Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (714) Arrow Down

Show Results For

← Page 29 of 714 Results →
  • 22 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

indicators but also focus on current cash flow and performance of the small businesses using a broad array of traditional and nontraditional data sources. The new lenders generally fall into three... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services
  • 26 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 26

to adverse economic, industry, or competitive developments; require the company to devote a substantial portion of its cash flow to debt service, reducing the funds available for other purposes; limit their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

empirical analysis shows that on average, NPEs appear to behave as opportunistic “patent trolls." NPEs sue cash-rich firms—and target cash in business segments unrelated to alleged infringement at essentially the same frequency as... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 May 2019
  • News

Case Study: Building the Base

the beginning, but it gets easier. Are there any large deals to be made that could solve cash flow issues? —Johan Pensar (OPM 41, 2011) I think this is a clear example of mistaking a better product with... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 12 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

simplifying decisions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53178 Short-Termism and Capital Flows By: Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—During the period 2007–2016, S&P 500 firms... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 02 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

or more of them, you should be very concerned. Your company boasts superior performance. This means that managers get comfortable with the status quo and think that they have hit on the winning formula and don't need to seek alternatives. The generated View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 May 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

technicians, was legendary. Xerox hard-wired its success to results achieved for customers. Then the lure of improved cash flow combined with competitors' practices led to the decision to encourage machine... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • August 2014 (Revised March 2016)
  • Case

Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia
Harriett Green, the newly appointed CEO of Thomas Cook Group, faces a daunting set of business and financial challenges at the 171-year old UK travel services company. The company has lost almost £600 million in the last three quarters; has seen its stock price fall... View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Corporate Restructuring; Change Leadership; Female Ceo; Change Management; Communication Strategy; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Financial Liquidity; Financial Management; Executive Compensation; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Value Creation; Travel Industry; United Kingdom
Related
  • January 2011
  • Supplement

Matrix Capital Management (C)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Related
  • May 2017
  • Case

Pho Hoa Dorchester

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Michael Raiche and Roger Zhu
Pho Hoa is a traditional, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Dorchester, Massachusetts that opened in 1992. As he approached retirement in recent years, the founder/owner has scaled down his involvement in the day-to-day operations, leading to a number of... View Details
Keywords: Pho Hoa; Tam Le; Small Business; Restaurants; Dorchester; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; Family Business; Change Management; Transition; Diasporas; Cash Flow; Food; Employment; Wages; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Ownership Stake; Franchise Ownership; Family and Family Relationships; Food and Beverage Industry; Viet Nam; Massachusetts; Boston; Eastern United States
Related
  • 21 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

increase is largely driven by more functional specialists like CIOs or CMOs, not general managers.” “There ultimately is no such thing as effective selling that is not tied to the company’s strategic objectives” The reason for that is business is increasingly complex,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

Case Study: Sound Check

product, with a case study and clear pricing. It can be a little scary to give up the consulting revenue, which likely provides cash flow to fund the development of the productized offerings. The downside of... View Details
Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • Web

Preview the Harvard Business School Online Learning Experience

Financial Statement Templates This resource provides a primer on the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, along with templates to create them yourself. Download for Free Who will... View Details
  • 26 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

evidence to challenge a common misperception about internalization theory. The theory has often been criticized for maintaining that it assumes a hierarchically organized MNE based on knowledge flowing from the home country. This is not... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Jan 2018
  • What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

reporting on how it is allocating its residual cash flow among its stockholders and its other stakeholders." Others were less enthusiastic about the notion. "A compliance officer will not be a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 18 Dec 2019
  • News

Thinking Smart About Numbers

G. Tsimerinov, (PLDA 16, 2017) (right) and Anu Dhir (GMP 2018) (middle) “Club members enjoyed hearing about the principal-agent problem, cash flow measures signaling value, and investor capitalism,” says... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 17 Jul 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 07 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India

approach has been crucial in Log 9's ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic market. Cash Flow Formula + Competition: Lastly, our discussions touched upon the ambition for international expansion and the... View Details
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

empirical investigation of the risk of globally diversified portfolios of stocks and bonds and of optimal intertemporal global portfolio choice for long horizon investors in the presence of permanent cash View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Jun 2008
  • News

Kash Rangan

flourished as did the nation’s social enterprise organizations. Today, the United States has more than 1.4 million non-profit organizations, and they account for 5 percent of GDP. Annual contributions have grown faster than the economy for years, and experts predict an... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance