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  • 07 Jun 2016
  • Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

commercial brand become a political brand? Is the commercial Trump brand extendable into the political arena? Commercial marketing and political marketing differ in two fundamental ways. In the world of commerce, the consumer votes at the View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting
  • 05 Mar 2014
  • What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

bubble, the yardstick for acquisition price was also price per employee. The use of the measure seemed to subside when investment activity once again focused around startups rather than M&A. But now that the most wildly successful of those startups have accumulated... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail
  • 30 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

portfolio managers and we're going to have to leverage our local knowledge with our partners." Cash Not On Hand But financial partners are becoming increasingly difficult to find, particularly after the devaluations of the last... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
  • 09 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Stock Options Are Not All Created Equal

for the next three years. Or it may tie the value to some percentage of the executive's cash compensation, enabling the grant to grow as the executive's salary or salary plus bonus increases. The value of the options is typically... View Details
Keywords: by Brian Hall
  • 01 Feb 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

value. [Please see [graphic.] A unique aspect of profit wheel analysis is that it interlocks with two other wheels that analyze cash flow and return on equity. Many companies are paying attention to one of these wheels, or maybe two, but... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert Simons
  • 08 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 8

and managed as investment accounts with the goal of accumulating the largest possible pot of savings. Communication with savers is framed entirely in terms of assets and returns. Ask a saver what his 401(k) is worth and you'll hear a cash... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 1992
  • Book

Corporate Information Systems Management: Text and Cases

By: J. I. Cash Jr., F. W. McFarlan and J. L. McKenney
Keywords: Information Management; Cases
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  • February 2006 (Revised October 2006)
  • Case

Veridian: Putting a Value on Values

By: Rakesh Khurana, Joel Podolny and Jaan Margus Elias
David Langstaff, the CEO of Veridian, a defense company, struggles with the decision of selling the company. Langstaff has concerned himself with inculcalating his organization with the values necessary for superior achievement over the long term. But as a fiduciary,... View Details
Keywords: Cash; Corporate Governance; Financial Markets; Law; Leadership; Patents; Values and Beliefs; Service Industry; Aerospace Industry
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  • 20 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 20, 2015

average demand increases with both pricing transparency and agent expertise, and that agent expertise interacts positively with competitive intensity. We also find that competition is associated with higher inventory holdings of both cash... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur

first question HBS faculty get when we do a custom Executive Education program in China and other areas is, “How do I build a brand?” Because that’s where a lot of value gets created. In many emerging markets, whether it’s China, India, or Turkey, when a local company... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising
  • 22 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

and Tesco. The case introduces the tools of Dupont and Modified Dupont Decomposition. While performance as measured by return on equity has been similar for the two companies, Ahold has had significantly better stock market performance compared to Tesco. Ahold also has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 25

financing from leading venture capital (VC) firms and by 2012 had been cash flow positive for the past six quarters. Its founder, Bryan Mistele, was looking to pivot into high growth and faced several intriguing options. However,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
  • Case

Harmonic Hearing Co.

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig H. Stephenson
Harmonic is a small, privately held manufacturer of hearing aids. Harriet Burns and Marc Davis, two employees at Harmonic, have an opportunity to purchase the company from the founder. As well-informed insiders who understand the industry, Burns and Davis believe the... View Details
Keywords: Debts; Quantitative Analysis; Financing; Entrepreneurial Finance; Development Stage Enterprises; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Small Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Manufacturing Industry
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  • February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
  • Case

Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment

By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Family Office; Development; International Development; International Development Investing; Development Fund; Sustainability; Solar Energy; Solar; Pay As You Go; PAYG; MFI; Social Venture; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Economics; Development Economics; Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Assets; Asset Pricing; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Venture Capital; Cash; Cash Flow; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; International Finance; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Geography; Geographic Location; Emerging Markets; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Africa; United States
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  • 03 Apr 2019
  • Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

predict their cash needs. These two activities could perhaps improve small business longevity and maybe turn around this worrisome trend in small business starts. But they also come with a set of questions that demand thoughtful... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services
  • 16 May 2016
  • HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

is paying attention and is effectively punishing brands that do not deliver 100 percent food safety,” Quelch says. “The consumer is voting at the cash register.” Related Reading The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring? Decommoditizing... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 19 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

receiving JCP Cash coupons and circulars advertising the week's specials, were slow to embrace the new pricing format and began leaving the retailer in droves. Under enormous pressure to turn things around as the all-important... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

"mountain of treasure." Dresser sought Komatsu's design technology and a cash infusion for plant modernization and capital expenditures. Komatsu hoped to become a successful global player, so it wanted better North American... View Details
Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

road or power grid is a competent counterparty. Make the cash flow tradable. Don't require the early investors to tie up risk capital for the 30-year life of an infrastructure project; get the debt or equity in shape to sell to long term... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities
  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

performance chemicals. Simultaneously, Dow had signed a joint venture agreement with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of Kuwait, a deal that would generate $7 billion in cash that could be used to finance the all-cash offer to buy... View Details

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