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Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Measures of Risk The ratio of market cap to tier1 capital (aggregated across public banks) remains much lower than pre-crisis highs. Source: Bank Holding Company Y9C Data Market leverage is defined as the total View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
bankruptcy losses (moral hazard) and are subject to a regulatory capital requirement. In contrast, shadow bank liabilities are subject to runs and credit risk and thus typically less liquid compared to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Events - Business History
Introduction Marlous van Waijenburg (HBS), Chair Sebouh Aslanian (UCLA), "'Taking Risks Beyond the Bounds of Common Sense'? An Indo-Armenian 'Bill of Exchange' from Isfahan, c. 1730, and Trust Relations between Julfan Armenians and... View Details
- 21 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good
nightly fee. Of course, now we know the idea as Airbnb, a $10 billion business with 1.5 million listings around the world. But back then it must have seemed crazy. The liability issues alone seemed insurmountable—to say nothing of the... View Details
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Meeting for “The Impact of Contingent Liability on Commercial Bank Risk Taking.” 1995 Stuart C. Gilson : Winner of the 1995 Graham and Dodd Award for Excellence in Financial Writing from the Financial... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
that's the goal,” he says. “So, is that policy going to get transferred over to the private sector? Or is the private sector going to be able to operate more like high-risk adventure activities, where the individuals are able to sign away a lot of View Details
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
One might expect first-time entrepreneurs to pick up speed as they churn out more products, but new research finds that nascent firms typically launch second products six weeks later than originally planned. What’s more, with each successive product, delays continue to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- October 2021 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
The Opioid Settlement and Controversy Over CEO Pay at AmerisourceBergen
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
In 2020, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Fortune 50 company in the drug distribution industry, agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits filed nationwide against the company for its opioid distribution practices that critics alleged had contributed to the nationwide... View Details
Keywords: Opioids; Drug; Investors; Shareholder Activism; Investment Activism; Executive Compensation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Legal Liability; Distribution Industry; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; West Virginia; Tennessee; Ohio; Pennsylvania
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "The Opioid Settlement and Controversy Over CEO Pay at AmerisourceBergen." Harvard Business School Case 122-014, October 2021. (Revised October 2022.)
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
fresh milk to single-product producers, most of which are limited liability cooperatives of farmers, and most of whom outsource the maturation process to warehouse operators. Before it hits store shelves, cheese is matured for 18, 24, 30,... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
benefits from racial diversity but that diversity is a liability when society's negative stereotypes about racial minorities' competence inhibit such interactions. We analyze two years of data from 496 retail bank branches to investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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.)
- 23 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation
In 2009, a stroke victim at a Los Angeles medical center started losing his hair following a CT brain perfusion scan. After some confusion, doctors determined he had been subject to a radiation overdose—a serious accident that might lead to a lifetime of increased... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Setting the Legislative Agenda
shadow financial system. Create a new system for federal and state regulation of mortgages and other consumer credit products. Create executive pay structures that discourage excessive risk taking. Reform the credit rating system. Make... View Details
- July 2011
- Background Note
Just an MOU or a Real Deal?
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth Findlay
Notwithstanding the professed intention of a party to an MOU, a "preliminary" agreement can have binding effect. This note explores the circumstances under which MOUs may give rise to binding and enforceable agreements. View Details
Goldberg, Lena G., and Mary Beth Findlay. "Just an MOU or a Real Deal?" Harvard Business School Background Note 312-018, July 2011.
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
numbers will work out. The second is to work a deal with employees for a lump-sum payment covering the value of their pension, walking away without further obligations. That number can be large, however, and few companies can afford to pay out all that money at once.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Terrorism, Insurance, and Uncle Sam
"contrary to popular wisdom, government involvement with private-sector risks is nothing new." Moss noted that public-risk management goes back to the earliest days of the Republic and cited policies such as limited liability, federal... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
trillions of unfunded liabilities, our version of the Public Option would be pay-as-you-go. It would also broaden the risk pool and thus reduce Medicare’s expenses because non-seniors are healthier and consume fewer health services. This... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
innovation after the anti-corruption campaign and the departure of government innovation officials. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55038 When Does Product Liability View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- July 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The
By: Andre F. Perold and Joshua Musher
In 2001, the Unilever Superannuation Fund sued Merrill Lynch for damages of 130 million British pounds. Over the period 1977 to 1998, the Unilever Fund had significantly underperformed the benchmark, and its trustees contended that the poor returns resulted from... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Performance Evaluation; Agreements and Arrangements; Customer Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Asset Management; Risk Management; Legal Liability; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
Perold, Andre F., and Joshua Musher. "Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The." Harvard Business School Case 203-034, July 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
and we made believe that the sponsors, the biggest money center banks, had zero risk of loss. They did not fully disclose what was happening, and they did not put up enough capital to cover potential risks. Now, the FASB Financial... View Details