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- 29 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from a Field Experiment
- 19 Aug 2020
- News
A Low-Risk Way You Can Invest In Minority And Women Entrepreneurs
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
the China business as part of a global portfolio, under a range of geopolitical scenarios. The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times By Robert McLean and Charles Conn (MBA 1990) Wiley The world is changing faster View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Terrorism, Insurance, and Uncle Sam
David Moss was asked to consider "what role the federal government should play, if any, in indemnifying terrorism-related risks." Moss, whose new book, When All Else Fails: Government as the Ultimate Risk Manager, traces the history of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
participants will end up with the right level of risk taking, so regulation is important. There are also periods of crisis, like the one we just experienced, when financial markets generally break down. And... View Details
- 2017
- Article
Refugees Misdirected: How Information, Misinformation and Rumors Shape Refugees’ Access to Fundamental Rights
By: Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli and Katerina Linos
The global refugee regime represents one of the few generous commitments governments offer to outsiders. Indeed, few persons fleeing armed conflict actually claim international protection upon first arriving in Europe, even though the benefits of legal protection are... View Details
Carlson, Melissa, Laura Jakli, and Katerina Linos. "Refugees Misdirected: How Information, Misinformation and Rumors Shape Refugees’ Access to Fundamental Rights." Virginia Journal of International Law 57, no. 3 (2017): 539–574.
- February 2014
- Article
Causes and Frequency of Unplanned Hospital Readmission After Total Hip Arthroplasty.
By: W. W. Schairer, D. C. Sing, T. P. Vail and K J Bozic
BACKGROUND:
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a beneficial and cost-effective procedure for patients with osteoarthritis. Recent initiatives to improve hospital quality of care include assessing unplanned hospital readmission rates. Patients presenting for THA have... View Details
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a beneficial and cost-effective procedure for patients with osteoarthritis. Recent initiatives to improve hospital quality of care include assessing unplanned hospital readmission rates. Patients presenting for THA have... View Details
Schairer, W. W., D. C. Sing, T. P. Vail, and K J Bozic. "Causes and Frequency of Unplanned Hospital Readmission After Total Hip Arthroplasty." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 472, no. 2 (February 2014).
- 18 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics: Examining Labor Standards Improvement in Global Supply Chains
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
mortgages are now held by institutions with little connection to local communities? It obscured the risk that is inherent in lending and in owning. We have developed such a sophisticated housing-finance... View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
instead. The comment came to Lincoln's ears. Lincoln promoted the general to the top command in the army anyway and told him, "I am appointing you to command despite, not because, of what you said. Bring us victories, View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 2020
- Chapter
Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build
By: John D. Macomber
As fires, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten homes, businesses, and other institutions, climate risk has become financial risk. This implies that homeowners and investors have been making location decisions without properly pricing the cost of potential peril,... View Details
Macomber, John D. "Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build." In Climate Change: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review. Vol. 12. HBR Insights Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
some risks and its politics will remain opaque and confusing to outsiders attempting to do business there." Is Foreign Investment Enough? NAFTA offers another insight into... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- June 2023
- Case
Investing in the Climate Transition at Neuberger Berman
By: George Serafeim and Benjamin Maletta
By mid-2023, Neuberger Berman (NB), an active asset manager, had grown its assets under management to about half a trillion dollars and took pride in its client centricity and innovative spirit. Responding to client demand for investment products that integrated... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Sustainability; Decarbonization; Performance; Risk Assessment; Opportunities; Environmental Sustainability; Carbon Footprint; Business Analysis; Investing; Regulation; Asset Management; Investment Strategy; Climate Change; Transition; Analysis; Product Positioning; Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry
Serafeim, George, and Benjamin Maletta. "Investing in the Climate Transition at Neuberger Berman." Harvard Business School Case 123-092, June 2023.
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
than just financial gain,” he stresses. Some of his most successful deals have involved conservation easements that minimize investment risk while creating economic value from parcels that merit conservation. He has worked extensively on... View Details
- March 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
UBS and Auction Rate Securities (A)
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Shawn A. Cole and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai
UBS, a global financial services company, must decide whether to continue to support the market for Auction Rate Securities in the face of a growing financial crisis. These instruments, underwritten by UBS, were marketed to clients as highly liquid and safe... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Asset Pricing; Financial Liquidity; Financial Instruments; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Shawn A. Cole, and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai. "UBS and Auction Rate Securities (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-119, March 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
January–February 2018 Harvard Business Review More Than a Paycheck: How to Create Good Blue-Collar Jobs in the Knowledge Economy By: Campbell, Dennis, John Case, and Bill Fotsch Abstract—Fifty years ago a good blue-collar job was with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Market for Sharing Interest Rate Risk: Quantities and Asset Prices
By: Ishita Sen, Umang Khetan, Jane Li and Ioana Neamtu
We study the extent of interest rate risk sharing across the financial system using granular positions and transactions data in interest rate swaps. We show that pension and insurance (PF&I) sector emerges as a natural counterparty to banks and corporations: overall,... View Details
Keywords: Interest Rates; Investment Funds; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Investment Banking; Risk and Uncertainty
Sen, Ishita, Umang Khetan, Jane Li, and Ioana Neamtu. "The Market for Sharing Interest Rate Risk: Quantities and Asset Prices." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-052, February 2024.
- 09 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice
- 2021
- Working Paper
No-fault Default, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and Financial Institutions
By: Robert C. Merton and Richard T. Thakor
This paper analyzes the costs and benefits of a no-fault-default debt structure as an alternative to the typical bankruptcy process. We show that the deadweight costs of bankruptcy can be avoided or substantially reduced through no-fault-default debt, which permits a... View Details
Keywords: No-fault Default; Chapter 11; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Borrowing and Debt; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Institutions; Contracts
Merton, Robert C., and Richard T. Thakor. "No-fault Default, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and Financial Institutions." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28341, January 2021.