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- November 1977
- Article
An Application of Management Science to Bank Borrowing Strategies
By: D. B. Crane, Frederick Knoop and William Pettigrew
Crane, D. B., Frederick Knoop, and William Pettigrew. "An Application of Management Science to Bank Borrowing Strategies." Interfaces 8, no. 1 (November 1977).
Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers
This paper uses a series of experiments with commercial bank loan officers to test the effect of performance incentives on risk-assessment and lending decisions. We first show that, while high-powered incentives lead to greater screening effort and more... View Details
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (A) and (B) (TN)
By: Aldo Musacchio
- February 2014
- Supplement
Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (C)
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin and Marc Shotland
Keywords: Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin, and Marc Shotland. "Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 914-003, February 2014.
- February 2014
- Supplement
Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (B)
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin and Marc Shotland
Keywords: Microfinance; Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin, and Marc Shotland. "Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 914-002, February 2014.
- October 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (A)
By: Li Jin, Aldo Musacchio and Hania Dawood
Jin, Li, Aldo Musacchio, and Hania Dawood. "The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 712-006, October 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- 13 Jan 2020
- Interview
Cas Coovadia, Managing Director, The Banking Association South Africa
By: Cassim Coovadia and Euvin Naidoo
"Cas Coovadia, Managing Director, The Banking Association South Africa." Creating Emerging Markets: Interviews, Harvard Business School and Baker Library, January 13, 2020. (Interviewed by Euvin Naidoo in Johannesburg, South Africa.)
- November 27, 2023
- Article
How James Mwangi Worked to Democratize Banking Across Africa
By: Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Moral Sensibility; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Gulati, Ranjay. "How James Mwangi Worked to Democratize Banking Across Africa." Inc.com (November 27, 2023).
- Article
Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Elections, Banks and Agricultural Lending in India
By: Shawn A. Cole
Cole, Shawn A. "Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Elections, Banks and Agricultural Lending in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1, no. 1 (January 2009): 219–50.
- 17 Nov 2008
- News
Banks Keep Lending, but That Isn't Easing the Crisis
- 09 Jan 2009
- News
Brokers Disdain Toaster Salesmen in Bank America?s Merrill Deal
- 19 Aug 2009
- News
Scholes, Merton Says Banks Should Value Assets Better (Update1)
- July–August 2021
- Article
Case Study: Will a Bank's New Technology Help or Hurt Morale?
A case study is presented on the effort to introduce new information technology into a community bank and what impact that process may have on bank employees. View Details
Keywords: Employee Morale; Community Banks; Information Technology; Banks and Banking; Employees; Technology Adoption
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Case Study: Will a Bank's New Technology Help or Hurt Morale?" Harvard Business Review 99, no. 4 (July–August 2021): 144–149.
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Barclays Bank, 2008
By: Lucy White
In the midst of the financial crisis, Barclays (the world's 4th largest bank by assets) is forced by UK regulators to raise more capital. Should it take up the UK government's offer to invest, or take funding from investors from the Middle East? Students may price the... View Details
- August 2002 (Revised May 2005)
- Teaching Note
Postgirot Bank and Provment AB: Managing the Cost of IT Operations, TN
Teaching Note for (9-302-061). View Details
- Research Summary
Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-linked Savings Accounts
This paper studies whether prize-linked savings (PLS) accounts, which offer random, lottery-like payouts to account holders in lieu of risk-free interest, can aid individuals in increasing savings levels by adding the chance to “win big.” Using micro-level data from... View Details
- December 2004
- Article
When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico
By: Noel Maurer and Andrei Gomberg
Maurer, Noel, and Andrei Gomberg. "When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico." Journal of Economic History 64, no. 4 (December 2004): 1087–1107.
- 19 Feb 2019
- News