Risk Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?

sorting process in industry were generally more sympathetic to business school admissions offices and the Herculean task they face in taking values into consideration in admissions. As Linda Abraham said, "Considering that ... time... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Dec 2021
Blog Post

The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) of OMERS Ventures and His Career Switch into Venture Capital

VC,” Memme wrote in his article for Medium. “The ability to combine critical thinking skills, an understanding of what it takes to commercialize innovation, and my love of all things entrepreneurial convinced me I had a lot of value to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

02 May 2018
Blog Post

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

practice he calls “radical transparency.” That means “giving most everyone the ability to see most everything (to reduce) harmful office politics and the risks of bad behavior more likely to take place... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

09 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community

There were certain parameters and goals for the role, but it was ultimately mine to own and shape (which was part of the appeal). In retrospect, taking this role was a bit of a risk! What I didn’t know far exceeded what I did know. Note:... View Details

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

Abstract—Many experiments have found that participants take more investment risk if they see returns less frequently, see portfolio-level returns (rather than each individual asset’s returns), or see... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

strategic approach to its operations. It was everything I had been looking for professionally—social impact, rigor, and an opportunity to build. Robin Hood pioneered what came to be known as venture philanthropy, using private dollars to View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

What’s Next

innovation in higher education. How does HBS deal with the risks and opportunities of disruptive innovation for its own long-term development? Ha Xuan Trung (MBA 1978), Brookline, Massachusetts More About The HBS Campaign Investing In... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

complicated, hard-to-finance parcels." Given the current economic downturn, corporations that are faring poorly and need to sell off assets are another good source of bargains, said Palandjian. He also likes the high-barrier markets of Austin, Boston, and San... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

Profile

Henry McCance

principles: locate visionaries and invest in them; run a lean, frugal institution; and take the risk on bold ideas with enormous promise. Having discovered their first visionary in Tanzi, they set out to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Health Care

29 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship

individualized strategies are insufficient for managing operational, regulatory, and reputational risks. Collaboration is key to tackling these challenges effectively. Celeste, through watershed project development, is poised to address the $400 billion water View Details

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)

couldn't have arrived where I am without HBS. From a personal standpoint, I've had the confidence to take risks and be the leader in the room because HBS prepared me to be. From students to faculty, I met... View Details

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-002 Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette A few months after launching a new fitness technology product, the small staff of New York startup Classtivity gathers on a Saturday in April... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

materiality map for each industry. In our paper, we take those maps and construct scores showing how different companies are investing on material ESG issues. That allows investors to construct better risk... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action

cause-and-effect relationships are at work? Finally, organizations use or apply information, translating it into action." Each task involves distinct challenges. Most companies, Garvin found, commonly take the first step, but the... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

fruition out of the minds of two second-years and watch the next students take it over and take it to the next level and bringing hundreds of black founders to HBS,” she said. And while there’s currently a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

retirement security. Many of today’s US workers will lack the resources to retire at traditional ages and maintain their standard of living in retirement. Solving the problem is a major challenge in today's environment in which risk and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

duties in firms incorporated in that state. This change limited managers' incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt for firms in the vicinity of financial distress. We show that this ruling increased the likelihood of equity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

negative impact on organizational climate while taking action had a positive impact. Results suggest that solving problems as they arise (e.g., Toyota's approach) with intense and substantive actions is more productive than gathering... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11

take many years to design and build and then have decades of useful life. This means that it needs to understand now what sorts of missions it may be required to perform in 10, 20, or 30 years and what assets and infrastructure it will... View Details