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- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
including assessing charges for insuring against losses. Without such a comprehensive assessment and improvement plan, boards cannot do their jobs, and the system will remain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
government-sponsored organization that was funded with 50 billion yen in equity capital and 10 trillion yen of government-guaranteed funds. Daiei presented the IRCJ with a unique opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
where rebels like Bishop Gaillot reside. There are pornography sites accessible to straitlaced Singaporeans, Liberian gambling dens, and secluded banking services run from the tiny island of Anguilla. There... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
transcripts, Yu says the team encountered plenty of bad calls, and it was "mind-boggling" how poorly some CEOs and CFOs communicated. Take the CFO of one of the largest retail View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
the general Buenos Aires population, in spite of the large differences. On the Pricing of Intermediated Risks: Theory and Application to Catastrophe Reinsurance Authors:K. A. Froot and P. O'Connell... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: Preventing Future Financial Failures
Podcast with: David Moss Interviewer: Jim Aisner Running Time: 21 min., 03 sec. To listen to this interview with professor David Moss, click on the triangular Play button below. The Macromedia Flash plug-in is required to play this video. If you install the Flash... View Details
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
a company remains in the index they will keep holding the stock. Second, large pension funds such as Norges Bank Investment Management, AP, and the New York State Common Retirement Fund. They also tend to... View Details
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
have flattened significantly. The Ohio State University is located in Columbus, Ohio, one of the most rapidly developing major cities in the US. In addition to the University, Columbus is home to the Ohio state capitol as well as major View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
patients coming from all over Germany and from other countries. However, German private insurers were cutting reimbursement for prostate cancer by 15% and denying extra payment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
firm's contracting policies with commercial insurers and self-insured plan administrators, are examined in detail. Pitney Bowes health and wellness programs are also described,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- January 2003 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
Having made managing director at an elite investment bank, Peter Isenberg struggles to understand his new role in the firm. He feels as though little has changed, although it is clear to him that those around him have new expectations. View Details
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-127, January 2003. (Revised January 2005.)
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
in India. During the 1990s, she recalled, "we had coalition governments, no stability in politics, high inflation and a high interest rate environment." In 2001, she added, "the entire banking system... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Esty's book, Green to Gold), such as General Electric's push into wind and solar power. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America are among those adding environmental... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
Banking on Cheese Credem, an Italian regional bank, grants loans to Parmigiano Reggiano producers and holds the cheese as collateral in its own warehouse during the maturation process, essentially replacing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
evidence from two large banking organizations, I argue that systematic variations in ERM practices exist in the financial services industry. The cases illustrate four risk management ideal types and show how... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- August 1985 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Bankers Trust New York Corp.
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Crane, Dwight B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Bankers Trust New York Corp." Harvard Business School Case 286-005, August 1985. (Revised July 1991.)
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
Cap and trade has become an increasingly popular mechanism used by governments to induce green behavior among corporate polluters, with news emerging almost daily. Just recently New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas... View Details