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- 01 Dec 2005
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Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
well-heeled clients. Savings and loans, desperate for high returns, made risky loans a business staple. And the Japanese, buoyed by a strong economy and low interest rates at home, swept in to buy up trophy... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
Sanchali Pal: Yes, I think that's a really interesting point and I've been really struck by how much in the media we've been hearing that using our spending power is such a heroic thing to do now, helping your local businesses. And to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
South Asian diaspora and the South Asia–curious, that launched in 2017. It’s an open tent for anyone who’s interested in the region and its people, and most of our subscribers are currently from the United States. Michael Aft: The New... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
mixed-use residential, cultural, and business environment with no buildings taller than fifty or sixty stories. For his part, Bloomberg wants an "appropriate" memorial, but notes that the city's interest extends beyond the WTC site to all... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
principal and a rate of return with a portion of the savings. If the predefined social outcomes are not met, the government owes nothing. “What the social impact bond does is enable a social organization to raise capital for preventive... View Details
- 13 May 2025
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If I Knew Then
actually is a little bit different than just solving for being a high performer, getting a good performance rating every year and getting promoted every two or three years. And you can easily be convinced that you’re on the right... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
But he credits a dedicated community of social workers, as well as his birth and adopted families, with helping him eventually flourish. That gratitude helped spark his career in community service and his deep interest in exploring how... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
confidence in credit rating agencies? The first thing Congress did in 2006 was to boost competition. We now have nine approved rating agencies instead of three. However, if you are a bond issuer and you... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
received. Here, Intel had the edge. According to Davidow, “Intel had great customer service and support. We could assure a customer’s success with our device. By comparison, choosing the Motorola path clearly presented a risk to the... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Michael and I think about that question,” says Gordon, adding that with the privileges they’ve had, if they don’t take risks in life, they’re wasting it. So, yeah, maybe her parents think she’s a little bit nuts for doing this, she says.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Mar 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
more likely to have an entrepreneur in the family. There are a couple of reasons why that might be, but most of the evidence seems to point to the fact that it’s not about people having the funds to start a business, it’s about the risk... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
questions early and often. Are bonds a good bet for those who want to reduce their reliance on equities? I have a lot of sympathy for those who are just getting into bonds now, but I still believe they should have a position in investors' portfolios in every business... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
the need to identify and regulate financial institutions that pose systemic risks at the top of its list of critical problems in need of legislative repair, along with limiting leverage and reforming the credit View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Subprime Time
there. That’s OK, if they are tightened. A return to common sense is overdue. We need a dramatic retooling of risk management and portfolio selection. The regulatory techniques and the rating agency... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
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What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
reform should be financial stability. We should not be trying to use government guarantees to lower mortgage interest rates per se. So what we call for is regulated privatization with the government playing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
buyers to take on the risks and responsibilities of owning a home without any financial upside. The covenants that limit an owner’s resale price allow them to benefit from a modest rate of appreciation when... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Setting the Legislative Agenda
shadow financial system. Create a new system for federal and state regulation of mortgages and other consumer credit products. Create executive pay structures that discourage excessive risk taking. Reform the credit View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
following year, interest free. Both divisions win, and we improve execution rates at the enterprise level.” The new plan went into effect in 2019, and change came fast. Within the first year of... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
Whether it’s an upfront enterprise on Main Street or illegal dealings on Mean Street, competition, risk management, and profitability are primary concerns in both business venues. That’s the theory behind the nonprofit Prison... View Details