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  • June 2001 (Revised September 2010)
  • Exercise

Deal-crafting Toolkit

By: Michael A. Wheeler
Illustrates the potential sources of value creation as well as practical barriers to its achievement. Students analyze five brief scenarios that would yield efficient trades over valuation, discount rates, expectations, and risk tolerance, but that might be thwarted by... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Process; Behavior; Valuation; Value Creation
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Wheeler, Michael A. "Deal-crafting Toolkit." Harvard Business School Exercise 801-201, June 2001. (Revised September 2010.)
  • November 2002 (Revised March 2007)
  • Case

Keane's Acquisition of Metro Information Services (A)

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
On August 21, 2001, Keane, Inc. announced the acquisition of Metro Information Services, Inc. This case analyzes the challenges facing firms and examines transactions whose major source of value creation hinges on intangible assets (e.g., people or knowledge). View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Value Creation; Goodwill Accounting; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
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Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis. "Keane's Acquisition of Metro Information Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 103-042, November 2002. (Revised March 2007.)
  • March 1996
  • Case

African Communications Group

Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania
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McGahan, Anita M., and Dale Coxe. "African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Case 796-128, March 1996.

    Yifei Wu

    Yifei Wu is a doctoral student in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School with primary research interests in innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging markets. She works with impact-driven ventures to understand challenges and frictions to successful value... View Details

    • July 2024
    • Module Note

    Organization: Managing the Corporation

    By: David J. Collis
    Ongoing management of the corporate portfolio is critical to realizing value in diversified companies. This requires designing and administering structures, systems, and processes appropriate for the set of businesses and the resources that underpin value creation... View Details
    Keywords: Organization; Corporate Strategy; Business Conglomerates; Business or Company Management; Diversification; Value Creation; Corporate Governance; Business Units
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    Collis, David J. "Organization: Managing the Corporation." Harvard Business School Module Note 724-495, July 2024.
    • November 2002 (Revised February 2010)
    • Case

    Intel Corporation: 1968-2003

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, David B. Yoffie and Sasha Mattu
    Describes three stages in Intel's history: the initial success and then collapse in DRAMs and EPROMs, its transition to and dominance in microprocessors, and its move to become the main supplier of the building blocks for the Internet economy. Allows a rich discussion... View Details
    Keywords: History; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Industry Structures; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry
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    Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, David B. Yoffie, and Sasha Mattu. "Intel Corporation: 1968-2003." Harvard Business School Case 703-427, November 2002. (Revised February 2010.)
    • June 2005 (Revised November 2006)
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    Valuation Methods and Discount Rate Issues: A Comprehensive Example

    By: Marc L. Bertoneche and Fausto Federicic
    Presents a comprehensive review of the valuation methods based on discounting cash flows or value creation metrics and shows, through simple example and a straightforward "how-to-do" framework, the perfect consistency and identity of their results under similar... View Details
    Keywords: Valuation
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    Bertoneche, Marc L., and Fausto Federicic. "Valuation Methods and Discount Rate Issues: A Comprehensive Example." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-116, June 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
    • June 1991
    • Background Note

    Corporate Advantage: Identifying and Exploiting Resources

    By: David J. Collis
    Describes the economic theory that was behind the view that resources are central to the creation of value in multibusiness corporations and identifies tests that resources must pass to become part of a firm's "distinctive competence". Describes how those resources can... View Details
    Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Competitive Strategy; Theory; Value Creation
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    Collis, David J. "Corporate Advantage: Identifying and Exploiting Resources." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-285, June 1991.
    • 28 Apr 2016
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    Unlocking the Potential of Geothermal Energy: Strategic Implications for Iceland, Other Nations and the International Community

    By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
    Professor Porter initiated the mapping of Iceland Geothermal Cluster Initiative in cooperation with the consulting company Gekon. He and his colleaque Dr. Christian Ketels introduced their findings in November 2010 at the first Iceland Geothermal Conference held in... View Details
    Keywords: Iceland; Geothermal; Renewable; Competitiveness; Competition; Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; Iceland
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    Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Unlocking the Potential of Geothermal Energy: Strategic Implications for Iceland, Other Nations and the International Community." Iceland Geothermal Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, April 28, 2016.
    • May 1999
    • Case

    African Communications Group (Condensed)

    Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
    Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania
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    McGahan, Anita M. "African Communications Group (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 799-148, May 1999.
    • 21 Jun 2023
    • Blog Post

    Building a Better World: The Harvard Builders Club

    Amid the greatest economic, geopolitical, and social uncertainty in years, there is one thing we can be sure about – real value creation and innovation are enduring. This is why we founded the Harvard... View Details
    • Teaching Interest

    Overview

    By: Benjamin C. Esty
    I created and teach a course called Strategies for Value Creation (SVC). It is designed to be a capstone course in the Elective Curriculum (EC or second year of the MBA program) that integrates and further develops concepts developed in several Required Curriculum (RC... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Finance; Value Creation; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Financial Management
    • July 2012
    • Article

    The IKEA Effect: When Labor Leads to Love

    By: Michael I. Norton, Daniel Mochon and Dan Ariely
    In four studies in which consumers assembled IKEA boxes, folded origami, and built sets of Legos, we demonstrate and investigate boundary conditions for the IKEA effect—the increase in valuation of self-made products. Participants saw their amateurish creations as... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Product; Valuation; Labor
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    Norton, Michael I., Daniel Mochon, and Dan Ariely. "The IKEA Effect: When Labor Leads to Love." Journal of Consumer Psychology 22, no. 3 (July 2012): 453–460.
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    Harnessing Employee Talent: The Diversity Advantage

    This course offers a comprehensive examination of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within organizational contexts, focusing on practical strategies for fostering inclusive environments and driving positive change. Furthermore, this course... View Details
    • 08 Aug 2019
    • News

    Shohoz Celebrates 5th Anniversary With New Brand Positioning

    • 07 Sep 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    IP Modularity: Profiting from Innovation by Aligning Product Architecture with Intellectual Property

    Keywords: by Joachim Henkel, Carliss Y. Baldwin & Willy C. Shih
    • September 2009 (Revised December 2010)
    • Case

    Western Union: Our World, Our Family®

    By: Christopher Marquis
    In 2006, Western Union spun-off from its former parent, First Data Corporation, and began the process of defining itself as a stand-alone organization. Part of that effort was the creation of a strategic corporate social responsibility program called Our World, Our... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Programs; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Alignment; Value
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    Marquis, Christopher. "Western Union: Our World, Our Family®." Harvard Business School Case 410-050, September 2009. (Revised December 2010.)
    • May 2020 (Revised June 2020)
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    TransDigm's Acquisition and Integration of Arkwin Industries

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
    In May 2013, TransDigm, a company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and civilian aircraft, announced it was buying Arkwin Industries for $286 million in cash (3 times Arkwin’s sales of $91 million). Having acquired... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Value Creation; Strategy; Acquisition; Integration; Talent and Talent Management; Aerospace Industry
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    Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "TransDigm's Acquisition and Integration of Arkwin Industries." Harvard Business School Case 720-467, May 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
    • June 2020
    • Case

    TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp.

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
    In April 2013, TransDigm, a company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial aircraft, announced an agreement to acquire Aerosonic Corporation for $39 million in cash (1.2 times Aerosonic’s sales of $31... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Valuation; Negotiation; Cash Flow; Contracts; Aerospace Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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    Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp." Harvard Business School Case 720-480, June 2020.
    • May 2017
    • Supplement

    Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (B)

    By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
    This (B) case describes the aftermath of Unilever’s February 2017 rejection of Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC)/3G Capital’s (3G) unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer. In an effort to defend itself against future attempts by KHC/3G or other suitors, Unilever announced on... View Details
    Keywords: Value Creation; Restructuring; Performance Improvement
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    George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-128, May 2017.
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