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(formerly Leonard-Barton) Creating and Exploiting Knowledge-Based Assets
For the past decade, Dorothy Leonard's research has focused on how companies develop and exploit strategically advantageous knowledge assets. In her 1995 book Wellsprings of Knowledge (HBS Press), she identified and described in depth, activities that create and... View Details
- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)
A medium-sized investment management firm is attempting to decide whether to try to grow, and if so, how. It is a complicated decision because the managing partner and her colleagues have significantly different views. This case provides the background on the industry,... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Decision Making; Sales; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 597-021, August 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
- 2004
- Book
Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004.
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa
By: Mark Egan, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha
In late 2017, Satrix, one of the largest passive asset management firms in South Africa and a pioneer in the industry since 2000, had to decide its strategy going forward in a market where passive asset management had become increasingly commoditized and... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; South Africa; Africa
Egan, Mark, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha. "Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 221-020, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
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Portfolio Betas Do Not Make for Better Asset Pricing Tests
Many papers claim that because using portfolios instead of individual stocks as test assets minimizes idiosyncratic volatility, their use also yields more precise estimates of risk premia. I show that while portfolio formation does lead to more efficient beta... View Details
- September 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets
By: Marco Di Maggio and Susie L. Ma
Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-057 View Details
- June 1997
- Article
New International Asset Impairment Accounting Standard Proposed
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Asset Impairment Accounting Standard Proposed." Accounting Bulletin, no. 53 (June 1997).
- July 2009 (Revised August 2009)
- Teaching Note
Kim Park (A): Long-lived Nonmonetary Assets (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins
Teaching Note for [110017]. View Details
Keywords: Assets
- May 1991
- Background Note
Analysis and Reporting of Long-Lived Tangible Assets
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Assets
Hawkins, David F. "Analysis and Reporting of Long-Lived Tangible Assets." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-144, May 1991.
- Article
The Right Amount of Assets under Management
By: André Perold and Robert S. Salomon Jr.
Keywords: Assets
Perold, André, and Robert S. Salomon Jr. "The Right Amount of Assets under Management." Financial Analysts Journal 47, no. 2 (May–June 1991): 31–39.
- April 2003
- Article
Expect More Significant 2003 Asset Impairment Charges
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Assets
Hawkins, David F. "Expect More Significant 2003 Asset Impairment Charges." Accounting Bulletin, no. 118 (April 2003).
- May 2011
- Background Note
Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill: Accounting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
To accompany cases dealing with accounting for intangible assets. View Details
- March 1976 (Revised November 1993)
- Background Note
Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital
Describes in nonmathematical terms the nature of capital asset pricing model and possible use in estimating a company's cost of equity capital. View Details
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 276-183, March 1976. (Revised November 1993.)
- January 1994
- Article
Proposed U.S. Asset Impairment Standard: Goodwill Writedowns Okayed
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Proposed U.S. Asset Impairment Standard: Goodwill Writedowns Okayed." Accounting Bulletin, no. 21 (January 1994).
- 29 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model
- February 1994 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Peter Tufano and Jon Headley
Banc One's share price has been falling recently due to analyst and investor concern over the bank's heavy use of interest rate derivatives. Dick Lodge, chief investment officer in charge of the bank's investment and derivative portfolio, must recommend to the CEO a... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Financial Management; Interest Rates; Investment Portfolio; Governance Controls; Risk Management; Banking Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Peter Tufano, and Jon Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-079, February 1994. (Revised July 2008.)
- November 2018
- Case
Komatsu Komtrax: Asset Tracking Meets Demand Forecasting
By: Willy Shih, Paul Hong and YoungWon Park
Komatsu's Komtrax system started as a way of remotely monitoring and tracking equipment for the purpose of improving operational efficiency. This case follows its evolution towards other uses including demand forecasting for its sales, marketing, and production... View Details
Keywords: Big Data; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industry; Data Strategy; Internet Of Things; Construction; Production; Analytics and Data Science; Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Forecasting and Prediction; Industrial Products Industry; Construction Industry; Japan
Shih, Willy, Paul Hong, and YoungWon Park. "Komatsu Komtrax: Asset Tracking Meets Demand Forecasting." Harvard Business School Case 619-022, November 2018.
- September 1998
- Article
New International Accounting Standard: Impairment of Assets
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Accounting Standard: Impairment of Assets." Accounting Bulletin, no. 70 (September 1998).