Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We found that sustainable and deforestation-free practices created significant financial benefits for all players in the industry’s value chain. 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.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. To read Rita’s complete biography, click here.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

You know, the future value of money, the present value of money — money today is worth more than in the future because you can invest it and get interest. Instead what he says is let’s have financial innovation that is actually helpful. This stochastic discount factor model is the modern economic update of those, correct?

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8