Financing Risk - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

the general Buenos Aires population, in spite of the large differences. On the Pricing of Intermediated Risks: Theory and Application to Catastrophe Reinsurance Authors:K. A. Froot and P. O'Connell Periodical:Journal of Banking and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Feb 2021
Blog Post

SIPs in 2021

think through the biggest risks in our business plan that we need to further investigate. We left Bootcamp with incredible momentum and intend to continue to build this startup through the semester and summer.” Business of Space While... View Details

June 2025
Case

Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer

On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail Resorts, the world’s largest ski resort operator. In his letter, and the 88-slide presentation that accompanied his... View Details

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Educators

06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

interest to torch the planet. Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, points out that insured losses from extreme weather events have risen five-fold in the last 30 years. He wonders if the financial markets face the risk of a... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch-banking deregulations affected the entry and exit of firms in the non-financial sector using establishment-level data... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Dec 2016
First Look

December 13, 2016

authors, who offer a framework for creating a thriving marketplace while minimizing the risk of discrimination. For starters, they say, companies must track and report on potential problems and carefully test choices that may influence... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2004
News

Reforming Company Boards

structuring and M&A transactions, it was obvious that the focus was not on building shareholder value but on reporting predictable, double-digit earnings growth to achieve temporarily high stock market valuations. The truth has been stretched to exaggerate smooth... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

altogether, like the deer in the headlights. But that rarely happens," he writes in his book, adding that the "car stuck in a rut" metaphor is more apt. Risky Business Managers should look out for the following risk factors... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 May 2000
What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

idea was that maybe it was alright for GE, but could a smaller, less well financed organization employ it? And how safe should an organization play it when employing such a strategy? Several of you offered other examples of performance... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)

complicated, but there are obvious risks around the new EV technology, the new infrastructure needed, and the support services, which are much more expensive than the current diesel or gas counterparts. Highland was founded to be a... View Details

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

M. Howitt Publication:In Integrative Risk Management: Advanced Disaster Recovery, edited by Simon Woodward. Zürich, Switzerland: Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, 2010 Abstract Societies face a wide array of significant hazards—ranging... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

against these collateral pools. As a result of the prioritization scheme used in structuring claims, many of the manufactured tranches are far safer than the average asset in the underlying pool. This ability of structured finance to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission

with the model is that hybrid organizations run the risk of suffering from so-called mission drift—meaning that they stray from their original goals—usually by focusing on profits to the detriment of the social good, but sometimes vice... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2015
News

Giving Advice

key impact and operational milestones will need to include the ability to adapt your strategy as you learn more about what is actually creating impact and what will appeal to future rounds of funders. Private philanthropists will often invest View Details

15 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

Crashes, explains that after a bubble bursts—during what he calls the “revulsion” phase—most investors lose their appetite for risk taking. Our collective conservatism in the immediate wake of the dot-com crash might be seen as what... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology

01 Apr 2000
News

Books

and professor Josh Lerner draw on their extensive research on venture capital organizations to illuminate the workings of this important industry. In a series of interpretative essays, the book expands on common themes in research they have previously published in... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

meltdown is. As Philippe Gouamba puts it, "Is it a partial collapse or a total collapse? What is at risk in this collapse; is it human lives, corporate capital or national pride?" Having asked these questions, he opts for... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

the finance industry has been that "they should move from Wall Street to Seventh Avenue and be with the rest of the fashion industry." "We're never going back to the slow and lazy times," he said. From Winner To Loser... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

01 Mar 2018
News

Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

the program. A PRIMO fellow last summer, Castro, a psychology major at Harvard College, was born in Dallas and raised in Central Mexico. Paired with Assistant Professor Susanna Gallani, a member of the Accounting and Management Unit at HBS, Castro worked with her on a... View Details

August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
Case

J Boats, Inc.

By: Robert L. Simons

During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession... View Details