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The Shiny Penny: How to Maximize the M&A Value of your Company

Angel investor Steve Kirschner explains how to maximize the M&A valuation of your company heading into a private sale.

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How Mission-Driven Companies Create Long-Term Shareholder Value

By: William W. George
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Business Ventures; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value
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George, William W. "How Mission-Driven Companies Create Long-Term Shareholder Value." Academy of Management Executive 15, no. 4 (November 2001).
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Shareholder View vs Stakeholder View of a Firm: A Review

By: Shashank Shah and A. Sudir Bhaskar
Keywords: Shareholder Value; Stakeholder Management; Literature Review; India
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Shah, Shashank, and A. Sudir Bhaskar. "Shareholder View vs Stakeholder View of a Firm: A Review." Paradigm 11, no. 2 (July 2007): 67–76.
  • 2021
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Shareholder Activism and Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks

By: Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel and Kala Viswanathan
This paper examines whether—in the absence of mandated disclosure requirements—shareholder activism can elicit greater disclosure of firms’ exposure to climate change risks. We find that environmental shareholder activism increases the voluntary disclosure of climate... View Details
Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Climate Risk; Corporate Accountability; Climate Change; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Flammer, Caroline, Michael W. Toffel, and Kala Viswanathan. "Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-049, October 2019. (Revised March 2021.)
  • 07 Feb 2018
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Julie Battilana says it’s time to understand how to maximize social value

  • July 1997
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Ford Motor Company: Maximizing the Business Value of Web Technologies

One of the largest companies in the world decides to aggressively deploy Web technology and must manage and support the new technology. A discussion of infrastructure renewal, application development, extranets, and content management is included. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
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Austin, Robert D., and Mark J. Cotteleer. "Ford Motor Company: Maximizing the Business Value of Web Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 198-006, July 1997.

    Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy Drive Shareholder Value

    This case analyzes the creation, loss, and attempted re-creation of competitive advantage. At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States-it's growth and profit margins far exceeded rates at peer... View Details
    • December 2021 (Revised May 2025)
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    Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
    At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States—its growth and profit margins far exceeded both peer retailers in the home goods market as well as many other discount retailers. But in 2014, its stock price peaked,... View Details
    Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Diversification; Corporate Governance; Leading Change; Performance Evaluation; Valuation; Investment Activism; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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    Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value." Harvard Business School Case 722-408, December 2021. (Revised May 2025.)
    • 19 Aug 2019
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    Shareholder Value Is No Longer Everything, Top C.E.O.s Say

    • 2012
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    Finding the God Particle of the Sustainability Business Case: Greener Pastures for Shareholder Value

    By: Marc L Bertoneche and Cornis van der Lugt
    The start of the 2000s saw a flurry of international publications on "the business case" for sustainability, seeking to map out the returns on investment and to differentiate recommended actions from cases of corporate philanthropy. Reports by business organisations... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Environmental Sustainability
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    Bertoneche, Marc L., and Cornis van der Lugt. "Finding the God Particle of the Sustainability Business Case: Greener Pastures for Shareholder Value." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-072, February 2013.
    • 19 Jul 2017
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    Making Sense Of Shareholder Value: 'The World's Dumbest Idea'

    • 09 Feb 2018
    • News

    No Time For Complacency For U.S. Banks - Aggressive Technology Use Can Create Real Shareholder Value

    • November 2015 (Revised October 2017)
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    Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy

    By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman and Sarah McAra
    This case considers Nestlé’s creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability... View Details
    Keywords: Shared Value; Health And Wellness; Nutrition; Health; Labor; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Operations; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland; Europe; Africa; Latin America; North America; Asia
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    Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman, and Sarah McAra. "Nestlé's Creating Shared Value Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 716-422, November 2015. (Revised October 2017.)
    • May 2025
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    Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
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    Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 725-434, May 2025.
    • December 2021
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    Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value

    By: Benjamin C. Esty
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    Esty, Benjamin C. "Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 722-855, December 2021.
    • 09 Aug 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues

    Keywords: by Jody Grewal, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon
    • 20 May 2008
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    Harvard Business School Introduces Executive Education Program on Maximizing the Value of Intellectual Property

    • December 2024
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    Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement

    By: Aiyesha Dey, Austin Starkweather and Joshua White
    We study how Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) affect firms’ engagement with shareholders. Our analyses exploit a quasi-natural experiment using say-on-pay voting outcomes near a threshold that triggers ISS to review engagement activities. Firms receiving ISS... View Details
    Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Voting
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    Dey, Aiyesha, Austin Starkweather, and Joshua White. "Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement." Review of Financial Studies 37, no. 12 (December 2024): 3877–3931.
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    Levitz Furniture: A Case History in the Creation and Destruction of Shareholder Value

    By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
    Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Consumer Products Industry
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    Fruhan, W. E., Jr. "Levitz Furniture: A Case History in the Creation and Destruction of Shareholder Value." Financial Analysts Journal (March–April 1980).
    • March 2020 (Revised March 2024)
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    CIAM: Home-Grown Shareholder Activism in France

    By: Charles C.Y. Wang, Tonia Labruyere and Vincent Dessain
    The case discusses the strategy of CIAM, a French activist investment firm, involved in a case of a buy-out of minority shareholders in the telecommunications sector. Altice NV, an international telecommunications company based in the Netherlands that owned more than... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Private Equity; Strategy; Valuation; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; France
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    Wang, Charles C.Y., Tonia Labruyere, and Vincent Dessain. "CIAM: Home-Grown Shareholder Activism in France." Harvard Business School Case 120-072, March 2020. (Revised March 2024.)
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