Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

It is true that that breaches are expected and have become a regular cost of doing business, but there are deeper reasons for the market’s failure to respond to these incidents. Today, shareholders have neither enough information about security incidents nor sufficient tools to measure their impact.

Price 8

Price Long-term Banking Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

In a recent survey from Javelin Research, 56% of SMEs indicated a desire for better digital banking tools. Banks’ cost of capital is typically 50 basis points or less. These low-cost and reliable sources of funds are from taxpayer-insured deposits and the Federal Reserve’s discount window.

Banking 12

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

I talked with Jill Avery, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and co-author of HBR’s Go To Market Tools , to better understand how to use this important calculation. “It’s a pretty universal tool. Avery says that the cost of the marketing program, for example, can be difficult to pin down ahead of time.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Fixed Costs Analysis Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

Our research shows that private equity investors don’t seem to rely on the financial tools taught at business schools. Rather, they rely on internal rates of return and multiples of invested capital. Furthermore, few PE investors explicitly use the capital asset price model (CAPM) to determine a cost of capital.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discounted Cash Flow Company Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

To better understand this concept and how it impacts marketing, I talked with Jill Avery, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and an author of HBR’s Go To Market Tools. Read refreshers on net present value , breakeven quantity , debt-to-equity ratio , and cost of capital. What is price elasticity?

Price 8

Price Debt to Equity Ratio Marketing Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. For example, social conflict related to disruptions to water supplies in Peru has resulted in the indefinite suspension of $21.5 billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2017

Invest human capital just like you invest financial capital. For financial capital, the business world has developed concepts such as the opportunity cost of capital, which is reflected in a company’s weighted average cost of capital.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Management Company ROCE 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2018

Best-in-class players, such as Intel (through technology partnerships) and Tyson (through new-product incubators), have developed the tools to incorporate many different flavors of deal making. Today’s low cost of capital creates a powerful financial incentive to put money to work by investing in a portfolio of ideas and capabilities.

Incubator 8

Incubator Insurance Cost of Capital Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Campbell’s work has also made liberal use of the analytic tools developed by Hansen. It’s a universal tool, and it’s very, very important. The capital asset pricing model was supposed to allow companies to calculate their cost of capital in a consistent way. So that’s the first thing about Lars.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

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. Tools for each challenge are presented, backed by examples from companies – from small firms to global giants – that have successfully put these methods into practice.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Third, it’s exclusionary, denying billions of people access to basic financial tools. Done right, ICOs can not only improve the efficiency of raising money, lowering the cost of capital for entrepreneurs and investors, but also democratize participation in global capital markets.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8