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Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
was founded by Henry B. Hyde in 1859 and under his leadership became the largest life insurance company in the world. The collection includes family correspondence between Hyde and his wife and his son James H. Hyde, who later became vice... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
in other areas. But we didn’t have a course that would help students understand consumers and the financial service firms that serve them, including traditional banks, insurance companies, credit card issuers, and brokers, as well as a... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Renata Lemos, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
(May 1972): 399-418. Bodie, Zvi. "What the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Can Learn from the Federal Savings-and-Loan Insurance Corporation." Journal of Financial Services Research 10, no. 1 (January 1996): 83-100. Bodie, Zvi, and... View Details
- 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-114.pdf Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management Authors:Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf Abstract This paper shows that top management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
finding solutions for high unemployment in outmoded manufacturing industries, which was a situation that contributed to political and social unrest in the region. “It was one of the first applications of the ideas in The Competitive... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
associate dean for Faculty Development and Research and faculty director of the Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Project. “The national unemployment rate early in the pandemic had jumped to over 13 percent; the standard prediction... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
manage and advance their careers in the less predictable world of contract labor. But how do you land those kinds of jobs? In "Stretchwork: Managing the Career Progression Paradox in External Labor Markets," forthcoming in the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
funds, and insurance companies — in two key ways. Rather than open a high-cost retail branch network and wait for customers to walk in, iTrust has forged partnerships with 130 large and midsized companies across India to become a... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
occupies top “best-of” lists in other categories, such as energy and innovation. U.S. News and World Report’s state rankings placed Minnesota at number two in 2018, citing its low unemployment rate. The Twin Cities, Minneapolis–Saint... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 28 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 28, 2015
Accumulation and Labor Force Participation of Disability Insurance Applicants By: Shu, Pian Abstract—This paper provides empirical evidence of the existence of forward-looking asset-accumulation behavior... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Pitchfork populism over the issue reached a crescendo last March when insurance conglomerate AIG, kept on life support with up to $183 billion in taxpayers’ cash, dished out bonuses totaling $165 million to 400 employees in the London... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007
Working PapersHappiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Abstract We show that data on satisfaction with life from over 600,000 Europeans are negatively correlated with the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 30
Governance Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business regulation is increasingly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
and Ruins by Norman Brown (MBA 1958) (Sunstone Press) Life Insurance in Asia: Winning in the Next Decade. 2nd edition by Stephan Binder and Joseph Luc Ngai (MBA 1999) (Wiley) In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership: Tapping the Wisdom of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
to how companies measure and report their ESG metrics. A company that touts its record in one dimension might be failing to mention hidden societal costs in others, like harmful labor practices, environmental degradation, or further... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27
duopoly rather than to remain a monopolist. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-003.pdf Preference Signaling in Matching Markets Authors:Peter Coles, Alexey Kushnir, and Muriel Niederle Abstract Many labor markets share... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
to offsetting the financial costs of those unique needs. PS: Right. And as unemployment grows, the number of subscribers that private insurers will have is likely to go down. Even so, the difference between... View Details
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
web of business ties, lending, and cross-shareholdings. In Germany's financial sector, it might be the insurance giant Allianz. In Italy, it may be a set of powerful families. In Russia, it can be the Russian mafia and other protection... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009
property and casualty insurance business. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209004 The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (A) Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace