Harvard Business Review
JUNE 18, 2015
In a survey of 79 PE firms managing more than $750 billion in capital, we provide granular information on PE managers’ practices and how firms’ strategies relate to the characteristics of their founders. We gather career history data for the founders of all 76 private equity firms in our survey.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 16, 2013
Non-expert movie-goers were asked via online surveys to judge how similar each movie was to other, previously released movies, on the basis of a brief summary of the plot, stars, and other salient features. Most companies – including the movie studios in Hollywood – over-rely on basic tools like discounted cash flow and net present value.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 10, 2011
Estimating the rate at which to discount the cash flows — the cost of equity capital — is an integral part of the exercise, and the choice of rate has a significant effect on estimates of a project's or a company's value. One of the architects of the survey, Mark Scott, is also one of its beneficiaries.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 29, 2018
The audience for such innovation wants to be receptive: A recent American Hospital Association (AHA) survey found that 75% of senior hospital executives endorsed the importance of digital innovation. Each of the new companies offers the hope of transforming the performance of the U.S. health care system.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 10, 2011
AFP conducted the Cost of Capital Survey in October 2010 and received answers from 309 chief financial officers, treasurers, vice presidents-finance, and assistant treasurers. Fully 79 percent of companies, including 91 percent with annual revenues greater than $1 billion, use discounted cash flow techniques.
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