Publications

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May 1995
Teaching Note

Note on Valuing Equity Cash Flows (TN)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Teaching Note for (9-295-085). View Details

Keywords: Cash Flow; Valuation; Equity; Prejudice and Bias

14 Nov 2023

The Value of an MBA for STEM Majors

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 STEM major students. View Details

2007
Chapter

Microfinance: Business, Profitability, and the Creation of Social Value

By: Michael Chu

The chapter examines the development of microfinance from its NGO origins to the present stage in which it is characterized by regulated commercial institutions capable of superior financial returns. It then looks at the creation of social value under these... View Details

Keywords: Microfinance; Investment Return; Profit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Perspective; Value Creation

July 2020
Article

Intra-firm Geographic Mobility: Value Creation Mechanisms and Future Research Directions

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury

This paper argues that intra-firm geographic mobility is an understudied mechanism that can help mitigate coordination failures in a geographically distributed organization. The paper presents an organizing framework on how intra-firm geographic mobility creates value... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Geographic Location; Value Creation

2015
Article

What's so Institutional about Leadership?: Leadership Mechanisms of Value Infusion

By: Ryan Raffaelli and Mary Ann Glynn

Leaders are important social actors in organizations, centrally involved in establishing and maintaining institutional values, a view that was articulated by Philip Selznick (1957) nearly a half-century ago, but often overlooked in institutionalists' accounts. Our... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Organizations; Values and Beliefs

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01 Mar 2004
News

Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value

Innovation, a newsletter from HBS Publishing. “Barnes & Noble’s action indicates that within the publishing area, circumstances have changed, meaning that the power to capture value from a brand will increasingly shift from book... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Jan 2016
Video

Get Paid What You’re Worth: Making Your Value Visible

March 2007
Teaching Note

Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman

Keywords: Value; Food and Beverage Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Brazil

March 2025
Case

Metaphysic AI: Rethinking the Value of Human Expertise

By: Zoë B. Cullen, Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

In early 2025, Thomas Graham, CEO of Metaphysic, a leading AI generative video company confronted fundamental questions about who should control digital identity in a world where AI could perfectly recreate human likeness. Founded in 2021, Metaphysic first rose to fame... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Ethics; AI and Machine Learning; Intellectual Property; Rights; Negotiation; Value; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Technology Industry

Educators

11 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits

Is it still possible to build a career that is both morally satisfying and materially rewarding? To do well by doing good? Professionals and executives in a range of fields grapple with this question as rapid technological change and intense bottom line pressure upends... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

Web

Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

Impact Increasing Value in Care Delivery Why an MD/MBA from HBS and HMS? Tobi Ogbechie Health Minute: Measure Costs Correctly for Better Patient Outcomes Health Minute: The Impact of Gender on Clinical Outcomes More “Care Delivery”... View Details

January 2008
Article

The Value of a Broader Product Portfolio

By: Bharat Anand

The mantra "Every product must stand on its own bottom line" may no longer be the one to chant. Nowadays, broadening your portfolio can increase both your chances of a big win and the benefit your other products can get from a hit's popularity. View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Development; Expansion; Value Creation

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2000
Chapter

Value Maximization and the Corporate Objective Function

By: Michael Jensen

Keywords: Value Creation

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2009
Other Unpublished Work

Disclose the Fair Value of Complex Securities

By: Robert Kaplan, Robert C. Merton and Scott Richard

Keywords: Value; Financial Instruments; Corporate Disclosure

Product R&D at many companies is a major bottleneck. The difficulty is that fully understanding the needs of just a single customer can be an inexact and costly process--to say nothing of the needs of all customers or even groups of them. In the course of... View Details

April 2017
Supplement

Community Values and Learning Culture Agreement Supplement

By: Amy C. Edmondson

May 2015
Case

China Yintai: Developing Shared Value in China

By: Christopher Marquis, Ying Zhang and Shiyu Yang

Under the leadership of CEO and President Shen Guojun, China Yintai was increasingly committed to philanthropic initiatives. Drawing upon his experience as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Mr. Shen saw the urgent need to build bridges between business practices... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; China

Educators

Jul 2014
Conference Presentation

START Program: Value Based Health Care Delivery

By: Michael E. Porter