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  • 30 Nov 2018
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?

Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Energy
  • 04 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

not pursued.” To be clear, the o-Lab is not out to question the value of business consultants or CEOs. Rather, it aims to illustrate the value of the tools of business research. “If we, the HBS faculty, are... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Profile

Phoebe Peronto

candy store. You can experiment—that’s encouraged.” Making more leaps of faith Eventually, Phoebe felt “ready for a new leap to really push myself. I really enjoy being challenged and being comfortable with discomfort.” She wanted to do this in an environment “that... View Details
Keywords: Tech
  • Portrait Project

Marc Ricks

to be the type of consultant that delivers insight, honesty, and value to clients. Over time it means using my training to help improve the lives of people who cannot afford my billing rate, but whose needs are so much more significant.... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Anonymous

a killer instinct and I frequently go out on a limb, only to embarrass myself, but then laugh, rather than regret not trying. I hope to reflect the same values and ethics in every aspect of my life. I am the same person wherever I am, so... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

HBS Campaign Impact

that develops leaders of competence and character. These leaders—people who create real value for society—truly make a difference in the world. These stories demonstrate the impact of the Campaign on the School’s students, faculty, staff,... View Details
  • 12 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 12

extremely limited. Theoretically, delegation of authority is expected when locally adapted choices are most important to the overall value of the firm, when local information advantages are significant, or when the cost of processing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2010
  • Supplement

Magna International, Inc. (B)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Voting; Family Ownership; Cost; Cost vs Benefits; Stock Shares; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada
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  • November 2000
  • Case

Dean Foods

By: Ray A. Goldberg, David E. Bell, Ann Leamon and Kim Slack
After 50 years of successful growth, mostly by acquisition, Dean Foods, the nation's second-largest dairy processor, has established a division to develop and market branded products nationally. Can a $4 billion company rely on a $300 million growth vehicle? Is this... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divisions; Transition; Food; Goods and Commodities; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Product Development; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
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Related Topics - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

developed the core frameworks for competitive strategy in business, Michael Porter has continually refined, enhanced and expanded his ideas. Strategic thinking based on concepts like value and competitive advantage has transformed... View Details
  • October 1996 (Revised March 2011)
  • Background Note

Note on Valuation in Private Equity Settings, A

By: Josh Lerner and John Willinge
This note discusses several ways in which venture-backed firms can be valued, including comparables, net present value, decision-tree analysis, and the "venture capital method." View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment; Valuation
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  • June 2009
  • Teaching Note

Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital (Brief Case)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
Teaching Note for 4129 View Details
Keywords: Risk Assessment; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Capital Structure; Cash Flow
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  • January 2010
  • Case

The Future of Financial Reporting

By: Karthik Ramanna
Multimedia/video case on the SEC's work on improvements to financial reporting. Students review topical audio and video from various sources including SEC footage, and interviews with others involved, such as Bob Pozen, (past head of Fidelity and chairman of the SEC's... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Management; Performance Improvement
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  • February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
  • Module Note

Antigone: The Challenge of Right Versus Right

By: Sandra J. Sucher
A summary of the major themes discussed in the second class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Decision Choices and Conditions; Problems and Challenges
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  • February 2003 (Revised August 2004)
  • Background Note

Note on Valuation-Compensation Tradeoff in Professional Service Firm Acquisitions

By: Ashish Nanda
This case highlights the tradeoff between valuation ascribed to professionals at the time of a professional services firm (PSF) acquisition and the postacquisition compensation of these professionals. It emphasizes how a high valuation at acquisition carries with it... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Employees; Acquisition; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry
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  • 02 Jan 2018
  • Op-Ed

'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future? Austin Brown comments: Cryptocurrencies also have no inherent value in and of themselves, so the big question here is whether or not they are actually a good mechanism by which to exchange... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2017
  • HBS Case

This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly

explains Campbell, the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration. “The banks get to clean up their balance sheets, while the AMCs now assume all the risk.” Culturally, debt is seen as a source of shame and disgrace in Turkey, where a commonly held... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 04 Aug 2006
  • What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?

terms of where value is added in the supply chain . The value is created through the service of helping customers find what they want within the sea of choice . It is ironic that the Internet, which is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Jun 2024
  • News

Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade

her in building a solution? They founded Stell in 2022. Its initial product is a software platform designed to help engineers track technical specifications from the initial concept through engineering, execution, manufacturing, and deployment. Wen, who is COO, says... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

Steven Rogers

with Laura, to Columbus, Indiana, and then to Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Rogers was impressed with the emphasis on values as well as profit at Cummins, where he worked both as a customer-service supervisor and as a purchasing agent. "I... View Details
Keywords: Young, Susan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Retail Trade