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- 15 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 15
slightly worse outcomes than non-affiliated investments, despite the targets having superior performance prior to investments. Investments during market peaks by commercial banks have significantly higher rates of bankruptcy. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
as an acute, fatal disease," Maderis concludes. Hitting the Target When human lives are at stake, the urgency involved in turning such predictions into reality goes beyond the wish to reap financial rewards from years of investment. Steve... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
lofty target of commercial space travel, where he hoped to change the New Space sector as dramatically as Amazon was changing retail. His timing was characteristically prescient, since NASA was in the process of winding down its space... View Details
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
said he has been the target of many hateful Tweets reacting to his public support of gay rights. "Whether we realize it or not, there's a cost to making these major overtures," Foxworth said. Elberse asked the players, all of... View Details
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
textbook market is another potential target for e-book disruption, especially as new devices such as the iPad add video and other immersive technologies to the mix. "If we as a society are concerned about the next generation... View Details
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
MaterialsFurman Selz LLC (A): A Tale of Two Acquisitions Harvard Business School Case 905-066 Profiles a firm that was reacquired by two companies with different degrees of success. Highlights integration challenges present in acquisition deals when the primary assets... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
demonstrated ways to ask questions in order to create specific goals. In the example of the HCZ, he advised them to define which poor children they plan to help. He went on to ask: What are the ages of the target children? Exactly what... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
recently surpassed country as the fastest-growing musical category. Rap sold more than 81 million units (CDs, tapes, and albums) last year - a 31 percent increase over 1997. With a youthful, cutting-edge visual style, Blaze embodies the vitality and wit of urban... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
World" approach into its corporate strategy. HEINEKEN had set itself ambitious 2015 and 2020 sustainability targets in six pillar areas around energy/CO2, water, sustainable sourcing, responsible consumption, community/inclusive... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
printing technology platform, ZINK Paper. The case focuses on the frameworks ZINK has used to decide which markets to target and which business partners to choose. Caswell contemplates changes to the partnership model in an effort to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
clients (i.e., those clients for whom real estate is not their core business) under a single structure, the Corporate Solutions Group, to target the profitable and growing segment of global MNCs who are outsourcing their real estate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online
valuation in the M&A process. Highlights Understanding the Value Created by Synergies Show Hide Details Concepts Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions Pursuing a Mergers and Acquisition Strategy Valuing a Target Closing the Deal... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
people while visiting 34 diverse countries—places without available medical care, where corruption and poverty have ruled, and where armed people are part of the daily scene. In the Philippines, strangers tried to kidnap me. I was robbed in India, and I have been an... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Fund's target region, Central and Eastern Europe, was changing rapidly and returns in some of the more developed regions started to resemble those generated in Western Europe. Yet, the two partners had managed to identify several projects... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
Google isn’t completely shutting down the online ad industry, says Gupta. In March, the tech giant unveiled its new cookie-alternative technology called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), a browser standard that will allow companies to View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
variability than was the case historically. Under the new policy, dividends would be tied to the company's underwriting results, its performance relative to predetermined goals, and a target payout ratio. Progressive's new policy was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
impact the long-term value of a public company. To advance its cause, the Office targeted Home Depot. In an effort to bring about change at the company, the AFL-CIO and AFSCME corresponded with Home Depot executives, staged public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
launched there four to six years after their initial U.S. launches. This gave BeiGene a window of opportunity to develop drug candidates toward known targets with known mechanisms of actions that would allow it to become first-in-class in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
argued that without this profit, businesses targeting the poor will not attract the level of investment necessary to be sustainable or scaleable across the entire BOP. According to this view, above-average profitability should be seen as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
the food and drinks industry are increasing wages, and in a concession to work-life balance, Walmart and Target even opted to close on Thanksgiving. However, in the race to retain talent, companies are also resorting to less substantive... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta