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- September 1987 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Patten Corp.
Forbes Magazine criticized the revenue recognition policy of Patten Corp. As a result, the company's stock price dropped by a significant amount. The students are asked to discuss if the criticism by Forbes is justified, and if not, what the company should do. View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Statements; Budgets and Budgeting; Problems and Challenges; Financial Condition; Spending; Revenue; Planning; Quality; Stocks; Journalism and News Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Patten Corp." Harvard Business School Case 188-027, September 1987. (Revised December 1996.)
- April 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Raksul
By: Scott Duke Kominers, Masahiro Kotosaka, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
Raksul, 2018 Forbes Japan "Startup of the Year," ran an e-commerce platform drawing upon thousands of individual suppliers. Launched as a business-to-business printing services marketplace, Raksul had recently expanded to operate both a logistics/delivery marketplace... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition
This is a repost from the Alumni Stories blog. In this special First Five Years post, four alumni recently named to the Forbes 2019 “30 Under 30” list—Akash Pradhan (MBA 2017), Kiran Gandhi (MBA 2015), Anthony Tucker (MBA 2017), and Anish... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition
In this special First Five Years post, four alumni recently named to the Forbes 2019 “30 Under 30” list—Akash Pradhan (MBA 2017), Kiran Gandhi (MBA 2015), Anthony Tucker (MBA 2017) and Anish Pathipati (MBA 2016)—talk careers, HBS, and why... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 04 Mar 2011
- News
How to Make Workers Happy
- 21 Jan 2021
- Video
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, President and CEO of VietJet Air, discusses her experience as a woman in a position of leadership and being included in the Forbes Power Woman List of 2017, relates her achievements to the experiences from her childhood, and expresses the... View Details
- 27 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi: Transforming Lives with Access to Credit
- 24 Nov 2021
- Interview
Best Buy: Hubert Joly
By: Guy Raz and Hubert Joly
In 2012, to say there was a crisis at Best Buy—is an understatement. In January, Forbes published an article with the headline: WHY BEST BUY IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.
Then, in March, the company reported a loss of $1.7 billion dollars, and in April, the CEO... View Details
Then, in March, the company reported a loss of $1.7 billion dollars, and in April, the CEO... View Details
"Best Buy: Hubert Joly." Wisdom from the Top (podcast), National Public Radio (NPR), November 24, 2021. (Interview with Guy Raz.)
Seth Neel
Seth Neel is an Assistant Professor housed in the Department of Technology and Operations Management (TOM) at HBS, and a Faculty Affiliate in Computer Science at SEAS. He is Principal Investigator of the Trustworthy AI Lab in Harvard's new View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- Video
11-Day 1-Green Taylor Berthoud-1080p-1.5GB
- 29 Jan 2015
- News
'India is a country obsessed with education'
- March 1993 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Sierra On-Line, Inc. (A)
Sierra On-Line, a fast growing software developer, is criticized by a Forbes journalist for excessively capitalizing software development costs. In contrast to most other software developers that typically capitalize about 20% of R&D costs, Sierra capitalizes 80%.... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Financial Statements; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
Wilson, G. Peter, and Elizabeth H. McNair. "Sierra On-Line, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-142, March 1993. (Revised March 1994.)
- 12 Nov 2013
- News
Innovation Can't be Measured in Dollars: Harvard Prof Stefan Thomke
Mark N. Roberge
Mark Roberge is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School. He teaches Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing in the second-year MBA program in the Fall term and The Entrepreneurial Manager and Startup Bootcamp in the... View Details
- December 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Ebony Magazine
By: Steven Rogers and Derrick Jackson
For nearly 75 years, the Johnson Publishing Company has been the most successful African American magazine publisher. Its flagship Ebony magazine was an iconic coffee table fixture for decades in black households of all classes, making founder John H. Johnson... View Details
Keywords: Business Restructuring; Media; Race Characteristics; Social History; Contemporary History; Fairness; Race; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Adaptation; Consolidation; Culture; Brands and Branding; Journals and Magazines; Decisions; Business History; Restructuring; Innovation and Management; Crisis Management; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry; Chicago
Rogers, Steven, and Derrick Jackson. "Ebony Magazine." Harvard Business School Case 317-043, December 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- September 1997 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Jason Auerbach
Marvel Entertainment Group is the leading comic book publisher in the United States, with superheros like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and Captain America. It is also one of the leading manufacturers of sports and entertainment trading cards under the... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governance Controls; Courts and Trials; Planning; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Jason Auerbach. "Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group." Harvard Business School Case 298-059, September 1997. (Revised August 2007.)