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  • 19 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

could also be expected to provide emergency relief, but in many cases might not fully compensate claimants. Unfortunately, the world appears to becoming more susceptible to catastrophic events, so this question of who pays becomes ever more pressing. "As we move... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services
  • 31 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies

In the run-up to the global financial crisis, credit rating agencies gave high marks to such risky financial vehicles as collateralized debt obligations, which few people understood. It has been argued that these ratings misled investors... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 20 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2007

commoditization, complex channel structures, and hyper-competition in a rapidly evolving, information-intensive global economy. Across the globe, firms concerned with developing managerial talent to respond to these trends are demanding... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

case:http://hbr.org/search/813060-PDF-ENG Microsoft Office 2007 (Abridged) Iansiti, Marco, and Bianca BuccitelliHarvard Business School Case 613-061 A discussion of the history and processes behind the development of Microsoft's Office 12 software. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

a short case that presents the idea for a new business in the global art market and asks students to evaluate whether it will work, given the structure and unique workings of the art market. Paddle8 is a New York-based startup that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

political will to push for alternative energy sources. Yet even in the midst of gridlock in Washington, economic anxiety around the world, and government liquidity crises in Europe, technology marched on, seemingly impervious to global... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 08 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

ago, in 2001, the wind farm would be visible from Hyannis Port and Osterville, two affluent communities. The coastal residents of those towns have led a campaign in Massachusetts and in Congress to thwart the efforts of Cape Wind. This case introduces the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Sep 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries, available October 4 from MIT Press. Evans is Managing Director of the Global Competitive Policy Practice at LEGC LLC. Hagiu is a professor in the Strategy unit at Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
  • 31 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 31

Maersk was a global conglomerate with large shipping and oil & gas businesses. Among the talent management issues being discussed: an increase in employee turnover, internal training and development programs, hiring experienced talent... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

challenges must Cisco overcome to compete successfully in this new industry? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310072-PDF-ENG The Global Sight Network Initiative Regina E. HerzlingerHarvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

calculate the returns on capital of different product designs for a variable annuity based on specified assumptions including a range of hedging scenarios. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311041-PDF-ENG Note: Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

emotions, intuition, and training.   Cases & Course MaterialsWhat Happened at Citigroup? Harvard Business School Case 310-004 What went wrong at Citigroup? In 1998, the Travelers Group and Citicorp merged to create Citigroup Inc., considered the first true View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Nov 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis By: Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, advances in information and communication... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

715-002 Indonesia: Growth and Stability in a Global Economy No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715002-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-004 NuScale Power-the Future of Small Modular... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Apr 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

'leadership'." Today's leadership heroes, however, stimulated debate about just what constitutes leadership. It is an important discussion, as several pointed out. Paul Stavrand put it this way: " we need to be concerned about the outcomes of business... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Service
  • 15 May 2012
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First Look: May 15

Seeking to overturn a pervasive attitude of complacency, Rorsted implemented a multi-step change initiative aimed at building a "winning culture." First, in November 2008, he announced a set of ambitious financial targets for 2012. As financial turmoil roiled... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

at Columbia University, which they had covered together, as all were alumni. They were commiserating about having to submit revised forecasts to their division heads by the end of the week. Alec Hastings, head of Global Institutional... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 19, 2006

MaterialsChina: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition Harvard Business School Case 706-036 The Chinese operations of Alcatel, a global communications solution provider based in France, were faced with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

investments include the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon pipeline, $6 billion Iridium global satellite telecommunications system, $900 million A2 Toll Road in Poland, $1.4 billion Mozal aluminum smelter in Mozambique, and $20 billion Sakhalin II... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 16

further provide evidence that these effects are due to increased competition for local resources. China: The Indigenization of Insurance Authors:Elisabeth Köll and David Faure Publication:In World Insurance: The Evolution of a Global Risk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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