Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

This is the key finding of the Current Trends in Estimating and Applying the Cost of Capital research released this week by the Association for Financial Professionals, a trade group of 16,000 corporate treasury and finance practitioners. Download this pdf for an executive summary, or login here for the full report.)

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Cost of Capital CAPM Cost Discounted Cash Flow 15

CEO Insider

JULY 11, 2024

Due to falling sales and a sharp decline in its share price, luxury giant Mulberry has decided to part ways with its Chief Executive Officer, Thierry Andretta. Mulberry’s share price has declined by 39% since January, reflecting a global downturn in the luxury sector, particularly due to reduced spending by Asian shoppers.

Price 52

Price Chief Executive Officer CEO Sharpe 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For example, Tim Sheahan, Chief Financial Officer for a large division of a multi-national corporation, aspires to become CFO of a Fortune 100 company in the future. At meetings of the corporation's finance managers, Tim makes a point to spend time with lower-level staff members to establish a personal bond.

Execution 15

Execution Team Chief Financial Officer Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

Chief Financial Officer 14

Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Operations IPO 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

What receives far less attention is that, more and more in our increasingly complex, volatile, and fully-globalized business world, the effectiveness of such action depends on a powerful partnership between the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the General Counsel (GC).

CFO 8

CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies.

Report 11

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

You’re not just thinking about the actual medical issue at hand; you’re thinking about the development of that child more holistically. One-fifth of kids will develop some type of mental health or behavioral health issue during their lifetime or during their childhood years. Being a physician CEO is more than just a symbol.

CEO 9

CEO System Innovation Chief Financial Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The chief financial officer (CFO) role rose to prominence in the mid -1980’s as pressures for value management and more transparent investor relations gained traction. Over the past 30 years, most companies have added new C-level roles in response to changing business environments.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing future talent. They’re often not transparent about your real needs and vague about the most effective development options. Development matters. Leadership & Developing People Book.

Career 8

Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The best ones are permeable membranes that transfer knowledge from the outside in: Steve Jobs recruited the Dean of Yale’s Business School to run Apple University, while Jeff Weiner recruited business coach and thought leader Fred Kofman to lead leadership development for LinkedIn.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Financial Officer White Paper Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

In a recent HBR article , we claimed that modern digital companies such as Uber, Facebook, and Alphabet play an increasingly important role in the economy, but their financial statements fail to capture company’s main value drivers. Based on these insights, we now propose a new blueprint for financial reporting of digital companies.

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Report GAAP Company Proposal 8