Banking - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

the Largest Bank in the U.S.? When Jamie Dimon took over as CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) in 2005, he reaffirmed the commitment to pursue a "universal bank" strategy—providing a full range of products and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

did not gain water during the privatization. This suggests that propaganda was persuasive when it had a basis in reality. Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007 Authors:Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

much more radical change (sacking of Troy / innovation). Democratizing Entry: Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors: William Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges

Keywords: by Steven N. Kaplan and Josh Lerner; Banking; Banking

18 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?

In a first-ever look at the internal economics driving private equity partnerships, Harvard Business School researchers have found that many of these funds can be torn apart by greed among founding partners who take home a much bigger share of profits than other senior... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Banking

10 Dec 2015
Working Paper Summaries

The Probability of Rare Disasters: Estimation and Implications

Keywords: by Emil N. Siriwardane; Banking; Banking

11 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts

As Hertz approaches what is expected to be a $1 billion "quick flip" IPO just ten months after being acquired, critics are again taking aim at reverse leveraged buyouts and wondering whether investors are being set up for a fall. RLBOs have come under... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Banking

19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

coordinate the activities of the three product-based business units which, until now, have operated autonomously. As he is executing the restructuring, Bank of America, an important account of the firm, announces its intention to reduce... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

(forthcoming) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/bvillalonga/VillalongaAmit_FM_Final.pdf Working Papers Banking Market Concentration and Consumer Credit Constraints: Evidence from the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Jan 2019
Working Paper Summaries

The Creation and Evolution of Entrepreneurial Public Markets

Keywords: by Shai Bernstein, Abhishek Dev, and Josh Lerner; Banking; Banking

03 May 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics within the Private Equity Partnership

Keywords: by Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner; Banking; Banking

17 Nov 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

How Activist Investors Became Respectable

(Editor's Note. Carl Icahn is in the news again. On Monday, SEC filings revealed the militant investor has sold his entire stake in eBay, after successfully pushing the company to spin off its PayPal operation. Harvard Business School professor Joseph Fuller looks at... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Banking; Banking

30 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

A recent study suggests that America’s political polarization is driven more by incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about the other side than distaste with those people. That should be good news for those wondering how to knit polarized sides together, or at least nudge... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Banking

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

research by Harvard Business School Professors Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson begs to differ. Financial crises, even ones as calamitous as the 2007-2008 banking meltdown, are surprisingly predictable to those who know the warning... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

28 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research, February 28

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517051-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-052 Nestlé: Nutrition, Health, and Wellness No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517052-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

re-tooled to successful and profitable strategic ends. In Revival of the Fittest, he draws on his extensive global research in such diverse industries as personal computers, brewing, tires, and consumer banking to outline the pitfalls... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

market timing was critical to the success of the new venture. In addition to providing financing and advice on product development, marketing, and finance, Kleiner introduced Netscape to key Silicon Valley players, as well as the investment View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

several critical sectors of the economy, including banking and private insurance, federal and state governments act as insurers of last resort, assuming literally trillions of dollars in contingent liabilities. Whether you like it or not,... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

January 2009
Supplement

The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B1)

By: Clayton S. Rose, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and David Lane

Bear Stearns & Co burned through nearly all of its $18 billion in cash reserves during the week of March 10, 2008, and an unprecedented provision of liquidity support from the Federal Reserve on Friday March 13 was insufficient to reverse the decline in Bear's... View Details

Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Capital; Financial Liquidity; Banks and Banking; Governance; Crisis Management; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Balance and Stability; Valuation; New York (state, US)

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October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
Case

The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests

By: Samuel G. Hanson, Robin Greenwood, David Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam

In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken... View Details