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- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
is "dilutive" if the buyer's eps goes down. Describes why managers are concerned with accretion and dilution; how to tell if a deal is accretive; why high P-E buyers can pay a premium and still have an accretive deal; how... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
As is clear to anyone who pays medical insurance premiums or has undergone any kind of medical procedure, the business of health care is an expensive one. The technology is expensive. The research is expensive. The services are expensive.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
uninsured residents, and a heavily Democratic state legislature favoring reform and universal coverage, Massachusetts was well-disposed to make dramatic changes. When Romney couched reform and universal coverage in terms of individual... View Details
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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online
success. 8 weeks 5-6 hours per week 6 modules Self-Paced This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Forecast financial performance in the near and long View Details
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
handed the business plan for Internet Wicket Ale Inc. (IWA), an interactive, on-line marketing company being formed to sell premium beers made by microbreweries over the Internet. According to the president of the company—a... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
however, that a number of factors should be considered in the "brain drain" versus "brain gain" debate, for which I do not think there is a clear answer today. Q: Where does China stand in relation to some of the classic tiger economies that we've... View Details
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
during peaks of the private equity market, when the parent banks arrange more debt financing for in-house transactions yet have the lowest exposure to debt. Using financing terms and ex-post performance, we show that overall banks do not... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
violation of Facebook's terms of service as a non-copyright holder was using the imagery and logo associated with a known brand. Facebook contacted Michael Donnelly, Group Director, Worldwide Interactive Marketing for The Coca-Cola... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
questions and concerns. Placing value only on getting things right the first time, organizations are unable to take the risks necessary to improve and evolve. By contrast, firms that put a premium on what Edmondson calls... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
saltar a los productos premium en el mercado global, debe poner atención al afecto país. Dependence Asymmetry and Joint Dependence in Interorganizational Relationships: Effects of Embeddedness on a Manufacturer's Performance in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
households. In contrast, small subsidy payments have a large effect on the likelihood of opening a savings account. These payments are more than two times more cost-effective than the financial literacy training. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
During Recessions By: Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—Why did productivity rise during recent recessions? One possibility is that average worker quality increased. A second is that each incumbent worker produced more. The second... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
"For several years, the cover of one conglomerate's annual report actually bore the legend '2+2=5' in large type under the company's name. They wanted you to believe that the firm's value was greater than the sum of its parts, that a View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
starts a premium vodka business, bringing in his cousin at an early stage, but with no initial discussion of the eventual split of equity or managerial control between the two. The article offers each man's case for his ownership stake in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
outlet store use. Consumers who shop at outlet stores also do not differ significantly from those who shop at regular stores in terms of income. I use a structural demand model to show that consumers are segmented according to their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
of big money in the world of sports seems to have aggravated public disenchantment with many aspects of the professional game, from high ticket prices to athletes' personal behavior. That does not bode well long term for an industry that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
terms of strategic negotiation, social entrepreneurship, sustainable tourism, and economic development. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-049.pdf Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
its strategy in order to keep up with India's changing social, political, and economic landscape? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/india-s-amul-keeping-up-with-the-times/an/514067-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-064 The Entrepreneurial Manager:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
costs to firms of changing strategy. The costs associated with strategy modifications, which we term “repositioning costs,” are particularly relevant to competitive interactions involving major changes to business strategies.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
bank moves more gradually. The same desire to mitigate bond-market volatility can lead the central bank to lower short rates sharply when publicly observed term premiums rise. In both cases, there is a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne