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- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/615046-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-426 Allstate Corporation, 2007-2013 After five years of global financial crises and natural catastrophes, Allstate, the U.S.'s number two...
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Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
tech bubble burst in 2001. Accounting scandals destroyed Enron in 2001 and WorldCom in 2002. And the current global financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression, has yet to run its course. It’s no accident that all these financial View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
the harder one becomes to imagine (and, perhaps, the easier one becomes to start). A third and final lesson is that when a crisis strikes complacent investors it causes much more disruption than when it strikes battle-scarred ones. For the historical record shows that...
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- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
crisis? Did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) help or hinder recovery? Did democracy help or hinder recovery? Seen as an economic miracle, Korea succumbed to the wave of currency crises sweeping Asia in late 1997. Did the same...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
he was facing not only substantial organizational crises but a deep-seated cultural challenge as well. Marietta had the pedigree of an outside expert, with a master’s and a doctorate of education from Harvard along with his MBA. At HBS,...
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- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
mechanics, types, and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311102-PDF-ENG Talismark Richard S....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Pilgrimage to the Museum: Man’s Search for God Through Art and Time By Stephen Auth (MBA 1985) Sophia Institute Press In Pilgrimage to the Museum, author-curator Stephen Auth takes you on a colorful journey through the history of...
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- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
design and development firm (and once one of the largest in the business), to help turn it around after a series of crises that had seriously threatened its survival. Pearson has personally invested in the firm, re-organized many aspects...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by James Allen (MBA 1989) and Chris Zook (Harvard Business Review Press) Based on their decade-long study of companies in more than 40 countries, the authors...
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- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
Alan Morrison Abstract—Existing studies suggest that systemic crises may arise because banks either hold correlated assets or are connected by interbank lending. This paper shows that common regulation is also a conduit for interbank...
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Anna Secino
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
country underwent violent political upheaval. What was it about these companies that allowed them to thrive amid such domestic uncertainty? A: The most important reason is that they remained highly entrepreneurial. The many crises...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
crises and of the response of western and central Europe to their gas dependence-I find that firms are driving these political outcomes; those firms are motivated by profits but employ sociological conventions along their ways; and firms...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Book Group Coping with cancer is hard. It’s an emotional ordeal as much as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
when confronted with multiple crises and constituencies demanding change. Bridging these gaps requires a new understanding of just what trust is, how it can be built, and how it can be regained once it is lost. Trust is an elusive—mushy,...
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- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
nuclear crises resulting from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612027-PDF-ENG CFW Clinics in Kenya: To Profit or Not for Profit V. Kasturi Rangan and Katherine LeeHarvard...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
voters punish the ruling party when the party responds vigorously to the crisis. Moreover, severe crises are associated with increased voter sensitivity to disaster assistance. These results are consistent with models of government...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Frei discusses her new book, "Unleashed." Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire Tackling one of the biggest crises of our time—climate change—requires leaders to embrace a new vision of business, argues Rebecca Henderson....
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- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
enough. Fisher had an opportunity; his successor had a crisis. What can leaders do before the depth and scope of their companies' crises come into focus? How can they initiate major transformations proactively? As researchers and managers...
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Sean Silverthlorne
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
examine the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicing relations between business and government. Specifically, this book provides a new historical perspective on current economic and political crises in...
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- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
network to carry out GBSN's mission. The case asks, what is the best way to accomplish this objective? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412044-PDF-ENG Steering Monetary Policy Through Unprecedented Crises David...
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Sean Silverthorne