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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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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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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Cyworld: Creating and Capturing Value in a Social Network Answer 1. Reasons why people use social networks: 1. Connect: Social networking sites let you connect virtually with anyone. Almost anyone with a computer or a phone has a presence online. Social networking sites are one of the easiest ways to connect with friends and family and also make new friends. 2. So very easy to use: One of the main and most basic things that everyone overlooks is that Internet usage has become very
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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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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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in India: The Road Less Travelled There have been several paradigm shifts in the understanding of the concept of economic development (Meier 2005‚ Todaro & Smith 2011). In the early days of development economics following the end of the Second World War‚ development was seen as being concomitant with economic growth‚ and Gross Domestic
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