Publications

1998
Other Unpublished Work

Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Italian Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Luca Lupone

Keywords: Capital Markets; Performance; Financial Reporting; Italy

November 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Background Note

Revenue Recognition and Reporting

By: David F. Hawkins

Discusses revenue recognition and reporting rules, guidelines, and issues. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details

Keywords: Revenue; Financial Statements; Financial Reporting

July 2001 (Revised August 2004)
Case

AdNet (A)

By: Ashish Nanda

Confronted by a business proposal that is remarkably similar to a project recently financed by a sister office, venture capitalist Monique LeMieux ponders what she should do. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Ethics; Standards; Financial Services Industry

August 2010 (Revised December 2010)
Supplement

Urban Water Partners (A) (CW)

By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim

The case explores a new venture to bring clean water to Tanzanians who otherwise cannot access or afford it. Management has enough money to get their company through August 2010, but needs more capital. An HBS alum is interested in investing in the company;... View Details

Keywords: Human Needs; Accrual Accounting; Financial Statements; Health Industry; Utilities Industry; Dar es Salaam

01 Aug 2001
News

William F. Connell (MBA '63)

to make them feel like owners. Connell also maintains a tight system of quarterly operations reviews and monthly financial reports, making frequent visits to plants and customers. In an ongoing commitment to the highest View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; William F. Connell (MBA 1963); James O.Dunn; Manufacturing

Web

Fraudulent Mobile Payment Alerts on the Rise | Information Technology

Fraudulent Mobile Payment Alerts on the Rise Mobile payment solutions like Zelle and Venmo have become popular and convenient ways to send money to one another. Like most financial institutions, these services alert users of possible... View Details

December 2011
Supplement

Altoona State Investment Board: December 2008: Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Josh Lerner

Keywords: Investment Funds; Accounting; Financial Services Industry; Altoona

05 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson; Financial Services

June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Amazon.com in the Year 2000

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott

An analyst's critique of Amazon's prospectus from the perspective of its bond holders. View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Internet and the Web; Forecasting and Prediction; Retail Industry

November 2010 (Revised January 2011)
Supplement

DoubleClick, Inc.: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

By: David F. Hawkins

FASB and IASB proposal to require comprehensive income statements. View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

15 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 15

nature of accounting standards proposed between 1973 and 2007. Among other results, we find that length of service on the board and a prior career in investment banking/investment management are associated... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

1998
Other Unpublished Work

Reporting Gaps in the United Kingdom: The Chief Executives Perspective

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Dave Phillips and Heather Richards

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Performance; United Kingdom

July 1989
Article

Earnings and Stock Splits

By: Paul Asquith, Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Business Earnings; Stocks

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30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

accountability standards and for monitoring them. The authors show how accountability frameworks attached to principal-agent logics and applied universally across cultures... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Case

CEO Compensation at GE: A Decade with Jeff Immelt

By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem

When ISS, a large shareholder advisory group, recommended a "no" vote on Jeff Immelt's award of 2 million stock options in April 2011, GE's compensation committee had to decide whether to rescind or amend the award or ignore the ISS recommendation. Was Immelt's 2010... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Stock Options; Stock Shares; Annual Reports; Executive Compensation; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Shareholder Relations; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry