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  • March 2000 (Revised May 2001)
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Silicon Valley Bank

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Silicon Valley Bank, a $4 billion institution in California, has made its reputation by working with venture capitalists in backing start-up companies. In 1999, it is forced to compete with nonbank financial institutions that can give money on better terms and in a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Startups; Competitive Strategy; Financial Institutions; Financing and Loans; Financial Markets; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; California
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Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Silicon Valley Bank." Harvard Business School Case 800-332, March 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
  • May 2002 (Revised February 2004)
  • Case

Innovation at Progressive (A): Pay-As-You-Go Insurance

By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Consumer auto insurance is a price-sensitive industry in which customers rarely pay a premium to a provider even for additional service features. Progressive spends more on additional service features than its competitors do; consumers don't pay extra for these... View Details
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Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Innovation at Progressive (A): Pay-As-You-Go Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 602-175, February 2004. (Revised from original May 2002 version.)
  • July 2010 (Revised May 2014)
  • Teaching Note

Ingrid Johnson and Nedbank Business Banking

By: Michael L. Tushman and David Kiron
Teaching Note for 410003, and 414709. View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Leadership; Banking Industry
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Tushman, Michael L., and David Kiron. "Ingrid Johnson and Nedbank Business Banking." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-016, July 2010. (Revised May 2014.)
  • October 2004
  • Article

Demand for Portfolio Insurance and Index Option Prices

By: Kaushik Amin, Joshua D. Coval and H. Nejat Seyhun
Keywords: Insurance; Price
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Amin, Kaushik, Joshua D. Coval, and H. Nejat Seyhun. "Demand for Portfolio Insurance and Index Option Prices." Journal of Business 77, no. 4 (October 2004).
  • 1990
  • Book

Banks as Multinationals

By: G. Jones
This comparative and international study looks at the origins and business strategies of multinational banks using empirical research from the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia. The authors survey the evolution of multinational banks over time, and suggest a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Framework; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development; Surveys; Research; Business Strategy; Japan; Europe; United States; Australia
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Jones, G., ed. Banks as Multinationals. London: Routledge, 1990.
  • April 2003 (Revised October 2003)
  • Case

Banking on Germany?

Explores the causes and consequences of transforming Germany's bank-oriented financial system into one more oriented to capital markets. The economics of globalization, international accords such as Basel II, EU financial policies, and Germany's own regulatory reforms... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Germany
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Fear, Jeffrey. "Banking on Germany?" Harvard Business School Case 703-028, April 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
  • September 2011
  • Case

China Development Bank

By: Li Jin, Matthew Preble and Aldo Sesia
In May 2011, Chairman Chen Yuan of the China Development Bank (CDB) was thinking back on CDB's financing of a major project between Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), Brazil's state-owned oil and gas producer and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Emerging Markets; Energy Sources; Banks and Banking; Energy Industry; Brazil; China
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Jin, Li, Matthew Preble, and Aldo Sesia. "China Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 212-001, September 2011.
  • 10 Dec 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Vulnerable Banks

Keywords: by Robin Greenwood, Augustin Landier & David Thesmar; Banking; Banking
  • January 1990
  • Case

Bituminous Insurance Companies

By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
Keywords: Insurance Industry
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McFarlan, F. Warren, and H. Jeff Smith. "Bituminous Insurance Companies." Harvard Business School Case 190-096, January 1990.
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Internal and External Capital Markets of Large Banks

By: Lina Lu, Marco Macchiavelli and Jonathan Wallen
Despite regulatory restrictions, large U.S. bank holding companies have sizable and dynamic internal capital markets. They raise long-term debt at the holding company and deposits at the commercial bank to internally make unsecured loans to affiliated broker-dealers.... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Finance; Financial Markets
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Lu, Lina, Marco Macchiavelli, and Jonathan Wallen. "Internal and External Capital Markets of Large Banks." Working Paper, November 2024.
  • April 2014
  • Article

Can an 'Ethical' Bank Support Guns and Fracking?

By: Christopher Marquis and Juan Almandoz
A case study is presented on business ethics and bank management. The situation facing the president of a community bank established to operate as a green business and to consider ethical issues of bank loans when it is considering an application for a large commercial... View Details
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Marquis, Christopher, and Juan Almandoz. "Can an 'Ethical' Bank Support Guns and Fracking?" R1404L. Harvard Business Review 92, no. 4 (April 2014): 123–127.
  • February 1999
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Interest-Rate Exposure and Bank Mergers

By: B. C. Esty, Bhanu Narasimhan and Peter Tufano
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Interest Rates; Banking Industry
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Esty, B. C., Bhanu Narasimhan, and Peter Tufano. "Interest-Rate Exposure and Bank Mergers." Journal of Banking & Finance 23, nos. 2-4 (February 1999): 255–285.
  • July 2022 (Revised February 2025)
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A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance

By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (the Mutual) was founded in 1898 as a for-profit entity selling life insurance catering to the Black community. The Mutual was entering a field crowded with established White-owned competitors that largely refused to... View Details
Keywords: Black Entrepreneurs; Insurance; History; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Entrepreneurship; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Insurance Industry; United States
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Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 823-032, July 2022. (Revised February 2025.)
  • 21 Jul 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007

Keywords: by Stephen Haber & Aldo Musacchio; Banking
  • February 2018
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Bank CEO Materialism: Risk Controls, Culture and Tail Risk

By: Robert Bushman, Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey and Abbie Smith
We investigate how the prevalence of materialistic bank CEOs has evolved over time and how risk management policies, non-CEO executives’ behavior, and tail risk vary with CEO materialism. We document that the proportion of banks run by materialistic CEOs increased... View Details
Keywords: Management; Personal Characteristics; Behavior; Risk Management; Organizational Culture; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
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Bushman, Robert, Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith. "Bank CEO Materialism: Risk Controls, Culture and Tail Risk." Journal of Accounting & Economics 65, no. 1 (February 2018): 191–220.
  • September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
  • Case

Bank Leu's Prima Cat Bond Fund

In 2001, Bank Leu, a Swiss private bank, is considering creating the world's first public fund for catastrophe bonds. Cat bonds are securities whose payments depend on the probability of a catastrophe occurring, such as an earthquake or hurricane. Cat bonds are... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Bonds; Natural Disasters; Insurance; Capital Markets; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Switzerland
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Chacko, George C., Peter A. Hecht, Vincent Dessain, Anders Sjoman, and Adam J. Plotkin. "Bank Leu's Prima Cat Bond Fund." Harvard Business School Case 205-005, September 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
  • April 2015
  • Article

Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers

By: Shawn Cole, Martin Kanz and Leora Klapper
This paper uses a series of experiments with commercial bank loan officers to test the effect of performance incentives on risk assessment and lending decisions. We first show that while high-powered incentives lead to greater screening effort and more profitable... View Details
Keywords: Banking; Management Processes; Credit Products; Experimental Economics; Risk Management; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Financing and Loans; Banking Industry
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Cole, Shawn, Martin Kanz, and Leora Klapper. "Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers." Journal of Finance 70, no. 2 (April 2015): 537–575.
  • April 2025
  • Article

How Central Banks Manage Climate and Energy Transition Risks

By: Esther Shears, Jonas Meckling and Jared Finnegan
Central banks have begun to examine and manage climate risks, including both transition risks of moving from fossil fuels to clean energy and physical climate risks. Here we provide a systematic assessment of how and why central banks address climate risks on the basis... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Risk and Uncertainty; Climate Change; Transition; Risk Management
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Shears, Esther, Jonas Meckling, and Jared Finnegan. "How Central Banks Manage Climate and Energy Transition Risks." Nature Energy 10, no. 4 (April 2025): 470–478.
  • November 1986 (Revised August 1989)
  • Case

Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A)

The Paul Revere Insurance Co. lost its number one position in disability insurance, its main product, and formulated a strategy to regain the lead through a comprehensive quality improvement effort. The case describes the forces influencing the strategic direction of... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Performance Productivity; Competitive Advantage; Insurance Industry; United States
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Hart, Christopher. "Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 687-013, November 1986. (Revised August 1989.)
  • March 2013 (Revised May 2015)
  • Technical Note

Monetary Policy and Bank Supervision

By: Lakshmi Iyer
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Iyer, Lakshmi. "Monetary Policy and Bank Supervision." Harvard Business School Technical Note 713-073, March 2013. (Revised May 2015.)
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