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- September 2015
- Article
Banks as Patient Fixed-Income Investors
By: Samuel G. Hanson, Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy C. Stein and Robert W. Vishny
We examine the business model of traditional commercial banks when they compete with shadow banks. While both types of intermediaries create safe "money-like" claims, they go about this in different ways. Traditional banks create money-like claims by holding illiquid... View Details
Hanson, Samuel G., Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy C. Stein, and Robert W. Vishny. "Banks as Patient Fixed-Income Investors." Journal of Financial Economics 117, no. 3 (September 2015): 449–469. (Internet Appendix Here.)
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Beyond what we can do as individuals to reduce our risks of exposure, are there objective measures employers can use to validate what is effective? The answer, fortunately, is yes. Many claims will be made over the next few weeks and... View Details
- 15 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer
called OHSAS 18001. While advocates have claimed for years that OHSAS 18001 adoption would lead to fewer workplace injuries, better brand image, and access to new customers, such claims were based on... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 2021
- Working Paper
Elusive Safety: The New Geography of Capital Flows and Risk
By: Laura Alfaro, Ester Faia, Ruth Judson and Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr
A confidential dataset with industry-level disaggregation of U.S. cross-border claims and liabilities, shows U.S. securities to be increasingly intermediated by tax-haven-financial-centers (THFC) and less regulated funds. These securities are risky, in... View Details
Keywords: Tax Havens; Financial Centers; Geography Of Flows; Profit Shifting; Tax Avoidance; Risk; Safe Assets; Hetergeneous Firms; Endogenous Entry; Endogenous Monitoring; Regulatory Arbitrage; Assets; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Capital; Global Range
Alfaro, Laura, Ester Faia, Ruth Judson, and Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr. "Elusive Safety: The New Geography of Capital Flows and Risk." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-099, March 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- January 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Replika: Embodying AI
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Marilyn Morgan Westner
Replika was a virtual AI companion that provided a way for people to process their emotions, build connections in a safe environment, and get through periods of loneliness. The chatbot fulfilled a user's need for a friend, romantic partner, or purely an emotional... View Details
Ghosh, Shikhar, Shweta Bagai, and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "Replika: Embodying AI." Harvard Business School Case 823-090, January 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
- September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Case
Keroche (A): Fighting for Share in the Kenyan Alcoholic Drinks Market
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case discusses the challenges faced by Kenyan alcoholic drinks producer Keroche Industries Limited in 2003, when the Kenyan government accused the company of manufacturing and selling substandard alcoholic drinks, revoked its liquor licenses, and shut down its... View Details
Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Wine; Manufacturing; Informal Market; Regulation; Illicit; Illegal; Shutdown; Factory; Low-income Consumers; Multinational; Local; Government; Allegations; Accusations; Negative Press; EABL; Tusker; Beer; SAB; Chang'aa; Naivasha; Rift Valley; East Africa; Lawsuit; Legal Battle; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Production; Safety; Quality; Distribution; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Keroche (A): Fighting for Share in the Kenyan Alcoholic Drinks Market." Harvard Business School Case 720-390, September 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
per visit on the site. But MySpace and its rivals have also come under fire from law enforcement officials, policymakers, and parents, who worry that they are a haven for child predators. Given that backlash, is MySpace a safe bet for... View Details
- 22 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Where is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Business School Case 207-092 How should creditors pursue their claims in a multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy? David Butters, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, negotiates a restructuring of Navigator Gas Transport, a shipping company that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t. These research findings should provide a startling wakeup call for business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jul 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Are Middle Managers Falling Down Most Often on Employee Inclusion?
asked to consider its relationship to diversity, inclusion, and belonging at work.” She reminds us: “A recent tidal wave of harassment claims highlights the costs of failing to create a psychologically safe... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
framework allows for wage rate uncertainly, variable labor supply, social security benefits, and portfolio choice over safe bonds and risky equities. Our analysis reinforces prior findings that equities are the preferred asset for young... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
have faith in the end of the story, as Admiral Stockdale claimed to have done? For an answer, ask yourself: What were your highest values in January 2020? For you as an individual? For your company (perhaps your industry, or your... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 27 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?
the NTSB later flagged for omitting pivotal facts, Boeing said that its customers “have our assurance that the 737 MAX is as safe as any airplane that has ever flown the skies.” Just five months later, another 737 MAX—Ethiopian Airlines... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
reminds us that, “a recent tidal wave of harassment claims highlights the costs of failing to create a psychologically safe workplace for women.” Edmondson has the numbers to back up her arguments. She has,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
buying Alstom, GE’s chief energy competitor, but ignored warnings from wary board directors and senior executives who claimed Alstom had made bad deals and otherwise performed poorly. Since the acquisition, Alstom has struggled—and today... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
the one that existed in early March. How will the COVID-19 crisis change the landscape of the industry, and what do restaurants need to do to survive? And, what should consumers, desperate to return to their favorite restaurants but wary about whether it is View Details
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
sexist behavior without knowing that they are doing so. Or they claim credit based on the false belief that their role on the team was more important than reality would dictate. And they are affected by conflicts of interest without... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
claims to have but really doesn't—any more than the mutual funds had expertise in picking dot-com stocks. The banks argue that they have expertise allowing them to pick the better hedge funds in which to invest. And they provide... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 03 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'
this type of research. It’s a safe place, people feel comfortable sharing what they’re doing, and we don’t have to spend time explaining what algorithms are or why race is organically part of the technology conversation. DeLollis:... View Details
Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis