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- 22 Jun 2013 - 23 Jun 2013
- Conference Presentation
Positive Risk and the Innovation Commons
- 2010
- Other Unpublished Work
Hunkering Down and Venturing Out: Network Activation in Response to the Uncertainty of Organizational Restructuring
Uncertain times in organizational life are often accompanied by shifts in resources and power and can trigger a desire for people to affiliate with others. Yet little is understood about which network ties people activate when they feel uncertain about their standing... View Details
- 16 Dec 2009
- News
Risks and rewards of celebrity endorsements
- July 2015
- Article
Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk
By: Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey and Abbie Smith
We examine how executives' behavior outside the workplace, as measured by their ownership of luxury goods (low “frugality”) and prior legal infractions, is related to financial reporting risk. We predict and find that chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture
Davidson, Robert, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith. "Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk." Journal of Financial Economics 117, no. 1 (July 2015): 5–28.
- 2016
- Working Paper
The Effect of Shareholder Litigation Risk on the Information Environment: The Case of Cross-Listed Firms
By: Anywhere Sikochi
I document the causal link between shareholder litigation risk and cross-listed firms’ information environment by exploiting a quasi-natural experiment in the form of a reduction in litigation risk resulting from the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Morrison v. National... View Details
Keywords: Cross-listing; Information Environment; Shareholder Litigation Risk; D＆O Insurance; Risk and Uncertainty; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business and Shareholder Relations
Sikochi, Anywhere. "The Effect of Shareholder Litigation Risk on the Information Environment: The Case of Cross-Listed Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-048, December 2016.
- 2017
- Working Paper
The Need for Speed: Effects of Uncertainty Reduction in Patenting
By: Mike Horia Teodorescu
Patents are essential in commerce to establish property rights for ideas and to give equal protection to firms that develop new technologies. Young firms especially depend on the protection of intellectual property to bring a product from concept to market. However,... View Details
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
A Private Sector without Prerequisites: Ordered Uncertainty in Vietnam and China
By: Regina M. Abrami
- 2002
- Working Paper
Risk Aversion and Apparently Persuasive Advertising
By: Bharat Anand and Ron Shachar
- February 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Innovate Safely—CT Scanners and Radiation Risk
By: Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
Luo, Hong, and Alberto Galasso. "Innovate Safely—CT Scanners and Radiation Risk." Harvard Business School Case 719-486, February 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- 15 Jul 2024
- News
Private Debt: Risks Returns and Opportunities
- 07 Jul 2020
- Podcast
Financial Regulation and Climate Risk Management
Explore different approaches to modeling and managing climate risk from the vantage points of industry leaders Robert Litterman, a seasoned risk management expert; Nushin Kormi, a specialist in sustainable finance; and Kevin Stiroh, a financial regulator. The... View Details
- October–December 2022
- Article
How Psychological Safety and Feeling Heard Relate to Burnout and Adaptation Amid Uncertainty
By: Michaela J. Kerrissey, Tuna Cem Hayirli, Aditi Bhanja, Nicholas Stark, James Hardy and Christopher Peabody
Background: Psychological safety—the belief that it is safe to speak up—is vital amid uncertainty, but its relationship to feeling heard is not well understood.
Purpose: The aims of this study were (a) to measure feeling heard and (b) to assess... View Details
Purpose: The aims of this study were (a) to measure feeling heard and (b) to assess... View Details
Keywords: Burnout; Crisis; Psychological Safety; Feeling Heard; Process Adaptation; Interpersonal Communication; Well-being; Health Care and Treatment; Adaptation
Kerrissey, Michaela J., Tuna Cem Hayirli, Aditi Bhanja, Nicholas Stark, James Hardy, and Christopher Peabody. "How Psychological Safety and Feeling Heard Relate to Burnout and Adaptation Amid Uncertainty." Health Care Management Review 47, no. 4 (October–December 2022): 308–316.
- July 1975
- Article
An Asymptotic Theory of Growth Under Uncertainty
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "An Asymptotic Theory of Growth Under Uncertainty." Review of Economic Studies 42, no. 3 (July 1975): 375–393. (Chapter 17 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- 2007
- Working Paper
New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability
By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of... View Details
Gray, Dale F., Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie. "New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13607, November 2007.
- March 2003 (Revised August 2004)
- Background Note
Note on Risk Arbitrage
Describes the investment strategy of risk arbitrage. View Details
Chacko, George C., Randolph B. Cohen, and Marc Chennault. "Note on Risk Arbitrage." Harvard Business School Background Note 203-001, March 2003. (Revised August 2004.)
- 07 Apr 2020
- Video
Uncovering and Pricing Climate Risk in Long-Term Investments
- July 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
USAA: Catastrophe Risk Financing
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Mark Seasholes
Describes the first major risk financing using catastrophe bonds. Provides a basis for discussing the securitization of insurance risks. View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Insurance; Capital Markets; Natural Disasters; Risk Management; Bonds; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
Froot, Kenneth A., and Mark Seasholes. "USAA: Catastrophe Risk Financing." Harvard Business School Case 298-007, July 1997. (Revised September 1997.)