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  • October 2007 (Revised February 2008)
  • Module Note

Evaluating M&A Deals: Introduction to the Deal NPV

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
Introduces a framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions. Assumes that the criterion of a good deal is that it creates value for shareholders; i.e., has a positive deal NPV. Looks at the deal NPV from both the buyer's and seller's point of view. Explains how a... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Value Creation
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    Levers of Control

    Based on a ten-year examination of control systems in over 50 U.S. businesses, this book broadens the definition of control and establishes a critical bridge between the disciplines of strategy and accounting and control. In addition to the more traditional diagnostic... View Details
    • 23 Jan 2024
    • Book

    More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World

    like any other. By contrast, each NFT is unique, just like in a litter of puppies. This makes them non-fungible—you generally wouldn’t trade your puppy for another one! (The word token in context basically just means a digital object that... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology; Financial Services
    • 08 Sep 2020
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

    Transparency, the concept if not the reality, is all the rage in business circles. If you knew why a company charged a certain price for a product, would you be more willing to pay it? If your boss confessed her managerial screw-ups,... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 09 Dec 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Does Management Matter in Schools?

    Keywords: by Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun & John Van Reenen; Education
    • December 2015 (Revised September 2016)
    • Supplement

    ANA (B)

    By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
    All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from... View Details
    Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Analysis; Economics; Price; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product; Policy; Air Transportation Industry; Japan
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    • March 2006
    • Background Note

    A Note on Applying Dimensional Analysis to Understand Cost Drivers

    Describes the basics of how to break down costs into productivity and input prices and then compare those cost drivers between competitors. View Details
    Keywords: Cost Accounting; Competitive Strategy
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    • Other Article

    Sustainable Strategies and Net-Zero Goals

    By: Mark L. Frigo, Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna
    In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Kaplan and Ramanna describe a rigorous approach, the E-liability method, for companies’ ESG reporting, especially as it pertains to GHG emissions measurements. They argue that the current standards for measuring... View Details
    Keywords: Measurement; Sustainability; Net-zero Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Measurement and Metrics; Strategy
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    • Research Summary

    The Power of Paradox: Some Recent Developments in Interactive Epistemology

    This survey describes a central paradox of game theory, viz. the Paradox of Backward Induction (BI). The paradox is that the BI outcome is often said to follow from basic game-theoretic principles--specifically, from the assumption that the players are rational. Yet,... View Details
    • Article

    The Social Contract Model of Corporate Purpose and Responsibility

    By: Nien-he Hsieh
    Of the many developments in business ethics that Thomas Donaldson has helped pioneer, one is the application of social contract theory to address questions about the responsibilities of business actors. In Corporations and Morality, Donaldson develops one of the... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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    • August 2016 (Revised December 2016)
    • Module Note

    Strategy Execution Module 2: Building a Successful Strategy

    By: Robert Simons
    This module reading describes the basics of building a successful strategy. Topics in this module include a discussion of the distinction between corporate and business strategy; how to conduct a SWOT analysis of market dynamics and internal capabilities; the use of... View Details
    Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Strategy Execution; Business Strategy; Five Forces; Distinctive Capabilities; Emergent Strategy; Mission Statements; Strategy; SWOT Analysis; Competitive Advantage
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      Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements

      This book provides a framework for business analysis and has been used by business schools throughout the world. It provides a foundation for analysis using four key steps: 1) Strategy analysis: Identifying a firm's strategy and understanding sources of its competitive... View Details
      • 05 Jul 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      The Accidental Innovator

      do. In their recent working paper "Accident, Innovation, and Expectation in Innovation Process," authors Robert D. Austin and Lee Devin explore the concept of accidental innovation, how it works or doesn't, and how good... View Details
      Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
      • 31 May 2012
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency

      Keywords: by Alvin J. Silk; Advertising
      • March 2017
      • Case

      From mHealth Hackathon to Reality: Diabetes Care

      By: Kevin Schulman and Curry Cheek
      This case explores the development of a business plan for a mobile health application for diabetes care. The case depicts a student team excited about the opportunity to improve the care of patients with diabetes by contracting an app. They go through a rigorous... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation; Mobile Health Technologies; Health Care; Health Care Industry; Behavioral Economics; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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      • 2013
      • Book

      Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements, Text and Cases

      By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy
      This book provides a framework for business analysis and has been used by business schools throughout the world. It provides a foundation for analysis using four key steps: 1) Strategy analysis: Identifying a firm's strategy and understanding sources of its competitive... View Details
      Keywords: Governance; Debt Securities; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Credit; Business Ventures; Strategy; Financial Condition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction
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      • 14 Jul 2015
      • First Look

      First Look: July 14, 2015

      case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/215038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-052 Transforming Care at UnityPoint Health-Fort Dodge This case details the transformation of a health care delivery system, UnityPoint Health-Fort Dodge, into a Pioneer... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • August 2014 (Revised September 2016)
      • Case

      ANA (A)

      By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
      All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from... View Details
      Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Analysis; Economics; Price; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product; Policy; Air Transportation Industry; Japan
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      • TeachingInterests

      Financial Reporting and Control

      By: Paul M. Healy
      Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to measure and evaluate their organization's economic performance, improve resource allocation and strategy implementation within their organizations, and build accountability for performance through effective... View Details
      • TeachingInterests

      Financial Reporting and Control

      Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to measure and evaluate their organization's economic performance, improve resource allocation and strategy implementation within their organizations, and build accountability for performance through effective... View Details