Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

At the same time, the New York company launched a Silicon Valley start-up with a separate mission, management team, and business model while leveraging vital assets of the parent. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the equivalent of corporate blood pressure. Look at profit margin trends.

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EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Acquisitions always get a lot of senior management attention and, for those who want it, there is no shortage of outside advice, including a lot in the management literature. Pfizer divested its consumer health care business in 2006, selling it to J&J for more than 20x EBITDA. And it's a shame. GE-NBC/Universal.

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Due Diligence EBITDA Health Care Gordon 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

The chart below shows the company's strong financial performance from 2009 to the present. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA. Systems were put in place and professional managers with experience in building mission-critical products were hired. How did Akamai do it? Founding Akamai.

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P&L Lewin EBITDA Ries 13

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

The Right Team on the Field – I think that many companies put off adjusting their teams towards the end of 2009. We’re in the middle of an employee survey to better understand what went right and wrong in 2009 and figure out what our priorities should be in 2010. Now is the time to get the team set for a fresh start.

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Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Poverty has fallen from 22 percent of the population to 7 percent between 2003 and 2009. Sunil Suri is the founding principal of Menlo Capital Group, a developer, owner, and manager of real estate in Northern California. This effort must be replicated in other developing countries as well. Let's start with affordable housing.

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Suri Construction Class EBITDA 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Yet most remain uneasy or uninvolved when it comes to talking about and managing money. When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. For example, Intuit helps small businesses to better manage their books — creating jobs.

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Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8