Option Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

millions of users and we get to make money earlier with a higher value subscription model. As we look forward, we are interested in also aligning our business model with people actually reducing emissions, not just offsetting them. So... View Details

19 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 19

negotiation have much in common. Specifically, both involve the interaction of motivated agents with distinct interests, perceptions, and values (especially in high-stakes contexts). As a result, robust strategy, creativity, and nimble... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

will be smart to unbundle the services and come out with a pricing table.” As Munyaradzi Mushato put it, “implement an authentic platform strategy where users pay, advertisers pay, and developers pay for the value they get.” Clearly,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

Washington, D.C. REASON FOR SERVING: Joining the Marine Corps was putting my personal ethos into action. Like many, I had other options after graduating college which had shorter hours and better-looking paychecks. None of these View Details

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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services

[jharvard@rhrcscli01:~]$ bjobs –l MEMORY USAGE: MAX MEM: 788 Mbytes; AVG MEM: 446 Mbytes This MAX MEM values in bold can now inform how much RAM you would ask for next time you do similar work or work with the same data. If you would like... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

pricing strategies Benchmark costs compared to competitors through relative cost analysis Apply conjoint analysis to understand what features customers value most Understand the power of network effects to drive demand Identify sources of... View Details

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

Even as COVID vaccines begin early deployment, pressure on leaders continues to mount to engage in “Big C” change: rapid course corrections through job cuts, recruiting a fresh management team, and redesigning roles and responsibilities to score quick wins. Clearing... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

for company stock, they will nonetheless receive more value than they would have had the business been shut down. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

do, measure how well we execute, and create options for doing even better—including improving DBS itself.” Cost cutting is inevitable in dire times, but the current crisis is an opportunity for an intense questioning of... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

04 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

well-regarded multi-sector leader asked to revive Wisconsin’s African-American chamber. This case study examines the lending options that a minority chamber of commerce considers when seeking to maximize View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

interest in the subject was initially stimulated by the explosive growth of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The real value of Windows, we learned, was not about the product, per se, but the applications written by independent... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

economically stressed areas where property values remain low, preferring instead to wait until someone else has taken the first-mover risk and values have begun to rise. These structurally disadvantaged... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

means closeness, and while social distancing remains important to mitigating the spread of COVID-19, psychological proximity—interpersonal trust, alignment on values and strategy, shared understanding of key facts—has never been more... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

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Course Development

By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

December 2003
Article

Expensing Stock Options: A Fair-Value Approach

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Stock Options; Value

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01 Sep 2009
News

Executive Pay: Onward & Upward

departing executives soon become common practice. 1990 To better align executive pay with shareholder returns, academics — led by HBS professor Michael Jensen — and activists urge greater use of stock options. During the bull market years ahead, stock View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

team researched the types of plastic available to them, seeking options that did the least damage to the environment. Recyclable and recycled plastic intrigued them as a relatively sustainable solution, but the team worried that it was... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

19 Jan 2022

Peek

This three day virtual program is intended for current undergraduate students who are interested in getting a peek into the MBA experience and to learn more about the value of an MBA for their personal and professional development. Peek... View Details

November 1994 (Revised November 1994)
Case

MW Petroleum Corporation (A)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall

Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business Subsidiaries; Mining; Cash Flow; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Price; Negotiation; Production; Valuation; Mining Industry