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Whole of Enterprise: An Atomic E-Business Model
Weill, Peter; Vitale, Michael R.Book Chapter HBS-4949BC-EInformation TechnologiesThe use of multiple business models across an organization can create confusion among customers, who may be required to navigate not just different computer systems, but also different ways of doing business. This chapter describes the benefits of adopting an integrated whole-of-enterprise e-business model. This chapter is excerpted from "Place to Space: Migrating to eBusiness Models."Starting at €8.20
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Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms, course overview - -instr
Villalonga, BelenTeaching Note HBS-209006-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note provides instructors with an overview of the course, its module structure and its unifying framework. The note contains information that should only be available to instructors, and should not be distributed to students. A shorter version of the note for students is available (209-137). This for-instructors-only note is complemented by four module notes for instruc...Starting at €0.00
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Allocating Decision Rights & Accountability: Elements of Effective IT Governance
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3595BC-EService and Operations ManagementEvery firm, at some level, needs a digitized platform, or integrated set of electronic business processes, to operate effectively. The only way to deliver a digitized platform--and superior business value from IT--is to design IT decision rights and accountabilities so that daily decisions about IT support the firm's strategic goals. In this chapter, the authors explain the importance of transparency in IT governance and describe how a firm's gov...Starting at €8.20
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Leading an IT-Savvy Firm: The Critical Role of Senior Management in Making IT a Strategic Asset
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3597BC-EService and Operations ManagementBeing IT savvy places your company in a position to take advantage of future business opportunities. To maintain the upper hand, all senior managers must make it a constant priority to ensure their digitized platform is being exploited successfully. But how IT savvy is your firm? In this chapter, Weil and Ross first ask you to assess your firm's IT savvy. They then summarize key IT leadership roles within the organization and provide information ...Starting at €8.20
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Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms: Overview of the Course
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209137-EFinanceMost companies around the world are controlled by their founding families, including more than half of all public corporations in the U.S. and Europe, and more than two thirds of these in Asia. These companies are the subject of the Financial Management of Family and Closely Held Firms course, an elective MBA course at Harvard Business School. The course introduces students to the unique finance, governance, and management issues faced by family ...Starting at €8.20
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The Value of Family and Closely Held Firms, module note- -instr
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209013-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note describes the first of four modules in Financial Management of Family and Closely Held Firms, an elective MBA course at Harvard Business School. The course is centered on the notion of creating value through family control. The "value" module addresses the following questions: What are family and closely held companies? How do they differ from widely held firms? An...Starting at €8.20
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Financing Growth in Family and Closely Held Firms, module note- -instr
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209014-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note describes the second of four modules in Financial Management of Family and Closely Held Firms, an elective MBA course at Harvard Business School. The note analyzes the pros and cons of different equity financing options that are available to family firms such as private equity, strategic alliances, public equity with and without mechanisms for retaining or enhancin...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Sum-Of-The-Parts Valuation
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209105-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Most large companies operate in more than one business. Valuing a diversified company requires separate valuations for each of its businesses and for the corporate headquarters. This method of valuing a company by parts and then adding them up is known as Sum-Of-The-Parts (SOTP) valuation and is commonly used in practice by stock market analysts and companies themselves. How...Starting at €8.20
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Driving Value from IT: Leveraging a Digitized Platform for Business Agility
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3596BC-EService and Operations ManagementBuilding a digitized platform and the proper IT services for your company can take a lot of time and energy. However, it's important not to fall back into bad working habits once new processes are set in place. Even as you take the first steps towards building an integrated digital platform, you should already be driving value and linking it to your customers' needs. This chapter will explain how to properly drive benefits from your digitized pla...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Measuring Controlling Shareholders' Ownership, Voting, and Control Rights
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209109-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Founders and their families can raise equity without relinquishing control of their companies, through the use of mechanisms such as dual-class stock, pyramidal ownership, voting agreements, and disproportionate board representation. The use of these mechanisms in publicly traded companies is widespread throughout the world, and in the United States. Understanding how the va...Starting at €8.20