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  • June 2013 (Revised February 2015)
  • Teaching Note

Assured Guaranty

By: Robin Greenwood, Adi Sunderam and Jared Dourdeville
To be used as an aid in teaching the Assured Guaranty case, #213100. View Details
Keywords: Value Investing; Investment; Valuation; Insurance; Behavioral Finance; Financial Services Industry
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Greenwood, Robin, Adi Sunderam, and Jared Dourdeville. "Assured Guaranty." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 213-131, June 2013. (Revised February 2015.)
  • February 2013 (Revised November 2016)
  • Case

Assured Guaranty

By: Robin Greenwood, Adi Sunderam and Jared Dourdeville
Nate Katz at Yokun Ridge Capital Management is evaluating an investment in Assured Guaranty, a municipal bond insurance company that is trading at a discount to book value. View Details
Keywords: Value Investing; Investments; Valuation; Insurance; Behavioral Finance; Financial Services Industry
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Greenwood, Robin, Adi Sunderam, and Jared Dourdeville. "Assured Guaranty." Harvard Business School Case 213-100, February 2013. (Revised November 2016.)
  • 1992
  • Conference Presentation

Mutually Assured Alliances

By: Ranjay Gulati
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Gulati, Ranjay. "Mutually Assured Alliances." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1992.
  • March 2013 (Revised December 2016)
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Assured Guaranty (CW)

By: Robin Greenwood, Adi Sunderam and Jared Dourdeville
Keywords: Value Investing; Investments; Valuation; Insurance; Investment; Behavioral Finance; Insurance Industry
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Greenwood, Robin, Adi Sunderam, and Jared Dourdeville. "Assured Guaranty (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 213-724, March 2013. (Revised December 2016.)
  • July 2006
  • Case

Paul Chesler, Director, Quality Assurance

Introduces the systemic nature of product quality and the complexity of quality problems. A new director of quality assurance discovers an apparent quality problem. The actions of different departments and functions contribute to the problem. The new director must... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Production
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Leonard, Frank S. "Paul Chesler, Director, Quality Assurance." Harvard Business School Case 607-002, July 2006.
  • 1 Jan 1992
  • Conference Presentation

Mutually Assured Alliances

By: Nitin Nohria and R. Gulati
Keywords: Alliances
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Nohria, Nitin, and R. Gulati. "Mutually Assured Alliances." Academy of Management, January 1, 1992.
  • July 2008
  • Supplement

The Pilgrim Assurance Building Courseware

By: Robin Greenwood
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Greenwood, Robin. "The Pilgrim Assurance Building Courseware." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 209-706, July 2008.
  • 2012
  • Chapter

Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated Assurance

By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Liv A. Watson
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, increasing the effectiveness of auditing has weighed heavily on the minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Crime and Corruption; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Governance Compliance; Organizational Culture; Management Systems; Laws and Statutes; Information Management; Accounting Audits; Financial Crisis
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Eccles, Robert G., Michael P. Krzus, and Liv A. Watson. "Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated Assurance." In Effective Auditing for Corporates: Key Developments in Practice and Procedures, edited by Joe Oringel, 161–178. London: Bloomsbury Information Ltd., 2012.
  • July 2008
  • Teaching Note

The Pilgrim Assurance Building (TN)

By: Robin Greenwood
Teaching Note for [206078]. View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Boston
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Greenwood, Robin. "The Pilgrim Assurance Building (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 209-011, July 2008.
  • December 2005 (Revised April 2007)
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The Pilgrim Assurance Building

By: Robin Greenwood, David S. Scharfstein and Arthur I Segel
A local real estate developer has to decide how much to bid for a Boston office building in 2005. View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decisions; Investment; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry; Boston
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Greenwood, Robin, David S. Scharfstein, and Arthur I Segel. "The Pilgrim Assurance Building." Harvard Business School Case 206-078, December 2005. (Revised April 2007.)
  • January 2012 (Revised May 2013)
  • Case

Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V.

By: Robert G. Eccles and Daniela Saltzman
Philips Electronics is a leader in integrated reporting. In 2010 it produced its third generation report. Since its first report in 2008, Philips' integrated reports and its integrated reporting website had grown in sophistication. In planning for its integrated report... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Reports; Organizational Culture
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Eccles, Robert G., and Daniela Saltzman. "Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V." Harvard Business School Case 412-054, January 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
  • 1986
  • Chapter

Vertical Integration and Assurance of Markets

By: Jerry R. Green
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Green, Jerry R. "Vertical Integration and Assurance of Markets." In New Developments in the Analysis of Market Structure, edited by J.E. Stiglitz and G.F. Mathewson. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986.
  • March 1981 (Revised February 1993)
  • Case

Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance

By: Frank S. Leonard and W. Earl Sasser
Designed to introduce the systemic nature of product quality and the complexity of quality problems. Uses a new director, quality assurance, and the discovery of a quality problem. The new director has to decide if it is a real problem, what to do about it, and how to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Product; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Attitudes; Complexity
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Leonard, Frank S., and W. Earl Sasser. "Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance." Harvard Business School Case 681-083, March 1981. (Revised February 1993.)
  • 16 Sep 2014
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Assurant Names Colberg CEO Amid Home Insurance Slump

Keywords: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance
  • February 1993 (Revised March 1996)
  • Case

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

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Edleson, Michael E. "Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 293-100, February 1993. (Revised March 1996.)
  • 1 Feb 2005
  • Conference Presentation

Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity

By: Scott Snook
Keywords: Performance; Management; Complexity
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Snook, Scott. "Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity." Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, Jacksonville, FL, February 1, 2005.
  • 19 Nov 2003
  • Lecture

Governance Beyond the Boardroom: Assessing Risk and Assuring Compliance Throughout Your Organization." Presenter. "HBS Audioconference

By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Governance Compliance; Organizations
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Paine, Lynn S. Governance Beyond the Boardroom: Assessing Risk and Assuring Compliance Throughout Your Organization." Presenter. "HBS Audioconference. Lecture at the HBS Audioconference, Harvard Business School Publishing, November 19, 2003.
  • 2007
  • Book

An Experiment in Fair Value Accounting? The State of the Art in Research and Thought Leadership on Accounting for Life Assurance in the UK and Continental Europe

By: Joanne G Horton, Richard H. Macve and George Serafeim
"Fair value" is currently the central topic of debate in the development of accounting standards. While it has now been defined to mean an exit price in US GAAP, the IASB is still considering its own definition, and some commentators are arguing for versions of entry... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Financial Instruments; Framework; Market Entry and Exit; Insurance; Revenue Recognition; Fair Value Accounting; Standards; United Kingdom
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Horton, Joanne G., Richard H. Macve, and George Serafeim. An Experiment in Fair Value Accounting? The State of the Art in Research and Thought Leadership on Accounting for Life Assurance in the UK and Continental Europe. London, UK: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Centre for Business Performance, 2007.
  • August 2022
  • Article

The Bulletproof Glass Effect: Unintended Consequences of Privacy Notices

By: Aaron R. Brough, David A. Norton, Shannon L. Sciarappa and Leslie K. John
Drawing from a content analysis of publicly traded companies’ privacy notices, a survey of managers, a field study, and five online experiments, this research investigates how consumers respond to privacy notices. A privacy notice, by placing legally enforceable limits... View Details
Keywords: Choice; Purchase Intent; Privacy; Privacy Notices; Warnings; Assurances; Information Disclosure; Trust; Consumer Behavior; Spending; Decisions; Information; Communication
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Brough, Aaron R., David A. Norton, Shannon L. Sciarappa, and Leslie K. John. "The Bulletproof Glass Effect: Unintended Consequences of Privacy Notices." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 59, no. 4 (August 2022): 739–754.
  • November 2016 (Revised March 2017)
  • Case

Three Problems in Protecting Competition

By: Benjamin Edelman and Lena Goldberg
In three mini-cases, readers see a range of disputes in competition law—and apply legal principles to assure fair competition. View Details
Keywords: Law; Competition; Fairness
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Edelman, Benjamin, and Lena Goldberg. "Three Problems in Protecting Competition." Harvard Business School Case 917-012, November 2016. (Revised March 2017.) (request a courtesy copy.)
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