Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

By Focusing on Resilient Risk Management Ebola Battlers Can Learn from Venice's Response to Black Death NPR Every now and then, a story comes along that makes us editors say, "Why didn''t we think of that?" This all comes down to what the article’s authors call resilient risk management. Risk management'

Management 12

Management Risk Management Finance Real Estate 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

Fastow suggested that to avoid falling into an ethical trap he should have asked himself the right questions: Am I only following the rules or am I following the principles? Are these deals true risk transfers or are they cosmetic? Fastow emphasized that enablers are not an excuse: each individual is his or her own and only gatekeeper.

Chief Financial Officer 17

Chief Financial Officer Finance Banking Class 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2014

Ethics alert: this account is shamelessly self-plagiarized from something I wrote a few years ago.). That evidence has just kept on piling up in finance. Economy Finance Risk management' Physicists, in his experience, didn’t do that. This wasn’t because they were any smarter than social scientists, Kuhn concluded.

Cooper 13

Cooper Finance Open-book Risk Management 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior.

Management 16

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

I believe that the purposes of the corporation today are threefold: creation of durable value for shareholders and stakeholders through sustained economic performance; sound risk management; and high integrity. customer satisfaction, risk audits, adherence to company ethics). But this is not just about better process.

Politics 16

Politics Execution Report Risk Management 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the past 25 years, the size of settlements, fines and penalties for individual corporations found guilty of wrongdoing has escalated from millions of dollars, to tens of millions, to hundreds of millions, to billions. Think Siemens and widespread bribery — about $2 billion.

Finance 11

Finance Banking Press Release Pharmaceuticals 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

This misjudgment (perhaps initially due to management downplaying the incidents) could explain why the board got engaged so late in the process, and why they did not impose penalties on executives until after the first scathing Congressional hearing and weeks of public outcry. ” Deterrents to speaking up.

Banking 15

Banking Leadership Committee Ethics 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. Before, tricky problems would be redirected to a risk manager. It could take weeks for the risk manager to review the case. This is also true of executives.

Organization 16

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. naqiewei/Getty Images. But what role does culture play in corporate misconduct, and why do these problematic cultures persist?

Company 16

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

Commentators and researchers have focused on the crucial role of the CEO in leading effective corporate action to promote high performance, high integrity , and sound risk management. Here is a brief discussion of how the alliance works in key areas: Performance.

CFO 8

CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The result was an intense focus on risk, including risks related to ethical standards. Ethics Finance Risk management' Finally, and perhaps most importantly, all partners had personal liability for the exposure of the firm, right down to their homes and cars.

Incentives 8

Incentives Banking Ethics IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. Are these huge major financial institutions not just too big to fail, their leaders “too big to jail” (as some critics charge), but also “too big to manage”?

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. These robo-advisors may be used to automate certain aspects of risk management and provide decisions that are ethical and compliant with regulation.

Consultative 9

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

In recent years, investors have learned that defining the market value of a firm cannot just be based on finances. intellectual, emotional, social, physical, and ethical behaviors)? But recently, these financial outcomes have been found to predict only about 50% of a firm’s market value.

Marketing 8

Marketing Leadership Venture Capitalist GAAP 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The Genesis team included 12 HR professionals located in the US, Mexico, China, and Germany as well as other employees from IT, finance, the office of the general counsel, and purchasing. To make sure this happened she held regular forums for issue and risk management. “I knew her work ethic,” he says.

Delegation 8

Delegation Project Team Short-term 8