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  • 2008
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Variance-Seeking for Positive (and Variance-Aversion for Negative) Experiences: Risk-Seeking in the Domain of Gains?

By: Jolie Mae Martin, Gregory M. Barron and Michael I. Norton
In contrast to research which has conflated losses with negative experiences and gains with positive experiences, we argue that because reference points are set by memories of extremely good and bad experiences, most outcomes are seen as losses in positive domains and... View Details
Keywords: Change; Experience and Expertise; Marketing; Research; Risk and Uncertainty; Loss; Perspective
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Martin, Jolie Mae, Gregory M. Barron, and Michael I. Norton. "Variance-Seeking for Positive (and Variance-Aversion for Negative) Experiences: Risk-Seeking in the Domain of Gains?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-070, February 2008.
  • November 2002 (Revised February 2009)
  • Teaching Note

Value Retail (TN)

By: Arthur I Segel and Ani M Vartanian
Teaching Note for (9-803-008). View Details
Keywords: Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Performance Effectiveness; Brands and Branding; Planning; Strategy; Luxury; Milan
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Segel, Arthur I., and Ani M Vartanian. "Value Retail (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 803-081, November 2002. (Revised February 2009.)
  • 26 Sep 2024
  • HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

What would Aristotle think about self-driving cars? As the abilities of artificial intelligence systems to automate complex tasks accelerate, warnings about the dangers of outsourcing life-and-death decisions to machines are pumping the brakes on the powerful... View Details
Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology
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Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment

By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Market Transactions; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics; Risk and Uncertainty; Networks; Culture; Complexity; Public Administration Industry
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Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." American Journal of Sociology 118, no. 4 (January 2013).
  • November 2007
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Standing Out from the Crowd: The Visibility-Enhancing Effects of IPO-related Signals on Alliance Formation by Entrepreneurial Firms

By: Tim Pollock and Ranjay Gulati
In this study, we explore how multiple signals related to entrepreneurial companies at the time of their initial public offering (IPO) influence the firms' ability to acquire non-financial resources over time. Specifically, the study looks at how signals based on... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Alliances; Risk and Uncertainty; Power and Influence
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Pollock, Tim, and Ranjay Gulati. "Standing Out from the Crowd: The Visibility-Enhancing Effects of IPO-related Signals on Alliance Formation by Entrepreneurial Firms." Strategic Organization 5, no. 4 (November 2007). (A shorter version of this paper appeared in Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, pp. 11-16, 2002.)
  • May 2005 (Revised January 2006)
  • Case

Ticonderoga: Inverse Floating Rate Bond

Presents a simple interest hedging exercise. A hedge fund is considering an investment in a structured fixed--income product: an inverse floating-rate bond, or inverse floater, designed by a U.S. investment bank. The hedge fund's normal policy is to hedge interest rate... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Bonds; Investment Funds; Interest Rates
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Chacko, George C., and Anders Sjoman. "Ticonderoga: Inverse Floating Rate Bond." Harvard Business School Case 205-113, May 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
  • October 2001 (Revised March 2008)
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Anagene, Inc.

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Christina L. Darwall
An entrepreneurial, publicly traded biotech company has begun production and sales of its core product--cartridges that permit DNA samples to be analyzed on a microchip. In the early quarters, sales are difficult to forecast and the company has experienced fluctuating... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Production; Performance Capacity; Risk and Uncertainty; Genetics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Biotechnology Industry; California
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Christina L. Darwall. "Anagene, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 102-030, October 2001. (Revised March 2008.)
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

where the firm chooses capacities in two technologies in stage one, demand uncertainty resolves between stages (as does emissions price uncertainty under cap-and-trade), and then the firm chooses production... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

uncertainty — not just the uncertainty surrounding the survival of their own firm, but that of the industry itself. The implications of this are that pioneer-entrepreneurs have to adopt specific strategies... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • January 2006 (Revised July 2006)
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Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)

By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, a meningitis epidemic swept across Nigeria. Thousands of children were struck and, lacking appropriate medicine, were liable to die from the disease. Doctors at Pfizer had an antibiotic that could probably save most of these children's lives. The drug was new,... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Developing Countries and Economies; Pharmaceutical Industry; Nigeria
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Spar, Debora L., and Adam Day. "Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-033, January 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
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Sebastian Vargas

listen to your breathing, all while enjoying the moment and uncertainty of what is ahead with those around you. Being part of the HBS community is like... ...finding the map to all unknown paths in your world. The community opens your... View Details
  • 25 May 2016
  • Blog Post

Favorite Memories from HBS

major changes about to come, I keep thinking about some of the happiest moments from the last two years. Many of these memories involve my HBS friends. I came to HBS filled with the same uncertainty that possibly everybody feels, but... View Details
  • 15 Dec 2024
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Crucible: Give It Up

Here’s a great saying that’s been particularly relevant in my life over the past few years: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” To rewind a bit, I was named president of Micron Technology in January 2012. Five days later, my boss, the CEO, died in a... View Details
Keywords: Mark Adams; Illustration by Caroline Tomlinson
  • 15 Feb 2017
  • Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

risk, no competitors, and no political uncertainty around election outcomes, regime change, or expropriation. Historically, all of these factors have been favorable in the United States and that’s why the municipal bond market is so... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction
  • 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

strategic naïveté. Economic Uncertainty and Earnings Management By: Stein, Luke C.D., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—In the presence of managerial short-termism and asymmetric information about skill and effort provision, firms may... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

high-beta stocks. An Empirical Analysis of Innovation Contests: Strategic Incentives, Problem Uncertainty and Independent Experimentation along Parallel Paths Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

supportive analysis of the impact of the 2011 Japanese tsunami on CDS markets; and (v) a discussion of why the role of dealers as prime brokers does not impact the stylized facts and results presented throughout the paper. Economic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • December 2023
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The American Bully XL

By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback, Johnathan Sun and Robert Ialenti
The American Bully XL, first introduced to the United Kingdom around 2014, had been held responsible for a disproportionate share of both dog-related attacks and deaths. The case discusses the announcement, in October 2023, that the dog breed would be added to a list... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Administration; Laws and Statutes; Risk and Uncertainty; United Kingdom
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Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, Johnathan Sun, and Robert Ialenti. "The American Bully XL." Harvard Business School Case 224-051, December 2023.
  • June 2020
  • Supplement

Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (B)

By: Tsedal Neeley and Briana Richardson
With the economy in a freefall, MetricStream is losing customers, hemorrhaging cash and struggling to make payroll. Several board members are threatening to quit. Others are pressing to sell the company even at dismally low valuations. It’s 2008 and lightning has... View Details
Keywords: Race; Gender; Leadership Style; Risk and Uncertainty; Change; Prejudice and Bias; Decision Making; Personal Development and Career; Technology Industry; California
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Neeley, Tsedal, and Briana Richardson. "Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-073, June 2020.
  • 2011
  • Working Paper

The Cost of Capital for Alternative Investments

By: Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
This paper studies the cost of capital for alternative investments. We document that the risk profile of the aggregate hedge fund universe can be accurately matched by a simple index put option writing strategy that offers monthly liquidity and complete transparency... View Details
Keywords: Cost of Capital; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Investment Return; Mathematical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty
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Jurek, Jakub W., and Erik Stafford. "The Cost of Capital for Alternative Investments." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-013, September 2011. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19643, November 2013.)
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