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- 2013
- Working Paper
The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry
By: Albert W. Sheen and Shai Bernstein
What, if anything, do private equity firms do with businesses they acquire? We find evidence of significant operational changes in 101 restaurant chain buyouts between 2002 and 2012. Analysis of health inspections conducted for over 50,000 stores in Florida shows that... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Quality; Private Equity; Food; Management Practices and Processes; Leveraged Buyouts; Performance Efficiency; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Florida
Sheen, Albert W., and Shai Bernstein. "The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry." Working Paper, June 2013.
- Research Summary
2. Acquisitions of Industrial Units and the Evolution of Operational Performance across the Firm
Abstract: Manufacturing firms frequently expand their production capacity through the acquisition of industrial units. How are the existing units in the acquirer company affected by the acquisition of another facility? I argue that two important... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
College Programs Series: Operating Companies and the Value of an MBA
Have you ever wondered what an MBA could do to help you accomplish your personal and professional goals? Join us to hear more about why an MBA degree can be of value to students interested in working in operating companies prior to their... View Details
- November 1976
- Case
Norton Co.: Strategic Planning for Diversified Business Operations (Abridged)
By: Francis Aguilar
Aguilar, Francis. "Norton Co.: Strategic Planning for Diversified Business Operations (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 377-114, November 1976.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Dynamically Mixing Service Operations Strategies: Examples from Health Care
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
- February 1997 (Revised June 1997)
- Teaching Note
Designing, Managing and Improving Operations, Module 1: Designing, Managing and Improving Operations Processes
Provides the conceptual framework and teaching suggestions for the teaching module "Designing, Managing and Improving Operations Processes." This module is the first of three in the course "Designing, Managing and Improving Operations." View Details
- August 1995
- Case
Travelex: "The World's Largest Operator of Passenger Terminal Bureaux de Change"
By: Richard F. Meyer
Keywords: Tourism Industry
Meyer, Richard F. Travelex: "The World's Largest Operator of Passenger Terminal Bureaux de Change". Harvard Business School Case 296-015, August 1995.
- February 2013
- Teaching Note
Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations (TN)
By: William R. Kerr
- January 2002 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Postgirot Bank and Provment AB: Managing the Cost of IT Operations
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Nancy Bartlett
Describes a specific approach for measuring the efficiency of the groups of computers inside an organization and suggests ways this tool may be used to reduce the company's computing investment while maintaining service. It is a software-enabled industrial engineering... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Investment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Style; Information Technology; Applications and Software
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Nancy Bartlett. "Postgirot Bank and Provment AB: Managing the Cost of IT Operations." Harvard Business School Case 302-061, January 2002. (Revised February 2002.)
- 22 Mar 2006
- Lecture
Political Control and Operational Command: Building a Balanced Disaster Control System
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
Leonard, Dutch, and Arnold M. Howitt. "Political Control and Operational Command: Building a Balanced Disaster Control System." Lecture at the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, March 22, 2006.
- July 1997
- Article
Two New FASB Standards: Reporting Comprehensive Income and Operating Segment Disclosures
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Two New FASB Standards: Reporting Comprehensive Income and Operating Segment Disclosures." Accounting Bulletin, no. 54 (July 1997).
- June 1985
- Case
Lex Service PLC (B): The Gate Array Project--First Year of Operations
Hertenstein, Julie H. "Lex Service PLC (B): The Gate Array Project--First Year of Operations." Harvard Business School Case 185-169, June 1985.
An Operating Model for the Next Normal: Lessons from Agile Organizations in the Crisis
With Christopher Handscomb, Deepak Mahadevan, Lars Schor, Marcus Sieberer, and Suraj Srinivasan. McKinsey and Company, June 25, 2020.
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- May 2021
- Supplement
Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy — Operating the Business Model Exercise, Instructor Version
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
On a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the company has built... View Details
- April 2004
- Article
The Impact of Operational Failures on Hospital Nurses and Their Patients
By: A. L. Tucker
Tucker, A. L. "The Impact of Operational Failures on Hospital Nurses and Their Patients." Journal of Operations Management 22, no. 2 (April 2004).
- December 2012
- Supplement
Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations (CW)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and William R. Kerr
- 1995
- Chapter
Interest Allocation Rules, Financing Patterns, and the Operations of US Multinationals
By: Kenneth A. Froot and James R. Hines Jr.
Keywords: Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost of Capital; Taxation; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance
Froot, Kenneth A., and James R. Hines Jr. "Interest Allocation Rules, Financing Patterns, and the Operations of US Multinationals." Chap. 10 in The Effects of Taxation on Multinational Corporations, edited by Martin S. Feldstein, James R. Hines Jr., and G. Hubbard, 277–312. University of Chicago Press, 1995. (Also featured in The NBER Digest, November 1994. Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 4924.)
- 1995
- Chapter
The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals
By: Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost of Capital; Taxation; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance
Froot, Kenneth A. "The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals." In Taxing Multinational Corporations, edited by M. Feldstein, J. Hines, and G. Hubbard, 81–93. University of Chicago Press, 1995.
- 1995
- Chapter
The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals
By: K. Froot and J. Hines
Froot, K., and J. Hines. "The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals." In Taxing Multinational Corporations, edited by M. Feldstein, J. Hines, and G. Hubbard, 81–93. University of Chicago Press, 1995.
- 2018
- Chapter
Behavioral Empirics and Field Experiments
By: Maria Ibanez and Bradley R. Staats
As the study of behavioral operations has continued to grow, an increasing number of researchers are turning to the field (e.g., conducting observational studies or natural or field experiments) to push deeper in order to find the answers to relevant behavioral... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Operations; Empirical Operations; Empirical Operations Management; Field Experiments; Behavior; Operations; Management; Research
Ibanez, Maria, and Bradley R. Staats. "Behavioral Empirics and Field Experiments." In The Handbook of Behavioral Operations, edited by Karen Donohue, Elena Katok, and Stephen Leider, 121–148. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2018.