cash Flow, Enterprise Value, and Investor Caution. Journal of Private Equity, 13(4), 42-50.
Platt, H. (2009). The Private Equity Myth. Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis, 4(1), Article 7.
Platt, H., Demirkan, S., Platt, M. (2009). Perilous Forecasts: Implications of Reliance on Terminal Value. Corporate Finance Journal, Nov/Dec 2009, 23-34.
Platt, H. (2009). Why Are We Letting the Shorts Kill the Market?. Advanced Trading.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2009). Financial Distress Comparison across Three Global Regions. Journal of Risk and Financial Management (2008), 129-162.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2009). Protecting the Supply Chain: Understanding Differences between Large and Small Suppliers. Journal of Business and Economic Research, 7(10), 69-78.
Platt, H. (2009). Surprise: You Filed for Bankruptcy. Now What?. Journal of Bankruptcy Law, November/December(2009), 571-576.
Platt, H., Demirkan, S. (2009). Financial Status and the Effect of Governanace on the Likelihood of Managers Using Discretionary Accruals. Accounting Research Journal.
Platt, H. (March 2008). Cash Flow Contradistinctions. Commercial Lending Review, 23(2), 19-24.
Platt, H. (2006). "Revisiting The Reversal of Large Stock-Price Declines." Journal of Alternative Investing, Summer 2006.
Platt, H. (2006). "Revisiting The Reversal of Large Stock-Price Declines." Journal of Alternative Investing, Summer 2006.
Platt, H. (2006). "Understanding Differences between Financial Distress and Bankruptcy," Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2006.
Platt, H. (2006). “Understanding Differences between Financial Distress and Bankruptcy,” Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2006.
Platt, H. (2005). Contrarian Investing. Thompson.
Platt, H. (2004). "A Fuller Theory of Short Selling." Journal of Asset Management, 5(1).
Platt, H. (2004). "Even Healthy Companies Can Improve Performance: Corporate Renewal Provides Antidote to Complacency." The Journal of Corporate Renewal, 17(3).
Platt, H. (2004). Principles of Corporate Renewal (2nd ed.). The University of Michigan.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2004). A Case Book on Corporate Renewal. The University of Michigan Press.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2004). "Who are Those Guys: Answers from a Survey of the Turnaround Profession." Journal of Restructuring Finance, 1(1).
Platt, H. (2002). Chipping: The New Stock Market Method for Surviving Turbulence and Hitting a Hole-in-One. Charles L. Webster.
Platt, H. (2002). The First Junk Bond: A Story of Corporate Boom and Bust. Beard Books.
Platt, H. (2002). "The Phoenix Effect." Executive Excellence: The Magazine of Leadership Development.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2002). "A Reexamination of the Effectiveness of the Bankruptcy Process." Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 29(9 & 10).
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2002). "Investing in BN.com: Can Break-Even be Achieved?." Journal of Financial Education, 28.
Platt, H., Platt, M. (2002). "Predicting Corporate Financial Distress: Reflections on Choice-Based Sample Bias." Journal of Economics & Finance, 26(2).
Platt, H. (2001). "Using Target Costing in a Turnaround: Controlling Product Cost Throughout The Value Chain." The Journal of Corporate Renewal, 14(10).
Selected Presentations
Platt, H. (Presenter & Author), Demirkan, S. (Author Only), Platt, M. (Author Only), Finance Group Research Seminar, "Free Cash Flow, Enterprise Value, and Investor Caution," Northeastern University. (December 18, 2008).
Platt, H. (Presenter Only), Boston Bar Association's Bankruptcy Law Section, "Bankruptcy Pro Forma Accuracy," Boston Bar Association's Bankruptcy Law Section, Boston, MA.
Platt, H. D., "Industry-Relative Ratios Revisited: The Case of Financial Distress," Financial Management Association, New Orleans, LA.
Industry and Academic Experience
Professor Platt is a member of the board of directors of Republic Financial Corporation and is the Chairman of John Hancock Collateral Investment Trust. He previously served on the board of companies on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dublin Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Professor Platt was the Faculty Dean for the Turnaround Management Association from 1993 - 2003 where he created their certification exam. Professor Platt is the faculty advisor to the 360 Huntington Fund, the student managed mutual fund which won the world wide distinction at the 2009 RISE contest as the best managed graduate student value based mutual fund. Before joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1981, Professor Platt was director of electricity research and forecasting for Data Resources, Inc. From 1997 to 1998, he was the Klein Lecturer at Northeastern University.
Professional Services
Professor Platt served as the Associate Editor-Finance for the Journal of Business Research.
Recent Press
Dow Jones Newswires, nysun.com
Journal of Alternative Investments, “Revisiting the reversal of large stock-price declines.”
Boston Business Journal, “Bankruptcies Down, but Expert Say Lull Likely Temporary.”
Associate Press, “Out-of Court Talks Heat Up in Delphi Case.”
Boston Business Journal, “Firm Gearing up for Debt Load Fallout.”
Boston Business Journal, msnbc.com, “Bain Capital accused of raiding KB’s piggy bank.”
Chicago Sun-Times, “Turnaround Experts Hopes to Sweeten.”
Los Angeles Times, “CEO is Following Recipe to Remake Krispy Kreme.”
Philadelphia Inquirer, “A second change for Krispy Kreme?”
Providence Journal, “Krispy Kreme chain looks to rise again."
Associate Press, “Krispy Kreme turnaround ace seeks future beyond cult status.”
The Miami Herald, “Krispy Kreme turnaround ace seeks future beyond cult status.”
wcvb.com, video of “Donut Shops Close Doors” news segment.
WCVB-TV Channel 5 (Boston), “Donut Shops Close Doors.”
Business Week, businessweek.com, “Krispy Kreme Has That Glazed Look.”
The Triad Business Journal, “Holes Remain: Next Few Weeks Critical For Krispy Kreme.”
Contra Costas Times, “Krispy Kreme leaves a hole in doughnut market.”
SmartMoney.com, “Planning for the Worst Saves Time, Trouble.”
Palm Beach Daily News, “Amid uncertain markets, prudent investors should sit tight, not panic, says expert.”
Toronto Globe and Mail, “Turnaround Artists Give Hope.”
Reuters, “Wall Street bonuses, jobs lose certainty.”
Human Resource Executive Online, “Union: Workers Fading under Bright Lights of Times Square.”
Associated Press, “American Home Hires Stars for Rescue.”
Red Herring’s, “Dell.”
CattleNetwork.com, “Did Cost-Cutting Cause BP Blast? Report Not Expected To Say.”
Mailing Address
Harlan D. Platt
413 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000