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- 01 Sep 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Behind Apple's Tax Situation, an Unprecedented Financial Policy
- Research Summary
Innovation and Development in the Household Financial Sector
This research examines the sources of long-run innovations in consumer financial services. The topics of research include the changing background and motives of the founders of new firms, the role of policy in promoting innovation and/or stability, and the impact of... View Details
- Article
Financial Statement Errors: Evidence from the Distributional Properties of Financial Statement Numbers
By: Dan Amiram, Zahn Bozanic and Ethan Rouen
Amiram, Dan, Zahn Bozanic, and Ethan Rouen. "Financial Statement Errors: Evidence from the Distributional Properties of Financial Statement Numbers." Review of Accounting Studies 20, no. 4 (December 2015): 1540–1593.
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
Global Failures Create a “Lodestar” for HBS Research and Teaching From new cases to new courses and research projects, the HBS faculty’s response to the global financial crisis has been “quite extraordinary,” says Professor Joe Badaracco,... View Details
- 31 Oct 2010
- News
Leveraging Admissions Tests to Increase Financial Savvy
- June 2009
- Article
Level Playing Fields in International Financial Regulation
By: Lucy White and Alan Morrison
We analyze the desirability of level playing fields in international financial regulation. In general, level playing fields impose the standards of the weakest regulator upon the best-regulated economies. However, they may be desirable when capital is mobile because... View Details
Keywords: Economy; International Finance; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Standards; Banking Industry
White, Lucy, and Alan Morrison. "Level Playing Fields in International Financial Regulation." Journal of Finance 64, no. 3 (June 2009): 1099–1142.
- 2012
- Article
The Cost and Timing of Financial Distress
By: Christopher Parsons
Assessments of the trade-off theory have typically compared the present value of tax benefits to the present value of bankruptcy costs. We verify that this comparison overwhelmingly favors tax benefits, suggesting that firms are under-leveraged. However, when we... View Details
Parsons, Christopher. "The Cost and Timing of Financial Distress." Journal of Financial Economics 105, no. 1 (July 2012): 62–81.
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Addressing The Financial Security Gap
percent of Americans have no retirement savings, and that by 2030, some 72 million American retirees will be living below the poverty line. “The pandemic has shown just how unstable things can be, how quickly it can happen, and how we need to add more View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Web
Financials - Annual Report 2020
Financials 5-Year Data Summary 1ms Financial Data IN MILLIONS For the Fiscal Year ended June 30... 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Revenues $ 861 m. 925 856 800 761 Expenses $ 831 m. 821 766 731 704 Cash from... View Details
- July 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis
Tim Williams, the new CFO of a publicly-traded enterprise software company, attempts to rebuild his company's reputation for reliable financial reporting following a highly visible financial reporting crisis. The crisis begins with an earnings shortfall warning, which... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Capital Markets; Policy; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits; Technology Industry
Hutton, Amy P. "Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 102-013, July 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- November 2005 (Revised February 2008)
- Teaching Note
Shinhan Financial Group (A) (TN)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ryan Raffaelli
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- July 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002 (Abridged)
By: Tarun Khanna
In early 2002, Japan, the world's largest economy, had been mired in a decade-long recession. A range of stimulus packages had failed to work their magic. The "Big Bang" financial deregulation reforms announced in 1998 had not quite produced the economic boom that the... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Financial Markets; Global Strategy; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Japan
Khanna, Tarun. "Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 703-407, July 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- 2017
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Financial Accounting Reading: Basic Accounting Concepts and Assumptions
By: David F. Hawkins
Core Curriculum Readings in Financial Accounting cover the fundamental concepts in financial accounting. The objective of this reading is to enhance the student's understanding of the nature of the information that general purpose financial reports provide. This goal... View Details
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Financial Accounting Reading: Basic Accounting Concepts and Assumptions." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Harvard Business Publishing 5060, 2017.
- January 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Subprime Meltdown: American Housing and Global Financial Turmoil
By: Julio Rotemberg
This case focuses on the financial difficulties faced in the U.S. from August to December 2006 as well as their roots in subprime lending. After briefly discussing how mortgages were structured and traded in the pre-1990 period, it describes subprime mortgage lending,... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Central Banking; Financial Markets; Mortgages; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; United States
Rotemberg, Julio. "Subprime Meltdown: American Housing and Global Financial Turmoil." Harvard Business School Case 708-042, January 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- Web
Financials - Annual Report 2019
Financials Financials 5-Year Data Summary 2ms Financial Data IN MILLIONS For the Fiscal Year ended June 30... 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Revenues $ 925 m. 856 800 761 707... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
How does HBS manage its business? For alumni interested in the financial operations of the School, HBS has published its first-ever financial report. The 42-page document provides an overview of how the... View Details
- September 2021 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Mission edX: Balancing Social Good and Financial Sustainability
By: John J-H Kim, David J. Collis and James Barnett
In March 2021, online education platform edX considers how to achieve financial sustainability without compromising its mission to provide universal access to high-quality education. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Education; Values and Beliefs; Internet and the Web; Financial Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; United States
Kim, John J-H, David J. Collis, and James Barnett. "Mission edX: Balancing Social Good and Financial Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 322-010, September 2021. (Revised June 2023.)
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report
achieving our strategic objectives for the year,” said Richard P. Melnick (MBA 1992), the School’s chief financial officer. The Harvard Business School 2003 Financial Report, scheduled for release this... View Details