Risk And Uncertainty - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

well as in the United States. Explores the costs and benefits of the company's choices about its vertical, horizontal, and geographical scope. Considers the risks of economic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

effectively allocated resources in the economy. I still think that our approach is a good one, but maybe not as good as we thought. Hopefully, we'll better understand the conflicts of interest, improve the system, and have more awareness... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

There are three ways to differentiate in retailing: location, location, and location. The problem is that as markets mature, location becomes less potent as a competitive advantage because the consumer has a growing abundance of... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

would face considerable risks if it were to expose its intellectual property to the "wrong" partners. 1366 had no intention of losing control of its technology, but given the pace of innovation and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

consistent with the goals and motivations of the social sector,” they write. “Men, on the other hand, are seen to be stereotypically competitive, risk taking, and agentic,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

raising the total losses to $5.9 billion. Since the substantial risks in the CIO had first been revealed on April 5, the firm and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, had been the source of intense scrutiny by regulators,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2019
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Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

cash flow transparency lends to the underwriting and risk assessment process. The basic technology to create a connected dashboard exists today. Why, if it is what small businesses want, has it not been... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

which require full and fair disclosure of the financial performance of companies and of the risks associated with their business. This attitude is reminiscent of the Roaring... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

medical schools continue to focus on the basic sciences, to the exclusion of such managerial topics as running effective teams. The approach to executing reform appears to assume that practice managers and entrepreneurs can undertake the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

direct investment (FDI) flows arise endogenously when monitoring is nonverifiable and financial frictions exist. The mechanism generating MNC activity is not the risk of technological expropriation by local... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

differences in their forecasts of future events (such as the profitability of a business being sold), attitudes toward risk and time, tax and regulatory status, market View Details

Keywords: by Anita M. Harris

15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

Nippon Steel Corporation (B): Significance of the Usiminas Project McFarlan, F. Warren, and Akiko KannoHarvard Business School Case 113-049 Supplements the (A) case, 109-038. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/113049-PDF-ENG The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

decision, political and social unrest breaks out in Kenya following a highly contested presidential election. Acumen Fund must now also consider the political risks of investing. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

fewer risks for fear of making mistakes and thus losing their job? Also of interest to us is whether companies adjust their strategies based on noncompete enforcement. We might expect, for example, that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20

potential. Without the larger firm investing again in Maricopa, the business was at risk of going under. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/maricopa-inc-finding-the-right-treatment-for-growth/an/314065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

had promised Wall Street—were fraught with risk. Senior executives must evaluate the seriousness of the risks and identify alternative ways of integrating the two firms, while safeguarding the technologies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

are better designed to cope with scalability issues. Incentive schemes that reward users as a function of their contributions help improve sharing, but they introduce other distortions, and the legal risks... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

the strategic significance of adjustment costs in technology adoption, both within and beyond the firm boundary. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1618840 Managing Risks: Towards a Contingency Theory... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11

transformation and connection are spreading across even the most traditional industrial segments and creating a staggering array of business opportunities and threats. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne