Richard S. Ruback
Baker Foundation Professor
Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance, Emeritus
Baker Foundation Professor
Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance, Emeritus
Richard S. Ruback is a Baker Foundation Professor and the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He is currently focusing his research in applied corporate finance, especially on corporate-control transactions and valuation. His course development work parallels his research interests. He has taught a variety of corporate finance courses throughout his career. Over the last few years, he and Royce Yudkoff have been developing and teaching a new second year case course titled “The Financial Management of Smaller Firms” and a field course called “Entrepreneurship through Acquisition”. Recently, Ruback and Yudkoff published their book, HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. Published by Harvard Business Review Press, the book is a practical roadmap through the steps required to find, evaluate, negotiate and finance the acquisition of a smaller firm.
Ruback earned his Ph.D. in business administration at the University of Rochester in 1980 and taught at MIT's Sloan School before joining the HBS faculty as a visiting professor in 1987. He was appointed associate professor in 1988 and full professor in 1989. Ruback has served as an editor for the Journal of Financial Economics and is the author of numerous articles on corporate finance and valuation.
Ruback has served as a consultant to corporations on corporate finance issues and has acted as an independent advisor to outside directors. He also served as an expert witness on valuation and security issues.
- Books
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- Gompers, Paul A., Victoria Ivashina, and Richard S. Ruback. Private Equity: A Casebook. London: Anthem Press, 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company. Harvard Business Review Press, 2017. View Details
- Kester, W. Carl, Richard Ruback, and Peter Tufano, eds. Teaching Manual to accompany Case Problems in Finance. 12th ed. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2005. View Details
- Kester, W. Carl, Richard Ruback, and Peter Tufano, eds. Case Problems in Finance. 12th ed. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2004. View Details
- Kester, W. C., W. E. Fruhan Jr., T. R. Piper and R. S. Ruback, eds. Case Problems in Finance. 11th ed. Irwin, 1997. View Details
- Fruhan, W. E., Jr., W. C. Kester, S. P. Mason, T. R. Piper and R. S. Ruback, eds. Case Problems in Finance. 10th ed. Irwin, 1992. View Details
- Fruhan, W. E., Jr., W. C. Kester, S. P. Mason, T. R. Piper and R. S. Ruback, eds. Teacher's Manual for Case Problems in Finance. 10th ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1992. View Details
- Journal Articles
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- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 1 (January–February 2017): 149–153. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "An Economic View of the Market for Corporate Control." Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 9, no. 3 (May–August 1984): 613–625. View Details
- Gilson, S. C., E. S. Hotchkiss, and R. S. Ruback. "Valuation of Bankrupt Firms." Review of Financial Studies 13, no. 1 (Spring 2000): 43–74. (Abridged version reprinted in The Journal of Corporate Renewal 13, no. 7 (July 2000)) View Details
- Healy, Paul M., Krishna G. Palepu, and Richard S. Ruback. "Which Takeovers are Profitable: Strategic or Financial?" MIT Sloan Management Review 38, no. 4 (summer 1997): 45–57. View Details
- Kaplan, S. N., and R. S. Ruback. "The Market Pricing of Cash Flow Forecasts: Discounted Cash Flow vs. the Method of Comparables." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 8, no. 4 (winter 1996): 45–60. View Details
- Kaplan, S. N., and R. S. Ruback. "The Valuation of Cash Flow Forecasts: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Finance 50, no. 4 (September 1995). View Details
- Healy, Paul M., Krishna G. Palepu, and Richard S. Ruback. "Does Corporate Performance Improve after Mergers?" Journal of Financial Economics 31, no. 2 (April 1992): 135–175. View Details
- Ruback, R. S., and W. Mikkelson. "Targeted Repurchases and Common Stock Returns." RAND Journal of Economics 22, no. 4 (Winter 1991): 544–561. View Details
- Jensen, Michael C., and Richard S. Ruback. "The Structure and Governance of Enterprise.", edited by Michael C. Jensen and Richard S. Ruback. Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990). View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "Coercive Dual Class Exchange Offers." Journal of Financial Economics 20 (January–March 1988): 153–173. View Details
- Baldwin, Carliss Y., and R. S. Ruback. "Inflation, Uncertainty and Investment." Journal of Finance 41, no. 3 (July 1986): 657–668. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "Calculating the Market Value of Riskless Cash Flows." Journal of Financial Economics 15, no. 3 (March 1986): 323–339. View Details
- Mikkelson, W., and R. S. Ruback. "An Empirical Analysis of the Interfirm Equity Investment Process." Journal of Financial Economics 14, no. 4 (December 1985): 523–553. View Details
- Ruback, R. S., and W. Mikkelson. "Takeovers and Managerial Compensation: A Discussion." Journal of Accounting & Economics 7, nos. 1-3 (April 1985): 233–238. View Details
- Zimmerman, M. B., and R. S. Ruback. "Unionization and Profitability: Evidence from the Capital Market." Journal of Political Economy 92, no. 6 (December 1984): 1134–1157. View Details
- Mikkelson, W., and R. S. Ruback. "Corporate Investments in Common Stock." Seminar on the Analysis of Security Prices, Proceedings 29, no. 2 (November 1984): 179–209. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "The Cities Service Takeover: A Case Study." Journal of Finance 38, no. 2 (May 1983): 319–330. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions." Journal of Financial Economics 11, nos. 1-4 (April 1983): 141–153. View Details
- Jensen, M. C., and R. S. Ruback. "The Market for Corporate Control: The Scientific Evidence." Journal of Financial Economics 11, nos. 1-4 (April 1983): 5–50. (Reprinted in The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance, edited by M.C. Jensen and C. W. Smith. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984.) View Details
- French, K., G. W. Schwert, and R. S. Ruback. "Effects of Nominal Contracting on Stock Returns." Journal of Political Economy 91, no. 1 (February 1983): 70–96. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions." Seminar on the Analysis of Security Prices, Proceedings 27, no. 1 (May 1982): 251–270. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "The Effect of Discretionary Price Control Decisions on Equity Values." Journal of Financial Economics 10, no. 1 (March 1982): 83–105. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns." MIT Sloan Management Review 23, no. 2 (winter 1982): 13–33. View Details
- French, K., G. W. Schwert, and R. S. Ruback. "Effects of Nominal Contracting on Stock Returns." Seminar on the Analysis of Security Prices, Proceedings 5, no. 2 (November 1981): 1–36. View Details
- Dodd, P., and R. S. Ruback. "Tender Offers and Stockholder Returns: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Financial Economics 5, no. 3 (December 1977): 351–373. View Details
- Book Chapters
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- Baker, Malcolm, Richard Ruback, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Behavioral Corporate Finance: A Survey." In The Handbook of Corporate Finance, Volume 1: Empirical Corporate Finance, edited by Espen Eckbo. New York: Elsevier/North-Holland, 2007. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "Do Target Shareholders Lose in Unsuccessul Control Contests?" In Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences, edited by A. J. Auerback. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "An Overview of Takeover Defenses." In Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by A. J. Auerback. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns." In The Law and Finance of Corporate Acquisitions, edited by Ronald J. Gilson. Mineola, NY: Foundation Press, 1986. View Details
- Working Papers
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- Ruback, Richard S. "Valuation When Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-036, October 2010. View Details
- Gilson, Stuart C., Edith Hotchkiss, and Richard Ruback. "Valuation of Bankrupt Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-064, December 1998. View Details
- Myers, S. C., and R. S. Ruback. "A Discounting Rule for Risky Assets." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 2219, April 1987. View Details
- Cases and Teaching Materials
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- Yudkoff, Royce, and Richard S. Ruback. "Legacy Partners." Harvard Business School Case 223-092, May 2023. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-708, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-710, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "National Public Broadcasting (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-706, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Fail Safe Testing, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-750, July 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Fail Safe Testing, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-749, July 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Zeswitz Music (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-748, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Zeswitz Music (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-747, June 2024. View Details
- Greenwood, Robin, Richard Ruback, Justin Katz, and Robert Ialenti. "President Biden's Industrial Policy." Harvard Business School Case 224-050, January 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-716, July 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-715, July 2024. View Details
- Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, and Robert Ialenti. "Social Finance: Driving Accountability." Harvard Business School Case 224-043, October 2023. View Details
- Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, and Gil Highet. "Natural Gas in New England." Harvard Business School Case 223-094, May 2023. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-724, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-723, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. " DRSi (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-718, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. " DRSi (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-717, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Legacy Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-726, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Legacy Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-725, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "gWorks (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-722, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "gWorks (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-721, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-720, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-719, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Matthew Preble, Ruth Page, and Dave Habeeb. "Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 224-735, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-707, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-709, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "National Public Broadcasting (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-705, September 2024. View Details
- Pananos, Jason, David Rosner, Richard S. Ruback, and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital." Harvard Business School Case 223-012, August 2022. (Revised July 2023.) View Details
- Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, Robert Ialenti, and Tom Quinn. "Rent Control in Boston, Again?" Harvard Business School Case 223-083, June 2023. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding." Harvard Business School Case 223-002, August 2022. View Details
- Coval, Joshua D., Richard S. Ruback, and Christopher Diak. "Managing Pain in the Midst of an Opioid Epidemic." Harvard Business School Case 223-041, December 2022. View Details
- Coval, Joshua D., Richard S. Ruback, and Christopher Diak. "Rooted in Roxbury: Race and Equity in the Boston Cannabis Industry." Harvard Business School Case 223-024, August 2022. (Revised May 2023.) View Details
- Coval, Joshua D., and Richard S. Ruback. "Max's Journey." Harvard Business School Case 223-008, August 2022. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 222-722, May 2022. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "What's Next." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 222-709, May 2022. View Details
- Pananos, Jason, Jay Davis, Richard Ruback, and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake and the Rise of Professional Capital in Search Funds." Harvard Business School Case 222-015, September 2021. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Marco Di Maggio, Dave Habeeb, and Ruth Page. "Lupoli Companies: Riverwalk - Making an Impact." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 223-707, January 2023. (Click here to access this case.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "DRSi." Harvard Business School Case 222-041, October 2021. (Revised November 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Sarah Livick-Moses. "Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: Brian's Journey." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 221-703, November 2022. (Click here to access this case.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Helena Divišová." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 222-703, September 2021. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Systems Design West (A) and (B) Case Supplements." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 222-705, September 2021. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "gWorks." Harvard Business School Case 220-093, June 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Talismark." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-092, May 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Baskits Inc." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-086, May 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Chem-Ecol." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-084, May 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Cambridge Franchise Partners." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-082, April 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce G. Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Executive Compensation at Talent Partners." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-081, April 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Helena Divišová." Harvard Business School Case 220-020, August 2019. (Revised November 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Systems Design West." Harvard Business School Case 220-004, August 2019. (Revised October 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Baskits." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-709, March 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Peak Investment Capital." Harvard Business School Case 219-061, November 2018. (Revised January 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Lind Equipment." Harvard Business School Case 212-012, August 2011. (Revised November 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Adaptive Engineering, LLC." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-727, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Next Street, LLC." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-723, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Fail Safe Testing, Inc." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-714, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "MC Tool." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-718, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Capitol Digital." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-702, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-711, December 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-708, December 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-703, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-716, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Gemini Investors." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-715, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Cambridge Franchise Partners." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-724, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Cambridge Franchise Partners." Harvard Business School Case 217-082, May 2017. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Gemini Investors." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 219-002, September 2018. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "MC Tool." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 219-004, July 2018. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Next Street, LLC." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 219-003, July 2018. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Home Nursing of North Carolina." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 218-709, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 218-745, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "ALAC International." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-131, June 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Home Nursing of North Carolina." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-130, June 2018. (Revised February 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-123, June 2018. (Revised February 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-122, May 2018. (Revised February 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Lind Equipment." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-119, May 2018. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-120, May 2018. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 218-741, April 2018. (Revised May 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process." Harvard Business School Case 212-006, July 2011. (Revised September 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Capitol Digital." Harvard Business School Case 218-019, August 2017. (Revised November 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company." Harvard Business School Case 211-091, March 2011. (Revised March 2017.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Case 217-018, September 2016. (Revised November 2016.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Baskits Inc." Harvard Business School Case 217-001, August 2016. (Revised November 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Fail Safe Testing, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 215-030, November 2014. (Revised November 2017.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "MC Tool." Harvard Business School Case 213-013, July 2012. (Revised June 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Citywide Building Services." Harvard Business School Case 215-031, November 2014. View Details
- Ruback, Richard, Royce Yudkoff, and Lisa Paige. "Red Hen Baking Company." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 214-043, October 2013. (Revised February 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Roxbury Technology Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 213-029, September 2012. (Revised December 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-028, September 2012. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-032, July 2012. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Home Nursing of North Carolina." Harvard Business School Case 212-120, June 2012. (Revised October 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Brennan Warranty Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 212-075, May 2012. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Penn Warranty Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 212-007, September 2011. (Revised from original August 2011 version.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Executive Compensation at Talent Partners." Harvard Business School Case 211-073, January 2011. (Revised April 2020.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "HCA, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 212-052, January 2012. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "HCA, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 207-076, November 2006. (Revised December 2011.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "HCA, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 208-070, October 2007. (Revised December 2011.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Gemini Investors." Harvard Business School Case 211-066, February 2011. (Revised August 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Adaptive Engineering, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 212-010, August 2011. (Revised November 2017.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "National Public Broadcasting." Harvard Business School Case 211-058, January 2011. (Revised July 2012.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods." Harvard Business School Case 211-085, February 2011. (Revised February 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Marlin & Associates and the Sale of Riverview Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 211-083, February 2011. (Revised May 2011.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Triple Point Technology." Harvard Business School Case 211-057, December 2010. (Revised January 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Talismark." Harvard Business School Case 211-097, April 2011. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Next Street, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 211-094, March 2011. (Revised June 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Businesses for Sale by Briggs Capital, 2010." Harvard Business School Case 211-088, February 2011. (Revised June 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "ALAC International." Harvard Business School Case 211-065, February 2011. (Revised October 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Leslie Pierson. "Clear Channel 2006." Harvard Business School Case 208-083, November 2007. (Revised March 2009.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "The Restructuring of Daiei." Harvard Business School Case 209-060, November 2008. (Revised January 2009.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "DW Healthcare Partners." Harvard Business School Case 208-005, October 2007. (Revised August 2008.) View Details
- El-Hage, Nabil N., Richard S. Ruback, and Leslie Pierson. "ABRY Fund V." Harvard Business School Case 208-027, July 2007. (Revised March 2008.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Clearwire Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 207-065, October 2006. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "RJR Nabisco." Harvard Business School Case 289-056, May 1989. (Revised August 2006.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Peter Tufano. "Sampa Video, Inc. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 204-125, February 2004. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Julia Stevens. "Carol Brewer's Investments." Harvard Business School Case 204-017, July 2003. (Revised January 2004.) View Details
- Baker, Malcolm P., Richard S. Ruback, Erik Stafford, and Kathleen Luchs. "Giant Cinema." Harvard Business School Case 204-052, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Aldo Sesia. "Dell's Working Capital." Harvard Business School Case 201-029, August 2000. (Revised December 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Eskimo Pie Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 202-037, September 2001. (Revised December 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Sudhakar Balachandran, and Aldo Sesia. "Whirlpool Europe." Harvard Business School Case 202-017, November 2001. (Revised December 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Whirlpool Europe, TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-124, May 2002. (Revised December 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Kathleen Luchs. "Managing a 401(k) Fund." Harvard Business School Case 204-077, October 2003. (Revised December 2003.) View Details
- Baker, Malcolm P., and Richard S. Ruback. "Pharmacyclics: Financing Research and Development (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 204-012, August 2003. View Details
- Baker, Malcolm P., Richard S. Ruback, and Aldo Sesia. "Pharmacyclics: Financing Research & Development." Harvard Business School Case 201-056, January 2001. (Revised July 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Pauline M Fischer. "Radio One, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 201-025, September 2000. (Revised May 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and David B Krieger. "Merck & Company: Evaluating a Drug Licensing Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 201-023, October 2000. (Revised March 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Health Development Corporation TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 201-030, August 2000. (Revised January 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Eskimo Pie Corporation TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 297-073, January 1997. (Revised January 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Health Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 200-049, May 2000. (Revised January 2003.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Radio One Inc." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 201-706, October 2000. (Revised May 2002.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Whirlpool Europe." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 202-711, November 2001. (Revised May 2002.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Radio One Inc. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 201-027, April 2001. (Revised February 2002.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Eskimo Pie Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 202-701, September 2001. (Revised December 2001.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Kathleen Luchs. "Tree Values TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-018, September 2001. (Revised October 2001.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Aldo Sesia. "Merck & Company: Evaluating A Drug Licensing Opportunity TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-001, September 2001. (Revised October 2001.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Eskimo Pie Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 293-084, November 1992. (Revised August 2001.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Merck & Company: Evaluating a Drug Licensing Opportunity." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 201-707, June 2001. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Julia Stevens. "Health Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 201-702, September 2000. (Revised April 2001.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Pharmacyclics: Financing Research and Development." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 201-716, January 2001. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Kathleen Luchs. "Tree Values." Harvard Business School Case 201-031, October 2000. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Tree Values." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 201-710, October 2000. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Indra Reinbergs. "Be Our Guest, Inc." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 201-701, September 2000. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Roy Burstin. "Kochman, Reidt + Haigh, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-056, December 1993. (Revised June 2000.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 289-047, March 1989. (Revised April 1998.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Case 298-101, February 1998. (Revised March 1998.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corp.: The Cost of Capital, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-048, March 1989. (Revised February 1998.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-081, February 1998. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 291-038, April 1991. (Revised December 1997.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and William DeWitt. "Chrysler Takeover Attempt, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-078, February 1996. (Revised September 1996.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Introduction to Cash Flow Valuation Methods." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-155, May 1995. (Revised October 1995.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "A Note on Capital Cash Flow Valuation." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-069, November 1994. (Revised January 1995.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 289-045, March 1989. (Revised October 1994.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 291-039, April 1991. (Revised July 1994.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 292-004, November 1991. (Revised December 1993.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-046, March 1989. (Revised January 1992.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "RJR Nabisco, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-057, June 1989. (Revised January 1992.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Gulf Oil Corporation-Takeover TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 292-071, January 1992. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Congoleum Corporation (Abridged) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 292-081, January 1992. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "O.M. Scott & Sons Company TN, The." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 292-072, January 1992. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "American Telephone and Telegraph Company (1983) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 292-076, January 1992. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "MCI Communications Corporation (1983) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 292-077, January 1992. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Pioneer Petroleum Corp." Harvard Business School Case 292-011, July 1991. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Interest Rate Exercises, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 289-051, March 1989. (Revised April 1990.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S. "Interest Rate Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 289-050, March 1989. (Revised April 1990.) View Details
- Other Publications and Materials
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- McLauglin, R. M., R. S. Ruback, and H. Tehranian. "Does Corporate Quality Matter?" NBER Working Paper Series, November 2000. View Details
- Ruback, R. S. "Capital Cash Flows: A Simple Approach to Valuing Risky Cash Flows." 2000. Mimeo. View Details
- Baker, Malcolm, and R. S. Ruback. "Estimating Industry Multiples." 1999. View Details
- Research Summary
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Richard S. Ruback's research and course development focus on applied corporate finance-in particular, corporate control transactions and valuation. His research on corporate control has yielded case studies on major transactions, such as the RJR Nabisco leveraged buyout, and their consequences (examined in a three-case series on Southland Corporation, owner of the 7-Eleven convenience-store chain). It includes a study (with Paul Healy and Krishna G. Palepu) that examines the postmerger performance and determinants of the long-term financial success of large merged firms. Ruback's work on valuation has produced a series of cases that highlight effective valuation tools and the consequences of their use. It includes a study (with Steven Kaplan) of how cash flow forecasts are valued in capital markets.