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      • 1998
      • Working Paper

      Diversification and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Keywords: Risk Management; Diversification; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Diversification and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-003, July 1998.
      • 1998
      • Working Paper

      Organizational Form and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Keywords: Risk Management; Organizational Design; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Organizational Form and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-004, July 1998.
      • 1998
      • Working Paper

      Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Keywords: Governance; Risk Management; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-111, June 1998.
      • February 1998
      • Article

      The Impact of Contingent Liability on Commercial Bank Risk Taking

      By: B. C. Esty
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Accounting
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      Esty, B. C. "The Impact of Contingent Liability on Commercial Bank Risk Taking." Journal of Financial Economics 47, no. 2 (February 1998): 189–218.
      • 1998
      • Article

      Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

      By: T. R. Eisenmann
      Keywords: Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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      Eisenmann, T. R. "Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (1998).
      • April 1997
      • Article

      Organizational Form and Risk Taking in the Savings and Loan Industry

      By: B. C. Esty
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Financing and Loans; Organizations; Banking Industry
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      Esty, B. C. "Organizational Form and Risk Taking in the Savings and Loan Industry." Journal of Financial Economics 44, no. 1 (April 1997): 25–55.
      • November 1996 (Revised July 1997)
      • Case

      Alexander Plaza

      By: Arthur I Segel and William J. Poorvu
      In May 1996, Henry Bower, an asset manager for a real estate adviser, Medcem, has to negotiate the details of a lease after signing a letter of intent with a high technology company, Defentek, Inc. Defentek, Inc. is a fast-growing company with limited net worth that is... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Preparation; Agreements and Arrangements; Risk and Uncertainty; Real Estate Industry; Financial Services Industry; District of Columbia
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      Segel, Arthur I., and William J. Poorvu. "Alexander Plaza." Harvard Business School Case 897-066, November 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
      • 1996
      • Working Paper

      Liability Rules and Risk Taking in Commercial Banks

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
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      Esty, Benjamin C. "Liability Rules and Risk Taking in Commercial Banks." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 97-021, September 1996.
      • 1996
      • Book Review

      Book Review of Risk Taking edited by Z. Shapiro

      By: M. H. Bazerman and K. A. Wade-Benzoni
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty
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      Bazerman, M. H., and K. A. Wade-Benzoni. "Book Review of Risk Taking edited by Z. Shapiro." Contemporary Psychology (1996).
      • June 1995
      • Case

      Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System

      By: Janice H. Hammond and Afroze A Mohammed
      Describes distribution operations in Polaroid Europe. In the late 1980s, Polaroid senior management in the United States proposed moving from a system of 12 decentralized warehouses to a centralized distribution system in which all inventory for European retailers... View Details
      Keywords: Distribution; Operations; Risk Management; Distribution Channels; Logistics; Transition; Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Industry Structures; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; European Union; United States
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      Hammond, Janice H., and Afroze A Mohammed. "Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System." Harvard Business School Case 695-038, June 1995.
      • Article

      Non-verifiability, Costly Renegotiation, and Efficiency

      By: Jerry R. Green and J. J. Laffont
      We study the implications of the non verifiability of information for the allocation of resources and the bearing of risk in a two party relationship. We consider a two step approach. In step one the two parties define a non contingent contract which will be executed... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation
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      Green, Jerry R., and J. J. Laffont. "Non-verifiability, Costly Renegotiation, and Efficiency." Annales d'économie et de statistique, no. 36 (October–December 1994): 81–95.
      • March 1993 (Revised July 2008)
      • Case

      Liability Management at General Motors

      By: Peter Tufano
      An analyst at General Motors charged with managing the structure of the automaker's debt must decide whether and how to modify the interest rate exposure of the firm's most recent debt offering. The analyst must take into consideration GM's liability management policy... View Details
      Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Financial Management; Interest Rates; Risk Management; Auto Industry; North America
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      Tufano, Peter. "Liability Management at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 293-123, March 1993. (Revised July 2008.)
      • October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
      • Case

      L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      L.L. Bean must make stocking decisions on thousands of items sold through its catalogs. In many cases, orders must be placed with vendors twelve or more weeks before a catalog lands on a customer's doorstep, and commitments cannot be changed thereafter. As a result,... View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Risk Management; Cost Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Demand and Consumers; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Retail Industry; United States
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Case 893-003, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
      • September 1992 (Revised March 1993)
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      Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program

      By: Willis M. Emmons III and Monica Brand
      Mexico's largest construction company, Empresas ICA, makes an initial public offering to international equity investors in April 1992 to help fund its participation in an ambitious new private-sector approach to highway development. Under the new program, launched by... View Details
      Keywords: Construction; Transportation Networks; Infrastructure; Privatization; Private Equity; Investment; Initial Public Offering; Private Sector; Government and Politics; Policy; Construction Industry; Mexico
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      Emmons, Willis M., III, and Monica Brand. "Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program." Harvard Business School Case 793-028, September 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
      • September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
      • Case

      Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell... View Details
      Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Crisis Management; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 390-036, September 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
      • Teaching Interest

      Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

      By: John D. Macomber

      This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School.  It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week.  SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

      Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Transportation Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America
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      Decision Making Under Uncertainty

      By: David E. Bell

      Many of the decisions we face are made complicated by having uncertain consequences: how should I set my inventory when I don’t know what demand will be, should I refinance my mortgage when rates might go lower, how big a bet shall I make in a new business, and so... View Details

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      MBA Elective Curriculum: Investment Strategies

      By: Malcolm P. Baker

      This is a CORE course for students pursuing careers in finance. Thus, students interested in pursuing careers in mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, endowments, wealth management, financial consulting, marketing and client service, sales and trading,... View Details

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      MBA Required Curriculum - Strategy

      By: Quan Le

      Strategy


      The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:

      • A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive... View Details
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      MBA Required Curriculum—Strategy

      By: Benjamin C. Esty

      The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:

      • A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.
      • How to generate superior... View Details
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