Risk - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2015
News

Rebooting Europe

and 410 billion euros into the EU GDP over the next three years.) Moedas sees his role as not only finding funding and research opportunities for budding entrepreneurs, but also creating a vibrant startup culture. “A lot of young Europeans who go to the United States... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; European Union; Government; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2014
News

Book Review: My Lunch with Warren

evidence has shown that social behavior—including helping others—improves our mental and physical health and extends life expectancy. One study on mortality following 7,000 people found that the risk of death among men and women with the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Brooke Heckert

Each day I aspire to... Have the courage to take the personal and professional risks necessary to pursue my dreams Have the determination to achieve my dreams Demonstrate integrity with an unyielding commitment to truth and honesty Have... View Details

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside

biting the bullet, and saying we will give these people an opportunity to get rich if they succeed at what it is they are choosing to do. We'll also load them up with the risk that an outside entrepreneur would have." Finding And... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

policies. At the risk of oversimplification, the argument is that globalization combined with free markets has created disruptions that have led to social costs. This has fostered populist governments who are promising to reverse the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Mar 2016
What Do You Think?

Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?

least initially, refused the government’s order and subsequent lawsuit on the grounds doing so runs the risk of making public the workings of a device intended to serve the security interests of its users. This event has further fueled... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

researchers and practitioners alike: What is the proper balance to be struck by a business between encouraging autonomy so that employees can ignore red tape to serve the customer quickly and efficiently, and mitigating the risk that... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

"greed and corruption helped create the crisis, ... simple human frailty played a vital role." They suggest providing incentives to make financial products easier, not more difficult, to understand. This would involve, among other things, more disclosure... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Jan 2005
What Do You Think?

Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?

Brits are thought to be at risk of not supplementing their eventual loss of government pension income with adequate returns from their personal pensions. The fear is that they will eventually have to turn to the state anyway for help... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Keeping Your Balance With Customers

price-based competition, an engineering company identified a market segment built on partnering with the customer, outsourcing and risk sharing. Its challenge was to migrate its customer base in this direction. The company's... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at the "Growth Opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

to be more responsive to markets? The risk exposure calculator helps answer these questions. Another powerful tool we describe in detail is the "profit wheel," a model of the flow of operating profit through a business that enables an... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

Profile

Paris Wallace

Eric Boutin in 2008 in his last year at HBS. Good Start Genetics is now a successful late stage venture with more than 150 employees. The company offers a fertility diagnostic that allows parents to determine if their children are at risk... View Details

21 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Accelerating Climate Solutions - Short Intensive Program 2023

and take the risks you need to take to save the things that can still be saved,” said Potts. Potts’s lecture capped the first day of Accelerating Climate Solutions, a weeklong intensive elective course at HBS (a Short Intensive Program,... View Details

11 Oct 2022
News

Righting the Ship

contractor wasn’t going to perform in any given year, they’d likely request a carryover,” notes Stuckey. “The division may get the request granted, but that puts them at risk for a budget mark, meaning ‘Big Navy’ cuts the budget because... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jun 2015
News

Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right

has not yet been chosen—industries where all the brands are perceived as the same. (Here, think financial services, health care, and retail.) These industries are most at risk for disruption by this generation and offer an opportunity for... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

differently while pregnant?” The focus is on practical, actionable recommendations. Risks are put into context so women can make their own choices, aware of the trade-offs they’re actually making. Pursuing Other Opportunities: A Corporate... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

paper, we examine the impact of the AIDS epidemic on African nations through 2002 using the male circumcision rate to identify plausibly exogenous variation in HIV prevalence. Medical researchers have found significant evidence that male circumcision can reduce the... View Details