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- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
problems at Enron from its reported financial statements. In this regard, current accounting for stock options actually serves as a model for disclosure, in some respects. Investors are given lots of information about stock View Details
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by William Sahlman
- 19 Apr 2016
- News
Yahoo Considers Options for a Sale
- Article
Value of New Performance Information in Healthcare: Evidence from Japan
By: Susanna Gallani, Takehisa Kajiwara and Ranjani Krishnan
Mandatory measurement and disclosure of outcome measures are commonly used policy tools in
healthcare. The effectiveness of such disclosures relies on the extent to which the new information produced by the mandatory system is internalized by the healthcare...
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Keywords:
Value Of Information;
Feedback;
Patient Satisfaction;
Healthcare;
Health Care and Treatment;
Satisfaction;
Information;
Measurement and Metrics;
Performance Improvement
Gallani, Susanna, Takehisa Kajiwara, and Ranjani Krishnan. "Value of New Performance Information in Healthcare: Evidence from Japan." International Journal of Health Economics and Management 20, no. 4 (December 2020): 319–357.
- 2018
- Book
Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
By: Melissa Perri
This book is a guide to getting out of the build trap with great product management. We look at what it means to become and be a product-led organization, which involves four key components: creating a product manager role with the right responsibilities and structure;...
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Keywords:
Product And Process Development;
Product Management;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Value Creation
Perri, Melissa. Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value. 1st ed. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2018.
- June 2020
- Article
In Generous Offers I Trust: The Effect of First-offer Value on Economically Vulnerable Behaviors
By: M. Jeong, J. Minson and F. Gino
Negotiation scholarship espouses the importance of opening a bargaining situation with an aggressive offer, given the power of first offers to shape concessionary behavior and outcomes. In our research, we identify a surprising consequence to this common prescription....
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Keywords:
Attribution;
Interpersonal Interaction;
Judgment;
Social Interaction;
Inference;
Open Data;
Open Materials;
Preregistered;
Negotiation Offer;
Strategy;
Behavior;
Interpersonal Communication;
Trust;
Outcome or Result
Jeong, M., J. Minson, and F. Gino. "In Generous Offers I Trust: The Effect of First-offer Value on Economically Vulnerable Behaviors." Psychological Science 31, no. 6 (June 2020): 644–653.
- September 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Timing of Option Grants at UnitedHealth Group (A)
Faced with press allegations that executives' stock options might have been backdated, the Board of UnitedHealth Group needs to determine whether its accounting for the options was proper, and if not, what the restatement amount should be and what...
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Ethics;
Stock Options;
Accounting;
Crisis Management;
Corporate Governance;
Insurance Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Ferri, Fabrizio. "Timing of Option Grants at UnitedHealth Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 107-028, September 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- May 2009
- Teaching Note
Nextel Partners: Put Option (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for [207-128]
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- 15 May 2017
- Blog Post
Exploring Career Options at HBS
functions. Here are few things I think prospective students should know about exploring careers at HBS. View Video 1. HBS will help you you think differently about your career HBS helped me think more broadly about my career aspirations in the context of my View Details
- April 2023
- Article
Learning Down to Train Up: Mentors Are More Effective When They Value Insights from Below
By: Ting Zhang, Dan Wang and Adam D. Galinsky
Although mentorship is vital for individual success, potential mentors often view it as a costly burden. To understand what motivates mentors to overcome this barrier and more fully engage with their mentees, we introduce a new construct, learning direction, which...
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Keywords:
Mentoring;
Learning Direction;
Interpersonal Communication;
Learning;
Leadership Development
Zhang, Ting, Dan Wang, and Adam D. Galinsky. "Learning Down to Train Up: Mentors Are More Effective When They Value Insights from Below." Academy of Management Journal 66, no. 2 (April 2023): 604–637.
- 2001
- Working Paper
Do Underwater Executive Stock Options Still Align Incentives? The Effect of Stock Price Movements on Managerial Incentive-Alignment
Jin, Li, and Lisa K. Meulbroek. "Do Underwater Executive Stock Options Still Align Incentives? The Effect of Stock Price Movements on Managerial Incentive-Alignment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-002, November 2001.
- March 2020
- Article
Estimating the Value of Electricity Storage in PJM: Arbitrage and Some Welfare Effects
By: Ramteen Sioshansi, Paul Denholm, Thomas Jenkin and Jurgen Weiss
Significant increases in prices and price volatility of natural gas and electricity have raised interest in the potential economic opportunities for electricity storage. The paper analyzes the arbitrage value of a price-taking storage device in PJM during the six-year...
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Sioshansi, Ramteen, Paul Denholm, Thomas Jenkin, and Jurgen Weiss. "Estimating the Value of Electricity Storage in PJM: Arbitrage and Some Welfare Effects." Energy Economics 31, no. 2 (March 2020): 269–277.
- May 2022
- Supplement
Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is? (B)
By: Robin Greenwood and Denise Han
In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then...
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Keywords:
Growth;
Equity;
Disney;
Value;
Economics;
Finance;
Investment;
Strategy;
Management;
Investment Activism;
Investment Return;
Growth and Development;
North America
Greenwood, Robin, and Denise Han. "Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-030, May 2022.
Value Shift
Today, corporate accountability is as vital to the bottom line as an effective business model. Value Shift makes a strong case for the merits of corporate responsibility and shows how a value-positive orientation contributes to superior performance through... View Details
- May 2022 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?
By: Robin Greenwood, James Williams and Denise Han
In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then...
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Keywords:
Growth;
Equity;
Disney;
Value;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Economics;
Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Investment Return;
Opportunities;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
North America
Greenwood, Robin, James Williams, and Denise Han. "Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?" Harvard Business School Case 222-029, May 2022. (Revised April 2024.)
- 2001
- Working Paper
Promoting Experimentation in Organizational Knowledge Creation: Effects of Status, Values and Rewards
By: Fiona Lee, Amy C. Edmondson, Stefan Thomke and Monica Worline
- 22 Oct 2018
- News
New Health Options for Small-Business Employees
- Article
The Impact of Forward-Looking Metrics on Employee Decision-Making: The Case of Customer Lifetime Value
By: Pablo Casas-Arce, Asis Martinez Jerez and V.G. Narayanan
This paper analyzes the effects of forward-looking metrics on employee decision-making. We use data from a bank that started providing branch managers with the customer lifetime value (CLV)—an estimate of the future value of the customer relationship—of mortgage...
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Keywords:
Customer Lifetime Value;
Forward-looking Metrics;
Employees;
Decision Making;
Information;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Banks and Banking;
Mortgages;
Outcome or Result
Casas-Arce, Pablo, Asis Martinez Jerez, and V.G. Narayanan. "The Impact of Forward-Looking Metrics on Employee Decision-Making: The Case of Customer Lifetime Value." Accounting Review 92, no. 3 (May 2017): 31–56.
- March 1994 (Revised June 1999)
- Background Note
Real Options: Valuing Managerial Flexibility
Provides a basic understanding of real options in corporate finance. Traditional discounted cash flow techniques (NPV) do not deal well with managerial flexibility or future response to uncertainty. The value of this flexibility can be significant and is handled well...
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Edleson, Michael E. "Real Options: Valuing Managerial Flexibility." Harvard Business School Background Note 294-109, March 1994. (Revised June 1999.)
- Summer 2014
- Article
When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Halaburda
We present a theory for why it might be rational for a platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there...
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Keywords:
Platform Governance;
Direct Network Effects;
Indirect Network Effects;
Complements;
Tragedy Of The Commons;
Equilibrium Selection;
Coordination;
Foresight;
Strategy;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Balance and Stability;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Consumer Behavior;
Applications and Software;
Network Effects
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Hanna Halaburda. "When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 23, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 259–293.
- January 2001
- Case
Valuing Project Achieve
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Project Achieve is a start-up providing information management solutions for schools. Its founders see a need for software both to manage the volumes of information necessary to administer a school and to connect parents, teachers, and students in a more effective way....
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Valuation;
Venture Capital;
Cost of Capital;
Cash Flow;
Forecasting and Prediction
Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Valuing Project Achieve." Harvard Business School Case 201-080, January 2001.