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Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleThe key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it. -
How a CEO’s Personality Affects Their Company’s Stock Price
Leadership Digital ArticleIt pays to be conscientious. Extroverted, not so much. -
The Other Diversity Dividend
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleResearchers have struggled to establish a causal relationship between diversity and financial performance--especially at large companies, where decision... -
How Fast Should Your Company Grow?
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleThe phrase “fast growth” conjures up a picture of a high-technology company serving markets that have seemingly inexhaustible appetites for its products. Panting investors and rising stock prices are generally part of the image. A typical example of such a high-growth company is Tandy Corporation, owner of the Radio Shack chain and manufacturer of the […] -
Managing as if Tomorrow Mattered
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleFew economic decisions are as difficult as those involving the choice between present and future consumption. Some people, unable to place much faith in the future, happily borrow to fund present pleasures; others, with longer time horizons, are wary of such “fly now, pay later” policies. They fear that the required payments, when viewed up […] -
What's It Worth?: A General Manager's Guide to Valuation
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleBehind every major resource-allocation decision a company makes lies some calculation of what that move is worth. So it is not surprising that valuation... -
If Your Data Is Bad, Your Machine Learning Tools Are Useless
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFive steps to ensure higher-quality data. -
What Is a Free Customer Worth?
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleArmchair calculations of nonpaying customers’ value can lead to flawed strategies. -
Putting the Balanced Scorecard to Work
Balanced scorecard Magazine ArticleWhat do companies like Rockwater, Apple Computer, and Advanced Micro Devices have in common? They’re using the scorecard to measure performance and set strategy. -
How Much Cash Does Your Company Need?
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleIn late 2001, the directors of Pfizer asked that very question. And with good reason. After its 2000 merger with rival Warner-Lambert, the New York-based... -
Coming Up Short on Nonfinancial Performance Measurement (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleIncreasingly, companies are measuring customer loyalty, employee satisfaction, and other nonfinancial areas of performance that they believe affect profitability.... -
Slow Deciders Make Better Strategists
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleEmbracing uncertainty helps too. -
A Refresher on Cost of Capital
Financial analysis Digital ArticleYou need to understand it even if it’s not your job. -
3 Strategies for Managing Your Profit-Drain Customers
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleImprove their experience - and your bottom line. -
Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleWhen service companies put employees and customers first, a radical shift occurs in the way they manage and measure success. -
"Showcase Projects" Can Deepen Your Relationships with Profitable Customers
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThree key tactics that make these projects successful. -
3 Strategies to Reduce Bias in Leadership Assessments
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStart by acknowledging that perceived effectiveness isn't the same as actual effectiveness. -
Strategic Analysis for More Profitable Acquisitions
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleLess than a decade after the frantic merger activity of the late 1960s, we are again in the midst of a major wave of corporate acquisitions. In contrast to the 1960s, when acquirers were mainly freewheeling conglomerates, the merger movement in the 1970s includes such long-established giants of U.S. industry as General Electric, Gulf Oil, […] -
The Most Common Mistake People Make In Calculating ROI
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleProfit is not the same as cash. -
Providing Financial Services to Employees Is a Win-Win
Global Business Digital ArticleStart with pay flexibility, budget management support, and retirement planning.
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A Student's Dilemma: Rent or Buy?
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Whenever an investment is made, there are always costs and benefits. This case explores, based on quantitative and qualitative factors, a decision that... -
The Confectionery Business
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case proposes to evaluate an investment project in the private sphere of a Peruvian company called INVERSTATE. For this, the requirement is to make... -
FedEx Corp. Versus United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: Who Will Deliver Returns from China?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In early 2006, the anticipated expansion of package delivery services in China provided a great opportunity for the two package delivery giants FedEx... -
Cartwright Lumber Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The Cartwright Lumber Co. faces a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. A rewritten version of an earlier... -
Identifying Value Creators
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Presents measures of financial performance and health for pairs of Asian and American companies in different industries from 1996 to 2000. The measures... -
Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Two recent MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah,... -
Note on Financial Analysis
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Serves as an introduction to funds flows and ratio analysis. Includes basic discussion of these tools as assists in the analyst's or manager's job. Supplementary... -
HEXO: The Road to Marijuana Legalization
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In June 2018, the co-founder and chief brand officer of HEXO Corp. (HEXO), a medical cannabis company in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, needed to prepare his... -
The Rise and Demise of Airbus A380
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Set in July 2021, this case talks about the launch and discontinuation of the very large aircraft, A380, by leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The... -
Remington, Inc.: Instant Insights for Financial Ratios
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Traditional financial-ratio analysis is a popular after-the-fact look at financial and managerial performance. This case introduces a means for incorporating... -
Sink or Float: An Oliver Wyman and Duke Royalty Investment Opportunity
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In late 2016, an analyst at Oliver Wyman (OW), was contemplating the high stakes of her new project. European riverboat company Temarca Group (Temarca)... -
Tata Motors: Can the Turnaround Plan Improve Performance?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Tata Motors Limited, an Indian automobile manufacturer, had been struggling with decreasing market share and profitability, which was affecting the company's... -
Note on Retail Economics
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Reviews some elementary statistics on financial ratios that are commonly used to evaluate retailing companies. -
A Primer on OKRs
Management Case Study8.95View Details The OKR framework is a popular goal-setting and strategy execution tool that uses goal setting through "Objectives" and measuring performance using "Key... -
Budweiser APAC Spinoff (B): The Financial Strategy for Localization
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to Budweiser APAC Spinoff (A): The Financial Strategy for Localization. Case B follows Case A and discusses which alternative was actually... -
Be Our Guest, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Be Our Guest is a rapidly growing equipment rental company with substantial seasonality in its revenues and profits. In the spring of 1998, the senior... -
Fountain Set (Holdings) Ltd.: Privatise or Stay Public?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In January 2002, speculators in the finance community suspected that Ha Chung Fong, chairman of Fountain Set (Holdings) Ltd., might be in the mood to... -
The FLV Capital Trading Desk (A)
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Grupo Pao de Acucar
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details At the end of 2011, one of the largest food retailers in Brazil, Grupo Pão de Açúcar, or GPA (a subsidiary of Companhia Brasileira De Distribuição, or...
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Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleThe key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it. -
How a CEO’s Personality Affects Their Company’s Stock Price
Leadership Digital ArticleIt pays to be conscientious. Extroverted, not so much. -
A Student's Dilemma: Rent or Buy?
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Whenever an investment is made, there are always costs and benefits. This case explores, based on quantitative and qualitative factors, a decision that... -
The Confectionery Business
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case proposes to evaluate an investment project in the private sphere of a Peruvian company called INVERSTATE. For this, the requirement is to make... -
FedEx Corp. Versus United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: Who Will Deliver Returns from China?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In early 2006, the anticipated expansion of package delivery services in China provided a great opportunity for the two package delivery giants FedEx... -
Cartwright Lumber Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The Cartwright Lumber Co. faces a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. A rewritten version of an earlier... -
The Other Diversity Dividend
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleResearchers have struggled to establish a causal relationship between diversity and financial performance--especially at large companies, where decision... -
Identifying Value Creators
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Presents measures of financial performance and health for pairs of Asian and American companies in different industries from 1996 to 2000. The measures... -
Linking the Balanced Scorecard to Strategy
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe Balanced Scorecard was developed to measure both current operating performance and the drivers of future performance. Many managers believe they are...