Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

There are a variety of ways to calculate a return on investment (ROI) — net present value , internal rate of return , breakeven — but the simplest is payback period. What is payback period? Payback is by far the most common ROI method used to express the return you’re getting on an investment. ” The shorter the payback period, the better. This is the major limitation of the payback method.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

A second, more radical solution is to create budgets and authority for a service line or integrated practice unit (IPU) that manages a patient’s entire treatment for a high-volume medical condition. The IPU is an essential component of the value-based care model advocated by Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter. Financial management Technology Innovation Healthcare Digital ArticleGillian Blease/Getty Images.

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Budgeting Payback Period Decentralization NPV 30

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. and (ii) how can digital firms improve their financial reports to communicate sources of value creation in their businesses? Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Martin Konopka/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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