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- March 1994 (Revised February 2001)
- HBS Case Collection
Why Manage Risk?
By: Peter Tufano
Abstract
Conventional finance theory demonstrates that, under simplistic assumptions, firms cannot add to shareholder value through the use of risk management activities. Modern finance theory has begun to carefully consider and examine those circumstances under which firms can add to shareholder value. This note briefly reviews the major ideas prevalent in both conventional and modern finance literature regarding the potential benefits of risk management.
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Citation
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Why Manage Risk?" Harvard Business School Background Note 294-107, March 1994. (Revised February 2001.)