Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Acquisitions always get a lot of senior management attention and, for those who want it, there is no shortage of outside advice, including a lot in the management literature. GE's expertise at building and marketing engineered products is legendary, but media and entertainment call for different skills. And it's a shame.

Due Diligence 15

Due Diligence EBITDA Health Care Gordon 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Managers in these organizations translate corporate objectives into a few straightforward guidelines that help employees make on-the-spot decisions and adapt to constantly shifting environments, while keeping the big picture in mind. Its new management team took over an organization that was bureaucratic, overstaffed, and bleeding cash.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. That is, build a massive database of travel information that provided a white label search engine for travel sites like Expedia and Travelocity. billion market capitalization as of this writing.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Yet most remain uneasy or uninvolved when it comes to talking about and managing money. When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. This friend also studied engineering in college and knows how to code. — USA Today.

Finance 8

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8