Corporate Risk-taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

authors call for a greater sense of urgency from corporate boards, policymakers, and risk practitioners to resolve the many challenges facing today’s private and public sector organizations. They offer insights into specific risk domains... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

Up by the Roots

points out, many different actors must come together to form an entrepreneurial ecosystem, from risk-taking founders to the angel investors willing to gamble on them to the service providers—e.g., real estate agents, lawyers—willing to... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

01 Jun 1996
News

1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

for the limitless possibilities associated with California and the West. And in keeping with the entrepreneurial dynamism that is so much a part of today's information technology explosion, "the City by the Bay" has always been a magnet for pioneers and View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

banks—a mortgage delivery system that was populated by brokers, mortgage banks, and investors. "This opened the door to new sources of capital from around the world. Holding that door wide open were Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. By that time those government View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. The fourth such global meeting was just held in early December in Busan, South Korea. “We need to encourage risk-taking by organizations, provided that it's accompanied with rigorous data... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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