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- 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
- 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.
- 11 Dec 2017
- News
Growing from Within
locations in the US, and counts consumer experience, increased sales, and sustainable profits among his charges. We asked him about the pros of corporate ownership, the data that drives his strategy, and—naturally—his regular order.... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
include higher growth for one's own business, through incorporating additional ideas into the business. Another benefit is higher profits from one's ideas, through licensing and spin-off ventures that turn... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
fund them. New research from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School professor Leemore Dafny suggests that many pharmaceutical companies may find it highly profitable to fund these programs—particularly for expensive drugs. The... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit
years, unit members have studied numerous organizations, ranging from Taco Bell to Intuit, to determine what maximizes profit and growth in service organizations. In so doing, they have formulated a key... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 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
- 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
- Web
Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) - Course Catalog
elasticity, etc.) and frameworks that will help you make important business decisions. The course has five modules based on the Value Driver Framework developed by Fruhan and others. Understanding Value Creation (Value Driver Framework) Creating Competitive Advantage... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Ivy So and Alina Staskevicius Description: The growth of impact investing has led to an unprecedented focus on impact measurement, with the aim of understanding both financial and social return on these investments. However, impact... View Details
- 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
- January 1999
- Case
Prague Post, The
By: Paul A. Gompers
Lisa Frankenberg, co-founder of the Prague Post, is faced with several business and professional decisions. The English-language paper she founded is under pressure from competition and a Czech Republic recession. She must decide how to return the paper to... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Competition; Financial Crisis; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry; Czech Republic
Gompers, Paul A. "Prague Post, The ." Harvard Business School Case 299-033, January 1999.
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
you see as some of key factors that led to this? Luis Viceira:The Dow is an index that has traditionally included the largest companies traded in the US stock market. Its growth since its inception reflects the View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
discussed. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112025-PDF-ENG Driving Profitable Growth at U.S. Auto Parts Mary Tripsas, Amit Bhatia, and Anita M. McGahanHarvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
helping intentions; in other words, those participants who did not dehumanize outgroup victims were the individuals most likely to report volunteering for hurricane relief efforts. Internet Companies' Growth Strategies: Determinants of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
counts thousands of members throughout New England and New York, a market that Cummings believes could support 100,000 customers or more. In the last year, Cummings hired sectionmate Philip Giampietro as CFO, a signal of the company’s transition from startup to View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
Target, the company has channeled 15 percent of the company’s profits back to the families of the shea-nut pickers with the intent that it be used for the education of their children, or—for women without children or with children who... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
People Watching
million readers worldwide, Time Inc. has posted ten consecutive years of earnings growth and accounts for almost 10 percent of corporate profits for AOL Time Warner, where Moore is now the highest-ranking... View Details
- 02 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Connecting Fashion & Technology at Kate Spade
growth of three categories of product: tech accessories, watches, and beauty across all three brands, Kate Spade New York, Kate Spade Saturday, and Jack Spade, and across all channels of distributions globally. I’m specifically in charge... View Details