Thoma Bravo – Citect Corporation (HBS 9-209-022) Study Questions 1. Do you think TB or Schneider would create more value as the owner of Citect? 2. TB would assume what risks if they are the winning bidder? 3. Should TB continue to bid on Citect and at what price? Are the expected ROIs and IRRs to TB sufficient at your revised bid amount? (* note: a detailed evaluation model will be constructed during the class session *) Study Questions 1. Is Newell just another conglomerate? How
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services ’. These are also known as supplementary services. The core service is the basic value provided by the service product. It is the reason to purchase or consume services. This is the reason for which any company is in business too. Supplementary services are those that facilitate and enhance use of the core services. These are services other than core that companies offer to their customers to give additional value to their products or to encourage customer loyalty. Flexible Services Offering:
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Case: Land Securities Group (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Case Number: 9-105-014 Topic: Financial Reporting and Control Description: A U.K. real estate firm‚ required to adopt international accounting standards (IAS) by 2005‚ must change the reporting of its primary asset (investment property) from the revaluation model under U.K. GAAP to either the cost or fair-value model under IAS. This would have a number of effects on European investment property firms‚ including
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40 The McKinsey Quarterly 2006 Number 1 Daniel Chang The right service strategies for product companies T he right service strategies for product companies As products evolve into commodities‚ services become more important. But companies that play this new game must understand its rules. Byron G. Auguste‚ Eric P. Harmon‚ and Vivek Pandit As relative newcomers to the service economy‚ many product companies have yet to make money there. Until recently‚ brisk sales growth
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1/29/2015 Creating Customer Value http://eproduct.hbsp.harvard.edu/eproduct/product/cc_8176/content/OPS/html/print.html 1/22 1/29/2015 Creating Customer Value This reading contains links to online interactive illustrations and video‚ denoted by the icons above. In addition to using reader controls in the navigation bar‚ you can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate between pages. Sunil Gupta‚ Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration‚ Harvard Business School‚ de
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Travelled Abstract Although the concept and practice of socially responsible and sustainable investing (SRSI) or more simply‚ sustainable finance‚ is yet to catch on in India‚ it represents a potentially hugely rewarding business opportunity. This paper begins with the wider concept of sustainable development and business‚ then highlights the importance of sustainable banking – why it makes economic sense for banks to seriously venture into this area; it lists various international initiatives to
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Unit 3 Assignment 2 A Summary of M.E. Porter and M. R. Kramer’s article “Creating Shared Value” Michael G. Castro Capella University MBA6008 – Global Economic Environment Professor Hidsell January 27‚ 2013 Creating shared value (CSV) is a powerful concept that many companies used‚ ultimately‚ being used as a strategy in developing the future market while also strengthening economies‚ the marketplace‚ communities and corporate funds. In reading this article‚ I initially thought this
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CASE STUDY Scenario #3 HSCO-509 By Donna Stefanick Student ID: L25837755 Liberty University Online Lynchburg‚ VA Abstract The purpose of this paper is to evaluate Scenario #3 case study that describes the client as a 40 year old male by the name of Roger. Roger entered treatment for several different issues including suicidal ideation‚ loneliness‚ depression homosexual thoughts‚ and self-image issues. Roger also has health issues due to his battle with obesity which
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the relationship between business and society‚ the deeper purpose of capitalism and its benefits towards identifying and meeting real societal needs. The authors believe that we have narrowed the scope of thinking how businesses can create economic value and they are thus increasingly being seen as the problem rather than the solution to building a better society. This phenomenon has lead governments to develop an over-regulatory‚ controlling mind set over corporations and political leaders are unable
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Summary of ‘Creating shared value’ by M. Porter and M. Kramer The problem nowadays is that most businesses don’t have the right purpose ‘in mind’. They have a narrow-minded view in making profit and thus optimizing short-time financial performance. This old capitalistic view leads to a vicious circle. More specifically‚ the corporation doesn’t keep its environment and the broader community in mind while making profit and so they are perceived as (partly) responsible for society’ failures. This
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