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  • 24 Jun 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy

Keywords: by Robert L. Simons
  • August 2017 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

Accounting for Political Risk at AES

By: Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Suraj Srinivasan
As a global energy generating company, AES frequently faces challenges from political changes and instability. This is exacerbated by the fact that in many instances AES' primary customer is the government, which is also in charge of law-making. For example, AES'... View Details
Keywords: Political Risk; Asset Impairment; Risk Factors; Fair Value; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Bulgaria; Dominican Republic; United States; Venezuela
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Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Accounting for Political Risk at AES." Harvard Business School Case 118-023, August 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System

By: David A. Moss

The magnitude of the current financial crisis reflects the failure of an economic and regulatory philosophy that had proved increasingly influential in policy circles over the past three decades.

This paper suggests (1) that contrary to the prevailing wisdom,... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Institutions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Balance and Stability
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Moss, David A. "An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-087, January 2009.
  • 1988
  • Chapter

Originality in Management Accounting Systems: Field Studies of the Processes

By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Accounting; Innovation and Management
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Originality in Management Accounting Systems: Field Studies of the Processes." In New Directions in Creative and Innovative Management, edited by Y. Ijiri and R. L. Kuhn, 103–114. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1988.
  • 1981
  • Chapter

The Impact of Management Accounting Research on Policy and Practice

By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Accounting; Research; Management Practices and Processes
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Kaplan, Robert S. "The Impact of Management Accounting Research on Policy and Practice." In The Impact of Accounting Research on Policy and Practice, edited by John W. Buckley. Arthur Young Professors' Roundtable, 1981.
  • January 2014
  • Case

Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial (Abridged)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Joseph B. Fuller and Shikhar Ghosh
Steven Carpenter reflects on the successes and failures of his recent venture, Cake Financial. Carpenter had just sold the four-year-old startup and was at work on a new business plan. But first, he wanted to understand why Cake Financial, a service that allowed users... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., Joseph B. Fuller, and Shikhar Ghosh. "Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 814-054, January 2014.
  • September 2004 (Revised January 2006)
  • Tutorial

Introduction to Cost Accounting Systems

By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Jacob Cohen and Michele Jurgens
Covers the basics of cost system design, demonstrating in a clear, step-by-step fashion how costs are assigned to cost objects. Key concepts include direct and indirect costs, two-stage allocation, cost pools, and cost drivers. Also provides a brief review of several... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost; System
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"Introduction to Cost Accounting Systems." Harvard Business School Tutorial 105-701, September 2004. (Revised January 2006.)
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Managing Financial Reporting and the Effect on Firms' Costs of Capital

Amy P. Hutton's research investigates the impact of capital market forces and firm contracts on financial reporting and disclosure policies. Specifically, her research examines how managers use financial reporting to convey a firm's strategy, and the effect of... View Details
  • 09 Mar 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Education
  • 1999
  • Book

Reading Financial Reports

By: W. J. Bruns Jr., J. H. Hertenstein and S. M. McKinnon
Keywords: Financial Reporting
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Bruns, W. J., Jr., J. H. Hertenstein, and S. M. McKinnon. Reading Financial Reports. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
  • May 1985 (Revised January 1986)
  • Background Note

Basic Financial Statements

By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Statements
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Hawkins, David F. "Basic Financial Statements." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-126, May 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
  • 2022
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A Conceptualization of Sub-Living Wages: Liabilities, Leverage, and Risk

By: Drew Keller, Katie Panella and George Serafeim
Currently the accounting system records employee wages as an expense in the income statement. However, paying below living wages can expose an organization to reputational and operational risks. In this paper, we offer an alternative conceptualization of the issue of... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Impact Accounting; Leverage; Wages; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Social Issues; Human Capital
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Keller, Drew, Katie Panella, and George Serafeim. "A Conceptualization of Sub-Living Wages: Liabilities, Leverage, and Risk." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-076, June 2022.
  • 18 Nov 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Financial Development and Technology Diffusion

Keywords: by Diego Comin & Ramana Nanda
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Better Accounting Transforms Health Care Delivery

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Mary L. Witkowski
The paper describes the theory and preliminary results for an action research program that explores the implications from better measurements of health care outcomes and costs. After summarizing Porter's outcome taxonomy (Porter 2010), we illustrate how to use process... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Research; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Mary L. Witkowski. "Better Accounting Transforms Health Care Delivery." Accounting Horizons 28, no. 2 (June 2014): 365–383.
  • 21 Jan 2022
  • Blog Post

How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA

contribute to their education. How to do your part: Build your savings. (Need tips? Check out Harvard’s financial wellness resources.) Explore federal and private student loan options. Students can borrow up to the cost View Details
  • 31 Mar 2010
  • Lecture

Discussion of Colloquium Report." Panelist, "The Governance of Financial Institutions.

By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Governance; Business Ventures; Finance
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Paine, Lynn S. Discussion of Colloquium Report." Panelist, "The Governance of Financial Institutions. Lecture at the Governance of Financial Institutions, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Hills Program on Governance, Washington, March 31, 2010.
  • 13 Nov 2018

Financial Aid Webinar

Learn about the MBAid Journey and the many financial aid options for entering students with a member of the Financial Aid team. View Details
  • 17 Jun 2008
  • News

AIG's Sullivan Joins List of Deposed Financial Chiefs

  • June 2019
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Financial Development and Technology Diffusion

By: Diego Comin and Ramana Nanda
We examine the extent to which financial market development impacts the diffusion of 16 major technologies, looking across 17 countries, from 1870 to 2000. We find that greater depth in financial markets leads to faster technology diffusion for more capital-intensive... View Details
Keywords: Technology Diffusion; Technology Adoption; Commercialization; Financial Markets
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Comin, Diego, and Ramana Nanda. "Financial Development and Technology Diffusion." IMF Economic Review 67, no. 2 (June 2019): 395–419.
  • March 1986 (Revised July 1986)
  • Case

Applications for Financial Futures

Consists of a series of four brief descriptions of the use of financial futures as hedging vehicles: a savings and loan hedging the rollover of three-month money market certificates with T-bill futures, a corporate debt issuer hedging the cost of a future debt issue... View Details
Keywords: Financial Instruments
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Mason, Scott P. "Applications for Financial Futures." Harvard Business School Case 286-109, March 1986. (Revised July 1986.)
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