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- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
our stores. While some are growing at a single-digit rate, we have registered 20% to 40% sales growth in many of our stores. Turns are up nearly 20% and profitability has improved over 90%. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
Lee, Ma, and Wang (2014) perform best, followed by peers with the highest overlap in analyst coverage, in explaining cross-sectional variations in base firms' out-of-sample (a) stock returns, (b) valuation multiples, (c) growth rates, (d)... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- April 1997
- Background Note
Note on Value Drivers
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Presents a framework for analyzing strategic decisions. Takes as given the practice of value-based management whereby managers use value as a primary criterion when making financial, strategic, or investment decisions. Through a simple valuation model, it shows how... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Equity; Financial Strategy; Investment; Profit; Framework; Growth Management; Value Creation
Esty, Benjamin C. "Note on Value Drivers." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-082, April 1997.
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
undermine ad-supported broadcasting stations, promulgated a series of regulations that retarded the growth of pay TV. As a result, early efforts to develop pay TV were unsuccessful. 5 The FCC's opposition to pay TV was consistent with a... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
Management Journal Discordant vs. Harmonious Selves: The Effects of Identity Conflict and Enhancement on Sales Performance in Employee-Customer Interactions By: Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Nancy Rothbard, and Steffanie Wilk Abstract—Across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?
developed and manage so-called "platforms" on which many innovations created by many entrepreneurs can be based. By successfully facing issues such as scope (the degree to which a "platform leader" creates and develops product complements internally... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- September 2011
- Teaching Note
Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations (TN)
Teaching Note for 311-051. View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
productivity externalities in the host country generated by foreign multinational companies. We propose a mechanism that emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling foreign direct investment (FDI) to promote growth through... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
reviewed and directions for further research are discussed. How Concentrated Is the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality? Authors:Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III Publication:Journal of Current Issues and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy
are in the midst of what is often described as a gold rush. Is there any danger that firms will fly so high that they may spin out of control? A: The book is built around a number of the tensions that are inherent in all businesses — View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert Simons
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
Cases & Course Materials"Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg (Abridged) Garvin and Michael NorrisHarvard Business School Case 313-023 In late spring 2009, Stroz Friedberg co-presidents Edward Stroz and Eric Friedberg had to set View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
in NHW, raised profit margins, continued strong growth, and differentiated the firm. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311119-PDF-ENG Procter & Gamble: Marketing Capabilities Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
so the happiness gains that they experience, whilst not permanent, can still be relatively long-lasting. Finally we study a cross section of nations in 2005 from the World Gallup Poll and find that the past 45 years of economic growth... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
interview with HBS Working Knowledge's Martha Lagace, he discusses what companies should bear in mind going forward.Lagace: People often equate globalization with the idea that globally standardized products are displacing local ones. In one of your new working papers,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- What Do You Think?
Are Customer Loyalty Initiatives Worth the Investment?
Summing Up This month's column presented two views of the importance of customer loyalty management, one challenging its feasibility and long-term impact (Michael Treacy, Double Digit Growth) and one concluding that it is one of the most important drivers of View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
demand. Download working paper: http://www.nber.org/papers/w12756 The Value of a 'Free' Customer Authors:Sunil Gupta, Carl F. Mela, and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz Abstract Central to a firm's growth and marketing policy is the revenue and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
Are Uber drivers and HourlyNerd consultants independent contractors or employees? Interesting question, but the wrong one. Better to ask: Are we stifling innovation across the digital economy by forcing a simplistic choice, contractor vs.... View Details
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
the right balance between the private benefits of integrated markets and the public value of civic engagement, evidence on the size of the positive spillovers from local media is needed. To date, such evidence is scant. In this paper, we exploit the rapid View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
annualized abnormal returns of 14.1 percent while mismatched pairings saw returns of -39.8 percent. (See "The Impact of Fit.") Consider the experience of Paolo Fresco, whose success spearheading GE's growth into Europe did not... View Details
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
This note provides students with an explanation of the regulatory and tax framework for hedge funds vs. mutual funds in the U.S. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310131-PDF-ENG India: The Road to Inclusive View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace