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- January 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Background Note
A Note on Valuation in Entrepreneurial Ventures
By: Paul A. Gompers
Discusses various valuation methodologies for analyzing entrepreneurial firms. Gives a description of the methodologies and describes when each method is appropriate. View Details
Gompers, Paul A. "A Note on Valuation in Entrepreneurial Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-082, January 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- December 2012
- Case
Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
In October 2011, noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital delivered a presentation at an investors' conference analyzing the business and accounting quality weaknesses of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Until then Green Mountain had exhibited rapid... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Fraud; Accounting Quality; Accounting Red Flags; Accounting Restatements; Accounting Scandal; Accounting Information; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysts; Financial Analysis; Financial Intermediaries; Hedge Funds; Financial Ratios; Financial Statement Analysis; Valuation Methodologies; Earnings Quality; Accounting; Quality; Earnings Management; Valuation; Crime and Corruption; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Reporting; Investment Funds; Financial Statements; Food and Beverage Industry
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Michael Norris. "Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 113-035, December 2012.
- August 1998 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Describes how 3M Corp. introduces and learns a new and innovative methodology called Lead User research to understand future customer and market needs. A team from 3M's Medical-Surgical Markets Division applies the Lead User methodology to the field of surgical... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Managerial Roles; Marketing Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Market Timing; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Business Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-012, August 1998. (Revised July 2002.)
- December 2003 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES
By: Mihir A. Desai and Douglas Kurt Schillinger
With electricity generating businesses around the world, AES Corp. is seeking a methodology for calculating the cost of capital for its various businesses and potential projects. In the past, AES used the same cost of capital for all of its capital budgeting, but the... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Risk Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry; South America
Desai, Mihir A., and Douglas Kurt Schillinger. "Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES." Harvard Business School Case 204-109, December 2003. (Revised October 2006.)
- June 1992 (Revised September 2004)
- Background Note
Introduction to Accounting Records
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
An introduction to the vocabulary and methodology of bookkeeping and accounting records. View Details
Keywords: Accounting
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Introduction to Accounting Records." Harvard Business School Background Note 192-153, June 1992. (Revised September 2004.)
- June 2023
- Case
Barton Malow: Building From the Top-Down
By: Hise O. Gibson and Alicia Dadlani
In 2023, Detroit-based Barton Malow completed the first high-rise building in the U.S. built from the top-down using LIFTbuild, a patented methodology that aimed to make construction safer and more efficient. By completing building work at ground level and then... View Details
Gibson, Hise O., and Alicia Dadlani. "Barton Malow: Building From the Top-Down." Harvard Business School Case 623-060, June 2023.
- November 1994 (Revised October 2011)
- Background Note
Innovation: A Customer-Driven Approach
By: Marco Iansiti, Thomas J. Kosnik and Ellen Stein
Provides a selection of methodologies for the investigation of user needs, concept development, and product design. View Details
Iansiti, Marco, Thomas J. Kosnik, and Ellen Stein. "Innovation: A Customer-Driven Approach." Harvard Business School Background Note 695-016, November 1994. (Revised October 2011.)
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
Drawing on lessons from the battlefield is common practice for business leaders seeking tested strategies to succeed against adversity. Today, the battle against COVID-19, an invisible enemy, feels to many observers like a military engagement. Readers familiar with... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- January 1996
- Background Note
Brand Valuation Methodology: A Simple Example
By: Alvin J. Silk
Provides a simple illustration of a methodology for making a financial evaluation of a brand. View Details
Silk, Alvin J. "Brand Valuation Methodology: A Simple Example." Harvard Business School Background Note 596-092, January 1996.
- Forthcoming
- Article
Branch-and-Price for Prescriptive Contagion Analytics
By: Alexandre Jacquillat, Michael Lingzhi Li, Martin Ramé and Kai Wang
Contagion models are ubiquitous in epidemiology, social sciences, engineering, and management. This paper formulates a prescriptive contagion analytics model where a decision maker allocates shared resources across multiple segments of a population, each governed by... View Details
Jacquillat, Alexandre, Michael Lingzhi Li, Martin Ramé, and Kai Wang. "Branch-and-Price for Prescriptive Contagion Analytics." Operations Research (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 13, 2024.)
- December 1999 (Revised November 2003)
- Background Note
Pricing: A Value-Based Approach
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents a framework for determining prices for products and services in concert with the value provided to customers. Discusses methodologies for estimating customer value. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Pricing: A Value-Based Approach." Harvard Business School Background Note 500-071, December 1999. (Revised November 2003.)
- December 2005
- Article
Understanding Firm, Physician and Consumer Choice Behavior in the Pharmaceutical Industry
This paper argues that the pharmaceutical industry represents an exciting opportunity to carry out academic research. The nature of the industry allows researchers to answer new questions, develop new methodologies for answering these questions as well as to apply... View Details
Manchanda, Puneet, Dick R. Wittink, Andrew Ching, Paris Cleanthous, Min Ding, Xiaojing J. Dong, Peter S. H. Leeflang, Sanjog Misra, Natalie Mizik, Sridhar Narayanan, Thomas J. Steenburgh, Jaap E. Wieringa, Marta Wosinska, and Ying Xie. "Understanding Firm, Physician and Consumer Choice Behavior in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Marketing Letters 16, nos. 3/4 (December 2005): 293 – 308.
- Research Summary
Making Machine Learning Models Interpretable
I work on developing various tools and methodologies which can help decision makers (e.g., doctors, managers) to better understand the predictions of machine learning models. View Details
- June 2014 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Southeastern Asset Management Challenges Buyout at Dell
By: Paul Healy, Suraj Srinivasan and Aldo Sesia
In late 2012, Michael Dell wants to take Dell Inc., the company he founded, private. Mr. Dell believes that the successful company's transformation from a personal computer (PC) manufacturer to an enterprise solutions and services provider (ESS) is dependent on going... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyout Transaction; Leveraged Recapitalization; Management Buyout; Dell, Inc.; Hedge Fund; Corporate Governance Theory; Valuation; Valuation Ratios; Valuation Methodologies; Board Of Directors; Boards Of Directors; Carl Icahn; Computer Services Industries; Proxy Contest; Proxy Battles; Proxy Fight; Proxy Advisor; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysis; Financial Ratios; Finance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Leveraged Buyouts; Computer Industry; United States
Healy, Paul, Suraj Srinivasan, and Aldo Sesia. "Southeastern Asset Management Challenges Buyout at Dell." Harvard Business School Case 114-015, June 2014. (Revised May 2017.)
- 17 Feb 2003
- Other Presentation
Swedish Clusters
A cluster analysis of the Swedish economy using the methodology developed at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness for the Cluster Mapping Project. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Swedish Clusters." Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala, Sweden, February 17, 2003.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Measuring the Cost of Corporate Water Usage
By: DG Park, George Serafeim and T. Robert Zochowski
We develop a methodology that calculates the impact that organizations have on the environment through their water consumption relating to water stress risk. Using the methodology, we derive estimates for four companies that show how assumptions on the geographic... View Details
Keywords: Water; Water Management; Environment; Sustainability; Environmental Impact; Impact-Weighted Accounts; IWAI; Organizations; Environmental Sustainability; Valuation
Park, DG, George Serafeim, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Measuring the Cost of Corporate Water Usage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-036, September 2020.
- March 1988 (Revised June 1993)
- Background Note
Leveraged Betas and the Cost of Equity
The objective is to delineate on methodology for measuring the risk associated with financial leverage and estimating its impact on the cost of equity capital. View Details
Asquith, K. Paul. "Leveraged Betas and the Cost of Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-036, March 1988. (Revised June 1993.)
- December 2010
- Article
Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia
By: Nava Ashraf, James Berry and Jesse M. Shapiro
The controversy over how much to charge for health products in the developing world rests, in part, on whether higher prices can increase use, either by targeting distribution to high-use households (a screening effect), or by stimulating use psychologically through a... View Details
Ashraf, Nava, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia." American Economic Review 100, no. 5 (December 2010): 2383–2413. (Online Appendix.)
- October 2003 (Revised April 2006)
- Background Note
Moral Reasoning: A Practical Guide for Leaders
By: Sandra J. Sucher
We encounter moral or ethical challenges in our professional lives, in our close relationships, and as members of the broader communities that we are part of. This methodology demonstrates how moral reasoning works and how it can be integrated into a problem-solving... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Moral Sensibility; Management Systems; Problems and Challenges; Civil Society or Community
Sucher, Sandra J. "Moral Reasoning: A Practical Guide for Leaders." Harvard Business School Background Note 604-054, October 2003. (Revised April 2006.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia
By: Nava Ashraf, James Berry and Jesse M. Shapiro
The controversy over whether and how much to charge for health products in the developing world rests, in part, on whether higher prices can increase use, either by targeting distribution to high-use households (a screening effect), or by stimulating use... View Details
Ashraf, Nava, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-034, December 2006. (Forthcoming, American Economic Review.)