Real Interest Rate Risk - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change

arguments about whether sea level rise is human caused or even if it’s real; we just need to invest with the probabilities in mind the same way we make risk management decisions under uncertainty about View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”

Anderson's collapse, he added: "Audit committees understand that they are in charge. There is now a much better focus on the complexity and risks of business and a real drilling into the issue of... View Details

Keywords: by Catherine Walsh

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

question this raises is which lenders, nations or commercial institutions? Shann Turnbull, citing some of his own work on the subject, argued that the risks of allowing insolvency "can no longer be reliably managed because they have... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

Environmental pressures, including the risk that we could destabilize the climate through the emission of green-house gases. Poverty and inequality, with fewer people taking greater pieces of the earnings pie. "Should business get... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy

was also a Student Sustainability Associate, which connected me with like-minded individuals who are interested in sustainability on campus. Through my time as an SSA and as a Club leader, I built up my relationship with fellow students... View Details

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Why You Might Want to Say Goodbye to the Annual Performance Review | Working Knowledge

employees seeking advancement by moving to new organizations rather than climbing the internal ladder. Over the last decade, the annual quit rate—a key indicator of voluntary turnover—has steadily increased, peaking during the “Great Resignation” period of 2021 to... View Details

08 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is nothing less than a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

01 Feb 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

diversity, equity, and inclusion.” It was also found that quit rates varied among and within industries. For example, JetBlue’s quit rate was twice as high as Southwest Airlines’. Another important influence... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

increases one’s bargaining power. A minimally necessary condition for an agreement to be mutually acceptable is that each side prefers the deal to its BATNA. Thus, how well each party’s BATNA serves its interests determines whether a zone... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Zihan Lin

Zihan Lin's interest in medical devices is the natural consequence of his background. "My mom was an entrepreneur in China. My father was a medical doctor there," Zi says. "I had an affinity for medicine but not the... View Details

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

the job, having access to independent, high-quality research from outside sources can make a real difference both in developing good policies and in getting broad-based support for their implementation.” Researchers and Regulators The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 5

spread. Mills must decide if there is an opportunity, how to structure a trade to exploit it, and how much of his fund's capital to allocate. Case exposition includes descriptions of fixed-floating swaps, important interest View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2020
News

Profits and Purpose

can’t see that it helps them make money, and if none of us can see that we’re having a real impact, then we have to go back to the beginning. George Serafeim: Let me begin by saying that I started teaching the course as an assistant... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Feb 1997
News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

competition frequently requires previously agreed-upon issues to be renegotiated." Add in the risks of costly misunderstanding and conflict from globalization and a diverse U.S. workforce, Sebenius continues, and it's clear why students... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

28 May 2019
News

A More Perfect Union

fundraising dollars would be one thing, and nonprofits that work on politically related issues would be totally separate. We’ve put them all together and made the data publicly available on our website. The findings have been of real... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

with which you are forced to characterize your economic situation provides a natural limit on opportunistic behavior that serves the interests of prospective lenders and tax authorities. This uniformity may even benefit you if it makes... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

25 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 25

PublicationsHeterogeneity and Graceful Technology Retreats: A New Perspective on Responding to Dominant Technological Threats Authors:Ron Adner and Daniel Snow Publication:Industrial and Corporate Change (forthcoming) Abstract We explore the implications of a View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

you’re interested in and find ways to connect with them. When you meet, articulate how you can contribute; engage your interviewers about their work; and offer expertise, advice, or contacts with no expectation of reciprocity. Suddenly... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

something? Based on my experience as a real estate and construction CEO and my academic research on urbanization, new cities, and the finance of sustainable infrastructure, I propose these simple ABCs (actually A-F) for business leaders... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment

figure out which assets to harden and defend, which to abandon, and which to prepare to rebuild after events. I’m interested in how we can cost justify and mobilize investments in real property - and address... View Details

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