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- October 2018
- Supplement
JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (B)
By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
The case outlines JetBlue's decision to disclose according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards and the ESG metrics they began reporting. Data on resulting changes in institutional ownership are also provided.
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Metrics;
Leadership And Change Management;
Airlines;
Innovation;
Purpose;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Sustainability Reporting;
Change Management;
Leadership;
Mission and Purpose;
Financial Reporting
Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 119-044, October 2018.
- 23 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?
“soft” adjustments, analysts give an opinion about the “ability and willingness” of the issuer to repay investors who purchase debt securities, according to Standard & Poor’s. Major credit rating agencies include Moody’s and Fitch....
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by Ben Rand
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
Ignore environmental, social and governance risks at your peril
- 06 Jan 2006
- News
Made to Measure Is the Best Fit for Future Pensioners
- March 2015
- Case
Statoil: Transparency on Payments to Governments
By: George Serafeim
The Statoil case describes the challenge of increasing transparency, in extractive industries, around host county government payments. The case describes Statoil's reasoning behind voluntarily disclosing host country government payments, and the events that led to this...
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Keywords:
Corruption;
Disclosure;
Disclosure Strategy;
Regulation;
Industry Self-regulation;
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Bribery;
Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Government Legislation;
Cost vs Benefits;
Corporate Disclosure;
Mining;
Mining Industry;
United States
Serafeim, George, Paul M. Healy, and Jérôme Lenhardt. "Statoil: Transparency on Payments to Governments." Harvard Business School Case 115-049, March 2015.
Suraj Srinivasan
Suraj Srinivasan is the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration, a member of the Accounting and Management faculty unit, and chair of the
- January 2003 (Revised February 2011)
- Tool
Business Analysis and Valuation Model (Version 5)
By: Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu and Jonathan Barnett
Once you enter company financial statements, this software enables you to standardize them to a common format, make any needed adjustments to the company's accounting, and make assumptions about the company's future performance. The model then provides financial ratios...
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- March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
General Electric 2000: Quality of Earnings Assessment
By: David F. Hawkins
A financial analyst reviews General Electric's financial reports to learn more about U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and how they differs from international accounting standards.
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Accounting Audits;
International Accounting;
Consumer Products Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Hawkins, David F. "General Electric 2000: Quality of Earnings Assessment." Harvard Business School Case 101-091, March 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- 31 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Stock Price Synchronicity and Material Sustainability Information
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
shows. Despite scrutiny of overdraft fees during the financial crisis more than a decade ago, some banks still reorder checking account debits so that the largest amounts, rather than the earliest debits...
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Professor Sherman's research has long focused on financial reporting, performance measurement/management, and financial literacy issues facing corporate management and Boards of Directors in global businesses. He also actively studies methods to improve productivity in...
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- February 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
PCAOB, The (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher
Members of the Public Co. Accounting Oversight Board--a private-sector, nonprofit body created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002--must determine the form and content of a new auditing standard on internal control that will fulfill the requirements of Section 404 of the...
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Keywords:
Law;
Financial Reporting;
Corporate Governance;
Standards;
Government Administration;
Accounting Audits
Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "PCAOB, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-025, February 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- November 2010 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
Australian Vintage Ltd.
By: David F. Hawkins
Following International Financial Reporting Standards guidance company records a number of significant losses and a related deferred tax asset.
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Keywords:
Accounting;
International Accounting;
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Taxation;
Business or Company Management;
Asset Management;
Assets;
Financial Management;
Standards;
Australia
Hawkins, David F. "Australian Vintage Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 111-034, November 2010. (Revised August 2011.)
- 10 Dec 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe
- 28 Jul 2020
- Video
Sizwe Nxasana
Sizwe Nxasana, the founding partner of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the largest Black accounting firm in South Africa, as well as the former CEO of Telkom and FirstRand Group, describes the importance and results of...
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- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
leaders who are trying to develop companies that meld high ethical standards with outstanding financial results. Generally, these are companies that seek to do an excellent job serving their core...
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by Carla Tishler
- May 2001 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Statement of Cash Flows, The
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Discusses the components of the statement of cash flow and its direct and indirect format of presentation. Also briefly explains the difference between cash and accrual accounting and provides examples of Standard Microsystems Corp. and Intel Corp.
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Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Statement of Cash Flows, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-107, May 2001. (Revised February 2007.)
- January 1993 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Adventurous Computer Games, Inc.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A new company producing computer games must begin to capitalize computer software development cost. To do so requires a cost accounting system, decisions about which costs to capitalize, and how to match costs to future revenues. Teaches accounting standards for...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Applications and Software;
Cost Accounting;
Business Startups;
Information Technology Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Adventurous Computer Games, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 193-088, January 1993. (Revised May 2004.)
Ethan C. Rouen
Ethan Rouen is an associate professor of business administration in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches the elective course Reimagining Capitalism. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the faculty co-chair of the