Publications

May 1990 (Revised September 1994)
Background Note

Note on Financial Reporting Strategy and Analysis When Managers Have Proprietary Information

By: Krishna G. Palepu

Provides a framework that helps explain these real-world observations about accounting and financial statement analysis. When managers have superior information on firms' strategies, and when investors suspect that managers have incentives not to fully disclose this... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Strategy; Knowledge Management

2016
Other Book

Introduction to Financial Accounting: Review Quizzes and Practice Exams

By: V.G. Narayanan

Keywords: Quizzes And Practice Exams; Accounting

02 Aug 2010
News

It's Time to Standardize Integrated Reporting of Financial and Sustainability Performance

16 Nov 2018
News

HBS Conference Marks 10th Anniversary of 2008 Global Financial Crisis

Web

Financial databases: certification and training | Baker Library

Help Center Financial databases: certification and training Where can I find out about certification for Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and LSEG Workspace (formerly Refinitiv), and Datastream? Bloomberg Certification : Bloomberg offers 3 modules... View Details

Article

Deposit Competition and Financial Fragility: Evidence from the U.S. Banking Sector

By: Mark Egan, Ali Hortaçsu and Gregor Matvos

We develop a structural empirical model of the US banking sector. Insured depositors and run-prone uninsured depositors choose between differentiated banks. Banks compete for deposits and endogenously default. The estimated demand for uninsured deposits declines with... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Financial Condition; United States

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03 Oct 2019
News

Green Accounting: Financial Statements May Get New Life as Environmental-Sustainability Tool

09 Sep 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct Investing in Private Equity

Keywords: by Lily Fang, Victoria Ivashina & Josh Lerner

22 Feb 2023

2+2 Program and Financial Aid: What to Know

Join members of the Admissions and Financial Aid team to learn more how financial aid works with the 2+2 Program. Even though 2+2 students do not apply for financial aid until... View Details

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Five Year Data Summary - Financial Report 2015

Financials 5-Year Data Summary Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financial Data IN MILLIONS for the Fiscal Year... View Details

April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
Case

Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust

By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila

Provides a vehicle for students to evaluate risk management in the fast-paced mutual funds industry. A new risk manager has been hired to install new management controls and procedures. A series of decisions will determine how much business and franchise risk the... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Strategy; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

June 2011
Case

Fighting a Dangerous Financial Fire: The Federal Response to the Crisis of 2007-2009

By: David Moss and Cole Bolton

By the summer of 2009, many observers concluded that a catastrophic financial collapse- which seemed all but imminent the previous fall and winter - had been averted. Although the recession had still yet to be declared over and the economy's footing remained far from... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Crisis; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Policy; Knowledge Acquisition

2003
Casebook

Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements: Text and Cases

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Paul M. Healy and Victor L. Bernard

Keywords: Theory; Valuation; Finance; Reports; Cases; Information