Risk and Uncertainty - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 24

fieldwork observation and interviews with representatives from a diverse set of organizations in China and the Netherlands. Analyses focus on the impact of cultural differences on five project management... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation

advance their agendas fall across several key areas, including strategy, organizational design, decision-making, and resource allocation. "The level of investment required to drive scientific innovation is greater, the time frame for... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Auto; Pharmaceutical

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Fola Folowosele

form an article I recently read is that "the risk not taken is more dangerous than the risk taken," and I hope to utilize this lesson at the critical inflection... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products

12 Feb 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students

ideas," Coval says. Over the course of a simulation, students input their decisions on networked computers; once trading is halted, the program automatically generates a slideshow summary of individual and overall performance. The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Education

November 1973 (Revised April 1983)
Case

Southport Minerals, Inc.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Examines how the attractiveness of an investment project can be enhanced by making financing and operating decisions which either manage investment returns or reduce project risks. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Financing and Loans; Investment; Investment Return; Risk Management; Operations; Projects

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23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

A second important driver is the evolution of scientific knowledge and of the technology that goes along with this evolution. Little by little, our uncertainty about the cause of a disease or the optimal... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

17 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

faculty members Leemore S. Dafny, Zoë B. Cullen, Christopher T. Stanton, and doctoral student Yin Wei Soon. Their paper was published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine’s Catalyst. “Absent additional relief—and soon—providers... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

April 2025
Supplement

Velong: Rethinking “Made in China” (B)

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Billy Chan and Nancy Dai

After much deliberation, the founders of Velong formed a joint venture with two local partners in India as they calculated that India could remain intact amidst the rising tensions over trade between the U.S. and China. By choosing India to diversify away from China,... View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Globalization; Supply Chain Management; Risk Management; Diversification; Joint Ventures; Manufacturing Industry; China; India

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28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

company-no matter how large-was immune to failure, and that the lessons he was learning from startups could be applied far more broadly. "I realized it wasn't just small companies who were fragile, and whose... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jul 2015
Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

out of the brinkmanship of the past weeks, but not after payments to the International Monetary Fund have been missed, and European funding has ended. These tactics have created high and unnecessary View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking

24 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance." Contractive body postures such as folded arms have shown the opposite effect, decreasing testosterone and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Consumer Products

03 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks

shark populations, which results in an ongoing decline, according to the 2013 study Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks. The extinction risk is considerably higher for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Media & Broadcasting

December 2024
Supplement

Northvolt: Building Batteries to Fight Climate Change (B)

By: George Serafeim, Debora L. Spar, Peter Tufano, Hugo Etchegoyhen and Emilie Billaud

The (B) case explores Northvolt’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on November 21, 2024, highlighting the company’s struggles to scale operations amid a global EV market slowdown and internal production challenges. While the (A) case detailed Northvolt’s ambitious... View Details

Keywords: Batteries; Electric Vehicles; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Energy; Green Technology; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment; Technological Innovation; Risk Management; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Transportation; Green Technology Industry; Europe; Sweden

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10 Nov 2008
Research Event

Social Media Leads the Future of Technology

demographics, they are increasingly comfortable with some of the brand risks of what that might mean. But Internet advertising still doesn't perform very well, and that's a challenge. How do you serve the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR

description when I started did not include the word “alumni.” Today alumni engagement is central to what we do. Starting in 2018, BEI organized seven regional alumni events in cities around the country, each tailored to the specific risks... View Details

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea Hugill Abstract—Outsourcing firms increasingly rely on social auditors to provide strategic information about the conduct of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2008
What Do You Think?

Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?

people to think, innovate, and take measured risk outside the core activities of the business; there is more freedom and self-management and less... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

15 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

A New Model for Business: The Museum

buy from a competitor in the end. But Weaver stresses/argues that the reward outweighs the risk in the form of goodwill, and that good curation requires honesty. “I think a big chunk of the value of Facebook... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2005
News

Cultural Revolution at GE

bottom-line results to one fixated on risk taking and creativity. Immelt is convinced that the company’s future lies in creating a culture that fosters blockbuster ideas and... View Details

Keywords: GE; General Electric; Jack Welch; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

October 2011 (Revised January 2012)
Case

LinkedIn Corporation

By: Francois Brochet and James Weber

The case is set at the end of the first public trading day of LinkedIn, an online professional network company. It provides information on the company's business model, financial statements, competitive landscape, and IPO terms, to help the reader critically assess the... View Details