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  • 09 Dec 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase

School. By incorporating data most companies discard, Ascarza and her co-researcher devised an algorithm capable of quickly analyzing more than 40 variables to create a “first impression” of the customer after the initial transaction. The... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service
  • January 2018 (Revised April 2021)
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Capital Allocation at HCA

By: W. Carl Kester and Emily R. McComb
In early 2017, HCA Holdings, an investor-owned hospital management company, faced a strategically important capital allocation decision. After the exit of its private equity sponsors in 2016, HCA had to determine how best to allocate its substantial annual free cash... View Details
Keywords: Capital Allocation; Cash Distribution Policy; Dividends; Share Repurchases; Growth Strategy And Execution; Growth Investing; Capital Expenditures; Debt Management; Debt Reduction; Debt Policy; Hospital Management; Investor-owned Hospital Chains; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; United States
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Kester, W. Carl, and Emily R. McComb. "Capital Allocation at HCA." Harvard Business School Case 218-039, January 2018. (Revised April 2021.)
  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Integrated Reporting for a Re-Imagined Capitalism

By: Robert G. Eccles and Birgit Spiesshofer
An essential element of capitalism is corporate reporting. Today's capitalism is supported by financial reporting. Critics of today's capitalism argue that it is too short-term oriented and rewards companies for creating negative externalities. Integrated reporting can... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Materiality; Securities And Exchange Commission; European Union; Information And Transformation Function; Integrated Corporate Reporting; United States; European Union
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Eccles, Robert G., and Birgit Spiesshofer. "Integrated Reporting for a Re-Imagined Capitalism." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-032, September 2015.
  • 11 Jul 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'

when you don’t. A Good Place to Start Terror at the TajUnder terrorist attack, employees of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower bravely stayed at their posts to help guests. A multimedia case study looks at the hotel's customer-centered culture and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Service
  • October 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Ayala Corporation

Ayala Corporation is the oldest conglomerate in the Philippines and has been controlled by the Zobel de Ayala family for seven generations. Over the past 25 years, Ayala has evolved from a real estate family business into a highly diversified and professionally managed... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Family Business; Business Conglomerates; Valuation; Financial Strategy; Public Ownership; Real Estate Industry; Philippines
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Villalonga, Belen, Raphael Amit, and Christopher Hartman. "Ayala Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 207-041, October 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
  • February 2005
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Managing the Ecosystem

By: Marco Iansiti
The days of the corporate lone wolf are over. In our increasingly interconnected world, standing alone is no longer a viable business model. Instead, smart companies rely heavily on networks of partners, suppliers, and customers to achieve market success and sustain... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Partners and Partnerships; Industry Clusters; Customers; Markets; Situation or Environment; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Software
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  • 22 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

services that simultaneously provide greater customer value and higher supplier profitability. We constantly strive to move elements of the relationship from the zero-sum conflict side to the win-win cooperation side to achieve business... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing
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Advanced Management Program

Summary Market volatility, digital transformation, and innovation are changing the way companies compete in every industry—and increasing the demand for business leaders who are global changemakers. Whether you are looking to move up to... View Details
  • 13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13

ignores the implications of past successes when valuing future innovation. We show that two firms that invest the exact same in research and development (R&D) can have quite divergent, but predictably divergent, future paths. Our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2016
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The Activities of Buy-Side Analysts and the Determinants of Their Stock Recommendations

By: Lawrence D. Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement and Nathan Y. Sharp
We survey 344 buy-side analysts from 181 investment firms and conduct 16 detailed follow-up interviews to gain insights into the activities of buy-side analysts, including the determinants of their compensation, the inputs to their stock recommendations, their beliefs... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits; Stocks; Financial Services Industry
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Brown, Lawrence D., Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement, and Nathan Y. Sharp. "The Activities of Buy-Side Analysts and the Determinants of Their Stock Recommendations." Journal of Accounting & Economics 62, no. 1 (August 2016): 139–156.
  • March–April 2019
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The Dual-Purpose Playbook

By: Julie Battilana, Anne-Claire Pache, Metin Sengul and Marissa Kimsey
Corporations are being pushed to dial down their single-minded pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization’s DNA may require upending the existing business... View Details
Keywords: Hybrid Organizing; Business And Society; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Structure; Leadership
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Battilana, Julie, Anne-Claire Pache, Metin Sengul, and Marissa Kimsey. "The Dual-Purpose Playbook." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 4 (March–April 2019): 124–133.
  • September 2010 (Revised April 2012)
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Better World Books

By: Michael I. Norton, Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery and Thomas J. Steenburgh
Better World Books, a young start-up, provides a socially conscious alternative to Amazon, collecting and selling used books to keep them out of the waste stream, while donating a portion of their profits to support global literacy efforts. The case presents an... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Online Technology; Retail Industry
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Norton, Michael I., Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery, and Thomas J. Steenburgh. "Better World Books." Harvard Business School Case 511-057, September 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
  • February 2005 (Revised April 2011)
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Haier's U.S. Refrigerator Strategy

By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Thomas M. Hout and Jordan I. Siegel
Haier, the first Chinese consumer durable brand in the United States, succeeded in the compact refrigerator, freezer, and air conditioner markets and then built a U.S. factory to enter the full-size market. Issues include the value of a local entrepreneur to the Asian... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; China; United States
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Ghemawat, Pankaj, Thomas M. Hout, and Jordan I. Siegel. "Haier's U.S. Refrigerator Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 705-475, February 2005. (Revised April 2011.)

    Avoid the Pitfalls of A/B Testing

    The use of online A/B testing has spread rapidly in recent years, fueled by the growing appreciation of its value and the relatively low costs and increasing availability of technology needed to conduct them. Today, it is no exaggeration to say that the successful... View Details

    • 16 Jul 2024
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    Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

    innovation, PE firms are discovering new sources of value creation, new research shows. Moreover, the PE industry itself has become more competitive as the number of PE firms grows, prompting firms to explore a new way of boosting the... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
    • 31 May 2011
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    Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

    causing many companies to rethink their supply chain strategies, which suddenly seem extremely fragile. When a natural disaster hits, relief organizations such as the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders swing into action with... View Details
    Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics
    • December 7, 2022
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    Why Decentralized Crypto Platforms Are Weathering the Crash

    By: Shai Bernstein and Scott Duke Kominers
    In the past year, crypto markets dropped from $2.9 trillion in value to around $800 billion. In the wake of the collapse, crypto lenders and exchanges have been accused of fraud and other wrongdoing. What went wrong? One factor is competition. In theory, competition... View Details
    Keywords: Crypto Economy; Cryptocurrency; Financial Complexity; Financial Crisis; Decentralization; Decentralized Markets; Decentralized Autonomous Organizations; Finance; Market Design; Financial Services Industry
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    Bernstein, Shai, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Why Decentralized Crypto Platforms Are Weathering the Crash." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (December 7, 2022).
    • March 2014 (Revised October 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    ISS A/S: The Buyout

    By: Lucy White and Carsten Bienz
    Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buyout; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
    Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
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    White, Lucy, and Carsten Bienz. "ISS A/S: The Buyout." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 214-066, March 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
    • February 2014 (Revised October 2014)
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    ISS A/S: The Buyout

    By: Clayton Rose, Carsten Bienz and Lucy White
    Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buy-out; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
    Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
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    Rose, Clayton, Carsten Bienz, and Lucy White. "ISS A/S: The Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 214-027, February 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
    • June 2009
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    Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital

    By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
    The senior vice president of project finance for a global oil and gas company must determine the weighted average cost of capital for the company as a whole and each of its divisions as part of the annual capital budgeting process. The case uses comparable companies to... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Assessment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Cost of Capital; Cash Flow; Capital Structure; Valuation; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry
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    Luehrman, Timothy A., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-129, June 2009.
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