Richard P. Rumelt, Harry and Elsa Kunin Professor of Business and Society
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Instructional Notes

POL 1999-1.3

Note on Strategy Evaluation

The consistency, consonance, advantage, and feasibility tests.

POL 2001-1.2

Note on Strategic Cost Dynamics

Working with economies of scale, economies of scope, and learning-by-doing.

POL 2000-22

How to Read a Balance Sheet [by Randy Befumo (Fool.com)]

Basic accounts and ratios.

POL 2000-5

Numbers 101: Margins, Markups and Breakevens

Basic P&L statement ratios.

POL 2000-7

Numbers 101: Units and Units Conversion

You don't need a formula---you need to keep track of units!

POL 2000-7

Numbers 101: Cost and Value over Time

Basics of discounting.

POL 2000-6

Numbers 101: Growth Rates and Interest Rates

Working with growth rates and interest rates. Estimating growth rates from multi-period data.

POL 2000-20

Numbers 101: Taxes, Investment, and Depreciation

Getting cash flows right for capital budgeting.

POL 2000-10

Numbers 101: Bargaining and BATNA

Basics of bargaining math.

POL 2002-05

Numbers 101: The Diffusion of Innovations

Logistic curves. Worked example of Internet hosts.

POL 2000-21

Numbers 101: Restructuring Financial Statements

Fine tuning cash flow estimates for valuation.

POL 2000-23

Numbers 101: Valuation Models

Using models of future cash flows for valuation.