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- October 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Background Note
Diversity in Accounting Principles: A Problem, a Strategic Imperative, or a Strategic Opportunity?
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Provides an introduction to the diversity of generally accepted accounting principles. An example shows how financial reports in one firm could differ depending on accounting methods and principles selected. Presents arguments that this may be a problem, an imperative... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Diversity in Accounting Principles: A Problem, a Strategic Imperative, or a Strategic Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Background Note 193-045, October 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- October 1994
- Article
Stock Buybacks: Avoid Accounting and Financial Statistic Traps
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Stock Buybacks: Avoid Accounting and Financial Statistic Traps." Accounting Bulletin, no. 26 (October 1994).
- February 1997
- Article
Mexico Going Highly Inflationary for FAS 52 Accounting
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Mexico Going Highly Inflationary for FAS 52 Accounting." Accounting Bulletin, no. 46 (February 1997).
- 1990
- Chapter
Limitations of Cost Accounting in Advanced Manufacturing Environments
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Limitations of Cost Accounting in Advanced Manufacturing Environments." In Measures for Manufacturing Excellence, edited by Robert S. Kaplan, 15–38. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
- April 2011
- Teaching Note
Accounting for the iPhone at Apple, Inc. (TN)
By: Francois Brochet and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for 111003. View Details
- 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.
- 1999
- Other Unpublished Work
Demand for and use of Global Account Management
- April 1985
- Article
The Effect of Bonus Schemes on Accounting Decisions
By: Paul M. Healy
Healy, Paul M. "The Effect of Bonus Schemes on Accounting Decisions." Journal of Accounting & Economics 7, nos. 1-3 (April 1985): 85–107.
- February 1998
- Article
1998 CFA Level I and II Accounting Review
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "1998 CFA Level I and II Accounting Review." Accounting Bulletin, no. 60 (February 1998).
- April 1972
- Article
Investor Evaluation of Accounting Information: Some Empirical Evidence
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Richard Roll
Kaplan, Robert S., and Richard Roll. "Investor Evaluation of Accounting Information: Some Empirical Evidence." Journal of Business 45 (April 1972): 225–257.
- January 1990
- Article
Economic Sufficiency and Statistical Sufficiency in Accounting Aggregation
By: A. Amershi, R. Banker and S. Datar
Amershi, A., R. Banker, and S. Datar. "Economic Sufficiency and Statistical Sufficiency in Accounting Aggregation." Accounting Review 65, no. 1 (January 1990): 113–130.
- Web
Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Accounting & Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Jonas Heese : Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2024 Review of Accounting Studies... View Details
- 2022
- Case
Can Salesforce Compete in the Carbon Accounting Market?
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
This case describes Salesforce's development of Sustainability Cloud, a suite of software tools built to help companies measure, track, and report carbon emissions and other sustainability metrics. The goal of this case is to provide students with a background and... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Applications and Software
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Can Salesforce Compete in the Carbon Accounting Market?" William Davidson Institute Case 6-796-717, 2022.
- March 1983 (Revised June 1988)
- Teaching Note
American Standard, Inc.: The Inflation Accounting System, TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
- 11 Jan 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry
- November 1988
- Article
Confusing Delay, Unscrambling the Different Tax Accounting Rules
By: David F. Hawkins
- 2004
- Report
Seeking NGO-Donor Partnership for Greater Effectiveness and Accountability
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Partners and Partnerships; Governance; Performance Effectiveness
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Seeking NGO-Donor Partnership for Greater Effectiveness and Accountability." Report, Inter-American Development Bank, May 2004.
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
MCI Communications Corp.: National Accounts Program, Teaching Note
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
- 1995
- Working Paper
Research Investigating the Economic Consequences of Accounting Standards
By: R. H. Holthausen and Krishna G. Palepu
- 2019
- Working Paper
Does Public Ownership and Accountability Increase Diversity? Evidence from IPOs
By: Rembrand Koning and John-Paul Ferguson
Does public ownership improve employment diversity? Organizational researchers theorize that increased transparency to regulators and the public should lead firms to conform to legal and social norms—but that social closure and decoupling should preserve the status... View Details
Keywords: IPO; Initial Public Offering; Employees; Diversity; Gender; Race; Entrepreneurship; United States
Koning, Rembrand, and John-Paul Ferguson. "Does Public Ownership and Accountability Increase Diversity? Evidence from IPOs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-071, January 2019.