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- July 2017 (Revised January 2020)
- Background Note
Primer on Multiples Valuation and Its Use in the Private Equity Industry
By: Victoria Ivashina and Henrik Boe
This note explores the mechanics of multiples, different types of multiples, when and how to use them, and common pitfalls associated with multiples valuation. While a multiples approach is a very convenient valuation method, breaking down the underlying assumptions...
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Ivashina, Victoria, and Henrik Boe. "Primer on Multiples Valuation and Its Use in the Private Equity Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 218-017, July 2017. (Revised January 2020.)
- July 2017 (Revised July 2019)
- Supplement
"Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B)
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Ricardo Andrade
The B Case of "Dr. My Eyes" provides the answer as to what happened after the ending fact pattern in Case A and the imminent choices faced by the protagonist in the primary case. At the end of the Case A, Bess Weatherman of Warburg Pincus, must chose one option of two...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Health Care and Treatment;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Governance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Outcome or Result;
Health Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Ricardo Andrade. "Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 218-029, July 2017. (Revised July 2019.)
- July 2017
- Teaching Plan
Spectio: A Digital Lighting Company
By: Rajiv Lal and Sarah McAra
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 517-002.
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- July 2017
- Case
Magpie: Developing and Using Buyer Personas
The founders of a start-up platform for publishers have developed preliminary personas of target customers and are evaluating the implications for initial target buyers, messaging, and marketing programs. The case is useful for discussing the process of developing...
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Keywords:
Buying Process;
Marketing;
Sales;
Distribution Channels;
Segmentation;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Media;
Consumer Products Industry;
Fashion Industry;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "Magpie: Developing and Using Buyer Personas." Harvard Business School Case 818-013, July 2017.
- July 2017
- Teaching Plan
'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
By: Rafael Di Tella and Sarah McAra
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-008.
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- July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra
In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called “the mother of all battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable...
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Keywords:
Media Regulation;
Media;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Newspapers;
Government Legislation;
Business and Government Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Monopoly;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael, Jose Liberti, and Sarah McAra. "'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War." Harvard Business School Case 718-008, July 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
- July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
This case examines the influence of political pressure on corporate decision-making. It questions whether fidelity to domestic operations ought to be a corporate social responsibility, and thus it challenges the limits of “social responsibility” as a corporate ideal....
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Board Decisions;
Political Influence;
Layoffs;
Offshoring And Outsourcing;
Manufacturing;
United States;
Mexico;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Decision Making;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Political Elections;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Corporate Governance;
Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Connecticut;
Indiana;
Mexico
Zelleke, Andy, and Brian Tilley. "Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 318-030, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
- July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
GM's Capital Allocation Framework
By: C. Fritz Foley, F. Katelynn Boland and Michael Lemm
In March of 2015, General Motors announced the details of a newly established capital allocation framework. This framework provided a target for return on invested capital, guidelines for capital structure choices, and policies related to payouts. Senior managers face...
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Keywords:
Performance Metrics;
Capital Budgeting;
Capital Structure;
Performance Evaluation;
Measurement and Metrics;
Auto Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States
Foley, C. Fritz, F. Katelynn Boland, and Michael Lemm. "GM's Capital Allocation Framework." Harvard Business School Case 218-026, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
- July 2017
- Teaching Note
Ivy Academy: Blended Learning in Downingtown Area School District
By: John J-H Kim
Teaching Note for HBS No. 316-144.
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Keywords:
Education
- July 2017
- Teaching Note
Match Next: Next Generation Middle School?
By: John J-H Kim
Teaching Note for HBS No. 316-138.
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- July 2017
- Teaching Plan
Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era
By: Rafael Di Tella and Sarah McAra
- July 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era
By: Rafael Di Tella and Sarah McAra
During the 2016 U.S. election, long-time politician Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and celebrity billionaire Donald Trump, a Republican, faced off in a contentious race for president. In the primaries, candidates from both major political parties used anti-establishment...
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Keywords:
Populism;
Elites;
Income Inequality;
Government and Politics;
Globalization;
Political Elections;
News;
Media;
Labor;
Prejudice and Bias;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Social Media
Di Tella, Rafael, and Sarah McAra. "Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era." Harvard Business School Case 718-005, July 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- July 24, 2017
- Article
To Improve Wireless Networks, Auction the Airwaves
Kominers, Scott Duke. "To Improve Wireless Networks, Auction the Airwaves." Bloomberg View (July 24, 2017).
- July 2017 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Bluemercury: Leading High Growth Businesses
Applegate, Lynda M. "Bluemercury: Leading High Growth Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 818-025, July 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Collusion in Markets with Syndication
By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers, Richard Lowery and Jordan M. Barry
Many markets, including markets for IPOs and debt issuances, are syndicated: each winning bidder invites competitors to join its syndicate to complete production. Using repeated extensive form games, we show that collusion in syndicated markets may become easier as...
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Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, Richard Lowery, and Jordan M. Barry. "Collusion in Markets with Syndication." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-009, July 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
- July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clarín
By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra
Founded in 1945, Grupo Clarín expanded over several decades to become Argentina’s largest media conglomerate. With leading positions in newspapers, broadcast television, broadcast radio, cable television, and Internet services, Grupo Clarín caught the attention of...
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Keywords:
Media;
Business and Government Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Initial Public Offering;
Investment;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael, Jose Liberti, and Sarah McAra. "Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clarín." Harvard Business School Case 718-007, July 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
- July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
Propel
By: Mitchell Weiss and Sarah McAra
In 2014, Jimmy Chen, a former product manager at Facebook, founded the start-up Propel to build software for low-income Americans. After conducting in-depth behavioral research, Chen and his small team in New York City began to develop technology to address the...
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Keywords:
Public Entrepreneurship;
Govtech;
Food Stamps;
EBT;
Mobile App;
User Research;
Financial Services Referrals;
Grocery Marketing;
Customer Discovery;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Entrepreneurship;
Public Sector;
Business Model;
Research;
Social Enterprise;
Poverty;
Welfare;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Industry;
United States
- July 2017
- Teaching Note
Designing Transformational Customer Experiences
By: Stefan Thomke
Keywords:
Customer Experience;
Design;
Exercise;
Learning By Doing;
LEGO;
Storytelling;
Transformation
- July 2017 (Revised July 2023)
- Course Overview Note
Public Entrepreneurship
By: Mitchell Weiss
This course is rooted in the belief that there is a large opportunity for creating value and solving large public problems if there are more inventors and builders inside government and more inventors and builders outside government, building for it. The course was...
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Keywords:
Public Entrepreneurship;
Innovation;
Public Sector;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Government Administration;
Business and Government Relations
Weiss, Mitchell. "Public Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 818-006, July 2017. (Revised July 2023.)