Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

The company also had three divisions — Water, International, and Merchant Investment — that were saddled with underperforming and over-valued assets. Enron was rated BBB+ (or the equivalent) by all three rating agencies, which typically include all off balance sheet debt when determining a rating.

Balance Sheet 8

Balance Sheet Assets Cash Flow Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Strewn about the table were probably the tools of your trade: reams of data, balance sheets and P&Ls. Instead, individuals must use what I call a “positivity currency” approach that is grounded in actual positive interactions, events, and memories — the things known to boost resilience.

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Manager Balance Sheet Assets Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

This week we had the opportunity to speak with Ashley Lenihan, Jiehae Choi, and Nathan Gamester of the Legatum Institute , in town for an event at MIT. And, for that matter, by investors: Legatum's data showed a portrait of Egypt a year ago that could have helped predict recent events.). We saw it in action during the MIT talk.

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Balance Sheet Benchmarking Advertising Assets 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Insurance policies and lottery tickets have the same payoff properties, with the one claimed on bad news or undesirable events and the other claimed by very happy lottery winners. Part of the reason insurers are wary of insuring tangible assets in developing markets is the fear of fraud and losses that cannot be validated.

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Insurance Balance Sheet Assets Revenue 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

bank in assets, JP Morgan Chase , announced that in August, hackers had accessed its security system and that approximately seven million small businesses and 76 million households had been affected by a data breach. In the beginning of October, 2014, the largest U.S.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Assets 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2017

The key is focusing on small-but-significant growth events and showing that they can occur within months. To rapidly facilitate new growth events over several years, we have developed a six-month, 120-hour “Scalerator” that consists of monthly 1.5-day, strategic hires). strategic hires).

Scaling 13

Scaling Banking Balance Sheet Sales 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. Companies such as Exxon, Chevron, and Shell have all said they expect to expand their production in shale assets in the US, Canada, and Argentina.

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Cash Flow Transportation Balance Sheet Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Banks are concerned that these provisions will make it harder to raise large amounts of debt in bond markets at a time when they desperately need extra capital to comply with new regulations and replenish their damaged balance sheets as they deal with impairments and write-down certain sovereign exposures.

Banking 8

Banking Balance Sheet Government Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

These funds were used to fill the balance sheet hole caused by the prior derivative losses. It was a major event, with significant impact. So, in a huge fraud, they spent $1.7B on virtually worthless acquisitions and paid themselves grotesque "deal fees" through phony advisors.

Balance Sheet 8

Balance Sheet Government Accounts Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

It’s the CMO’s job to make sure that metrics reflecting the health and value of the customer base –net present value, lifetime value, return on loyalty, cost per acquisition – get on the balance sheet. As a long-term asset of significant value, the brand should be part of those calculations. Why is this so challenging?

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Metrics Advertising ROI 9

Chief Executive

JULY 25, 2022

The second thing that we also saw in our companies is that in an uncertain world, there’s this very weird paradox of, on the one hand, placing really big bets, and, on the other, protecting your flanks against downside events, and putting both of those together. It wasn’t a luxury of their success. It preceded their success.

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Balance Sheet Assets Engineering Operations 98

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

Interestingly, intangible assets are all the rage these days on Wall Street. Interestingly, intangible assets are all the rage these days on Wall Street. There is no line on the balance sheet for "ability to innovate" or "skill at managing brand." If you can't measure it, how can you manage it?

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Assets Balance Sheet Reorganization Organizational Change 17

Chris LoCutro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Acquisitions: Physical and Human Resources (00:31:00) Why understanding your business needs versus wants is crucial when evaluating new hires or assets. In this section, we discuss the decision-making process behind acquiring new assets or hiring key personnel. There is an incredible amount of expense that goes with that event.

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