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Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (A&B)
by Linda A. CyrProvides a brief introduction to calculations inherent in pre-money and post-money evaluations at multiple stages of financing. Relies on three different examples to illustrate how valuations can be calculated depending on the information provided.
Note on Pricing
by E. Raymond CoreyIntended to serve as a comprehensive overview of pricing strategy.
Note on Pricing and Public Policy
by Willis EmmonsSurveys a number of essential issues related to pricing and public policy in market economies. Begins with a brief review of the price-determination process in competitive markets, then examines a range of topics involving pricing and public policy in monopoly and oligopoly markets. Includes a number of graphs that illustrate the relationship between costs, demand, price, efficiency, and profitability under various market conditions.
Note on Private Equity Fundraising
by Josh LernerProvides an overview of raising venture capital and private equity funds.
A Note on Private Equity in Developing Countries
by Ann Leamon Josh Lerner Abishai VaseThis note provides an overview of private equity in emerging markets as of late 2009.
Note on Private Equity Information Sources
by Ann Leamon Josh LernerProvides an overview of key information sources about venture capital and private equity.
Note on Private Equity Partnership Agreements
by Josh LernerVenture capital by necessity is a long-run investment. Consequently, since the mid-1960s virtually all venture financing has been raised through private partnerships with a ten-year or longer life span. To govern these investments, complex contracts have sprung up between venture capitalists and limited partners. These contracts provide an insight into the complex challenge of raising and managing a venture capital fund.
Note on Private Equity Securities
by G. Felda Hardymon Josh LernerProvides an overview of the primary securities used in private equity, their structures, and the economic motivation behind their designs.
Note on Private Equity Securities
by Josh Lerner G. Felda HardymonProvides an overview of the primary securities used in private equity, their structures, and the economic motivation behind their designs.
Note on Process Analysis
by Paul W. MarshallProvides an introductory note to production processes and the use of flow diagram.
Note on Process Analysis (Abridged)
by Roy D. ShapiroProvides an introductory note to production processes and the use of flow diagrams.
Note on Process Observation
by Anne Harlan John J. GabarroExplains some of the dynamics of what actually happens in an effective or ineffective group. Also mentioned are a number of interventions which can be taken on by any group member to help change an ineffective group to one which operates more effectively.
Note on Production Inventories
by David H. MaisterIntroduction to basic notions of EDQ, reorder points, periodic review systems, and ABC Analysis.
Note on Quality: The Views of Deming, Juran, and Crosby
by David A. Garvin Artemis MarchDescribes the three distinct approaches to quality management represented by W. Edwards Deming, Joseph Juran, and Philip B. Crosby. Designed to introduce students to the elements of statistical quality control, structured approaches to quality improvement, and zero defects programs and to show them that there is more than one way to improve quality.
A Note on Real Estate Research
by Arthur I Segel Griffin H. James Ann CullenThis note provides a comprehensive research guide for real estate students, professionals, and executives. It includes lists of real estate industry trade organizations, publicly available research resources, books, and journals relevant to a wide range of financial and operational careers in real estate.
Note on Regulatory Choices
by Alexander Dyck Indra A. ReinbergsFor many firms, government interaction is expansive, influencing the conduct of firms and industry structure. The visible hand of government, in the form of a regulatory scheme, plays a role in firm affairs along with the invisible hand of market forces. Deregulation and regulatory reform have changed but not eliminated government intervention. In such regulated environments, successful business strategy requires an understanding of the goals of regulatory involvement and the specifics of regulatory institutions. This note identifies some of the functions provided by regulatory institutions as well as the more important dimensions that differentiate specific institutional approaches to regulation. Understanding the common functions is important for managers interested in which approaches provide scope for long-term private sector involvement. Understanding the institutional differences is essential to devising specific strategies for business success. This note examines different regulatory decisions: the objectives behind regulatory intervention; the economic and legal basis of regulation; and various ways to implement a regulatory system, involving design choices in regulatory independence, the decision-making process, and industry scope.
Note on Reimbursement of Health Care Providers: Case-Based and Capitation Payment
by Regina E. Herzlinger Thomas T. NagleExplains how managed care organizations use capitation as a payment method for providers.
Note on Reimbursement of Health Care Providers: Case-Based, Per Diem, and Capitation Payments
by Regina E. Herzlinger Thomas T. NagleExplains how managed care organizations use capitation as a payment method for providers.
Note on Retail Economics
by David E. BellReviews some elementary statistics on financial ratios that are commonly used to evaluate retailing companies.
Note on Rewards Systems
by Michael Beer Bert A. SpectorLooks at rewards in general, and pay in particular, and studies the conditions that may enhance or detract from employee satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.
Note on Risk Arbitrage
by Randolph B. Cohen George Chacko Marc ChennaultDescribes the investment strategy of risk arbitrage.
Note on Scenario Planning
by David A. Garvin Lynne C. LevesqueDescribes the process, components, and detailed action steps involved in using scenario planning in any organization. Provides detailed examples that use the process.
A Note on Seeking, Receiving, and Giving Advice
by David A. Garvin Joshua D. MargolisThis note examines the processes of seeking, receiving, and giving advice by drawing on both academic research and the lessons of skilled practitioners. It begins with a discussion of the potential benefits and costs of advice-seeking and advice-giving. The note then defines and distinguishes four related activities: advising, counseling, coaching and mentoring. Next, it describes the primary stages or steps in the advising process; each stage is examined from the perspective of both advice-seekers and advice-givers. The note concludes with recommendations for practice, listing a number of pitfalls to avoid when seeking, receiving, and giving advice as well as several guidelines and best practices.
Note on Service Mapping
by James L. Heskett Robert T. AnthonyIllustrates a simple technique for diagramming operations flows in service companies. Can be used to help structure analysis and discussion of cases involving sequenced operations.
Note on Shared Ownership
by Ethan S. Bernstein Nick RekenthalerWhile several tactics can drive company performance by instilling a sense of shared ownership among employees, perhaps the most direct is to actually share ownership with employees. Many public and private companies across industries have done just that, and studies have found that sharing ownership with employees can benefit a number of workplace performance metrics. This note summarizes the historical context from which shared corporate ownership grew, presents the three key decisions that leaders need to make when offering shared ownership (how broadly to do so, with what accountability, and with what rights), details the strategies that companies can use to share ownership with employees (e.g., profit-sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), etc.), illustrates different strategies particular companies have employed, and concludes with open questions for future leaders. The goal of the note is to educate future leaders and managers on the implications of shared ownership decisions on employee engagement, and ultimately, long-term company performance. The note also provides a basic how-to user's guide to familiarize future managers with approaches to sharing ownership more broadly with employees.