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Turnarounds and Transformation

Resources for identifying companies in distress and analyzing their situations Examples & articles identified using Baker resources on specific turnarounds Restauraunt Brands International 2Q23 Take... Upside Top to Bottom; Multi-Year... View Details
  • 18 Jul 2018
  • Blog Post

Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East

their brands in Middle Eastern markets. There, she arrived at a crucial insight: "CPG brands were spending big on equity advertising, but they could not directly link... View Details
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Marla Malcolm Beck

into a highly-regarded brand and a destination location. Seeking faster growth, Beck recently sold the company to Macy’s for $210 million but it was not an exit strategy. The Becks will continue to run Bluemercury as an independent... View Details
  • 27 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

entrepreneurship over the next two years and beyond. The Early Days of Harlem Capital The Harlem Capital story begins well before that first day on campus. In 2015, Pierre-Jacques and Tingle first joined forces at ICV Partners, a middle-market minority owned private... View Details
  • 19 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India

Rangan brought together veterans of the retail world to share strategies for cashing in on what could be a new wave of organized retail in India. The discussion took place April 4 at the India Business Conference at HBS. Kishore Biyani launched the country's first... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products; Retail
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Approaching Business with an Artistic Eye - Global Activities 2020

point. “Global brands like Zara sell their products in the Middle East through franchisors, so garments can cost twice as much as in the United States,” he explains. “We use skilled artisans right in Lebanon—no intermediaries.” “In the... View Details
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

brands and manufacturing network, he intends to reposition the company as a branded retailer of furniture and home fashions. Just as management is poised to implement a new strategy that involves a heavy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007

  Working PapersGlobal Currency Hedging Authors:John Y. Campbell, Karine Serfaty-de Medeiros, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract This paper considers the risk management problem of an investor who holds a diversified portfolio of global View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

firm’s book equity value and compares that to its market capitalization, or market equity value. Book value is the value of a firm’s assets, including land, equipment, and patents, and minus value of... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 31 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Nov 2015
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November 10, 2015

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Under New Management: Equity Issues and the Attribution of Past Returns By: Baker, Malcolm, and Yuhai Xuan Abstract—There is a strong link between measures of stock market performance, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

A Start-Up with Giddyup

equity until I'd built something." Online sales "That's our focus, and it's made possible by our 'Fit Kit' at-home measuring system. We're now shifting to more ready-to-wear sizes, too." Best-seller "The Honcho, for about $900–$1,200.... View Details
Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
  • 14 Feb 2018
  • Blog Post

Meet HBS Leadership Fellows: Verdell Walker, Sesame Workshop

HBS, I worked as an equity research analyst at Goldman Sachs and as a strategy analyst in the advertising sales division of The Wall Street Journal. My stint in finance helped me develop my analytical and research capabilities. Working at... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 20 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 20

Industry Author: Geoffrey Jones Publication: Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2010 Abstract The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2

Abstract—Purpose-Understanding the Nobel Prize as a "true" heritage brand in a networked situation and its management challenges, especially regarding identity and reputation. Methodology-The Nobel Prize serves as an in-depth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect

decisions, but no one is singularly accountable for the results. Second, responsibility for brand equity still resides in the marketing function, yet brand View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research, February 28

company, DO & CO, growing geographically with its existing businesses while also adding new brands to its portfolio. The company had $1 billion in revenues in 2015 from its three divisions: airline catering; international event... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

here. HBSAB Hosts CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) held its 10th Annual CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable, “How Best-Selling Brands Thrive in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28

are deciding whether to refinance their home less than two years after taking out an initial mortgage and a subsequent home equity line of credit. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/209043-PDF-ENG How Institutional... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

promotion and advertising had long-run consequences on consumers' buying behavior in two ways: by influencing the brand equity and by affecting the consumers' price sensitivity. Jedidi and colleagues then... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne