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  • April 2010
  • Case

Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and James Quinn
Groupe Ariel evaluates a proposal from its Mexican subsidiary to purchase and install cost-saving equipment at a manufacturing facility in Monterrey. The improvements will allow the plant to automate recycling and remanufacturing of toner and printer cartridges, an... View Details
Keywords: Exchange Rates; Securities Analysis; Project Evaluation; International Finance; Debt Securities; Currency Exchange Rate; Cash Flow; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Capital Budgeting; Europe; Mexico
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  • January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
  • Case

BP Amoco (A): Policy Statement on the Use of Project Finance

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
Following the BP/Amoco merger in December 1998, CFO David Watson asked Bill Young to recommend when and under what circumstances the firm should use external project finance instead of internal corporate funds to finance new capital investments. As part of this... View Details
Keywords: Project Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Capital Budgeting
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    Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy

    In July 2019, Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss was proposing a $600 million investment in a new machine to produce coated recycled board (CRB), a type of paper packaging used for consumer products (cups, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.) that utilized recycled... View Details
    • July 2008 (Revised January 2012)
    • Case

    Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One (A)

    By: Anette Mikes
    An early adopter of Enterprise Risk Management, energy giant Hydro One anticipated new threats and opportunities in an industry that faced climate change and carbon legislation, the deregulation of electricity markets, and the greater adoption of renewable... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Knowledge Sharing; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Strategic Planning; Situation or Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Renewable Energy; Energy Industry
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    • November 1994
    • Case

    VideoGuide, Inc. (A)

    By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
    VideoGuide is emerging from a development stage start-up and requires a significant capital infusion to commercialize its product. Various financing options are considered including going public, venture capital, private placement, or a strategic partner. Given the... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Capital; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Going Public
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    • 08 Nov 2024
    • Op-Ed

    How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

    African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
    Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy
    • 21 Jun 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: June 21

    process by getting in the way of Schumpeter's "creative destruction." Read the journal: http://symposium.cshlp.org/content/74 Too Big to Live: Why We Must Stamp Out State Monopoly Capitalism Authors: Niall Ferguson Publication:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September 2022
    • Case

    HPP: Tapping the Netherlands’ Potential

    By: Brian Trelstad and Idelès Kaandorp
    Stichting Het Potentieel Pakken (HPP) was launched to solve a systemic problem in the Dutch Labor Market: gender inequity that was leading to a large number of women to work part-time in fields that were in desperately short supply of labor, like health care, child... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Grants; Scaling And Growth; Nonprofit Organizations; Opportunities; Gender; Income; Employment; Health Care and Treatment; Human Capital; Mission and Purpose; Motivation and Incentives; Growth and Development Strategy; Employment Industry; Health Industry; Education Industry; Consulting Industry; Europe; Netherlands
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    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Sharing Design Rights: A Commons Approach for Developing Infrastructure

    By: Nuno Gil and Carliss Y. Baldwin
    This study empirically investigates the relationship between design structure and organization structure in the context of new infrastructure development projects. Our research setting is a capital program to develop new school buildings in the city of Manchester, UK.... View Details
    Keywords: Design; Buildings and Facilities; Education
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    • Program

    Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

    as capital budgeting and managing risk, in an effective manner Gain confidence in situations outside of your areas of expertise Strengthen your communication skills Improve how you describe your plans and... View Details
    • Research Summary

    Non-Financial Incentives

    My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details

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    Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS - MBA

    Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion... View Details
    • 19 May 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: May 19

      Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

      Joseph L. Bower

      JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

      Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing
      • Program

      Aligning Strategy and Sales

      challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Executive decision-makers who are responsible for defining, communicating, hiring, managing, budgeting for, and measuring a company's go-to-market strategy and sales efforts, such as:... View Details
      • 29 Feb 2024
      • HBS Case

      Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

      it’s 11 players,” suggests Elberse. “Executives have to consider how much of their budget they dare to spend on one or more star players, and how much on the other team members. That creates all kinds of really difficult decisions.” How... View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports
      • 18 Dec 2018
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

      case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/519011-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 119-027 Fundraising at St. Camillus Hospital St. Camillus is a fictional non-profit hospital in rural Maine facing a serious budget deficit. As Director of... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • 22 Aug 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      Master the One-on-One Meeting

      that might impact your team. Please bring the latest roadmap with you. Walk through the training presentation deck you are preparing for your new hires. Please send me your latest version tonight if you can? Get feedback on whether the View Details
      Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
      • 22 Jan 2019
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

      “common practices,” and a set on which they do not, which we term “strategic.” We subsequently explore performance implications and find that the adoption of strategic sustainability practices is significantly and positively associated with both return on View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • February 1991
      • Case

      Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)

      By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
      The ARES team formally proposes that Burlington Northern implement the ARES system. The project meets resistance. In light of financial restructuring and high level of debt, executives wonder whether the company can afford ARES. Weak links during the ARES development... View Details
      Keywords: Accounting Audits; Restructuring; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Budgeting; Projects; Technology Adoption; Service Industry
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