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Estimating Industry Multiples
By: Malcolm Baker and R. S. Ruback
We analyze industry multiples for the S&P 500 in 1995. We use Gibbs sampling to estimate simultaneously the error specification and small sample minimum variance multiples for 22 industries. In addition, we consider the performance of four common multiples: the simple...
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Baker, Malcolm, and R. S. Ruback. "Estimating Industry Multiples." 1999.
- January 2014
- Article
Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry
By: Mukti Khaire
This study of the high-end fashion industry in India examines the process of construction of the worth of a new industry. Analyses of data from multiple sources revealed that framing by early entrepreneurs and the socio-cognitive processes that resulted from the...
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Khaire, Mukti. "Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry." Organization Studies 35, no. 1 (January 2014): 41–74.
- September 2001 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Stevenson Industries (A)
By: John A. Davis and Kacie LaChapelle
Simon Carlson, chairman of the board of his family's fourth-generation industrial company, must decide how to deal with his conflict with the company's nonfamily CEO. Hired by the board just 15 months earlier to pursue growth more aggressively, CEO Paul Steel has upset...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Management Succession;
Management Style;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Rank and Position;
Organizational Culture;
Decision Making;
Manufacturing Industry
Davis, John A., and Kacie LaChapelle. "Stevenson Industries (A)." Harvard Business School Case 802-086, September 2001. (Revised June 2005.)
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry
By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we...
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- 24 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry
- 2021
- Working Paper
Accounting for Product Impact in the Interactive Media and Services Industry
By: DG Park, George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the interactive media and services industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact...
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Keywords:
Product Innovation;
Impact;
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Ratings;
Social Corporate Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Social Impact;
Product Design;
Product Positioning;
Society;
Product;
Environmental Sustainability;
Measurement and Metrics;
Framework;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Media;
Technology Industry
Park, DG, George Serafeim, and Katie Trinh. "Accounting for Product Impact in the Interactive Media and Services Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-134, June 2021.
- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Exercise
The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND)
In a six-party negotiation exercise, the TNDA Corp. plans to sell the Elcer Products Division to one of four potential buyers (industrial, financial, U.S., German). This case contains confidential information for the US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND) management...
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Keywords:
Negotiation
Sebenius, James K. "The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND)." Harvard Business School Exercise 908-032, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- August 2015 (Revised July 2017)
- Technical Note
Hotel Industry
By: Arthur I. Segel, Daniel Woodbury and Michael Horowitz
This note teaches the critical elements to understand the fundamentals of hotel investing, ownership, and management. It outlines the basics of hotel segmentation, operations, ownership, management, and valuation. The changing impact of technology is also addressed.
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Segel, Arthur I., Daniel Woodbury, and Michael Horowitz. "Hotel Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 216-012, August 2015. (Revised July 2017.)
- November 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Farmland Industries
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Farmland Industries." Harvard Business School Case 588-045, November 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- 2008
- Dictionary Entry
Computer Industry
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Computer Industry." In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. 2nd ed. Edited by Steven Derlauf and Lawrence Blume. Hampshire, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- November 1993 (Revised July 1994)
- Background Note
Industrial Marketing
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Bruce Isaacson
Keywords:
Marketing
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Bruce Isaacson. "Industrial Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-069, November 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
- December 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Videogame Industry
Kao, John J. "Videogame Industry." Harvard Business School Case 486-011, December 1985. (Revised November 1987.)
- December 1983 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Galen Industries
Raymond, Thomas J., and Susan Kelly. "Galen Industries." Harvard Business School Case 484-052, December 1983. (Revised January 1986.)
- July 2014 (Revised November 2014)
- Background Note
The Structure and Functioning of the Fashion Industry
By: Mukti Khaire and Hannah Catzen
Fashion is the quintessential social-consumption good; all consumers comply with or react to fashion. Although very few consumers actually control trends, virtually every consumer is affected by fashion and contributes to it by adopting or rejecting popular styles. A...
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- May 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Marshall Industries
Confounding predictions that the Internet would "disintermediate" commerce, making "middle man" companies all but obsolete, Marshall Industries, a leading electronics distributor, used the Internet and digital technologies to reinvent itself. Marshall continued to sell...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Supply Chain;
Emerging Markets;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Cathy Olofson. "Marshall Industries." Harvard Business School Case 899-239, May 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- July 1988 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
Hygiene Industries
By: David E. Bell
Keywords:
Health Industry
Bell, David E. "Hygiene Industries." Harvard Business School Case 189-035, July 1988. (Revised July 1989.)
- 1989
- Book
Going to Market: Distribution Systems for Industrial Products
By: E. Raymond Corey, Frank V. Cespedes and V. Kasturi Rangan
Corey, E. Raymond, Frank V. Cespedes, and V. Kasturi Rangan. Going to Market: Distribution Systems for Industrial Products. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1989.
- January 1990 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Photolithography Industry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Photolithography Industry." Harvard Business School Case 190-107, January 1990. (Revised February 1994.)
- December 1979 (Revised April 1982)
- Case
UV Industries
Glauber, Robert R., and David W. Mullins Jr. "UV Industries." Harvard Business School Case 280-072, December 1979. (Revised April 1982.)