Operational Risk - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Sep 2023
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MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

investments. Through Solara’s IoT-enabled systems with dynamic pricing, digital payments, and booking features, farmers can operate their own irrigation businesses, serving their non-pump owning neighbors water at rates below current... View Details

11 May 2009
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The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

a context apart from the complexity and sensitivity of their own company; this allows executives to engage in important discussions about, for example, risk trade-offs and relationships with peers, subjects that might be too sensitive in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Mar 2005
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The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

should they balance operational activities and advocacy efforts? How can they better measure performance against their missions and improve accountability to stakeholders?" The authors discuss their book in the following Q&A.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

January 2001
Case

Abgenix and the XenoMouse

By: Robert J. Dolan

Abgenix has a unique method for generating antibodies useful in treating a number of diseases, including cancer. In early 2000, the company's cancer has performed very well in animal testing and is moving to early stage human testing. Abgenix must decide whether to... View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Marketing Strategy; Health Testing and Trials; Risk and Uncertainty; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Science-Based Business; Biotechnology Industry

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

Presenting new financial risks , disclosure requirements , and insurance considerations Posing operating challenges for businesses and their supply chains As climate change continues, businesses,... View Details

12 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 12

eliminated or avoided. Examples are the risks from employees' and managers' unauthorized, unethical, or inappropriate actions and the risks from breakdowns in routine View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

http://hbr.org/search/313139-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 213-126 Prudential Financial-General Motors Pension Risk Transfer: Back to the Future? No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/213126-PDF-ENG View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

Goldman Sachs. The founders consider the past two years and whether the acquisition has, in fact, helped to scale ESG/impact investing. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 219-005 Investing in the 21st... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jan 2022
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How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

The benefits of creating good aren’t often apparent to companies, since they often don’t reap the rewards. Thus, many tend to practice “loss aversion,” avoiding a known downside rather than taking the risk of creating an even better... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

29 Sep 2021
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For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas

One might expect first-time entrepreneurs to pick up speed as they churn out more products, but new research finds that nascent firms typically launch second products six weeks later than originally planned. What’s more, with each successive product, delays continue to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

2021 Case Centre Award in the Production and Operations Management category for “Ant Financial (A)” with Feng Zhu, Ying Zhang, Anthony K. Woo, and Nancy Hua Dai (HBS Case 617-060). George A. Riedel : Named a Henry B. Arthur Fellow in... View Details

20 Feb 2019
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Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

that's the goal,” he says. “So, is that policy going to get transferred over to the private sector? Or is the private sector going to be able to operate more like high-risk adventure activities, where the individuals are able to sign away... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

18 Jul 2011
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Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

risk not only doing too much themselves but also losing these valuable employees, who can become frustrated that they aren't being challenged to build their skills and careers at the company. If You Had To Design Your Company Today With A... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Mar 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’

In March 2010, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (HBS MBA '93) stood in front of his employees at online retail giant Rakuten's Tokyo headquarters and dropped a bomb: all 7,100 workers would have two years to become proficient in English—the "language of business"—or... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

flubs of all stripes. She illustrates how we and our organizations can embrace our human fallibility, learn exactly when failure is our friend, and prevent most of it when it is not. This is the key to pursuing smart risks and preventing... View Details

July 2019 (Revised March 2020)
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At-Bay Cyber Insurance

By: Marco Di Maggio and David Lane

At-Bay was a cyber insurance startup that offered companies coverage against a wide array of cyber risks—exposure to which the firm was able to quickly assess and price on the basis of technical expertise that traditional insurance carriers lacked. In mid-2019, At-Bay... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Insurance; Disruptive Innovation; Risk Management; Product Marketing; Distribution Channels; Information Technology; Salesforce Management; Insurance Industry

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12 Nov 2018
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Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

possible. I am beyond proud to be part of an organization with humanitarianism at its core and to be surrounded by selfless people who are willing to risk their lives so that others may live. Semper Paratus! TROY PETERSON / US Army... View Details

15 Dec 2003
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Women Leaders and Organizational Change

difference in the way organizations function. Why do organizations continue to operate in ways that are reminiscent of a white male power structure? Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson: First, most people in organizations, including women,... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

26 Mar 2018
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To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

curve,” for example, made employees in the top 20 percent of performance eligible for raises and promotions, while those in the bottom 10 percent risked being demoted or fired. Industries such as investment banking, consulting, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Professionals in Heavily Regulated Industries Learn more about the broader macroeconomic and political landscape your organization operates in, so that you can develop business strategies that create and capture value. In Global Business,... View Details

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