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  • 15 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

such as credit ratings, without considering the state of the economy in which default is likely to occur. Such investors are likely to be attracted to securities whose payoffs resemble those of economic catastrophe bonds-bonds that View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • News

Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

has to be the default mode. April: So there's something to be said for video calls. They feel efficient. Do you think this is something we'll continue doing even after the quarantine lifts and we don't have to do anymore? Rachel: We... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
  • 24 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

all borrowing is bad. Record low interest rates for mortgages and other loans are providing a crucial cash injection to people and business owners as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on. That said, creditors will likely bear the brunt if financially strapped consumers and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

An Action Plan for Economic Recovery

financial products are systemically risky, like credit default swaps. What would you do? My proposal is just the opposite of the Treasury’s. I would put the Fed in charge of risk monitoring because that’s where it has the most expertise.... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance
  • 15 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 15, 2016

will be critical to their success. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51813 Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—We provide a quantitative analysis of fiscal rules... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 4

GM, it is burdened with large pension and other retiree liabilities that threaten to push it into bankruptcy. Bauer-Martin is considering using various credit derivatives (credit default swaps, credit-linked notes, credit View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Dec 2013
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers

course. Buffett's motivation is only one of the many factors that Media General's president and CEO, Marshall Morton, has to weigh in the case. Eight days from a deadline to repay a $225 million loan or trigger a crippling default on an... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Journalism & News; Publishing
  • 19 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

chance of a Greek or Italian default today or the risks in the mortgage market in the United States viewed from the perspective of 2006." A Peek To The Future What fate befalls policyholders should reinsurers View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services
  • 31 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies

issuer's quality of assets, existing liabilities, borrowing history, and overall business performance. Investors depend on the ratings to predict the likelihood of default on financial obligations and the expected repayment in the event... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 24 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Building an IT Governance Committee

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, authors Richard Nolan and Warren McFarlan explored the role of the board of directors in IT governance—and how most "fall into the default mode of applying a set of tacit or explicit rules... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
  • 19 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

default for those who don’t make an active choice: pharmacy pick-up without insurance subsidies. Under this program, 42% of eligible employees actively choose home delivery, 39% actively choose pharmacy pickup, and 19% make no active... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

On Pride and Community

straightness often served as the default across the school. Folks in the LGBTQ+ community often describe their queer community as “chosen family” – my chosen family at HBS has been the best part of business school. How are you celebrating... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

Complements to the Case Method

productive,” says former student Nami Singhal (MBA 2013), now an associate at asset management firm AQR Capital Management. Singhal’s team made a bet that Argentina would default during its debt crisis; they were eventually proved right.... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2007
  • News

Steve Schwarzman

low for financial defaults. So when someone asks whether we are going to have problems with increasing levels of defaults, I think it’s almost self-evident. Of course there will be higher levels of defaults when you’re at a 26-year low.... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance
  • 17 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

Amazon. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/718481-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-010 Lending Club: Predicting Default No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/518010-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 May 2024
  • News

Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears

Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 10 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 10

prices of used ships to fall by as much as 80%. As ship prices (values?) fell, ship owners began to default on loans and new purchase contracts while banks holding loans secured by ships faced the possibility of increasing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

was roughly half as large as prior estimates have suggested. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55509 Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract— Recurrent concerns over... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607015 The Mozilla Foundation: Launching Firefox 1.0 (A) Harvard Business School Case 907-015 Explores the Mozilla Foundation's decisions leading up to the launch of Firefox 1.0, including its View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

choices for a procedure—a new technology or a default technology,” says Luo. “They will make that decision based on how useful it is, but also how much it exposes him or her to liability.” While most doctors are insured and won’t... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies
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