The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Corporate financing should be of a form and duration that allows companies to fund more engaged and long-term investment in their purposes. Despite this, there is a growing desire for corporations to be better stakeholders, with Wharton’s Sarah Kaplan outlining as much in her latest book, The 360° Corporation.

Kaplan 85

Kaplan Report Metrics Loyalty 85

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

In some cases, companies’ moats have enabled them to survive multiple technology disruptions and industry shifts over time, making their founders some of richest people in the world: think Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, Amancio Ortega, and Larry Ellison. So is there something different about the managers who do succeed?

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Kaplan Intangible Assets Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

Non-profit corporations may not be providing a financial return to investors or owners, but they still capture value to finance activities with contributions, grants, and service revenue. Government agencies are financed by taxes, fees, and service revenue, but are still accountable to deliver citizen value at scale.

Business Model 15

Business Model Kaplan Finance Health Care 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

Firms are failing faster than they used to , for instance, and there is substantial evidence that the gap between winning and losing firms is partly driven by technology adoption. Firms concentrate on what they’re good at, adopt new technology, and deliver products and services more efficiently. Take Facebook as an example.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Kaplan Innovation Industry 8