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  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Donella Rapier to Head External Relations

an audit senior manager in Boston. In that position, Rapier developed materials and conducted courses on a variety of accounting and auditing topics. This interest led in 1995... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 01 Jan 2006
  • News

Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

sector—which accounts for two-thirds of the jobs—we will not only improve the standard of living but eventually contribute to the peace process. The tragic events of last summer in the region were a setback, but I went into this with a... View Details
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”

through," he said, noting that the drive for investment banking revenues on Wall Street led to conflicts of interest between those sectors. "Self-governing, particularly in the auditing process, was a disaster." Out of... View Details
Keywords: by Catherine Walsh
  • July 2002 (Revised March 2005)
  • Case

Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and F. Warren McFarlan
Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. Sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993, and the company sold stock to the public for the first time. Analysts forecasted higher earnings for 1993, then the company's revenue recognition... View Details
Keywords: Revenue Recognition; Standards; Accounting Audits; Computer Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 303-036, July 2002. (Revised March 2005.)

    Arthur E. Andersen

    Andersen built a small auditing firm into one of the largest accounting consultancy operations in the world. Andersen capitalized on the passage of federal income tax laws in the early decades of the... View Details
    Keywords: Services
    • 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
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    Hutton, Amy P. "Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 102-013, July 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
    • 16 Jun 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: June 16, 2015

      Publications June 2015 Review of Accounting Studies Speaking of the Short-Term: Disclosure Horizon and Managerial Myopia By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—We study conference calls as a voluntary... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
    • Case

    Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)

    By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
    Relates the events leading up to the announcement in February 2005 that INVESTools, a Utah-based provider of investor education services, would be restating prior-year financial statements due to inappropriate revenue recognition. View Details
    Keywords: Accounting; Accounting Audits; Financial Statements; Capital Markets; Currency Exchange Rate; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry; Utah
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    Kimbrough, Michael D., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 106-009, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
    • Article

    The Formation and Role of Reputation and Litigation in the Auditor-Manager Relationship

    By: S. Datar and M. Alles
    Keywords: Reputation; Lawsuits and Litigation; Relationships; Management; Accounting Audits
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    Datar, S., and M. Alles. "The Formation and Role of Reputation and Litigation in the Auditor-Manager Relationship." Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance 14, no. 4 (Fall 1999): 401–428.
    • January 2006
    • Article

    Conflicts of Interest and the Case of Auditor Independence: Moral Seduction and Strategic Issue Cycling.

    By: Don A. Moore, Philip E. Tetlock, Lloyd Tanlu and Max H. Bazerman
    Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Accounting Audits; Moral Sensibility; Strategy
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    Moore, Don A., Philip E. Tetlock, Lloyd Tanlu, and Max H. Bazerman. "Conflicts of Interest and the Case of Auditor Independence: Moral Seduction and Strategic Issue Cycling." Academy of Management Review 31, no. 1 (January 2006).
    • October 1993 (Revised November 1994)
    • Case

    Becton Dickinson & Co.: Multidivisional Marketing Programs

    By: Frank V. Cespedes
    In response to a potential competitive inroad at a key account, managers at Becton Dickinson are considering a multidivisional marketing effort. View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Communications; Accounting Audits; Management; Supply Chain Management; Organizations; Sales; Change Management; Health Industry
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    Cespedes, Frank V. "Becton Dickinson & Co.: Multidivisional Marketing Programs." Harvard Business School Case 594-060, October 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
    • 24 Apr 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: April 24, 2007

    807-126 PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • October 1999 (Revised October 2000)
    • Case

    Coca-Cola Company (A), The

    By: David F. Hawkins
    In order to fully appreciate Coca-Cola's profitability, financial risk, and operating risk, Jane Wilson, a security analyst, is considering preparing a consolidated financial statement for Coca-Cola analyzing Coca-Cola Enterprises as a fully consolidated entity. View Details
    Keywords: Accounting Audits; Financial Statements; Business Earnings; History; Private Sector; Business Units; Consolidation; Organizations; Operations; Private Ownership; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Hawkins, David F. "Coca-Cola Company (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 100-001, October 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
    • Web

    Company databases: which database to choose? | Baker Library

    CB Insights Availability: HBS intranet Strengths/Unique Features: Coverage of early stage companies/deals. Capital IQ Availability: HarvardKey Strengths/Unique Features: Auditable financials, sophisticated screening, PE and VC companies... View Details
    • 20 Jan 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: Jan. 20

    self-report of a licensee. Self-reporting gives rise to demand for auditing by the licensor or third-party attestation by the licensee. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 24 Apr 2012
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    First Look: April 24

    Watson Publication:In Effective Auditing for Corporates: Key Developments in Practice and Procedures, edited by Joe Oringel, 161-178. London: Bloomsbury Information Ltd., 2012 Abstract In the wake of the recent financial crisis,... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
    • Case

    Amazon.com in the Year 2000

    By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott
    An analyst's critique of Amazon's prospectus from the perspective of its bond holders. View Details
    Keywords: Bonds; Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Internet and the Web; Forecasting and Prediction; Retail Industry
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    Palepu, Krishna G., and Jeremy Cott. "Amazon.com in the Year 2000." Harvard Business School Case 101-045, June 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
    • May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
    • Case

    Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System

    By: Robert L. Simons
    Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Planning; Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting Audits; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Strategy; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry
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    Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
    • 25 Feb 2014
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    First Look: February 25

    as Greece, Israel, and Spain. Between 1978 and 2001, however, Venezuela's economy went sharply in reverse, with non-oil GDP declining by almost 19% and oil GDP by an astonishing 65%. What accounts for this drastic turnabout? The editors... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 17 Mar 2017
    • News

    Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012)

    Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012) Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012) took a rather winding path to HBS. She first travelled south to earn her undergraduate degree in engineering at Duke University and then to the West Coast for a master’s in View Details
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