Publications

February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
Case

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1997, The: Defining a Market Exit Strategy

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Market Entry and Exit; Strategy; Banking Industry; Europe

May 1998
Teaching Note

Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank (TN)

By: Stuart C. Gilson

Teaching Note for (9-298-016). View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; United States

May 1994 (Revised November 1995)
Supplement

Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Boston

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

Keywords: Government And Business; Option Contract; Corporate Finance; Bank Capital; Bank Regulation; Finance; Banking Industry; Europe; North and Central America

October 1996
Case

Union Bank of Switzerland: Strategic Options When Outsourcing ATM Services

By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert S. Borsi

Keywords: Strategy; Planning; Banking Industry

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

Keywords: Lottery; Banking; Saving; Commercial Banking; Africa

15 Apr 2013
Conference Presentation

Central Banks in Times of Crisis: Heroes or Villains?

By: Dante Roscini

March 2014
Teaching Note

The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader (TN)

By: Lakshmi Iyer

13 Mar 2019
News

Washington banks try to lure customers with stylish branches

July–August 2021
Article

Case Study: Will a Bank's New Technology Help or Hurt Morale?

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

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

21 Sep 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Why JPMorgan Chase Is Committed to Improving Racial Equity in Banking

Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower; Banking; Banking

15 Oct 2013
HBS Seminar

Raghu Rajan, 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

June 2010
Teaching Note

The Southeast Bank of Texas in the Financial Crisis (TN)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Benjamin Greff Schneider

Teaching Note for 310141. View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Financial Crisis; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Liquidity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Banking Industry; Texas

29 Jan 2017
News

How this bank keeps small-business clients away from online lenders

May 2024
Article

Financial Innovation in the 21st Century: Evidence from U.S. Patents

By: Josh Lerner, Amit Seru, Nick Short and Yuan Sun

We develop a unique dataset of 24 thousand U.S. finance patents granted over the last two decades to explore the evolution and production of financial innovation. We use machine learning to identify the financial patents and extensively audit the results to ensure... View Details

Keywords: Banking; Investment Banks; Information Technology; Regulation; Patents; Innovation and Invention; Trends