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      • January 2024
      • Supplement

      Pioneer Natural Resources: Enhancing the Capital Return Strategy with Variable Dividends

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Elisabeth Kempf and Scott Mayfield
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Elisabeth Kempf, and Scott Mayfield. "Pioneer Natural Resources: Enhancing the Capital Return Strategy with Variable Dividends." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 224-714, January 2024.
      • January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
      • Case

      Pioneer Natural Resources: Enhancing the Capital Return Strategy with Variable Dividends

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Elisabeth Kempf and E. Scott Mayfield
      In February 2021, Scott Sheffield, the CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources (an independent oil and gas company based in Texas), was considering the possibility of enhancing the firm’s capital return strategy by introducing a variable dividend tied to cash flows in... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Return; Profit; Policy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Energy Industry; United States; North America; Texas
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Elisabeth Kempf, and E. Scott Mayfield. "Pioneer Natural Resources: Enhancing the Capital Return Strategy with Variable Dividends." Harvard Business School Case 224-001, January 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
      • June 2023
      • Teaching Note

      Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A, B, C, & D)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
      Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 223-009, 223-066, 223-068, and 223-086. View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Scott Mayfield. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A, B, C, & D)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 223-087, June 2023.
      • June 2023
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      Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (D)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Scott Mayfield and Philipp Chvanov
      Analyzes the company's decision on Project Cowboy following the events described in the C Case View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Scott Mayfield, and Philipp Chvanov. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 223-086, June 2023.
      • April 2023
      • Supplement

      Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun

      By: Mark Egan and Scott Mayfield
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      Egan, Mark, and Scott Mayfield. "Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 223-714, April 2023.
      • February 2023 (Revised March 2025)
      • Case

      Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
      In July 2019, Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss was proposing a $600 million investment in a new machine to produce coated recycled board (CRB), a type of paper packaging used for consumer products (cups, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.) that utilized recycled... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 223-009, February 2023. (Revised March 2025.)
      • February 2023
      • Supplement

      Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A) Courseware

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
      In July 2019, Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss was proposing a $600 million investment in a new machine to produce coated recycled board (CRB), a type of paper packaging used for consumer products (cups, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.) that utilized recycled... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Scott Mayfield. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A) Courseware." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 223-709, February 2023.
      • February 2023 (Revised June 2023)
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      Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (B)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
      Analyzes the company’s decision on Project Cowboy following the events described in the A Case. View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 223-068, February 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
      • February 2023 (Revised June 2023)
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      Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (C)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
      Analyzes the company’s decision on Project Cowboy following the events described in the B Case. View Details
      Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 223-066, February 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
      • September 2022
      • Case

      Selling for a Song: Valuing Robert Farrell’s Music Catalog

      By: E. Scott Mayfield and Chijioke Orjiakor
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      Mayfield, E. Scott, and Chijioke Orjiakor. "Selling for a Song: Valuing Robert Farrell’s Music Catalog." Harvard Business School Case 223-029, September 2022.
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      A Better Way to Assess Managerial Performance

      By: Mihir Desai, Mark Egan and Scott Mayfield
      Total shareholder return (TSR) has become the definitive metric for gauging performance. Unlike accounting measures such as revenue growth or earnings per share that reflect the past, TSR is based on share price and thus captures investor expectations of what will... View Details
      Keywords: Total Shareholder Return; Buybacks; Core Operating Shareholder Return; Management; Operations; Performance; Measurement and Metrics
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      Desai, Mihir, Mark Egan, and Scott Mayfield. "A Better Way to Assess Managerial Performance." Harvard Business Review 100, no. 2 (March–April 2022): 134–141.
      • February 2022
      • Supplement

      SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
      As of 12/31/21, Amazon held $22 billion of equity and warrants in related companies. In fact, it often requests a free grant of warrants when it enters into a new commercial agreement with a supplier. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has gotten warrants almost 20... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Negotiation; Distribution; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Equity; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and Daniel Fisher. "SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 222-704, February 2022.
      • January 2022
      • Supplement

      Kornit Digital: The Amazon Warrants (C)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
      As of 12/31/21, Amazon held $22 billion of equity and warrants in related companies. In fact, it often requests a free grant of warrants when it enters into a new commercial agreement with a supplier. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has gotten warrants almost 20... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Negotiation; Distribution; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Equity; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and Daniel Fisher. "Kornit Digital: The Amazon Warrants (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-045, January 2022.
      • January 2022
      • Case

      SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
      As of 12/31/21, Amazon held $22 billion of equity and warrants in related companies. In fact, it often requests a free grant of warrants when it enters into a new commercial agreement with a supplier. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has gotten warrants in almost 20... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Negotiation; Distribution; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Equity; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and Daniel Fisher. "SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)." Harvard Business School Case 222-022, January 2022.
      • January 2022
      • Supplement

      SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (B)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
      A continuation of the events described in the (A) Case, “SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants,” (HBS Case No. 222-022). View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Negotiation; Distribution; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Equity; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and Daniel Fisher. "SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-033, January 2022.
      • July 2021
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      Playing the Field: Competing Bids for Anadarko Petroleum Corp

      By: E. Scott Mayfield, Daniel Green and Benjamin C. Esty
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      Mayfield, E. Scott, Daniel Green, and Benjamin C. Esty. "Playing the Field: Competing Bids for Anadarko Petroleum Corp." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 222-701, July 2021.
      • July 2021
      • Teaching Note

      Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and the Cost of Capital

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
      Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 221-006 and 221-070. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Cost of Capital; Corporate Finance; Value; Valuation; Industrial Products Industry; United States; Denmark; Republic of Ireland
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      Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and Daniel Fisher. "Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and the Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 222-019, July 2021.
      • July 2021
      • Teaching Note

      Playing the Field: Competing Bids for Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

      By: Daniel Green, E. Scott Mayfield and Benjamin C. Esty
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 220-087. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits
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      Green, Daniel, E. Scott Mayfield, and Benjamin C. Esty. "Playing the Field: Competing Bids for Anadarko Petroleum Corp." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 222-014, July 2021.
      • June 2021
      • Technical Note

      The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC): Derivation, Intuition, and Applications

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC): Derivation, Intuition, and Applications." Harvard Business School Technical Note 221-106, June 2021.
      • February 2021 (Revised June 2023)
      • Teaching Note

      Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun

      By: Mark Egan and E. Scott Mayfield
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 219-009. View Details
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      Egan, Mark, and E. Scott Mayfield. "Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 221-072, February 2021. (Revised June 2023.)
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