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- March 1987 (Revised May 1995)
- Teaching Note
Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Keywords: Financial Statements
- March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.
By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy
Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide... View Details
Keywords: State Ownership; Compensation and Benefits; Entrepreneurship; For-Profit Firms; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Resource Allocation; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Labor and Management Relations; Financial Management; Sports; Sports Industry; Kansas
Merchant, Kenneth A., Krishna G. Palepu, and Joseph P. Mulloy. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 187-088, March 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
- 1987
- Book
Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting
By: Robert S. Kaplan and H. Thomas Johnson
Kaplan, Robert S., and H. Thomas Johnson. Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1987.
- February 1987 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (B)
Keywords: Financial Statements
Palepu, Krishna G. "Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (B)." Harvard Business School Case 187-119, February 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
- February 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Polysar Limited
By: Robert L. Simons
Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European... View Details
Keywords: Loss; Profit; Financial Management; Volume; Performance Capacity; Financial Statements; For-Profit Firms; Market Participation; Chemical Industry; Rubber Industry; Canada
Simons, Robert L. "Polysar Limited." Harvard Business School Case 187-098, February 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- 1987
- Article
Accounting Control Systems and Business Strategy: An Empirical Analysis
By: R. Simons
Simons, R. "Accounting Control Systems and Business Strategy: An Empirical Analysis." Accounting, Organizations and Society 12, no. 4 (1987): 357–374.
- January 1987
- Article
The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting." Management Accounting (January 1987): 22–30.
- November 1986 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Union Pacific (A), (B), and Introduction, Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
- April 1986 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (A)
Palepu, Krishna G. "Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 186-299, April 1986. (Revised July 1996.)
- March 1986 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Stanwood Corp.
Palepu, Krishna G. "Stanwood Corp." Harvard Business School Case 186-280, March 1986. (Revised April 1987.)
- March–April 1986
- Article
Must CIM be Justified by Faith Alone?
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Must CIM be Justified by Faith Alone?" Harvard Business Review 64, no. 2 (March–April 1986): 87–95.
- February 1986 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Ingersoll Milling Machine Co.
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Ingersoll Milling Machine Co." Harvard Business School Case 186-189, February 1986. (Revised June 1987.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 186-177, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Case 186-178, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1986 (Revised April 1988)
- Case
Union Pacific, Introduction
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific, Introduction." Harvard Business School Case 186-176, January 1986. (Revised April 1988.)
- 1986
- Article
Research and Control in Complex Organizations: An Overview
By: R. Simons and Kenneth A. Merchant
Simons, R., and Kenneth A. Merchant. "Research and Control in Complex Organizations: An Overview." Journal of Accounting Literature 5 (1986): 183–203.
- 1986
- Article
The Role for Empirical Research in Management Accounting
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Role for Empirical Research in Management Accounting." Accounting, Organizations and Society 11, nos. 4-5 (1986): 429–452.
- November 1985 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
Harnischfeger Corp.
Presents an analysis of Harnischfeger's quality of earnings, and the investment potential of the company's stock in light of the company's turnaround strategy. View Details
Keywords: Financial Condition; Revenue; Stock Shares; Profit; Economic Growth; Financial Reporting; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Safety; Utilities Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Harnischfeger Corp." Harvard Business School Case 186-160, November 1985. (Revised August 1997.)