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Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
How "Payment Banks" Could Prevent the Next Bank Collapse
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleSilicon Valley Bank illustrates why payroll shouldn't be stored in an institution vulnerable to bank runs. -
Power Without Purpose: The Crisis of Japan’s Global Financial Dominance
International business Magazine ArticleJapan today sits on the largest cache of wealth ever assembled. It has the power to move markets anywhere in the world. Consider that. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has now surpassed New York to become the world’s largest on the basis of market capitalization. Osaka has bumped London to fourth place. Of the world’s ten […] -
Why Business Models Matter
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleA good business model begins with an insight into human motivations and ends in a rich stream of profits. -
Women in Asia Are More Financially Savvy than Women in the U.S.
Gender Digital ArticleAnd they’re shaping the future of the wealth management industry. -
Strategy and the New Economics of Information
Economics Magazine ArticleA fundamental shift in the economics of information is under way—a shift that is less about any specific new technology than about the fact that a new behavior is reaching critical mass. Millions of people at home and at work are communicating electronically using universal, open standards. This explosion in connectivity is the latest—and, for […] -
Consultant's Comeuppance (HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleFor ten years, Jeff Patterson's firm, Flynn Fuller Consulting, has worked on projects for financial services giant GloBank. Now Jeff's contact, Bill Holland,... -
Getting Your Team to Buy into a Big Change
Change management Digital ArticleResearchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms — and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over. -
Global Finance and the Retreat to Managed Trade
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleThe competitiveness debate that today focuses on America’s industrial performance will soon confront something even more that fundamental: money. The rise of Japanese financial power and the contradictions of U.S. economic policy are weakening the competitive position of the U.S. financial services industry—one of the few sectors where the United States still regards itself as […] -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Gender Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
A Better Approach to Avoiding Misconduct
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDespite substantial regulatory reform following the 2008 financial crisis, financial firms are still suffering from fraud and other forms of ethical misconduct.... -
If Work Is Digital, Why Do We Still Go to the Office?
Workspaces design Digital ArticleWe like seeing people, even if it’s inefficient. -
Four Ways to Fix Banks
Boards Magazine ArticleA Wall Street veteran suggests how to cut through the industry’s complexity. -
Why Isn't Jamie Dimon Telling Clients to Raise Wages Too?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat makes sense for JPMorgan Chase should also make sense for its customers. -
How Banks Can Stay Resilient as AI Becomes More Disruptive
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFinance is more vulnerable than ever to disruption by big tech. Here's how leaders can respond. -
Citicorp Faces the World: An Interview with John Reed
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleJohn S. Reed, chairman and CEO of Citicorp, has never been reluctant to make waves. During his 25-year career with the most powerful bank in the United States, Reed has engineered radical change in a major operating group, built a lucrative new business from scratch, and played a high-visibility role in the pivotal issue of […] -
What Health Care Can Learn from the Transformation of Financial Services
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleGive customers more control, but support them along the way. -
Pull the Plug on a Project with an Uncertain Future? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictional case, Alex, a real estate developer, is at a crossroads in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His company is a year away from completing... -
Is This the Right Time to Come Out?
Motivating people Magazine ArticleThe corporate culture is traditional. The star employee is gay and wants to bring his partner to a company/client function. -
Consultant's Comeuppance (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleFor ten years, Jeff Patterson's firm, Flynn Fuller Consulting, has worked on projects for financial services giant GloBank. Now Jeff's contact, Bill Holland,...
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Jedi Bank
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation... -
Indian Overseas Bank: Triggering Change
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Several experts had drawn attention to a peculiar problem existing in public-sector banks in India. There seemed to be two distinct generations: experienced... -
Bain Capital: Outback Steakhouse
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Bain Capital had purchased Outback Steakhouse in 2007 and despite the myriad initiatives to improve operations, the financial collapse in 2008 threatened... -
Should I Rent My Condo? Assessing Risks of a Property Investment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, Diana Mulhall was undertaking a career change that would eliminate the need for frequent business trips to Toronto. As a result, she wondered... -
Polaris Life Insurance Company: Corporate Governance
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The recently appointed commissioner of insurance for Arlandia, an emerging-market country, is determined to do everything possible to minimize insolvencies... -
DLC Management Corporation: Securing Its Future
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the founding and growth of a commercial real estate business by a father-son partnership up to the point of deciding whether to stay... -
The Knight Management Center
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), Bob Joss, must decide whether to make the school's new campus LEED certified. LEED stands... -
Chris Lee's Investment Plan
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In December 2012, a young worker in Toronto wants to invest $50,000 savings. He needs to decide the equity portfolio that will result in the lowest risk... -
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding... -
Juno (B): Leveraging Student Power
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In March 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to pitch banks in anticipation of their annual auction while negotiating directly... -
Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details NII Holdings, Inc. is a U.S. firm with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and wireless telephony operations under the Nextel brand in Argentina, Brazil,... -
Golden Rule
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Jim Golden wants to radically change how catastrophic trucking accident lawsuit claims are handled by his trucking company. He wants to "do the right... -
Accenture's Code of Business Ethics
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Leaders of Accenture's compliance and ethics program are seeking to design a new code of business ethics for its global workforce of over 400,000 employees.... -
ArthaKranti: Need for Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the situation faced by a Trust named ArthaKranti. ArthaKranti (meaning economic revolution) was formed in 2005 to offer an unconventional... -
Understanding Customer Profitability at Charles Schwab
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Charles Schwab is transforming into a customer-centric organization. Central to this cultural and organizational change is the utilization of customer... -
Rancho Cucamonga
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details ... -
Textile Corp. Building
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Describes the potential acquisition of a downtown office building in Boston through a sealed bid auction. The prospective buyer analyzes in detail all... -
State Bank of India: Transforming a State Owned Giant
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details February 2011: O.P. Bhatt reflected contentedly on his five-year term as Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest commercial bank. He had... -
The New Normal 2009 (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Recent dramatic global events suggest that the future financial landscape will be much different than what we see today. In a world where money, people... -
FERROVIAL CONQUERS THE UK: FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF PHILIP II (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The A case, Financial Strategy at BAA PLC, discusses the structure of the target company and specifically its capital structure. BAA's asset base was...
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Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Jedi Bank
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation... -
Indian Overseas Bank: Triggering Change
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Several experts had drawn attention to a peculiar problem existing in public-sector banks in India. There seemed to be two distinct generations: experienced... -
Bain Capital: Outback Steakhouse
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Bain Capital had purchased Outback Steakhouse in 2007 and despite the myriad initiatives to improve operations, the financial collapse in 2008 threatened... -
Should I Rent My Condo? Assessing Risks of a Property Investment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, Diana Mulhall was undertaking a career change that would eliminate the need for frequent business trips to Toronto. As a result, she wondered... -
Polaris Life Insurance Company: Corporate Governance
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The recently appointed commissioner of insurance for Arlandia, an emerging-market country, is determined to do everything possible to minimize insolvencies... -
DLC Management Corporation: Securing Its Future
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the founding and growth of a commercial real estate business by a father-son partnership up to the point of deciding whether to stay... -
The Knight Management Center
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), Bob Joss, must decide whether to make the school's new campus LEED certified. LEED stands... -
Chris Lee's Investment Plan
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In December 2012, a young worker in Toronto wants to invest $50,000 savings. He needs to decide the equity portfolio that will result in the lowest risk... -
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding...