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November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
Technical Note

Saudi Arabia: A Brief Background

By: Kristin Fabbe, Natalie Kindred and Safwan Al-Amin

This note provides a brief overview of the history of Saudi Arabia as well as the economic and political context in 2018. The note is an essential supplement to the case “Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” HBS No. 719-020, but is... View Details

March 1987
Background Note

Electronic Data Interchange, Background Note

By: James I. Cash Jr.

Keywords: Technology

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2011
Working Paper

Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice

By: Francois Brochet and Kyle Travis Welch

We study the role of executive functional background in explaining management discretion in financial reporting. Taking goodwill impairment as our reporting setting, we focus on top executives (CEOs and CFOs) whose employment history includes experience in investment... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Goodwill Accounting; Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Managerial Roles; Agency Theory

January 2018 (Revised August 2024)
Background Note

Background Note: Introduction to Sustainable Investing

By: Shawn Cole, Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Radhika Kak

April 1986 (Revised October 1986)
Case

Office Technology, Inc. (A1): Video Background

By: Michael Beer and Richard E. Walton

Keywords: Media; Technology

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February 1987 (Revised September 1991)
Background Note

Foreign Exchange Market, Background Note and Problem Set, The

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick

Discusses the background of the foreign exchange market. This includes information about the participants and how the market operates. The problem set verses students in the arithmetic in the many common foreign exchange problems such as calculating forward premium and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Markets

April 2018 (Revised September 2024)
Background Note

Background Note: Managing and Measuring Impact

By: Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Radhika Kak

Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Impact Measurement

June 2007
Supplement

EZAmuse Negotiation (C): Woody Ronaldson Background

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Keywords: Negotiation

December 26, 2001
Article

Enron Accounting: Background Briefing and Lessons

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Accounting

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June 2023 (Revised July 2023)
Case

Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies

By: Joseph Pacelli, Jillian Grennan and Alexis Lefort

Fama Technologies is an online screening company that uses AI to analyze job applicants' publicly available online content for signs of risk and culture fit. The case opens with Ben Mones, founder and CEO, looking to secure funding from venture firms. He is running... View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; AI and Machine Learning; Social Media; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; United States

April 1996 (Revised November 1997)
Case

Background and Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment

By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague

A brief history of foreign direct investment (FDI) is explored, emphasizing conflicts, developments in the legal framework governing FDI, and international agreements and nonbinding principles formulated to resolve disputes brought in by FDI. Propositions provide a... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Agreements and Arrangements; Conflict Management

May 1980 (Revised January 1981)
Background Note

Exporting from the United States, Background Note

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June 1985
Supplement

Citibank Indonesia 1: Background Information, Video

Provides information that is useful for addressing the budget issue. Among the topics discussed on the tape are the economic conditions and regulatory environment in Indonesia, the Citibank planning system, degree of decentralization, and management compensation plan. View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Banking Industry; Indonesia

July 1980 (Revised September 1980)
Supplement

Self-Assessment and Career Development, Background Data

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June 2007
Supplement

EZAmuse Negotiation (B): Georg von HaufenGeld Background

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Keywords: Negotiation

June 1987 (Revised December 1987)
Background Note

Background on the U.S. Beverage Alcohol Industry

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April 2024
Teaching Note

Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies

By: Joseph Pacelli and Jillian Grennan

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 123-010 and 123-086. View Details

September 2021
Case

Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with... View Details

March 2018 (Revised June 2022)
Background Note

Background Note: Examining the Case for Sustainable Investing

By: Shawn Cole, Vikram Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers Brumme

January 1990
Teaching Note

Experiential Focusing: Background and Classroom Exercise, Instructor's Note

By: Shoshana Zuboff

Keywords: Experience and Expertise

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