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  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

Faculty News

HBS faculty in 1965. Specializing in general management, he also has published widely in the areas of financial risk management, negotiation, operations research, and utility theory. He taught in the MBA and... View Details
Keywords: reunions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 10 Dec 2021
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest

from Harvard) and she gave me the encouragement and push I needed to take the risk and apply to HBS along with a few other programs. I don't know that I would have applied had I not had someone who looked like me believe in me so strongly... View Details
  • 23 May 2016
  • Blog Post

Advice for Prospective Students from Africa

like the natural choice for a couple of reasons. I wanted a program that was focused on delivering a solid general management and business education, and one that had a history of developing leaders.  I also wanted to attend a school that pushed people to take View Details
  • Web

Transportation - Business & Environment

contributions are even greater; in the U.S., transportation is the top GHG contributor. [37] Transportation infrastructure--roads, bridges, airports, and ports-- is particularly at risk of disruption from climate change. Flooding, storms,... View Details
  • 18 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 18, 2006

than $100 million. These transactions are large enough to require the help of a financial adviser and attract both strategic and financial bidders. The sale process described is that of a private auction,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty

entrepreneurial management and strategy. Anette Mikes came to HBS in 2007 as a postdoctoral fellow after earning her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. She’s now an assistant professor in the Accounting & Management unit with a focus on View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • September 2007 (Revised February 2010)
  • Case

Compass Box Whisky Company

Compass Box Whisky Company is facing a changing supply situation and is evaluating switching to a business model with high inventory and long lead times. The company must consider what the change will mean for operations, risk, and measuring profitability. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Business Model; Profit; Product; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty
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  • 13 Sep 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future

Financial data on US companies is easy to come by—if they are listed on the stock market. More than 99 percent of them are not, presenting a challenge for researchers intent on studying how privately held firms operate. “It seemed natural... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 07 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 7

This note briefly reviews the financial crisis in central Europe in late 2008 and summarizes how four central European countries—Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia—have coped with the economic downturn. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure Increased corporate financial reporting may benefit many parties but not necessarily the companies themselves. New research by Assistant Professor Romana Autrey and her coauthors looks at the... View Details
  • 19 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

financially benefit most from home delivery are more likely to choose it. Those who benefit least from insurance subsidies are more likely to make no active choice and lose those subsidies. The implicit default incentivizes people to make... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 10

potential risks and rewards, both financial and reputational, for Milliway, the partner, and Martin. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810088-PDF-ENG Mekong Capital: Building a Culture... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Adrian Obleton

Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? I was able to make choices and take risks that I otherwise wouldn’t have. I felt free to leave a toxic work environment because I knew that I was coming to HBS. Also, I felt... View Details
  • January – February 2011
  • Article

Benchmarks as Limits to Arbitrage: Understanding the Low-Volatility Anomaly

By: Malcolm Baker, Brendan Bradley and Jeffrey Wurgler
Contrary to basic finance principles, high-beta and high-volatility stocks have long underperformed low-beta and low-volatility stocks. This anomaly may be partly explained by the fact that the typical institutional investor's mandate to beat a fixed benchmark... View Details
Keywords: Volatility; Stocks; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Risk Management; Performance Expectations
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  • March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management; Rail Industry; France; United Kingdom
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  • 19 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

oriented venture? Continue to operate and expand the company? Expand to other neighboring countries? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310041-PDF-ENG JP Morgan Private Bank: Risk Management during the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 7

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-007.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsChina Risk Finance: Riding the Wave of China's Financial Services Industry Regina M. Abrami, Matthew Shaffer, and Weiqi ZhangHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

Security Chief

leadership skills we’re looking for, and we trust that you’ll learn the industry.’ They were willing to take the risk that I might fail.” To the contrary, he helped turn around lagging operations and rose to become president of GE View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management
  • 04 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 4

Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Zhike Lei Abstract—Psychological safety describes people's perceptions of the consequences of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting

economic future, and in essence moderate the risk of investing in capitalistic ventures. “Forecasters found a ready audience during a time of social and economic turbulence” In his book Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne