Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

In today’s dynamic business environment, leaders of large established companies need more than ever to run and reinvent the business at the same time. Companies in the success trap over-exploit their current business models and fail to renew or grow future growth options. Our research shows that U.S.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

PE firms typically buy controlling shares of private or public firms, often funded by debt, with the hope of later taking them public or selling them to another company in order to turn a profit. But how do PE firms decide which companies to buy? We classify private equity as buyout or growth equity investments in mature companies.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discounted Cash Flow Company Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Not surprisingly, some investors would seek to benefit from the combination of lower transaction costs and opportunity to make money from the fluctuations in prices. Moreover, I fail to see any argument why such short-term traders, by themselves, destroy value for the economy as a whole.

Short-term 14

Short-term Hostile Takeover Long-term Management 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Specifically, our analysis found that the net benefits to ranchers ranged from $18 million to $34 million (12% to 23% of revenues) in net present value projected over 10 years. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

Each of the new companies offers the hope of transforming the performance of the U.S. operating rooms, recovery floors, emergency department), and ancillary departments (e.g., Problem 2: Rigid annual operating budgets. Gillian Blease/Getty Images. Nearly 800 digital health startups were funded in 2017, an all-time high.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We have constructed a framework that allows an acquiring company to avoid the bias in valuation that often leads to wrong conclusions. The other is a process called Opportunity Engineering (OE) that instills a different way to look at value. We call this the Opportunity Value (OV) of an asset.

NPV 14

NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2011

CEOs need to understand the principles of shareholder value and why they are so important in judging difficult trade-offs, learn about the relationship between the financial performance of the company and the company's stock, and communicate clearly and act appropriately when expectations gaps open.

Short-term 11

Short-term Long-term Price CEO 11