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- April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Module Note
State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform
By: Aldo Musacchio
The note examines state capitalism in the twenty-first century. It introduces a series of topics and cases related to state capitalism, such as the debate about the causes of inefficiency in state owned enterprises, possible ways of turning them around, as well as a... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Business Government Relations; Political Economy; Turnarounds; Economic Systems; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo. "State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform." Harvard Business School Module Note 712-028, April 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- 20 Dec 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
The Demise of Cost and Profit Centers
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- December 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital
By: David Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred
With 33,000 employees and revenues of $13 billion in 2016, Kellogg Company was the world’s largest producer of branded packaged cereal and a leader in branded convenience foods. Founded in 1906 and based in Michigan, the company had a proud history of product and... View Details
Keywords: CPG; Consumer Packaged Goods; Cereal; Battle Creek; Michigan; Breakfast; Snack; Agribusiness; Change Management; Growth Strategy; Corporate Venture Capital; Innovation; Startup; Brand; Brand ＆ Product Management; Advertising; Demand and Consumers; Innovation and Invention; Venture Capital; Food; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Michigan; North America
Bell, David, Damien McLoughlin, and Natalie Kindred. "Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital." Harvard Business School Case 518-061, December 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- January 2010
- Article
Buy Local? The Geography of Successful Venture Capital Expansion
By: Henry Chen, Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner and Josh Lerner
We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We find that venture capital firms locate in regions with high success rates of venture... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Expansion; Success; Capital; Geographic Location; Business Units; Corporate Accountability; Business Offices; Goals and Objectives; Mission and Purpose; Investment Funds; Corporate Governance; Boston; New York (state, US); San Francisco
Chen, Henry, Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner, and Josh Lerner. "Buy Local? The Geography of Successful Venture Capital Expansion." Journal of Urban Economics 67, no. 1 (January 2010): 90–110.
- November 1992
- Article
In Defense of Activity-Based Cost Management
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Cost Management
Kaplan, Robert S. "In Defense of Activity-Based Cost Management." Management Accounting (November 1992): 58–63.
- 26 Jan 2012
- News
The Human Cost of Kodak's Bankruptcy
- July–August 1977
- Article
Controlling the Costs of Data Services
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. "Controlling the Costs of Data Services." Harvard Business Review 55, no. 4 (July–August 1977).
- November 1991 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Relevant Costs and Revenues
Develops the idea that the relevance of costs and revenues depends on what decisions are under consideration. Revenues and costs are relevant if they would be different under one decision choice than under the other. Teaching purpose: Basic background material for... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost; Revenue; Framework; Managerial Roles; Risk and Uncertainty
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Relevant Costs and Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 892-010, November 1991. (Revised August 1994.)
- 15 Dec 2014
- News
Curbing the cost of cancer care
- 12 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity
Keywords: by Eric J. Van den Steen
- winter 1991
- Article
The Hidden Costs of Japanese Success
By: W. C. Kester
Kester, W. C. "The Hidden Costs of Japanese Success." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 2, no. 4 (winter 1991): 90–97.
- Article
Lowering the Cost of Bank Recapitalization
By: John C. Coates IV and David S. Scharfstein
Coates, John C., IV, and David S. Scharfstein. "Lowering the Cost of Bank Recapitalization." Yale Journal on Regulation 26, no. 2 (Summer 2009): 373–389.
- September 2004 (Revised January 2006)
- Tutorial
Introduction to Cost Accounting Systems
By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Jacob Cohen and Michele Jurgens
Covers the basics of cost system design, demonstrating in a clear, step-by-step fashion how costs are assigned to cost objects. Key concepts include direct and indirect costs, two-stage allocation, cost pools, and cost drivers. Also provides a brief review of several... View Details
- Article
The Innovation of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Steven R. Anderson
Kaplan, Robert S., and Steven R. Anderson. "The Innovation of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing." Cost Management 21, no. 2 (March–April 2007): 5–15.
- 10 Mar 2014
- News
The Costs And Benefits Of Sarbanes-Oxley
- 20 Nov 2012
- News
The cost of a stronger economy
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
customer rather than assign resource costs first to activities and then to products or customers. For each group of resources, estimates of only two parameters are required:... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 21 Feb 2018
- News
Study: Use of EHRs Does Not Reduce Administrative Costs
- 2006
- Working Paper
The Political Economy of Capitalism
By: Bruce R. Scott
Scott, Bruce R. "The Political Economy of Capitalism." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-037, December 2006.
- 27 Feb 2019
- News