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  • 19 May 2020
  • News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

with club co-presidents Beverly Andersen (MBA 1997) and Sara C. Clarke (MBA 1997), as well as club administrator Mary Brussard Harmon. Professor Rogers, who taught the course “Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship at HBS, approached... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 05 Oct 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?

office, or how their daily routine brought him or her near the clinic location. Beshears’s co-authors of the study were James J. Choi, professor of finance at Yale University’s School of Management; David I. Laibson, chair of Harvard University’s economics department... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health
  • 13 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Robert Salas, CEO, wants a management system that communicates and motivates Amanco's three high-level goals.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect

By: Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton
The confluence of three trends in the U.S. residential housing market—rising home prices, declining interest rates, and near-frictionless refinancing opportunities—led to vastly increased systemic risk in the financial system. Individually, each of these trends is... View Details
Keywords: Housing; Mortgages; Risk and Uncertainty; Value; Mathematical Methods; Real Estate Industry; United States
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  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect

By: Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton
The confluence of three trends in the U.S. residential housing market-rising home prices, declining interest rates, and near-frictionless refinancing opportunities-led to vastly increased systemic risk in the financial system. Individually, each of these trends is... View Details
Keywords: Equity; Mortgages; Interest Rates; Price; Housing; Risk and Uncertainty; United States
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  • October 1999
  • Case

Dispatch Management Services

By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Matthew C. Lieb
Keywords: Distribution Industry
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  • 2003
  • Book

Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

By: Robert A Burgelman, Clayton M. Christensen and Steven C. Wheelwright
Keywords: Strategy; Management; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention
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  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

positions. Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model Authors:Michael C. Jensen, Werner Erhard, and Kari L. Granger Publication:Chap. 16 in The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being, edited by Scott... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

is negative in the short-term and positive only in (the) long-term, and many companies are too focused on the short-term.” Robert added that candor is the honest and open exchange of ideas, “but the techniques must be learned and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Aug 2015
  • What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

per unit of energy consumed.”  Dan Wallace asked whether or not we have “the wrong expectations.”  As an example, he cited the sharing economy, where we achieve “better asset utilization and customer experience, but not necessarily increased ‘productivity.’” Dave View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

financial markets. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55747 February 2019 Annals of Surgery Burnout in Surgery Viewed Through the Lens of Psychological Safety By: Swendiman, Robert A., Amy View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 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
  • 08 Jul 2002
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

As John Apen points out, "Alignment works only if CEOs and boards have the same time perspective as the other two groups (investors and employees)... top managers' and Wall Street goals were all short term.…" C. J.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 1988
  • Chapter

Defined Benefit versus Defined Contribution Pension Plans: What are the Real Tradeoffs

By: Zvi Bodie, Alan J. Marcus and Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Cost vs Benefits
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  • March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
  • Case

The Greening of DUMBO

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Abhijit Prabhu
The Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Local Range; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Wastes and Waste Processing; Urban Development; Public Administration Industry; New York (city, NY)
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  • 2007
  • Working Paper

New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability

By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Central Banking; Risk Management
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  • Article

A Proposal for Expensing Employee Compensatory Stock Options for Financial Reporting Purposes

By: Peter Hancock, Roberto G. Mendoza and Robert C. Merton
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  • 1987
  • Chapter

Pension Plan Integration as Insurance against Social Security Risk

By: Robert C. Merton, Zvi Bodie and Alan J. Marcus
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Integration
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  • May 26, 2021
  • Article

The Challenge of Rebuilding U.S. Domestic Supply Chains

By: Willy C. Shih, Robert S. Huckman and James Wyner
Massachusetts-based Shawmut scrambled to expand production to meet the soaring demand for N95 masks and hospital gowns during the pandemic. Its experience illustrates a crucial point that policymakers should take to heart: Once a country loses its industrial commons... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Health Pandemics; Production; Management; United States
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  • December 2013
  • Teaching Note

Choosing a Charitable Giving Vehicle

By: Robert C. Pozen, Mayur Desai and Maura A. Graul
Elaine White is an accountant advising two couples, the Carsons and Bradleys, regarding their charitable giving options and related tax strategies. The Carsons are an upper-middle class family with $295,000 in income, a moderate amount of deductions, and... View Details
Keywords: Charitable Giving; Tax Accounting; Tax Strategy; Charity; Charitable Lead Trusts; Charitable Remainder Trusts; Public Charities; Foundations; Donor-Advised Funds; Pooled Income Funds; Taxation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States
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