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- 2007
- Working Paper
Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz
Civil society actors have been pushing for greater accountability of the World Bank for at least three decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along four basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Motivation and Incentives
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Steve Herz. "Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-027, October 2007.
- 1988
- Book
Doing Deals: Investment Banks at Work
By: Robert G. Eccles and Dwight B. Crane
Eccles, Robert G., and Dwight B. Crane. Doing Deals: Investment Banks at Work. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1988.
- October 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Technical Note
Banking in the Nordic Context: 2019
By: Dennis Campbell, Kerry Herman and Annelena Lobb
- 1982
- Working Paper
The Changing Structure of International Banking
By: S. L. Hayes III and Dwight B. Crane
- September 2005
- Article
Decolonising Barclays Bank DCO? Corporate Africanisation Programmes in Nigeria, 1945-1969
The reaction of British business to the decolonisation of the Empire has been the focus of much recent research, but few studies have shed light on the continued presence of commercial activities after independence. Barclays Bank DCO in Nigeria began indigenising its... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Foreign Direct Investment; Banks and Banking; Macroeconomics; Banking Industry; Great Britain; Nigeria
Decker, Stephanie. "Decolonising Barclays Bank DCO? Corporate Africanisation Programmes in Nigeria, 1945-1969." Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 33, no. 3 (September 2005): 419–440.
- January 2014
- Teaching Note
Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A), (B) and (C)
By: Nava Ashraf and Kristin Johnson
Keywords: Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, and Kristin Johnson. "Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A), (B) and (C)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 914-022, January 2014. (Request a courtesy copy.)
- November 2000
- Case
Wit Capital: Evolution of the Online Investment Bank (B)
Describes the evolution of Wit Capital from its origins as a small brewery to an online investment bank advising both small technology-based companies seeking to raise capital and large companies seeking to acquire Internet companies, as well as offering retail... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Service Delivery; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship
Hallowell, Roger H., and Charles Ruberto. "Wit Capital: Evolution of the Online Investment Bank (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-265, November 2000.
- June 2017 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank
Set in early 2017, this case examines widespread sales misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank. Wells Fargo's governance and controls are described in the lead up to the September 2016 announcement that Wells Fargo had settled with regulators for $185 million in... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Lawsuits and Litigation; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Design; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Business Organization; Business Model; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Governance Compliance; Policy; Compensation and Benefits; Resignation and Termination; Laws and Statutes; Legal Liability; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Failure; Agency Theory; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Salesforce Management; Public Opinion; Banking Industry; North and Central America
Srinivasan, Suraj, Dennis W. Campbell, Susanna Gallani, and Amram Migdal. "Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank." Harvard Business School Case 118-009, June 2017. (Revised September 2021.)
- February 3, 2009
- Article
How to Value Toxic Bank Assets
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "How to Value Toxic Bank Assets." Wall Street Journal (February 3, 2009).
- February 2010
- Teaching Note
Bank of America Sports Sponsorship (TN)
By: Stephen A. Greyser and John L. Teopaco
Teaching Note for [910406]. View Details
Keywords: Sports Industry
- Article
Lowering the Cost of Bank Recapitalization
By: John C. Coates IV and David S. Scharfstein
Coates, John C., IV, and David S. Scharfstein. "Lowering the Cost of Bank Recapitalization." Yale Journal on Regulation 26, no. 2 (Summer 2009): 373–389.
- 27 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi: Transforming Lives with Access to Credit
- August 2023
- Supplement
Zurich Insurance (C): Re-Establishing a Leading Market Position in Retail
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Stefano Brusoni, Claudio Freser, Karolin Frankenberger and Ana Procopio Schoen
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Stefano Brusoni, Claudio Freser, Karolin Frankenberger, and Ana Procopio Schoen. "Zurich Insurance (C): Re-Establishing a Leading Market Position in Retail." Harvard Business School Supplement 724-366, August 2023.
- May 16 2023
- Testimonial
From Chief Retail Banking Officer to CEO
- October 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group: The Human Capital Strategy
By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman
Describes the development and implementation of one of the world's most advanced human resource management support systems. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a global banking leader that began implementing a strategy for measuring the impact of human capital on... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Effectiveness; Strategy; Information Technology; Banking Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Eliot Sherman. "The Royal Bank of Scotland Group: The Human Capital Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 408-060, October 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
- August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Real Property Negotiation Game : Lender Case, Porus Bank
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the lender case... View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Real Property Negotiation Game : Lender Case, Porus Bank." Harvard Business School Case 209-031, August 2008. (Revised April 2012.)
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (A) and (B) (TN)
By: Aldo Musacchio
- November 2013
- Case
Choosing Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
By: Robert C. Pozen, Katherine Brooks and Iwan Djanali
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- News