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- December 2021
- Case
The Instant Payment Mandate: The Central Bank of Brazil and Pix
By: Lauren Cohen and Spencer C. N. Hagist
João M. P. De Mello and his team at the Central Bank of Brazil are preparing a move that would seek to tilt the scales in favor of financial inclusion for the entire country. The innovation at hand is the unprecedented nation-wide instant payment scheme: Pix. The fruit...
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Cohen, Lauren, and Spencer C. N. Hagist. "The Instant Payment Mandate: The Central Bank of Brazil and Pix." Harvard Business School Case 222-053, December 2021.
- August 1996 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Nicholson File Company Takeover (A), The
By: Thomas R. Piper
The financial vice president must decide the value and form of an acquisition offer to be made to a small hand tool company.
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Valuation;
Negotiation Participants;
Negotiation Offer;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Nicholson File Company Takeover (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 297-011, August 1996. (Revised June 2007.)
- July 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Leasing Computers at Persistent Learning
Newly public Persistent Learning is acquiring vital computer assets. They need to determine how the lease or purchase decision will impact their financial statements, and how the market will react given previously forecast earnings and competitor's accounting.
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Shanthikumar, Devin M. "Leasing Computers at Persistent Learning." Harvard Business School Case 108-014, July 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- October 2006 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Summit Partners - The FleetCor Investment (A)
By: Michael J. Roberts
Part of a 3-case series in which students get to see the unfolding of due diligence on private equity (buy out) deal. In this, the A case, the deal team has negotiated a letter of intent with FleetCor, a firm that operates a fuel payment network for vehicle fleets....
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Private Equity;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Investment;
Negotiation Offer;
Service Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Summit Partners - The FleetCor Investment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 807-033, October 2006. (Revised September 2014.)
- October 2008
- Case
The Talbots, Inc., and Subsidiaries: Accounting for Goodwill
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
In 2006, Talbots, Inc., a specialty women's retailer, purchased a competitor, J. Jill. The transaction created a large goodwill account along with accounts for trademarks and other intangible assets. Using prevailing accounting standards (Statement of Financial...
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Keywords:
FASB;
Intangible Assets;
Standards;
Financial Statements;
Goodwill Accounting;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Retail Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "The Talbots, Inc., and Subsidiaries: Accounting for Goodwill." Harvard Business School Brief Case 083-254, October 2008.
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
Increased financial disclosure standards on such issues as executive compensation should provide more useful information for investors, policy makers, and regulators. But do the companies themselves benefit? What researchers are now...
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- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But...
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- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
truth is anything but— "it's about reviving companies," says Gilson, author of the 2010 book Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups . Reviving The Economy Taking a look at the 2008 View Details
- September 1991 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
First National Bank Corp. (A)
First National Bank Corp., a major regional bank in the Northeast, must decide how large a provision for credit losses to accrue in its 1990 financial statements. The recession in New England has caused serious problems in its loan portfolio.
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Financial Statements;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Northeastern United States
Barth, Mary E. "First National Bank Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 192-042, September 1991. (Revised April 1994.)
- January 2003 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Boston Automation Systems, Inc.
By: David F. Hawkins
Daniel Fisher, the CFO of Boston Automation Systems, must review a number of revenue transaction accounting policies following the issuance of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements."...
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Hawkins, David F. "Boston Automation Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 103-041, January 2003. (Revised July 2003.)
- August 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
New Wachovia (A), The
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Jeremy Swinson
In April 2001, First Union Corp. announced an agreement to merge with Wachovia Corp., a fellow North Carolina-based commercial bank. While the banks were preparing to consummate the merger, SunTrust Banks, Inc. of Atlanta, made a hostile offer for Wachovia, setting in...
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Keywords:
Voting;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Conflict and Resolution;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Atlanta;
North Carolina
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Jeremy Swinson. "New Wachovia (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 903-033, August 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- March 1997
- Case
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation-1995
By: Krishna G. Palepu and James Chang
Sensormatic is a leading provider of security systems to the retail industry. The company relies on customer financing as a key component of its strategy. The company's growth strategy and accountingis attacked by short-sellers and the financial press.
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Keywords:
Analysis;
Valuation;
Financial Reporting;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Statements;
Business Strategy
Palepu, Krishna G., and James Chang. "Sensormatic Electronics Corporation-1995." Harvard Business School Case 197-041, March 1997.
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
in the air, Lerner initially found the results surprising. But not for long. "When you consider why so many initial public offerings do poorly, much of the failure is due to the poor preparation of many firms prior to going public....
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- 2011
- Article
'Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum
By: Joanne Horton, Richard H. Macve and George Serafeim
Revenue recognition and measurement principles can conflict with liability recognition and measurement principles. We explore here under different market conditions when the two measurement approaches coincide and when they conflict. We show that where entities expect...
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Keywords:
Fair Value;
Deprival Value;
Contract Liabilities;
Fair Value Accounting;
Measurement and Metrics;
Profit;
Revenue Recognition;
Assets;
Performance Evaluation;
Contracts
Horton, Joanne, Richard H. Macve, and George Serafeim. "'Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum." Accounting and Business Research 41, no. 5 (2011): 491–514.
- November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Aviva plc: Examining Net Zero
The board of Aviva Plc, one of the world’s largest insurers, must review its climate risk exposures and evaluate next steps. Risk experts at the firm have conducted a robust set of analyses prepared for its regulator, the Bank of England, simulating how various climate...
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Keywords:
Analysis;
Climate Change;
Insurance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Risk Management;
Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Tufano, Peter, Brian Trelstad, and Matteo Gasparini. "Aviva plc: Examining Net Zero." Harvard Business School Case 324-008, November 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- September 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Going Mobile-First? The Digital Transformation of Davivienda Bank in Colombia
By: Jorge Tamayo and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Set in 2017, this case describes the digital transformation strategy of Davivienda— a leading player in Colombia’s commercial banking and one of the companies belonging to Grupo Bolívar, a major Colombian financial conglomerate. The case also describes the pioneer role...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transformation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Information Technology;
Digital Strategy;
Digital Transformation;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Banking Industry;
Latin America;
Central America;
South America;
Colombia
- June 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Thumbs-Up Video, Inc.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A start-up video rental business is described to provide a basis for a bookkeeping and financial reporting exercise for an accounting course. Both start-up and operating transactions are included along with situations requiring judgments about depreciation policies and...
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Financial Statements;
Accounting Audits;
Accrual Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Accounting Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Thumbs-Up Video, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 189-193, June 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
How can managers better identify, describe, and confront the issues of environmental and social sustainability that their companies increasingly encounter? One answer is One Report, a method of integrating information about financial and...
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by Martha Lagace
- September 2010
- Case
Freddie Mac: Managing in Conservatorship
By: Robert Steven Kaplan, Nitin Nohria and Ben Creo
Ed Haldeman has recently become CEO of Freddie Mac, one of three major government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) charged with supporting U.S. residential mortgage finance. The company was placed into conservatorship by the U.S. treasury on September 7, 2008....
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Financial Crisis;
Mortgages;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Government Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Kaplan, Robert Steven, Nitin Nohria, and Ben Creo. "Freddie Mac: Managing in Conservatorship." Harvard Business School Case 411-048, September 2010.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Just Keep My Money! Supporting Tax-time Savings with U.S. Savings Bonds
By: Peter Tufano
This paper reports the results of a 2007 experiment testing if specific process simplification can foster increased take-up rates for savings products, particularly by low-to-moderate income (LMI) households. Tax refund recipients at certain H&R Block tax preparation...
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Tufano, Peter. "Just Keep My Money! Supporting Tax-time Savings with U.S. Savings Bonds." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-059, October 2008. (Revised August 2010.)