Publications

September 2015 (Revised July 2016)
Case

Unidentified Industries: Australia 2014

By: Benjamin Esty and William E. Fruhan, Jr.

Helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in the firm's financial statements. In this exercise, students are given balance sheet data in percentage form (common-size balance sheets) and other selected financial ratios for a set of... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Finance; Financial Management; Australia

November 1999 (Revised April 2002)
Case

Tim Hertach at GL Consulting (A)

By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry

Ten years into his career after graduating from HBS, Tim Hertach discovers billing irregularities at his consulting firm. He must decide whether (and how) to challenge senior management or to stay quiet and protect his career. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Ethics; Accounting; Consulting Industry

24 Nov 2015
News

To prevent corporate ‘inversions,’ the American tax code needs to be fixed

22 Sep 2014
News

Jack Ma on Alibaba, Entrepreneurs and the Role of Handstands

19 Sep 2014
News

New study: Smarter finance grads do make more

27 May 2025
News

A Vermont Start-Up Was Close to Becoming Profitable. Then the Tariffs Hit.

16 May 2025
News

Tariffs Got You Down? Brush Off the 1930s Playbook.

12 Dec 2022
News

Is It Safe to Buy Now, Pay Later?

03 Oct 2019
News

How to Market Innovations to Small Mid-Sized Businesses

15 May 2019
News

Small Business Lending Soars at Banks; Technology Is A Big Reason Why

08 Aug 2017
News

The Stock Market May Be Poised for a Replay of the 1987 Crash

20 Jul 2017
News

KKR, a private-equity giant, lays out its succession plan

31 Jan 2017
News

Border tax 'significant wrench' in tax reform: Expert

13 Oct 2016
News

Wells Fargo Boss Stumpf Resigns

21 Jan 2016
News

Private Equity's Golden Age Wasn't So Golden After All

Profile

Dave Vitello

different perspectives that take us out of our comfort zones.” With seven years of experience as an accountant at Deloitte, and a family in tow, Dave says, “I’m a little older than the average HBS student in age but a lot older in stage.... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

September 2023
Module Note

Live Case Exercise for Financial Reporting

By: Tatiana Sandino and Marshal Herrmann

Harvard Business School employs the case method as a cornerstone of its pedagogy, providing students with opportunities to engage in discussions related to difficult or contentious decisions confronted by real-world organizations. In this “live case,” we depart from... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Research; Corporate Disclosure

February 2011 (Revised July 2011)
Supplement

Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B)

By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Hugo Pentenero

Argentine government claims inflation rate is 8 percent but others claim it is double that rate. Analysts' attempts to adjust the company's financial statements for inflation. View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Inflation and Deflation; Argentina

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November 1990 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Mile High Cycles

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Introduces the concept of cost variances. Looking at a bicycle manufacturer with one product and three departments, the case presents budgeted and actual data for material, labor, and overhead. View Details

Keywords: Cost; Business Divisions; Accounting; Bicycle Industry