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  • 30 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 30

negatively affected compared to external-finance-dependent firms, and capital controls on equity have a more negative announcement effect than those on debt. Real investment falls following the controls. Overall, the results suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

firm’s book equity value and compares that to its market capitalization, or market equity value. Book value is the value of a firm’s assets, including land, equipment, and patents, and minus value of... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region, Jordan, and Egypt. Almarai employed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

brand strategies. They looked to emerging international markets to fuel growth and broaden their portfolios of alternate beverages like tea, juice, sports drinks, energy drinks, and bottled water. Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola had vied for the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

decade ago, becomes the most expensive painting ever sold, all the while surrounded by controversy. Did the buyer of Leonardo da Vinci's painting pay too much? Was it real? Did it matter? The sale of Leonardo's painting allows students to reengineer View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

overstretch ARK's organizational capacity and risk failing to maintain the highest quality of delivery? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309036 Allston: Brand vs.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9

of real-world systems. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-059.pdf Quality Provision, Expected Firm Altruism and Brand Extensions Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper studies quality choice in a model where... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007

imminent new product and pricing plans, as well as its existing brand power, could greatly hamper AMD's growth and thwart its new initiatives—which included opening up its architecture for end users to customize and recast its View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

Andrew Banks and Royce Yudkoff were considering raising a 5th fund for their media-focused private equity firm, ABRY Partners. ABRY had a strong track record that the co-founders attributed to their group's deep knowledge of the media... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Apr 2005
  • Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

sales to Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol); Dristan and other cold and allergy-relief medicines; and drugs for asthma, hemorrhoids, and other ills. Canned and packaged goods brought in 11 percent, including such brands as Chef Boyardee... View Details
Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical
  • 09 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 9

as a major threat for startups and small companies; big companies have more financial resources and greater scale, market power, and brand awareness than small ones. However, our research finds that a smaller View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008

for compensation committees at public companies. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109036 Hearts on Fire—Brand Development Manager Harvard Business School Case 709-436 Hearts on Fire, a successful... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research, February 28

company, DO & CO, growing geographically with its existing businesses while also adding new brands to its portfolio. The company had $1 billion in revenues in 2015 from its three divisions: airline catering; international event... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28

are deciding whether to refinance their home less than two years after taking out an initial mortgage and a subsequent home equity line of credit. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/209043-PDF-ENG How Institutional... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

of private equity buyouts. We welcome their interest in our work but think their criticisms are off the mark. Some of their claims reflect a misunderstanding of the Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) and its underlying... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 10

Brands The case explores the collateralization of intellectual property in a loan agreement between a highly leveraged apparel company and a large U.S. bank. Leveraging intangibles in the credit market is a new practice that has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

218-001 Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home In January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese—the Australian dairy company—was considering a bid for Mondelez International’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business, which included several leading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

with less efficient governments. The findings suggest that country-level factors have an economically significant impact on the rate of corporate profitability mean reversion. The study has implications for forecasting profitability and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

matters for innovation, and therefore growth, because it enables the local entrepreneur to put equity into this cooperative venture, which mitigates an agency problem that would otherwise deter the foreign investor from participating. In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

Experienced negotiators are generally comfortable working out the terms of an economic contract: They bargain for the best price, haggle over equity splits, and iron out detailed exit clauses. But these same seasoned professionals often... View Details
Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius

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