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  • 15 Feb 2012
  • Op-Ed

Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point

back from our discussions and considered what was being said, it was clear that the golden goose—global market capitalism—was at risk from the impact of an interrelated set of forces more powerful than the... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard & Lynn S. Paine
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 25

on those less familiar with the reporting standards. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430589   Working Papers Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
  • Case

Bank Leu's Prima Cat Bond Fund

In 2001, Bank Leu, a Swiss private bank, is considering creating the world's first public fund for catastrophe bonds. Cat bonds are securities whose payments depend on the probability of a catastrophe occurring, such as an earthquake or hurricane. Cat bonds are... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Bonds; Natural Disasters; Insurance; Capital Markets; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Insurance Industry; Switzerland
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  • 11 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

profit from their private information relating to a specific financial reporting element, goodwill impairments, prior to its incorporation by the equity market or recognition by the firm's accounting system. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Sep 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

costs, benefits, and risks from the proposed policy or project in a just and equitable way and Accountability mechanisms, including penalties or... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
  • 13 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?

sector has lost money during this period, new research shows. What went wrong? Professor Gary Pisano provides answers in the new book Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech, in which he argues that the very... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology
  • 04 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Crisis Leadership with Nikhil Patel: The Critical Importance of Trust

has enduring consequences. “In good times, it feels okay to take a risk on who you get behind as a leader. But when things go wrong, it’s important to think about who you trust. The impact of our leadership, for good or ill, will remain... View Details
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Marc Duranteau (MBA 2019)

In the end, my supervisors bought in and I was allowed to implement my suggestions. I definitely would not have had the courage to take these risks without the 2+2 safety net! Where are you currently... View Details
  • August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
  • Case

J Boats, Inc.

By: Robert L. Simons
During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Risk Management; Financial Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Capital Markets; Valuation; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry
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  • 23 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It

executives’ brothers, reasoning, for example, that tall people tend to have tall brothers. They looked at differences in risk tolerance, measured by whether the executive played the stock market. They looked at network connections, such... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

It's easy to deliver lousy service. Examples are too numerous to mention and let's not ruin the day, shall we? But imagine this: How about living in a world where companies treat you, as a customer, nicely View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 06 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal

Civil wars have been the dominant form of conflict around the world since World War II, resulting in approximately 20 million deaths. But it's not just sociologists who are diving into the roots of conflict. Increasingly, economists are examining these events to learn... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

managing risk in early-stage ventures. The case also addresses issues such as diversification and options preservation as well as the importance of trust and long-term... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

transformation has drained considerable risk out of a once notoriously unstable market. A New Industry Emerges Not so long ago, real estate development looked and acted like modern-day "cowboy... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate
  • 11 Nov 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation

Delegating is an art, and one of Swan's secrets is her savvy ability to delegate, according to Hill. "Taran takes risks and hires extremely talented people whom no one... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 21

refrigerated food products, primarily poultry, it begins by describing broad patterns about the use of alternative financing terms. These patterns help discipline a model in which the trade finance mode is shaped by the risk that an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 19, 2016

I. Norton Abstract—While many experiments have explored risk preferences for money, few have systematically assessed risk preferences for everyday experiences. We propose a conceptual model View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Oct 2019
  • Blog Post

Finding My Passion in the Startup Space

crazy pace of tech developments and feel the intense energy around you. Unfortunately, the company I worked for eventually shut down. I decided to take a few weeks off and head to Greece on vacation. I felt... View Details
  • 04 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 4

presence of uncertainty (and the type of uncertainty); the number and strength of interactions and the centrality of a choice; its level and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

its anatomy, which has worked well in other high-tech sectors, can't handle the fundamental challenges facing drug R&D: profound, persistent uncertainty and high risks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne