Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

With political upheaval roiling the streets of Cairo, the first concern of top management in many multinationals is to get their employees and their families out of Egypt safely. Anyone who has had to make the argument for an investment knows the basic tool involved: a Net Present Value (NPV) calculation.

NPV 15

NPV Short-term Discount Politics 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Declaring he’d cull up to 100 brands — many of which he’d acquired and developed — P&G CEO A.G. P&G is cutting its global brand portfolio by more than half. “Importantly, this will be a much simpler, much less complex company of leading brands that’s easier to manage and operate.”

Brand 10

Brand DCF IRR NPV 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

The global financial crisis prompted many companies to pull in their horns, hoard cash, trim costs, and take a wary view of large investments. Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. times global GDP) to more than $600 trillion (9.5

ROE 15

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. 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. Yet for the small handful of companies that have managed to drive growth consistently – even through tough times – the payoff is great.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50