The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 7, 2023

Strategic nonconformity was measured on any deviation from industry-level means across six categories, including inventory levels, advertising intensity, R&D intensity, and financial leverage. By contrast, when these bosses operate in environments that are not dynamic, they’re more likely to follow the pack.

Financial Leverage 108

Financial Leverage CEO Fashion Environment 108

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

We find that firms making investments and improving their performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues exhibit better stock market performance and profitability in the future. For investors, this suggests that there is substantial value from analyzing non-financial data and incorporating it into their decisions.

Financial Leverage 8

Financial Leverage Construction Industry Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

These “buy, fix, manage, and then sell” PE firms were essentially umbrella holding companies while the acquired firms would become better managed before returning to the public market. KKR, BlackRock, Blackstone) became publicly traded holding companies exploiting capital markets to expand their reach.

LBO 8

LBO Restructuring Real Estate Leveraged Buy-out 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2018

We also found that this greater firm value comes from better corporate innovations and successful diversified M&As. We measured their firm’s value by Tobin’s Q, a ratio between market value of assets to book value of assets. If this was the case, then we would expect the firm to demonstrate greater innovation.

Diversity 10

Diversity CEO Sample Financial Leverage 10