International Cost Of Capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 2024
Case

Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO

By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc

In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details

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14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

accountability of financial reporting practice in the broader capital market system, he explains. "We can use some of the insights of these... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The New CEO’s Wrong Message

calendar became a bottleneck, and organizational decision making virtually ground to a halt. For a while, the CEO was oblivious to the high cost of his intrusive approach. As an outsider new to the company,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?

but you really need to reimagine what the right customer experience is and what the right cost base is to make this capital efficient for shareholders. Best Buy is a good example. Best Buy has taken most... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

04 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

and a vulnerable position in the labor market. External focus makes them more "portable" in terms of making a positive move, but can cause problems if they want to progress within their own organization, because you need a solid... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

16 Aug 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers

financial projections for the firm. Profitability analysis begins with calculating the revenue the firm will generate from sales of its products. Then, an analysis of variable and fixed View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

HRA-Public Option combination, employers that are now compelled to continually raise out-of-pocket expenses to employees to control health care costs will no longer be caught in the middle between the complaints View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

04 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now

Drbouz In June 2016, I gave a TED Talk called We Need Nuclear Power to Solve Climate Change. The talk discussed the world’s realistic options for reducing fossil CO2 emissions soon enough to contain climate change’s more severe effects. To my surprise, that talk has... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Green Technology

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

opportunities that they did have. The relative inflexibility has crept in since the 1970s—and not just for reasons internal to the company. The second reason is that they had the human capital, knowledge, and skills to take advantage... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

this policy be designed not just to meet Utilitarian goals but also to align with the principle of Equal Sacrifice. The principle of Equal Sacrifice declares that the goal of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

20 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?

scale very well, and it costs nearly as much to serve the ten millionth member as the millionth. Little networks like LiveJournal exist, but they don't grow into Facebook any more than beetles grow to the size View Details

Keywords: Re: John A. Deighton & Sunil Gupta; Publishing; Financial Services

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

around seventy months in 2002. The length of time it takes to develop a drug is obviously a major driver of the cost of developing the drug,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

05 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues

under intense operational pressure is nearly impossible. In addition, the heavy burden of compliance with government regulations and internal corporate requirements is taking a toll on people, limiting their... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

awareness of cybersecurity issues. Combined with the ability to block ads, the growing costs of acquiring customers online, the experience of... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

Indeed, many of the leaders we've celebrated over the last decade or two made their organizations competitive by instituting fairly linear improvements, such as reengineering, supply chain management, enhanced customer responsiveness, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

large, dispersed buying company. Without these statements, it's easy for the seller not to receive full credit for its value delivered. Conversely, a useful internal tool is what some firms call the "offering tracking system,"... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

05 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

founders faced new internal and external pressures; particularly worrisome was the entry of auction giants Christie's and Sotheby's into the market. The Vaziranis' main challenge now is to consolidate their... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

infrastructure make a case in point. The exorbitant cost of new structures, the limited number of opportunities for post-Games usage, and even the sometimes questionable... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

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