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November 2010
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Lessons Learned? Brooksley Born & the OTC Derivatives Market (A)

By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane

On May 7, 1998, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, chaired by Brooksley Born, issued a "Concept Release" inviting public comment on the relevance and appropriateness of existing regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, a market with a... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Public Administration Industry; District of Columbia

01 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 1, 2006

Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=606099 PublicationsThe Derivatives Sourcebook: Foundations and Trends in Finance Author:Terence Lim, Andrew W. Lo, Robert C. Merton,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2007 (Revised January 2008)
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Amanco: Developing the Sustainability Scorecard

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

Describes the challenges of using the Balanced Scorecard to implement a triple-bottom-line strategy for delivering excellent economic, environmental, and social performance. The owners and senior executive team of Amanco, a producer of plastic pipe and complete water... View Details

Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Strategy; Construction Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Latin America; Brazil

February 2016 (Revised February 2018)
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Weathering the Storm at NYU Langone Medical Center

By: Robert S. Huckman, Raffaella Sadun and Michael Norris

In the fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy forced a full evacuation of NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. The institution, which comprised NYU Medical School and several teaching hospitals, had been on an upward trajectory for several years under the leadership of... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology; Culture; Information Technology; Crisis Management; Health Care and Treatment; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States; New York (city, NY)

April 2013
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Barclays and the LIBOR Scandal

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

In the summer of 2012, Barclays plc, one of the largest banks in the world, agreed to settle with authorities and acknowledged that the firm had manipulated LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)—a benchmark reference rate that was fundamental to the operation of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Systems; Financial Services; Corruption; Regulation; General Management; Management; Leadership; Economic Systems; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Culture; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom

20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20

(inflows minus outflows of private capital) are positively correlated with countries' productivity growth; (2) net sovereign debt flows (government borrowing minus reserves) are negatively correlated with growth only if net public debt is financed View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Aug 2016
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August 16, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51488 June 2016 American Journal of Managed Care When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs By: Ljuboja, Damir, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sustainable Strategies and Net-Zero Goals

By: Mark L. Frigo, Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Kaplan and Ramanna describe a rigorous approach, the E-liability method, for companies’ ESG reporting, especially as it pertains to GHG emissions measurements. They argue that the current standards for measuring... View Details

Keywords: Measurement; Sustainability; Net-zero Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Measurement and Metrics; Strategy

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11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11

organizations, Kaplan and Haas identify five common mistakes when managers attempt to cut health care costs. The mistakes are triggered, primarily, by working from the line-item expense categories on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

Science. Vol. 1, edited by Susan S. Silbey, 367-398. England: Ashgate Publishing, Limited, 2008 Abstract During the past 15 years, new biotechnology companies have promoted DNA typing as a sophisticated... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

response to policies that maintain low interest rates, money funds change their product offerings by investing in riskier asset classes, are more likely to exit the market, and reduce the fees they charge their investors. The consequence... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

our sample alone. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51757 September 30, 2016 Arthroplasty Today Variation in the Cost of Care for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasties By: Haas, Derek A., and Robert View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 25

reduction in monopoly price leads to the production of units that cost less than their value to consumers (standard channel); (ii) regulation calms down existing consumers because a reduction in the profits of an "unkind" firm increases total welfare View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2010 (Revised June 2014)
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Volkswagen do Brasil: Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

A new management team at VW do Brazil develops and deploys a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard to accomplish a turnaround and cultural change after eight consecutive years of financial losses and market share declines. The team uses the strategy map to align... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Management Teams; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Strategic Planning; Balance and Stability; Motivation and Incentives; Communication Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Brazil; Germany

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2378558 Towards a Contingency Theory of Enterprise Risk Management By: Mikes, Anette, and Robert S. Kaplan Abstract—Enterprise... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

Management: Can a Balanced Scorecard Change a Culture? By: Gibbons, Robert, and Robert S. Kaplan Abstract—Agency theorists, historically, have analyzed what kinds of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2004 (Revised September 2007)
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom

By: Robert S. Kaplan and David Kiron

The principal players in WorldCom's accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan, the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments, external auditor Arthur Andersen, and the board of directors. The case provides sufficient detail to allow for a full discussion of... View Details

Keywords: Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits