Risk Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 May 2019
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

contract terms or taking on some of the risk and offering additional protection to your customers can enable you to rebuild that trust and get back to where you were initially.” Heese also emphasizes a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction

Fast Answer

Sustainability in Energy Industry

financial regulators This report identifies so many important recommendations to address the systemic risk that the climate crisis presents. Global Energy Review 2020 The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on global energy demand and CO2... View Details

Portrait Project

Aditya Dhanrajani

for its maiden test drive. As I got in, the car gave way to my weight and collapsed. Later, in my engineering classes, I learned that I had executed a "catastrophic failure," but I had already learned the bigger lesson that day — I want to build. I will... View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Mar 2016
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How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network

to everyone who might use them. Who will take the risks and create viable businesses? This talk will outline how firms in various markets addressed the conundrums noted above during the commercialization of... View Details

28 May 2019
News

Ask the Expert: In Security

Young takes your questions about how to safeguard an enterprise against today’s threats and those of the never-too-distant future. Where should companies invest their time and dollars to ensure minimal impact of an event and fastest... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; cybersecurity

01 Jun 2008
News

Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Reducing Risk with Online... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 1997
News

"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

and guesswork. This theory enabled options transactors to take much bigger positions because they were hedged; they could be much more efficient, and they could control their risk much better. If you look at... View Details

14 Mar 2007
Op-Ed

Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity

Similarly, buyouts of high-tech firms were supposed to be too risky, yet recent transactions have proved the received wisdom to be false. Private equity is a dynamic industry, at whose heart is the taking of calculated View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

Profile

Fola Folowosele

career vision. However, I've also learned to be flexible and open to taking advantages of opportunities that present themselves even if they are not necessarily part of my original vision. Prior to coming to HBS, I was told that it was a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products

01 Oct 2001
News

Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms

taking place with another company. Using a third party puts distance between the company and the candidate and gives both sides the freedom to discontinue discussions without damaging their egos and reputations." Another View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Telecommunications; Information

Portrait Project

Matthew Mahoney

I want to do. I want to create environments where the safety is for the dreamers and the discomfort for those playing it safe. I want to participate in companies and relationships where imagination, failure, tinkered disruption and risk... View Details

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt. We show that, as predicted, this increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Apr 2023

Harvard Business School Visit to Amherst College

Bring your to-go lunch and join Harvard Business School Admissions for an Ask Me Anything about the 2+2 program! Students across all majors are welcome to learn more about how the 2+2 program can allow you to take the View Details

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

that there is an incentive to manage these risks efficiently is the key to success," he notes. With billions of dollars on the line and five to ten parties involved—ranging from sponsors and contractors to suppliers and host... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS

startup. I think about at least one of those discussions every single day I’m working on ZipBooks. 4. An MBA from HBS will allow you to take some career risks I did my summer internship between RC and EC... View Details

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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog

wealth. The focus of Investment Strategies is financial markets, principally equity markets, taking the perspective of an institutional portfolio manager and considering the efficacy of value investing, arbitrage, and other active... View Details

Portrait Project

Brooke Heckert

Each day I aspire to... Have the courage to take the personal and professional risks necessary to pursue my dreams Have the determination to achieve my dreams Demonstrate integrity with an unyielding... View Details

18 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

concentration of control was significantly lower before 1910 than it is today. Observing Other's Behavior and Risk Taking in Decisions from Experience Authors:Eldad Yechiam, Meir Druyan, and Eyal Ert... View Details