Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

Many are deeply uncertain about which initiatives they should fund — and one root of this indecision is a general lack of confidence in the cost of capital projections they are using to make the call. We find that 55 percent of respondents are convinced their cost of capital estimates are off by more than 50 basis points.

Cost of Capital 13

Cost of Capital Cost CAPM Discounted Cash Flow 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The goal of strategy is profitable growth, meaning economic value above the firm’s cost of capital. But most sales compensation plans focus purely on volume incentives. Soon, it really doesn’t matter what your strategic planning documents say. Or, they learn fast after a few investor meetings.)

Debt to Equity Ratio 10

Debt to Equity Ratio Cost of Capital Strategy Disruptive Innovation 10

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The logic of NPV is to project cash flows into the future and then discount those flows back into today’s dollars at a given cost of capital. With Discovery-Driven Growth , Rita and Ian offer managers everywhere a time-tested blueprint for planning and executing a strategic growth agenda with confidence – in any market.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50