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Managing Risk in the New World
Kaplan, Robert S.; Mikes, Anette; Simons, Robert L.; Tufano, Peter; Hofmann, Michael; Champion, DavidArticle HBS-R0910E-EFive experts gathered recently to discuss the future of enterprise risk management: Kaplan, the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, who with his colleague David Norton developed the balanced scorecard; Mikes, an assistant professor at HBS who studies the evolution of risk management and the role of the chief risk officer; Simons, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at HBS; Tufano, the Sylvan C . Coleman...Starting at €8.20
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Cumulative Advantage
Lafley, A.G.; Martin, Roger; Gunther McGrath, Rita; Cook, Scott; Knudstorp, Jorgen Vig; Champion, DavidArticle HBS-R1701B-EStrategyWhy do companies routinely succumb to the lure of rebranding? Because, say A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin, the authors of "Customer Loyalty Is Overrated," they believe they must continually update their business models, strategies, and communications toStarting at €8.20
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Too Soon to IPO? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Champion, David; Bourne, William; Draper, Tim; Mavrinac, Sarah; Jones, Neil; Perry, DavidArticle HBS-R0102A-EEntrepreneurshipFour years ago, Diane Ashton and Sundeep Lal were working together at MIT on a titanium extraction project. Durable and highly heat resistant, titanium is a key constituent of many specialty alloys, but it's also very expensive to produce. So when Diane discovered a solution that isolated titanium efficiently, the partners recognized that the technology would be worth billions to large manufacturers. Sundeep and Diane secured a $20 million invest...Starting at €8.20
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Making the Financial Markets Safe: A Conversation with Robert Merton
Merton, Robert C.; Champion, DavidArticle HBS-R0910J-EFinanceIn this edited conversation with HBR senior editor David Champion, Merton, a professor at Harvard Business School, casts light on the role of derivatives in the current financial crisis. Merton was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1997 for his part in developing a new method to value derivatives, and after publication of that development, the markets in derivatives exploded: Today, the estimated notional value of derivative contracts exceeds $500 trill...Starting at €8.20