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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5... View Details
  • December 2000 (Revised March 2003)
  • Case

Machinery International (B)

By: David F. Hawkins
An assistant is asked to prepare illustrative derivative and hedge accounting examples for the audit committee. Students are required to complete the examples. Teaching Purpose: Introduces students to the basics of derivative and hedge accounting. View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Machinery and Machining; Activity Based Costing and Management; Currency; Cost Management; Financial Statements; Construction Industry; Accounting Industry; United States
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  • September 1990 (Revised April 1993)
  • Case

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Following the company's purchase as a part of a leveraged buyout, the new management team of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. had to decide what to do about the build-up of excess inventory of its independent wholesale customers. The case introduces students to the problems... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Customer Satisfaction; Business or Company Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Consumer Products Industry
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  • May 2015
  • Teaching Note

Aviva Investors

By: George Serafeim
Keywords: Responsibility; Responsibilities To Society; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Sustainability; Activist Investors; Investment Management; Investment Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Environmental Sustainability; Investment Activism
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  • May 1995 (Revised April 1998)
  • Case

AT&T Paradyne

By: Robert S. Kaplan
A company making data communication devices has adopted a Total Quality philosophy for working with suppliers, employees, and customers. The finance group finds its existing cost system has become obsolete because of a shift from manual to automatic production... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Product; Corporate Accountability; Activity Based Costing and Management; System; Performance Efficiency; Financial Reporting; Operations; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

Innovation has a New Home: The Harvard Innovation Lab

Set to open this fall in a newly renovated building on Western Avenue in Allston, the Harvard Innovation Lab is stirring up excitement at HBS and across the University. The “i-lab” will foster collaborative, entrepreneurial activities and... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

Business as a Force for Good in Society

Illustration by Dana Smith In a world facing myriad complex challenges, Harvard Business School is actively exploring how capitalism is working, what leadership role business can and should play in making it work better, and how business... View Details
  • 07 Apr 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

question whether globalization broadly and the foreign activities of American firms specifically are really fostering their welfare. As such, we've seen a dramatic increase in the importance of foreign activities, and this has given rise... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

Firm Dynamics Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. We use a unique firm level data set of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Sep 2014

HBS Military Prospective Student Day (MPSD)

Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions and the Armed Forces Alumni Association, MPSD is an opportunity for members of the military to experience HBS through a day of activities on campus. View Details
  • 21 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

more specialists are needed to stay up to date with functional best practices. The problem that this influx of specialists creates, Cespedes says, is that fewer senior executives are responsible for integrating activities across the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

Passing the Torch

Jeffrey Immelt In the closest thing to a royal succession business has had in many a year, last September Chairman Jack doffed his crown, bid farewell to his subjects, and ceded rulership of the kingdom of GE to his handpicked successor, Jeffrey Immelt (MBA '82). As... View Details
Keywords: Support Activities for Transportation; Support Activities for Transportation; Support Activities for Transportation; Support Activities for Transportation
  • 21 Sep 2016
  • Blog Post

Meet the Global Business Club

refined geo-political context. We believe these traits will contribute to the success of students as savvy multinational business executives. Our activities are professional, educational and social in nature and are open to all members of... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 01 Sep 2018
  • News

A Growing Array of Engagement Opportunities

Astrong, vibrant, and active alumni community is crucial to the School's ongoing success and relevance. One of the goals of The Harvard Business School Campaign was to broaden and deepen the ways in which alumni engage with each other and... View Details
  • January 2016 (Revised January 2019)
  • Supplement

The Allergan Board Under Fire (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, John C. Coates and David Lane
In 2014, the Allergan Inc. board of directors received a surprise takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals in alliance with hedge fund activist Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management. In the unprecedented arrangement between an acquirer and a hedge fund... View Details
Keywords: Allergan, Inc.; Valeant; Ackman; Pershing Square; Tender Offer; Activist Investors; Business Models; R＆D; Board Of Directors; Securities Litigation; Acquisition Strategy; Takeover Defenses; Hedge Funds; Shareholder Rights; Proxy Contest; Shareholder Special Meetings; Legal Issues In Contested Takeovers; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business Model; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • October 2010
  • Teaching Note

Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board (TN)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
Teaching Note for 109010. View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Voting; Investment Activism
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  • September 2010
  • Supplement

Using Regression Analysis to Estimate Time Equations (CW)

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
This note presents a simple way to estimate time equations using regression analysis in Excel. The note quickly outlines regression analysis, then presents a real-life case example from the natural gas industry that students can use to gain experience developing and... View Details
Keywords: History; Management Practices and Processes; Activity Based Costing and Management; Learning; Outcome or Result; Financial Statements; Experience and Expertise; Adoption; Communication Technology; Knowledge Acquisition; Management Skills
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Fraudulent Mobile Payment Alerts on the Rise | Information Technology

alerts are legitimate! Cybercriminals can impersonate these companies and send fake fraud alerts to attempt to scam you. For example, a cybercriminal may send you a text message claiming to be from Zelle. It tells you that they may have detected fraudulent View Details
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Tim Day Fitness Room | About

30 years, building one of the foremost companies in the processed-meat industry. Tim served on active duty as a line officer in the Marine Corps from 1959 to 1962. This experience profoundly influenced his values, personal traits, and... View Details

    Charles S. Mott

    Under Mott’s management, the family owned company grew into a key supplier of automobile parts for General Motors. Realizing the great future of the automobile industry, Mott changed the firm’s activity from bicycle wheel production and... View Details
    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace