Financial Complexity - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2009
News

An Action Plan for Economic Recovery

chairman of MFS Investment Management, a Boston firm that oversees more than $170 billion in pension and mutual funds, Pozen writes with authority and unusual clarity about complex issues in Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

companies have a sense of mission enabling them to deliver what their customers want in a way that is significantly better than the competition. As a formula for the future, it brings together the necessity of financial success... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 May 2012
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Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

social networks, ubiquitous communication, greater transparency, and rising and unmet expectations. It has made the practice of leadership more complex and demanding. This is happening at a time when individuals and organizations of all... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

immediate impact of the financial crisis on small business and, second, driving economic recovery in the years following. Together, the three-the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Small Business Jobs Act... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

01 Jun 1997
News

Short Takes

statistical data from five hundred business groups in India and spoke to dozens of managers in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Chile. The pair found that companies outside the United States perform better when they replicate the quality certification institutions, View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

increasingly tied to the sway of private financial interests, and how postwar administrations finally extricated the U.S. from economic interventionism, even though the government had the will and power to continue. Maurer examines the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Nov 2015
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November 3, 2015

behavioral hazard, providing a theoretical foundation for value-based insurance design and a way to interpret behavioral "nudges." Once behavioral hazard is taken into account, health insurance can do more than just provide View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

projects like that together. Impact I was able to see the nuts and bolts of what goes into launching and running a successful charter school and came away with the realization that there's a real need for people who have a background in finance and business to help... View Details

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel Dean Jay Light and a group of Harvard Business School faculty explored the origins and possible outcomes of the U.S. financial crisis at a recent "Turmoil... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?

trading block in the world. Financial markets had been complacent and were caught off guard by an early morning earthquake that affected most traded asset classes around the globe. Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation,... View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

31 May 2018 Twenty years ago, I graduated from Harvard Business School (HBS) taken by an idea that financial ... Meet the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows 24 May 2018 The Leadership Fellows Program at Harvard Business School is based on... View Details

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

colleagues to refocus radically on truly modern phenomena, on anticipating the future, and on altering our theorizing and methods accordingly, or we will never catch up. Marketing Complex Financial Products... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006

Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek Abstract The empirical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

decade I believe the research agenda at business schools will be driven by the desire to apply management principles to addressing complex social problems (like balancing energy security with environmental sustainability), whose solutions... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

political complexities pose significant challenges. Prior to our immersion, our research pointed to a few central tensions that made it challenging for the agricultural sector to decarbonize. Firstly, land ownership is highly fragmented,... View Details

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Ownership (OWN): Define Success, Create Advantage, Build to Last, Engage Effectively - Course Catalog

be good at ownership (vs. management)? Course Content and Organization: The course is divided into four main modules: Defining success. The objectives of most companies are far more complex than a focus on maximizing shareholder value.... View Details

21 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

Fellowship, has led the charge, championing the end user in a system burdened with legacy IT, a complex government bureaucracy, and the financial constraints that (rightfully) come with using taxpayers’... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

01 Jun 1999
News

Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies

business through a successful restructuring and financial turnaround that has transformed it into Lucent's second-largest global operation. Asked about her strategy for personal success, Russo replies, "I like opportunities that are new... View Details

09 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements

Fox News has influenced how companies disclose financial news. Legal analyst Gregg Jarrett on the set in 2016. Source: Wikipedia Commons, CC 3.0) The United States presidential election of 2000 took place in a simpler time. The internet... View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

likely to hear, "That's not my job," in a company where responsibility is not only accepted by individuals but also shared and delegated. Solid teamwork also becomes critical. In this more complex world, teams win, Stevenson... View Details