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- April 1995
- Background Note
Growth Rate Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords:
Growth and Development
Hawkins, David F. "Growth Rate Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-179, April 1995.
- February 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Exercise
Capital Investment Analysis
By: Dwight B. Crane and Josh Lerner
Teaches techniques of evaluating investment alternatives. A rewritten version of an earlier exercise.
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Crane, Dwight B., and Josh Lerner. "Capital Investment Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 204-140, February 2004. (Revised November 2012.)
- October 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Background Note
Stonehaven, Inc.: Analysis
By: H. Kent Bowen and Roy D. Shapiro
Bowen, H. Kent, and Roy D. Shapiro. "Stonehaven, Inc.: Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 696-076, October 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- 1983
- Article
Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended." QQ: Report from the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy 3, no. 3 (1983).
- February 1999 (Revised March 1999)
- Exercise
Investment Analysis Exercises
By: Dwight B. Crane and Penny Joseph
To teach present value analysis.
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Keywords:
Investment
Crane, Dwight B., and Penny Joseph. "Investment Analysis Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 299-049, February 1999. (Revised March 1999.)
- August 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Exercise
Data Analysis Exercise
By: Frances X. Frei
Frei, Frances X. "Data Analysis Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 606-034, August 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- February 1992
- Case
Negotiation Analysis Consultants
By: Paul A. Vatter
Keywords:
Negotiation
Vatter, Paul A. "Negotiation Analysis Consultants." Harvard Business School Case 892-014, February 1992.
- December 1995 (Revised July 1997)
- Background Note
Breakeven Analysis (Abridged)
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Breakeven Analysis (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-211, December 1995. (Revised July 1997.)
- May 1979 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments
Develops a conceptual framework for financial analysis of real estate investments, taking into consideration the necessity for baseline data, project trends, and forecast discontinuities.
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Investment Return;
Trends;
Real Estate Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-193, May 1979. (Revised August 2013.)
- December 2022
- Technical Note
Risks and Opportunities from the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Business Analysis Framework
By: George Serafeim
The transition to a low carbon economy introduces many risks and opportunities for businesses. Risks emerge from regulatory actions, such as carbon taxes and cap and trade systems, technological innovation that develop alternatives for customers making existing...
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Keywords:
Risk Assessment;
Opportunities;
Environmental Sustainability;
Carbon Footprint;
Risk Management;
Competitive Dynamics;
Business Analysis;
Climate Change;
Accounting;
Finance;
Valuation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Technological Innovation;
Transition;
Product Positioning;
Renewable Energy;
Analysis
Serafeim, George. "Risks and Opportunities from the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Business Analysis Framework." Harvard Business School Technical Note 123-014, December 2022.
- December 1971 (Revised November 1975)
- Background Note
Note on Decision Analysis
By: Paul W. Marshall
Marshall, Paul W. "Note on Decision Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 172-221, December 1971. (Revised November 1975.)
- April 1986 (Revised July 1996)
- Background Note
Contingent Claims Analysis (CCA)
Mason, Scott P. "Contingent Claims Analysis (CCA)." Harvard Business School Background Note 286-114, April 1986. (Revised July 1996.)
- January 1959
- Background Note
Analysis of Capital Expenditures
Christenson, Charles. "Analysis of Capital Expenditures." Harvard Business School Background Note 107-012, January 1959.
- August 1996
- Exercise
Exercises in Negotiation Analysis
Two exercises designed to illustrate the relationship between BATNAs (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) and reservation prices and three exercises that illustrate the central ideas of Pareto efficiency are presented. The BATNA exercises involve multiple...
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Keywords:
Negotiation
Wu, George. "Exercises in Negotiation Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 897-037, August 1996.
- May 1985
- Background Note
Inventory Pricing and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords:
Price
Hawkins, David F. "Inventory Pricing and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-009, May 1985.
- April 1994
- Background Note
Notes on Factor Analysis
By: Alvin J. Silk
Silk, Alvin J. "Notes on Factor Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-091, April 1994.
- September 1960 (Revised August 1983)
- Background Note
Note on Financial Analysis
Serves as an introduction to funds flows and ratio analysis. Includes basic discussion of these tools as assists in the analyst's or manager's job. Supplementary material includes problem set and answers.
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Helfert, Erich A. "Note on Financial Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-047, September 1960. (Revised August 1983.)
- December 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Background Note
Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs
By: Thomas Eisenmann
This note defines a business model and its major elements: a customer value proposition, a technology and operations management plan, a go-to-market plan, and a profit formula. For each element, the note lists questions that an entrepreneur must address when evaluating...
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Keywords:
Business Model
Eisenmann, Thomas. "Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-096, December 2011. (Revised October 2014.)
- August 1996 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
First Investments, Inc.: Analysis of Financial Statements
By: David F. Hawkins
A summer intern is asked to perform a financial value analysis of a company's financial report for the period 1987-1994.
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Hawkins, David F. "First Investments, Inc.: Analysis of Financial Statements." Harvard Business School Case 197-010, August 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
- February 1996
- Exercise
Problems in Variance Analysis
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Problems in Variance Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 196-120, February 1996.