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- April 1995 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Identify the Nonprofit
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ramona Hilgenkamp
This case presents financial statements and selected ratios for seven unidentified nonprofit organizations and asks that each set of financial information be matched with one of the following nonprofit entities: a public television station, a suburban hospital, a...
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ramona Hilgenkamp. "Identify the Nonprofit." Harvard Business School Case 195-215, April 1995. (Revised December 2006.)
- January 1996 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Colgate-Palmolive Company: Analyzing an Annual Report
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A directed analysis of the Colgate-Palmolive Co. annual report. Focuses on the basics of reading an annual report including analysis of financial statements, calculation of financial ratios, and study of the layout and message of the report. Industry financial ratios...
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- September 2000
- Case
TruckitNow.com Business Plan
By: Myra M. Hart and Judith Marie Dror
Presents an original business plan. Students are challenged to develop assumptions and create financial projections and statements based on business plan text.
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Plan;
Finance;
Framework;
Value Creation;
Transportation Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Judith Marie Dror. "TruckitNow.com Business Plan." Harvard Business School Case 801-151, September 2000.
- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
disclosed in Enron's financial statements and related footnotes? Yes, they were, but even the special committee of the Enron board of directors later described the disclosures as "obtuse" and...
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by William Sahlman
- May 2013
- Teaching Note
Coca-Cola: Residual Income Valuation
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Edward J. Riedl
Teaching note for a case of the same title that introduces students to the residual income (also known as the abnormal earnings) valuation model using the firm Coca-Cola. Students are provided with the primary financial statements (through fiscal 2010) and forecast...
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Brian K. Baik
Brian Baik is an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the Financial Reporting and Control course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Baik studies how information, financial reporting, and...
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- August 2018
- Case
Tapping Growth at Lord Hobo Brewing Company
By: Ethan Rouen and Susanna Gallani
Lord Hobo Brewing Company accounts for its inventory process as it prepares to create its first set of professional financial statements for investors.
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Keywords:
Inventory;
Start-ups;
Craft Brewing;
Investing;
GAAP;
Brand Management;
Accounting;
Working Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Private Equity;
Business Startups;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Boston;
New England;
United States
Rouen, Ethan, and Susanna Gallani. "Tapping Growth at Lord Hobo Brewing Company." Harvard Business School Case 119-028, August 2018.
- 23 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?
Credit ratings play an essential role in global finance by assessing whether borrowers can meet their debt obligations. Agency analysts study data from financial statements to make initial assessments about...
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by Ben Rand
- March 2024
- Module Note
Accounting Standards for the 21st Century
By: Jonas Heese
Over the past two decades, accounting standards have evolved to meet the demands of a rapidly changing business environment. This module note focuses on understanding the impact of these standards on measuring firm performance and financial position in the context of a...
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Heese, Jonas. "Accounting Standards for the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Module Note 124-056, March 2024.
- March 1993
- Supplement
Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (C)
Describes key developments relating to Burroughs Wellcome, AZT and other AIDS drugs, and the AIDS issue in general from late 1989 through 1992. Includes excerpts from Wellcome PLC's financial statements and updated statistics on AIDS in the United States.
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Keywords:
Health Pandemics;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Financial Statements;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-115, March 1993.
- December 2021
- Article
Trade Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns
By: Marcelo Bianconi, Federico Esposito and Marco Sammon
A recent literature has documented large real effects of trade policy uncertainty (TPU) on trade, employment, and investment, but there is little evidence that investors are compensated for bearing such risk. To quantify the risk premium associated with TPU, we exploit...
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Keywords:
Trade Policy;
Uncertainty;
Stock Returns;
Risk Premium;
Tariff Rates;
Portfolio Analysis;
Trade;
Policy;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Stocks;
Investment Return
Bianconi, Marcelo, Federico Esposito, and Marco Sammon. "Trade Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns." Art. 102492. Journal of International Money and Finance 119 (December 2021).
- April 1993 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
General Mills, Inc.: Analyzing an Annual Report
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Marc H. Zablatsky
A directed analysis of the General Mills 1992 Annual Report. Focuses on the basics of reading an annual report including analysis of financial statements, calculations of financial ratios, and study of the layout and message of an annual report.
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- November 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Background Note
Understanding Economic Value Added
By: Mihir A. Desai, Fabrizio Ferri and Steve Treadwell
Explores the concept of economic value added (EVA) and its practical applications as a management control system for performance measurement and incentive compensation. Explains how EVA is measured and explores some of the adjustments to financial statements that are...
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Keywords:
Value
Desai, Mihir A., Fabrizio Ferri, and Steve Treadwell. "Understanding Economic Value Added." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-016, November 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Impact Accounting for Product Use: A Framework and Industry-specific Models
By: George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
This handbook provides the first systematic attempt to generate a framework and industry-specific models for the measurement of impacts on customers and the environment from use of products and services, in monetary terms, that can then be reflected in financial...
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Keywords:
Impact Measurement;
Product Impact;
Customer Welfare;
Environment;
ESG;
Product;
Customers;
Well-being;
Environmental Sustainability;
Measurement and Metrics;
Accounting;
Financial Statements;
Analysis;
Framework
Serafeim, George, and Katie Trinh. "Impact Accounting for Product Use: A Framework and Industry-specific Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-141, June 2021.
- May 1987 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co.
After a record year in 1983, Murray Ohio's earnings declined in 1984. The company was faced with competition from cheap imports and was experiencing declining margins. Students are asked to analyze the company's 1984 financial statements and predict whether there is...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Business Divisions;
Cost Management;
Spending;
Decision Making;
Change Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Management Systems;
Manufacturing Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 187-178, May 1987. (Revised October 1996.)
- January 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010
By: Richard Bohmer, Ethan Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski and Srinidhi Reddy
This case presents financial statements and selected ratios for 14 unidentified healthcare organizations and asks that each set of financial information be matched with one of the following healthcare companies: a biotechnology firm, a community nursing company, a...
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Bohmer, Richard, Ethan Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski, and Srinidhi Reddy. "The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010." Harvard Business School Case 611-043, January 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- December 2018
- Case
Bata versus Relaxo—Analyzing Performance
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Iris Leung and Quinn Pitcher
Set in 2016, “Bata India versus Relaxo—Analyzing Performance” compares the strategies and financial performance of two Indian footwear companies. Bata India had long been the market leader in footwear in India, but its leading market position was being challenged by...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Strategy;
Operations;
Performance Evaluation;
Financial Statements;
Analysis;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Srinivasan, Suraj, Iris Leung, and Quinn Pitcher. "Bata versus Relaxo—Analyzing Performance." Harvard Business School Case 119-050, December 2018.
- December 1999 (Revised December 2010)
- Background Note
Accounting for Income Taxes
By: David F. Hawkins
Accounting for Income taxes under US-GAAP and IFRS. Analysis of income tax information in financial statements.
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Hawkins, David F. "Accounting for Income Taxes." Harvard Business School Background Note 100-035, December 1999. (Revised December 2010.)
- January 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Supplement
The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010 (CW)
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Ethan S Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski and Srinidhi Reddy
This case presents financial statements and selected rations for 14 unidentified healthcare organizations and asks that each set of financial information be matched with one of the following healthcare companies: a biotechnology firm, a community nursing company, a...
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