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- 11 Jan 2014
- Conference Presentation
Towards a Contingency Theory of Enterprise Risk Management
By: Anette Mikes
- November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
General Motors Corporation: Retiree Benefit Risk Management (A)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
General Motors issues $17 billion and uses $10 billion to reduce an unfunded pension obligation. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "General Motors Corporation: Retiree Benefit Risk Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 104-041, November 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- 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.
- 2009
- Chapter
Becoming the Lamp Bearer: The Emerging Roles of the Chief Risk Officer
By: Anette Mikes
Enterprise risk management, under the leadership of chief risk officers (CROs), has the promise to bring enterprise-wide risks, which threaten the achievement of the firm's strategic objectives, into the open and under control. Its organizational significance is... View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making
Success at the movie box office can be difficult to predict. For every surprise hit film like Crazy Rich Asians, there’s a massive flame-out like Justice League. Unlike television, where a station can test a pilot before committing to a series, studios must spend... View Details
- 18 Jun 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
A Measure of Risk Appetite for the Macroeconomy
- 2010
- Chapter
Understanding and Coping with the Increasing Risk of System-Level Accidents
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
The world has seen a number of recent events in which major systems came to a standstill, not from one cause alone but from the interaction of a combination of causes. System-level accidents occur when anomalies or errors in different parts of an interconnected system... View Details
Leonard, Dutch, and Arnold M. Howitt. "Understanding and Coping with the Increasing Risk of System-Level Accidents." In Integrative Risk Management: Advanced Disaster Recovery, edited by Simon Woodward. Zurich, Switzerland: Swiss Re, Centre for Global Dialogue, 2010.
- March 2011
- Case
Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory
A worldwide travel company is intrinsically exposed to risks of natural and man-made disasters. How do you organize a business for success when it must on a nearly daily basis cope with hazards ranging from minor mishaps to large-scale catastrophes? Alan and Harriet... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Transportation; Organizational Design; Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Structure; Mission and Purpose; Competitive Advantage; Travel Industry
Leonard, Herman B. "Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory." Harvard Business School Case 311-105, March 2011.
- Research Summary
Contract Rights and Risk Aversion: Foreign Banks and the Mexican Economy, 1997-2004
In 1997 Mexicos banking laws were reformed, allowing foreign banks, for the first time since the nineteenth century, to purchase controlling interests in the countrys largest banks. Foreign banks controlled 16 percent of Mexican bank assets in March 1997. By June... View Details
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
Capital and Value of Risk Transfer: Presented at Actuarial Approach for Financial Risks (AFIR) Colloquium, Boston, MA, November
By: K. Froot, G. Venter and J. Major
Froot, K., G. Venter, and J. Major. "Capital and Value of Risk Transfer: Presented at Actuarial Approach for Financial Risks (AFIR) Colloquium, Boston, MA, November." November 2004.
- Article
Risk Aversion in Bargaining: An Experimental Study
By: J. K. Murnighan, A. E. Roth and F. Schoumaker
Murnighan, J. K., A. E. Roth, and F. Schoumaker. "Risk Aversion in Bargaining: An Experimental Study." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 1, no. 1 (March 1988): 101–124.
- September – October 2011
- Article
Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk-Part II: The Office of Risk Management
By: Anette Mikes and Robert S. Kaplan
In the second article of our two-part series, we explore the concept of an Office of Risk Management along with a case study of an innovative risk management function at JP Morgan Private Bank. We also look at the "softer" components of risk management, including a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Risk Management
Mikes, Anette, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk-Part II: The Office of Risk Management." Balanced Scorecard Report 13, no. 5 (September–October 2011): 1–6.
- 1997
- Other Unpublished Work
Maximizing Corporate Shareholder Value Using Risk Profile Dynamics
By: Marc L Bertoneche and Samir Asaf
- November – December 2009
- Article
Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System." Balanced Scorecard Report 11, no. 6 (November–December 2009): 1–6.
- 1993
- Article
Interest Rate Parity and the Exchange Risk Premium
By: E. S. Mayfield and R. Murphy
Mayfield, E. S., and R. Murphy. "Interest Rate Parity and the Exchange Risk Premium." Economics Letters (1993).
- September 1982
- Article
Risk Aversion and the Negotiation of Insurance Contracts
By: R. Kihlstrom and A. E. Roth
Kihlstrom, R., and A. E. Roth. "Risk Aversion and the Negotiation of Insurance Contracts." Journal of Risk and Insurance 49 (September 1982): 372–387.
- May 1985
- Article
Financial Risk and the Burdens of Contracts
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Financial Risk and the Burdens of Contracts." American Economic Review 75, no. 2 (May 1985).
- January 2005
- Article
Business Groups and Risk Sharing Around the World
By: Tarun Khanna and Yishay Yafeh
Khanna, Tarun, and Yishay Yafeh. "Business Groups and Risk Sharing Around the World." Journal of Business 78, no. 1 (January 2005): 301–340.
- 1993
- Chapter
Management of Risk Capital in Financial Firms
By: Robert C. Merton and André Perold
Merton, Robert C., and André Perold. "Management of Risk Capital in Financial Firms." In Financial Services: Perspectives and Challenges, edited by Samuel L. Hayes III, 215–245. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1993.
- 2008
- 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." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-015, August 2008. (Revised.)