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Measuring Investment Center Performance
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleA spate of articles and books about return on investment has appeared during the past two or three years. Improving company earnings in relation to the capital used to generate those earnings has become a matter of great concern to many top financial and general managers. Their concern is not surprising. About three years ago, […] -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Can Microcredit Work in the United States?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleLending small amounts of cash to fledgling entrepreneurs has been successful in developing countries but hasn't worked as well in America. The authors... -
How Private Equity Firms Infuse a Positive Attitude
Private equity Digital ArticleTimes change and markets transform themselves overnight. The half-life of common wisdom is shorter than ever. But top private equity firms have distilled a set of institutional habits that boost the likelihood of their success. What’s critical to this success? Attitude. PE leaders take pains to foster a “results-oriented mind-set”. In short, that means creating […] -
Turbocharging Asian Turnarounds
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticlePrivate equity investors in Asia are fine-tuning the art of the turnaround using three principal strategies. -
My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing
Venture capital Digital ArticleI love hearing about other people’s dreams. “Dreams,” as in: “this is what I always wanted to do with my life.” Tell me about your dream, and like Pavlov’s dogs, I begin to salivate. I almost can’t help it — encouraging people and their dreams makes me happy, and I am good at it. In […] -
Groupon Doomed by Too Much of a Good Thing
Venture capital Digital Article“Alright, you caught us. We’re actually not making any money. In fact, we are really losing a lot of money.” This is the essence of Groupon’s declaration last week that it will remove the controversial accounting metric called Adjusted Consolidated Segment Operating Income (ACSOI) from its financial statements. ACSOI essentially measures Groupon’s profits before subtracting […] -
The Ways Americans Pay for Things Are Woefully Out of Date
National competitiveness Digital ArticleAnd PayPal, Square, and other services don’t go far enough. -
Why CEOs Don't Get Fired as Often as They Used To
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHow companies are lowering turnover in the top seat. -
The New Leader’s Guide to Diagnosing the Business
Costing Magazine ArticleHow can an incoming leader lay the groundwork for dramatic performance improvement? -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleIt prioritizes short-term profits over patients’ health. -
Must Finance and Strategy Clash?
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleMarketers and finance people seldom see eye to eye. The makers say, “This product will open up a whole new market segment.” Finance people respond, “It’s a bad investment. The IRR is only 8%.” Why are they so often in opposition? The financial criteria used to decide if a project will be profitable are entirely […] -
What's Your Return on Knowledge?
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Stock or Cash?: The Trade-Offs for Buyers and Sellers in Mergers and Acquisitions
Accounting Magazine ArticleCompanies are increasingly paying for acquisitions with stock rather than cash. But both they and the companies they acquire need to understand just how big a difference that decision can make to the value shareholders will get from a deal. -
What Venture Trends Can Tell You
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research from McKinsey suggests what the inevitable shakeout in the venture capital industry heralds for the broader business community. -
Why Innovation Labs Fail, and How to Ensure Yours Doesn’t
Incubators Digital ArticleSetting up a research hub is easy. Setting it up to succeed is harder. -
Bootstrap Finance: The Art of Start-ups
Entrepreneurial financing Magazine ArticleEntrepreneurship is more celebrated, studied, and desirable than ever. Business school students flock to courses on entrepreneurship. Managers, fearful of losing their step on the corporate ladder, yearn to step off on their own. Policymakers pin their hopes for job creation and economic growth on start-ups rather than on the once-preeminent corporate giants. Belief in […] -
The One Thing VCs Could Do Immediately to Increase Returns
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleHow investors can start seeing more opportunities. -
Can We Simplify Financial Regulation?
Finance and investing Digital ArticleThere’s a common saying that you never pay attention to your electricity provider unless the lights don’t come on. Well, it’s the same thing with the various regulatory systems throughout the world. For the most part, they tend to be invisible, unless there’s a problem. Unfortunately, over the past year the financial regulatory system has […]
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Tackling Fraud and Corruption in the United Nations
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Rahul Ratna recently gave up his position in a private corporation to head a new department at the United Nations (UN), Office of Internal Oversight Services... -
Note on Capital Budgeting
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Discusses several analytical techniques that incorporate the multi-year period over which a new asset will be used, and looks at three of these techniques... -
Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing... -
Primo Benzina AG
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Primo Benzina AG was a retail chain of petrol stations offering petrol, snacks, restaurant meals, and high-quality service in central Europe. The company... -
Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In early 2016, RWE, a utility that operates nuclear power plants in Germany, came under scrutiny from regulators and the media over the adequacy of its... -
Artgo Shares: A 98% One Day Drop
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details ArtGo Holdings Limited (HKSE:03313) was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's main board. The company mined marble in mainland China. In July, after... -
Finance Reading: NPV and Capital Budgeting
Finance & Accounting Tool40.00View Details This reading introduces the capital allocation process. It presents the valuation tools and financial metrics used by companies to evaluate investment... -
Note on Financial Management
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Focuses on the way managers can affect the items on an organization's financial statements. In particular, financial management is concerned with the... -
Banking the Unbanked
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the strategy of a large Indian Public Sector Bank (PSB) to enhance financial inclusion and financial literacy of less privileged people... -
Raising capital for Financial Butler (C)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This case focuses on Nick Hungerford's attempt to raise capital for his FinTech start-up, Financial Butler, (later renamed Nutmeg). The concept is a digital... -
Sloboat Shipping Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The accountant of a cargo shipping company must update the financial position of the company. He has a list of the company's cash receipts and disbursements,... -
Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of... -
Correcting Sight and Accounting at LCA-Vision Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case provides students with an opportunity to decide how to respond to an SEC inquiry and how to communicate adverse news. It does so in the context... -
AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case asks students to prepare a report comparing the financial and operating performance of AT&T and Verizon. Taking the perspective of a communications... -
Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Having just acquired Walker Insurance, Paul Thomson finds himself short of funds to support his original turnaround plan. He can request additional cash... -
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Ball used Economic Value Added analysis to determine if it should open a new metal can manufacturing facility, which mandated closing two recently acquired... -
Viagra in China: A Prolonged Battle over Intellectual Property Rights
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In April 1998, Pfizer Inc ("Pfizer") launched Viagra, a prescription drug for treating erectile dysfunction, in the US and Europe with huge success. However,... -
Obsidian: Product or Platform?
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Pack-iTS
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A group of six university students wondered if they should proceed with Pack-iTS, an entrepreneurial venture. Pack-iTS would be a healthy lunch preparation... -
Diageo and Mey Icki: Turkish Delight or Turkish Hangover?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In September 2013, two years after its $2.1 billion acquisition of Mey Icki Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Mey Icki), the principal spirits company in Turkey specializing...
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Measuring Investment Center Performance
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleA spate of articles and books about return on investment has appeared during the past two or three years. Improving company earnings in relation to the capital used to generate those earnings has become a matter of great concern to many top financial and general managers. Their concern is not surprising. About three years ago, […] -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Tackling Fraud and Corruption in the United Nations
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Rahul Ratna recently gave up his position in a private corporation to head a new department at the United Nations (UN), Office of Internal Oversight Services... -
Can Microcredit Work in the United States?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleLending small amounts of cash to fledgling entrepreneurs has been successful in developing countries but hasn't worked as well in America. The authors... -
How Private Equity Firms Infuse a Positive Attitude
Private equity Digital ArticleTimes change and markets transform themselves overnight. The half-life of common wisdom is shorter than ever. But top private equity firms have distilled a set of institutional habits that boost the likelihood of their success. What’s critical to this success? Attitude. PE leaders take pains to foster a “results-oriented mind-set”. In short, that means creating […] -
Turbocharging Asian Turnarounds
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticlePrivate equity investors in Asia are fine-tuning the art of the turnaround using three principal strategies. -
My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing
Venture capital Digital ArticleI love hearing about other people’s dreams. “Dreams,” as in: “this is what I always wanted to do with my life.” Tell me about your dream, and like Pavlov’s dogs, I begin to salivate. I almost can’t help it — encouraging people and their dreams makes me happy, and I am good at it. In […] -
Note on Capital Budgeting
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Discusses several analytical techniques that incorporate the multi-year period over which a new asset will be used, and looks at three of these techniques... -
Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing... -
Groupon Doomed by Too Much of a Good Thing
Venture capital Digital Article“Alright, you caught us. We’re actually not making any money. In fact, we are really losing a lot of money.” This is the essence of Groupon’s declaration last week that it will remove the controversial accounting metric called Adjusted Consolidated Segment Operating Income (ACSOI) from its financial statements. ACSOI essentially measures Groupon’s profits before subtracting […]