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- September 2007 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Norway Sells Wal-Mart
By: Robert C. Pozen and Aldo Sesia
In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According to a spokesperson of Norway's Finance Ministry, "The recommendation to exclude Wal-Mart cites serious and... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Ethics; Insurance; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Government and Politics; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Power and Influence; Retail Industry; Norway
Pozen, Robert C., and Aldo Sesia. "Norway Sells Wal-Mart." Harvard Business School Case 308-019, September 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis." In The Future of Pensions in the United States, edited by R. Schmitt. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. (Reprinted in The Foundations of Pension Finance, Volume I, Zvi Bodie and E. Philip Davis, eds., Edward Elger, 2000.)
- 1995
- Working Paper
The Informational Role of Asset Prices: The Case of Implied Volatility
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
- Article
International Pension Swaps
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "International Pension Swaps." Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 1, no. 1 (March 2002): 77–83.
- 1984
- Chapter
Macroeconomics and Finance: The Role of the Stock Market
By: Stanley Fischer and Robert C. Merton
Fischer, Stanley, and Robert C. Merton. "Macroeconomics and Finance: The Role of the Stock Market." In Essays on Macroeconomic Implications of Financial and Labor Markets and Political Processes. Vol. 21, edited by K. Brunner and A. H. Meltzer. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1984.
- March 14, 2012
- Article
Bill to Help Businesses Raise Capital Goes Too Far
By: Robert C. Pozen and John Coates
- January 11, 2012
- Article
ETFs: Wide World of Exchange-Traded Funds Requires Navigation for Investors
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
- June 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Teaching Note
Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Xiaoyu Gu
Teaching Note for 311137. View Details
- June 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
The Expansion of Ping An
By: Robert C. Pozen and Nina Yang
In June 2010, Mingzhe Ma, chairman and chief executive officer of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China ("Ping An" or "the Company"), sat down with Sun Jianyi, vice chief executive officer and executive vice president at Ping An, to discuss the future direction of... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Conferences; Banks and Banking; Financial Strategy; Insurance; Global Strategy; Leadership Style; Strategic Planning; Opportunities; Diversification; Expansion; China
Pozen, Robert C., and Nina Yang. "The Expansion of Ping An." Harvard Business School Case 311-133, June 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- April 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Supplement
Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for Brack Re
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
The Reinsurance Negotiation case is a fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. The case is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, and courses related to the Insurance and... View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for Brack Re." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-113, April 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- April 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Exercise
Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for JLT Insurance Company
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
The Reinsurance Negotiation case is a fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. The case is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, and courses related to the Insurance and... View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for JLT Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Exercise 311-111, April 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- fall 1993
- Article
Theory of Risk Capital in Financial Firms
By: Robert C. Merton and André Perold
Merton, Robert C., and André Perold. "Theory of Risk Capital in Financial Firms." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 6, no. 3 (fall 1993): 16–32.
- September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Background Note
Copyright Law in the U.S. and EU
By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth Leonard
This note reviews the basic rules for copyright protection in both the U.S. and the EU. It outlines the works and rights protected, the fair use and first-sale limitations on copyright, as well as the application of these rules to software, video, recordings, and... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Copyright; Laws and Statutes; European Union; United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Elizabeth Leonard. "Copyright Law in the U.S. and EU." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-052, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- November 18, 2008
- Article
There's a Better Way to Prevent 'Bear Raids'
By: Robert C. Pozen and Yaneer Bar-Yam
Pozen, Robert C., and Yaneer Bar-Yam. "There's a Better Way to Prevent 'Bear Raids'." Wall Street Journal (November 18, 2008).
- 2000
- Book
Finance
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Finance
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. Finance. NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. (Translations in modern and traditional Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Korean, and Polish.)
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
job? What do you think? To Read More Frankii Bevins and Aaron De Smet, Making Time Management the Organization's Priority, McKinsey Quarterly, January 2013. Peter Bregman, A Personal Approach to Organizational Time Management , McKinsey Quarterly, January 2013. View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
Some of the best entrepreneurial ventures begin with a small revelation. For Luke O'Neill (MBA '95), the founder of a unique alternative high school in Massachusetts, that revelation came from an eight-year-old boy named Robert. As an undergraduate at Georgetown,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 2009
- Chapter
Nobel Laureate Panel Discussion: What Retirement Means to Me
By: Robert C. Merton, Paul A. Samuelson and Robert M. Solow
Keywords: Retirement
Merton, Robert C., Paul A. Samuelson, and Robert M. Solow. "Nobel Laureate Panel Discussion: What Retirement Means to Me." Chap. 1 in The Future of Life-Cycle Saving and Investing: The Retirement Phase, edited by Zvi Bodie, Laurence B. Siegel, and Rodney N. Sullivan, 1–14. Charlottesville: CFA Institute, Research Foundation, 2009. (Monograph.)
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
style-driven business, but go with it. —Ted Hibben (MBA 1986) Start the delivery operation but structure it for spin-off, because there’s clearly an opportunity for e-commerce logistics in Mexico. As part of the startup, look for other e-commerce companies that could... View Details
- 1985
- Chapter
The Role of Contingent Claims Analysis in Corporate Finance
By: Scott P. Mason and Robert C. Merton