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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
they don’t need to trade their values for value (in the words of Generation’s David Blood), however, they also come to understand that this approach has its own difficult decisions. — Julia Hanna
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- May 2022
- Supplement
Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is? (B)
By: Robin Greenwood and Denise Han
In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then...
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Keywords:
Growth;
Equity;
Disney;
Value;
Economics;
Finance;
Investment;
Strategy;
Management;
Investment Activism;
Investment Return;
Growth and Development;
North America
Greenwood, Robin, and Denise Han. "Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-030, May 2022.
- July 2010 (Revised January 2017)
- Background Note
Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Customer Lifetime Value Analysis (2024)
By: Thomas Steenburgh and Jill Avery
Customers are increasingly being viewed as assets that bring value to the firm. Customer lifetime value is a metric that allows managers to understand the overall value of their customer base and relate it to three customer strategies firms employ: asset...
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Keywords:
Customer Lifetime Value;
Return On Investment;
Customer Acquisition;
Customer Retention;
Customer Churn;
"Marketing Analytics";
Marketing;
Customer Relationship Management;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Marketing Strategy;
Measurement and Metrics;
Strategic Planning;
Value
Steenburgh, Thomas, and Jill Avery. "Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Customer Lifetime Value Analysis (2024)." Harvard Business School Background Note 525-017, July 2010. (Revised January 2017.)
- October 2000
- Background Note
Sustaining Value
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the challenges a firm faces in building and sustaining a value proposition over time. Describes major ways in which the marketing environment changes over time and the methods a firm can use to protect its market position.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Sustaining Value." Harvard Business School Background Note 501-045, October 2000.
- Article
Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment
By: Juan Alcácer, Karin Beukel and Bruno Cassiman
Globalization should provide firms with an opportunity to leverage their know-how and reputation across countries to create value. However, it remains challenging for them to actually capture that value using traditional Intellectual Property (IP) tools. In this paper,...
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Keywords:
Appropriation Strategy;
Counterfeit;
Intellectual Property Rights;
Litigation;
Value Capturing;
Intellectual Property;
Rights;
Value;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Global Range;
Situation or Environment
Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman. "Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment." Special Issue on Geography, Location, and Strategy. Advances in Strategic Management 36 (2017): 163–228.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 7 The Value Structure of Technologies, Part 2: Strategy without Numbers
Functional analysis as set forth in the last chapter decomposes a technical system into functional components that do things to advance the system’s purpose and the goals of its designers. Functional analysis in turn can be used to construct value structure maps...
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Keywords:
Modularity;
Value Structure Mapping;
Value Capture;
Information Technology;
Organizations;
Strategy;
Value Creation
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 7 The Value Structure of Technologies, Part 2: Strategy without Numbers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-040, September 2020.
- May 2022 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?
By: Robin Greenwood, James Williams and Denise Han
In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then...
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Keywords:
Growth;
Equity;
Disney;
Value;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Economics;
Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Investment Return;
Opportunities;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
North America
Greenwood, Robin, James Williams, and Denise Han. "Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?" Harvard Business School Case 222-029, May 2022. (Revised April 2024.)
- Web
Community Values
Community Values Statement The mission of HBS is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Achieving this requires an environment of trust and mutual respect, free expression and inquiry, and a commitment to truth,...
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- May 2020 (Revised November 2021)
- Supplement
Valuing Peloton
Peloton Interactive, a well-known unicorn in the connected fitness space, had gone public with a market capitalization of over $8.0 billion. In the weeks following its public debut, Peloton’s stock price fell by over 25%. Taylor Knox, a stock analyst and enthusiastic...
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- October 2000
- Case
Tree Values
By: Richard S. Ruback and Kathleen Luchs
Describes two alternative tree cutting strategies. The first is to cut all trees that are at least 12 inches in diameter at breast height. The second is to thin the forest by cutting less desirable trees immediately and harvesting the crop trees later. The case...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Cash Flow;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Management Practices and Processes;
Value Creation;
Forestry Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and Kathleen Luchs. "Tree Values." Harvard Business School Case 201-031, October 2000.
- November 2020
- Case
Valuing Celgene's CVR
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
When Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) acquired Celgene Corporation in November 2019, Celgene shareholders received cash, BMS stock, and a contingent value right (CVRs) that would pay $9 if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three of Celgene’s late stage...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Value;
Valuation;
Judgments;
Decision Making;
Cash Flow;
Financial Instruments;
Cognition and Thinking;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Valuing Celgene's CVR." Harvard Business School Case 221-031, November 2020.
- Article
The Impact of Forward-Looking Metrics on Employee Decision-Making: The Case of Customer Lifetime Value
By: Pablo Casas-Arce, Asis Martinez Jerez and V.G. Narayanan
This paper analyzes the effects of forward-looking metrics on employee decision-making. We use data from a bank that started providing branch managers with the customer lifetime value (CLV)—an estimate of the future value of the customer relationship—of mortgage...
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Keywords:
Customer Lifetime Value;
Forward-looking Metrics;
Employees;
Decision Making;
Information;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Banks and Banking;
Mortgages;
Outcome or Result
Casas-Arce, Pablo, Asis Martinez Jerez, and V.G. Narayanan. "The Impact of Forward-Looking Metrics on Employee Decision-Making: The Case of Customer Lifetime Value." Accounting Review 92, no. 3 (May 2017): 31–56.
- Web
The Value
Whether it's improving leadership skills, staying abreast of industry innovations, or preparing for a new role, everyone has their own distinct reasons for coming to HBS Executive Education. Our unique approach to education enables you to reach your personal and...
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- March 1998
- Case
Value Creation: Abridged
By: George P. Baker III, Michael C. Jensen, Karen Wruck and Perry Fagan
Asks students to value a strategic plan while considering the capital investment required to complete the plan. Cummins Engine is used as an example.
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Baker, George P., III, Michael C. Jensen, Karen Wruck, and Perry Fagan. "Value Creation: Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 898-185, March 1998.
- February 1991 (Revised April 1994)
- Background Note
Value of Information
By: David E. Bell
Gives some simple examples to illustrate the concept of the value of information in decision making. Both perfect and imperfect information are considered.
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Bell, David E. "Value of Information." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-138, February 1991. (Revised April 1994.)
- Article
Creating Value Together
By: Maxim Sytch and Ranjay Gulati
Conventional wisdom suggests that companies should avoid growing dependent on their business partners. If one company, the thinking goes, grows too dependent on a counterpart by getting the entire input for a particular activity from it and is not able to switch...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Performance Improvement;
Partners and Partnerships;
Power and Influence;
Value Creation
Sytch, Maxim, and Ranjay Gulati. "Creating Value Together." Business Intelligence. MIT Sloan Management Review 50, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 12–13.
- March 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Transparent Value LLC
By: Sharon P. Katz, Krishna G. Palepu and Aldo Sesia, Jr.
Leading index company Dow Jones recently signed a license and joint marketing agreement with Transparent Value LLC, the creator of a new fundamentals-based valuation methodology. The agreement allowed Dow Jones to offer a family of indexes based on the Transparent...
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Keywords:
Asset Management;
Stocks;
Price;
Performance Expectations;
Mathematical Methods;
Valuation
Katz, Sharon P., Krishna G. Palepu, and Aldo Sesia, Jr. "Transparent Value LLC." Harvard Business School Case 108-069, March 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- Program
Creating Brand Value
nurture relationships and create value for both consumers and your business. Key Benefits Through real-life examples of how B2C companies and their marketers are creating brand value, you will expand your understanding of today's branding...
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