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- December 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
The American National Red Cross (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Eliot Sherman and David Chen
Describes the governance issues facing the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. After a series of issues--FDA consent decree on its blood operations; the response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina--the Red Cross board was under pressure to fix its governance from... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Business Processes; Non-Governmental Organizations; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., Eliot Sherman, and David Chen. "The American National Red Cross (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-040, December 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
model is defaultable bank liabilities that provide liquidity services to households. The quality of the liquidity services provided by bank liabilities depends on their safety in case of default. Commercial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2023
- In Practice
What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?
The bank run that led to the stunning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank late last week continues to send shivers through the American financial system. SVB, the Santa Clara, California-based bank that catered to the tech industry, was the biggest View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Hidden Risk
By: Daniel Barth, Phillip Monin, Emil Siriwardane and Adi Sunderam
Since 2013, large U.S. hedge fund advisers have been required to report risk exposures in their regulatory filings. Using these data, we first establish that managers’ perceptions of risk contain useful information that is not embedded in fund returns. Investor flows... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Return; Communication Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Barth, Daniel, Phillip Monin, Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam. "Hidden Risk." Working Paper, November 2024.
- 06 Mar 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Consumer Protection in an Online World: An Analysis of Occupational Licensing
- January 2018
- Supplement
Jumia Nigeria PowerPoint Supplement
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
- January 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Teaching Note
Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A) and (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
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Acquisition (4) Knowledge Dissemination (5) Knowledge Management (40) Knowledge Sharing (14) Knowledge Use and Leverage (11) Knowledge (68) Labor and Management Relations (3) Labor (136) Law Enforcement (2) Lawfulness (1) Laws and... View Details
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
too often, when graduates of these programs enter the workforce, they find themselves unequipped to meet the challenges for innovation of 21st century health care. December 2014 Article No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Public View Details
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
proliferation of arbitration Companies from internet service providers to nursing home operators use arbitration to shield themselves from expensive, protracted lawsuits. Proponents say the approach resolves... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
SmartCourt technology is more commonly used by NBA teams and NCAA programs, and represents one part of the club’s $1 million tech investment, says McCarthy, who was an avid racquetball player and developed half a billion dollars in... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
undergird democracy There are several things businesses can do to strengthen democracy. Here are four of them. Encourage voter participation by providing employees with paid time off to vote, thereby addressing the barrier created by election days falling on weekdays.... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Nov 2023
- News
Love and Money
conversations around money, particularly in a new relationship. Share with us some insights about the things that go wrong in those discussions and how we can put ourselves on a better track. Rachel Greenwald: There are a lot of different... View Details
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
environments.” If central banks had used economic models that account for variations in the speed of firm’s pricing decisions rather than their traditional forecasting tools, policymakers might have detected rising inflation sooner,... View Details
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
exhaust themselves attending to a special needs child or ailing parent. Everyone frets over their physical and financial well-being. Who among us isn't anxious, stressed out, and off our game right now? From bolstering remote... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- June 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
By: Anita L. Tucker and Amy C. Edmondson
The case describes an organization's use of the science of improvement to transform their process quality from below average to the top 10% in their industry. The case outlines the protagonist's strategy of developing internal experts who are trained in a common... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Experience and Expertise; Leading Change; Measurement and Metrics; Service Delivery; Performance Improvement; Health Industry; Ohio
Tucker, Anita L., and Amy C. Edmondson. "Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 609-109, June 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 2017
- Report
The American Angel: The First In-Depth Report on the Demographics and Investing Activity of Individual American Angel Investors
By: Laura Huang, Andy Wu, Min Ju Lee, Jiayi Bao, Marianne Hudson and Elaine Bolle
Early-stage financing from angel investors is critical to the success of high-growth startups. Recent estimates suggest that annual US angel investment activity may total as much as $24 billion each year, contributing to the growth and success of more than 64,000... View Details
Keywords: Angel Investors; Geography; Risk; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Demographics; Geographic Location; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
Huang, Laura, Andy Wu, Min Ju Lee, Jiayi Bao, Marianne Hudson, and Elaine Bolle. "The American Angel: The First In-Depth Report on the Demographics and Investing Activity of Individual American Angel Investors." Report, Overland Park, KS, November 2017.
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
studios, or other services that entice people to gather in person. Using TRIAL to address burnout As organizations evolve and innovate during this rapid transition, they must experiment and continuously... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
opinion is that the Administration should be candid and recognize that social security is a TAX used to fund a basic retirement benefit—the pension equivalent of food stamps. Higher income retirees should not receive a social security... View Details