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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO...
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- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
generation. Assess the organization. The next step is for leaders to collect perspectives about how the organization fell short of its stated values or mission statement in the pre-COVID and current-COVID era. The organization can conduct...
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by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
and Richard S. Ruback. 2000 Regina E. Herzlinger : Winner of the 2000 Articles of Merit Competition of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Financial and Management Accounting Committee...
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Request more information | HBS Courses | HBS Online
correctly. Topics of Interest Business Essentials Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society I am interested in the for-credit version of CORe I am interested in the for-credit...
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of Fraud...
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- January 2017
- Case
The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco...
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Tyco;
Dennis Kozlowski;
Edward Breen;
Fire Safety;
Fire Protection;
Security;
Packaging;
Securities And Exchange Commission;
Fraud;
Accounting;
Accounting Audits;
Earnings Management;
Financial Statements;
Goodwill Accounting;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Divisions;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Headquarters;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Restructuring;
Crime and Corruption;
Engineering;
Applied Optics;
Chemicals;
Construction;
Metals and Minerals;
Ethics;
Finance;
Cash Flow;
Public Equity;
Stock Options;
Financing and Loans;
Initial Public Offering;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Location;
Geographic Scope;
Global Range;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business History;
Executive Compensation;
Selection and Staffing;
Courts and Trials;
Lawfulness;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Consolidation;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Horizontal Integration;
Value;
Chemical Industry;
Construction Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Energy Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Mining Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Republic of Ireland;
Switzerland;
Bermuda;
United States;
New Hampshire
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 717-459, January 2017.
- September 2001
- Background Note
Financial Reporting Environment, The
Provides a framework for understanding the role of financial reporting and various intermediaries as mechanisms for reducing both adverse selection and moral hazard problems in capital markets. Financial reports reduce adverse selection by providing basic information...
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Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Capital Markets;
Venture Capital;
Corporate Disclosure;
Conflict of Interests
Healy, Paul M., Amy P. Hutton, Robert S. Kaplan, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Financial Reporting Environment, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 102-029, September 2001.
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5...
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- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
economic shocks that could have a life-threatening impact on a large corporation. There also are stronger institutions to verify and confirm the strength and legitimacy of corporations, from accounting auditors to effective government...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
start (S) doing," and then asking those same people to hold you accountable for what they included on the list. More honest, no-holds-barred conversations with bosses and direct reports are also part of recovery, he adds. Finally,...
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by Kim Girard
- August 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the founding of Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee in 2017 and its path to surpassing Starbucks as the largest coffee chain in China (by number of stores) in 2019. Unlike Starbucks stores, which were designed to be welcoming “third places” for...
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Business Model;
Business Earnings;
Cost;
Cost Management;
Financial Statements;
Financial Condition;
Financial Management;
Stocks;
Profit;
Revenue;
Price;
Food;
Business History;
Employment;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Competitive Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
China
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?" Harvard Business School Case 721-370, August 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
accounting scandals, companies have engaged in "earnings games," evidenced by widespread earnings restatements: Over the past five years there have been more than 1,000 restatements, reflecting a lack of board oversight. Many...
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Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
be involved in politics, or the courts, “because these are perilous areas”—a statement that continues to inspire debate in the era of businessman-turned-president Donald Trump. Honor, prudence, integrity, diligence, civility, composure,...
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by Julia Hanna
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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
awareness: What data would help us solve this problem? How would you analyze it? What would you expect to find? What analysis did you run—why? What assumptions did you make? How did you set up the calculation? How did you account for x...
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- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
support every low- to moderate-income family, says Tufano. Beyond valuable programs like Social Security, tax breaks for savers, or auto-enrollment initiatives, there are more innovative and exciting projects: Prize-linked savings View Details
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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020
transition to remote following Spring Break. Yet, the work of the School continued on in innovative and exciting ways. Full Report Financial Statements Harvard Business Review Hits New Milestone Harvard Business Review ’s paid circulation...
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- June 1993 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
SKA (Sweden)
By: David F. Hawkins
Management is debating a proposal to capitalize R&D. While Swedish GAAP permits capitalization, the general practice is to expense R&D as incurred.
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Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Framework;
Balanced Scorecard;
Policy;
Accounting Industry;
Sweden
Hawkins, David F. "SKA (Sweden)." Harvard Business School Case 193-166, June 1993. (Revised May 1997.)
- November 1999
- Background Note
Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: Realized and Earned
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Describes a key concept in financial accounting: choosing an appropriate revenue recognition point. The accrual process requires revenue recognition and expense matching for reporting on the value creation process of companies. Describes the two key criteria for...
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Accounting Audits;
Accrual Accounting;
Cost Accounting;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Revenue;
Profit;
Cost Management;
Value Creation;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Statements;
Accounting Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: Realized and Earned." Harvard Business School Background Note 100-050, November 1999.
- October 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Taxing Situations: Two Cases on Income Taxes and Financial Reporting
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Two whimsical situations are described to provide illustrations of situations where income taxes paid differ from the income tax expense that might be included in financial reports. In addition to illustrating that financial reported income may differ from taxable...
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Taxation;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Decisions;
Accounting Industry;
Accounting Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Taxing Situations: Two Cases on Income Taxes and Financial Reporting." Harvard Business School Case 191-071, October 1990. (Revised June 1993.)
- September 1992 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Summit Distributors (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Amy P. Hutton
Summit Distributors was in danger of violating loan covenants because of slow economic activity and forecasted losses and was faced with a choice. Changing the inventory valuation method from LIFO to FIFO would avoid default but would require higher future income...
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Taxation;
Cost Accounting;
Cash Flow;
Interest Rates;
Economic Systems;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Statements;
Valuation;
Accounting Audits;
Financing and Loans;
Accounting Industry;
Accounting Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Amy P. Hutton. "Summit Distributors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-053, September 1992. (Revised March 1997.)