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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

April 1994 (Revised November 1998)
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Kendall Square Research Corporation (A)

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. As sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993, the company sold stock to the public for the first time and analysts forecast higher earnings for 1993. However, when the company's revenue... View Details

Keywords: Revenue Recognition; Standards; Accounting Audits; Computer Industry

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01 Aug 2002
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Seventy Years Out: Class of 1932 Celebrates Reunions

observed. One of the “lucky ones,” Brink worked for the telephone company before he set up his own one-man shop — Utilities Audit Bureau — as a consultant on telephone services and systems. “In 49 years,” Brink proudly declared, “I never... View Details

01 Jun 2003
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Student Conferences, at a Glance

Every year, members of HBS student clubs work overtime to organize conferences that address an array of business-related themes and issues. This year’s events, which featured renowned guest speakers and thought-provoking panels, focused on topics such as technology and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2000
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Marketing Muscle

country's need for individualized attention, seems to be working. Audited figures for the month of January 2000 show that Yahoo! Europe garnered 730 million page views, well ahead of the competition. Canadian Sherry Coutu (MBA '93) also... View Details

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

anticorruption ratings are domiciled in countries with low corruption risk ratings and strong anticorruption enforcement, operate in high corruption risk industries, have recently faced a corruption enforcement action, employ a Big Four View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Larry Braithwaite

understanding of housing issues, Larry is actively auditing a research team as part of a field study seminar on affordable housing offered by Professor Retsinas who runs Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, a... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?

data science (e.g., unbiased data and algorithms), better implementation (e.g., understanding the target audience and market conditions), and better policies (e.g., auditing algorithms to ensure they perform in an equitable manner). For... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Managing Global Operations

features Company information Capital IQ Sophisticated and easy to use search engine, auditable financials, earnings call transcripts, key developments, peer analysis, company ratios. For a multimedia learning module on Capital IQ... View Details

26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26

Quality: Evidence from 1978-1980 Authors:Kevin Koh, Shivaram Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract We provide evidence for the long-standing concern on auditor conflicts of interest from providing non-audit services (NAS) to audit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1998
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Sparking Internet Commerce

and renamed Firefly Network, Inc., in August 1996. "Privacy, security, and consumer trust are essential to our business and to the development of all Internet commerce," notes Grouf. "We were the first company to have an annual privacy View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2024
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What is Web3?

Web3, a new era of the internet, uses blockchains, tokens, and wallets (tools for storing and managing digital assets) to facilitate a wide range of services and functionalities, including the transfer of assets from person-to-person. It represents a paradigm shift... View Details

21 Jul 2009
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strategic postures are reflected—and embedded—in different organizational postures. In 2009 the CEOs of both companies face new global strategic and organizational choices. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909415 The Role... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

known of what influences auditors' ability to identify and report dangerous, illegal, and unethical behavior at factories. Drawing on insights from the literature on street-level bureaucracy and on regulatory and audit design, we theorize... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Rebecca Arnold

Karaoke. I bring a lot to the microphone: enthusiasm, excellent song selection, volume - but not vocal talent, per se. Sure, I can carry a tune, but I'm not auditioning for Broadway anytime soon (although in the throes of my karaoke... View Details

01 Oct 2014
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A Summer Internship: Sparking Curiosity

and sales operations. I plan to audit Business Marketing & Sales, one of the classes that focus on exactly that. In the Winter term, I will be taking Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE) and General Management:... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

purchase in their contracts, and also by having the brand’s staff or a third party audit these supplier factories to check. Kost: Do you think that consumers are aware of the working conditions among the suppliers for their favorite... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27

ideas across academic communities. The Predictive Value of Accruals and Consequences for Market Anomalies Authors:Francois Brochet, Seunghan Nam, and Joshua Ronen Publication:The Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

but they will inform the process by asking questions like "How do we keep suppliers from accessing the payroll data?" Just as companies keep an eye on their equipment and supplies by conducting scheduled audits and random spot... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby

June 1989 (Revised June 1993)
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Thumbs-Up Video, Inc.

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

A start-up video rental business is described to provide a basis for a bookkeeping and financial reporting exercise for an accounting course. Both start-up and operating transactions are included along with situations requiring judgments about depreciation policies and... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Statements; Accounting Audits; Accrual Accounting; Financial Reporting; Accounting Industry

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