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  • October 2011 (Revised January 2012)
  • Case

LinkedIn Corporation

By: Francois Brochet and James Weber
The case is set at the end of the first public trading day of LinkedIn, an online professional network company. It provides information on the company's business model, financial statements, competitive landscape, and IPO terms, to help the reader critically assess the... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Growth and Development; Earnings Management; Risk Management; Valuation; SWOT Analysis; Emerging Markets; Business Model; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Web Services Industry
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  • January 2011
  • Case

The Risk-Reward Framework at Morgan Stanley Research

By: Suraj Srinivasan and David Lane
The case describes the Risk-Reward framework that Morgan Stanley analysts use as a systematic approach to communicate a broader range of fundamental insights about a company rather than the traditional single point estimates. The goal of the framework is to focus the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Forecasting and Prediction; Equity; Framework; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk Management; Business Processes; Research; Valuation
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    Howard H. Stevenson

    Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

    Keywords: broadcasting; communications; computer; construction; financial services; forest products; health care; high technology; industrial goods; insurance industry; investment banking industry; manufacturing; paper; professional services; real estate; service industry; software; venture capital industry
    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    Heterogeneous Beliefs and Stock Market Fluctuations

    By: Odhrain McCarthy and Sebastian Hillenbrand
    This paper examines the role of heterogeneous investor beliefs in explaining stock market puzzles. Using survey data, we show that individual investors and investment professionals, such as equity analysts and strategists, form distinct beliefs. These groups rely on... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Markets; Valuation; Stocks; Asset Pricing; Investment; Behavioral Finance
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    • Web

    Finance - Faculty & Research

    return variation, with the beliefs of both individual investors and investment professionals having large independent explanatory power. We show that a heterogeneous-investor model, in which some investors overreact to past fundamentals... View Details
    • Web

    Finance - Faculty & Research

    excessive movements in stock prices – researchers often study movements in valuation ratios. However, we demonstrate that movements in valuation ratios based on fundamental... View Details
    • 28 May 2024
    • In Practice

    Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

    need to get to breakeven and to deal with unreasonable valuation expectations of the last several years. That being said, my research and research by others has shown that venture capital and startup market slowdowns are opportune times... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 09 Nov 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: November 9, 2010

    conclusion and conventional practical understanding of these politics are both wrong. The roots of this realpolitik cannot be found in realist theory. Europe's realpolitik has, instead, fundamentally commercial and ideational origins.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Research Summary

    Research

    The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

    • June 2025
    • Case

    Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
    On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail Resorts, the world’s largest ski resort operator. In his letter, and the 88-slide presentation that accompanied his... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Finance; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Governance; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Leading Change; Valuation; Investment Activism; Climate Change; Management Succession; Financial Management; Risk Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Travel Industry; United States; Australia; Canada
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    • 22 Sep 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: September 22

    attributes in online search interfaces changes the valuations of those attributes—and impacts subsequent choice—such that attributes that are displayed as separate categories tend to receive greater decision weight than attributes grouped... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

    This course is part of the Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Financial Accounting ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Financial Accounting $1,850 Next 8-week session starts July 23rd Enroll Now In this... View Details
    • 07 Feb 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: February 7

    appetite for social media companies, LinkedIn is the lamp bearer among U.S. companies in that industry that are considering tapping into public markets. The case can serve to illustrate the challenges of valuing an early-stage high-growth company with a great deal of... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

    his letter, the activist investor criticized the firm’s strategy, leadership, and financial performance. In fact, he was calling for fundamental change: replacing the CEO, CFO, and board chair; changing the firm’s capital allocation... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Thinking Ahead

    As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously?... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
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    Academics - Health Care

    of the lifecycle. Course Catalog Listing Transforming Health Care Delivery: Field Course This course is appropriate for students interested in understanding the fundamental improvement challenges facing the health care sector and... View Details
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    Leadership - Faculty & Research

    that accompanied his letter, the activist investor criticized the firm’s strategy, leadership, and financial performance. In fact, he was calling for fundamental change: replacing the CEO, CFO, and board chair; changing the firm’s capital... View Details
    • 01 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

    address any one of these challenges can cause the restructuring to fail. Having A Business Purpose Restructuring is more likely to be successful when managers first understand the fundamental business/strategic problem or opportunity that... View Details
    Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
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    Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

    fundamental differences between accounting and finance, and examine the use of cash as a measurement of value creation. Highlights What Is Cash Our First Measure of Cash Cash Conversion Cycle Hon Hai Sharp Show Hide Details Concepts What... View Details
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    Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

    Module 3 Hedge Funds Learn key elements of hedge funds, including fee structure and sources of risk and value, and understand and assess types of arbitrage and strategies. Highlights Long Short Strategy The Pitfalls of TCI's Approach View Details