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- August 1997
- Article
Four New U.K. Accounting Standards Proposed
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: United Kingdom
Hawkins, David F. "Four New U.K. Accounting Standards Proposed." Special Issue on The State of Small Business. Accounting Bulletin, no. 55 (August 1997).
- July 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Heidrick & Struggles and Standard Chartered Bank: Managing Global Key Accounts
By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman
Daren Kemp, a partner at leadership consultancy and executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, is responsible for the firm's relationship with Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered). Standard Chartered is one of 94 companies in Heidrick's strategic partners... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Service Delivery; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Kerry Herman. "Heidrick & Struggles and Standard Chartered Bank: Managing Global Key Accounts." Harvard Business School Case 411-011, July 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- Article
Accounting Standards and the Globalisation of Indian Businesses
By: Gregory S. Miller and V.G. Narayanan
Miller, Gregory S., and V.G. Narayanan. "Accounting Standards and the Globalisation of Indian Businesses." Chartered Accountant 54, no. 1 (July 2005): 50–52.
- 1995
- Working Paper
Research Investigating the Economic Consequences of Accounting Standards
By: R. H. Holthausen and Krishna G. Palepu
- August 2008
- Article
The Implications of Unverifiable Fair-value Accounting: Evidence from the Political Economy of Goodwill Accounting
By: Karthik Ramanna
I study the evolution of SFAS 142, which uses unverifiable fair-value estimates to account for acquired goodwill. I find evidence consistent with the FASB issuing SFAS 142 in response to political pressure over its proposal to abolish pooling accounting. The result is... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Fair Values; Politics; Standard Setting; Fair Value Accounting; Goodwill Accounting; Government Legislation; Agency Theory
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Implications of Unverifiable Fair-value Accounting: Evidence from the Political Economy of Goodwill Accounting." Journal of Accounting & Economics 45, nos. 2-3 (August 2008): 253–281. (Winner of the Elsevier JAE 2008 Best Paper Prize. Winner of the American Accounting Association FARS Best Dissertation Award. Presented at the 2006 Journal of Accounting & Economics Conference.)
- October 1998
- Article
New International Accounting Standard: Intangible Assets
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Accounting Standard: Intangible Assets." Accounting Bulletin, no. 72 (October 1998).
- April 2015
- Tutorial
Introduction to International Macroeconomics
By: Laura Alfaro and Elizabeth A. Meyer
This tutorial is a web-based, interactive program which will provide students with an introduction to the basic principles of macroeconomics and international macroeconomics. View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- Video
Standardized Tests
- August 1996
- Case
International Oil: Confirmation of Accounts Receivable
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "International Oil: Confirmation of Accounts Receivable." Harvard Business School Case 197-008, August 1996.
- August 1998
- Article
New International Accounting Standard: Discontinuing Operations
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Accounting Standard: Discontinuing Operations." Accounting Bulletin, no. 68 (August 1998).
- June 1998
- Article
Accounting for Soft Costs: New Start-up Activities Cost Standard Consistent with Earlier Advertising Cost Standard
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Accounting for Soft Costs: New Start-up Activities Cost Standard Consistent with Earlier Advertising Cost Standard." Accounting Bulletin, no. 65 (June 1998).
- September 1998
- Article
New International Accounting Standard: Impairment of Assets
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Accounting Standard: Impairment of Assets." Accounting Bulletin, no. 70 (September 1998).
- March 2011 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna, Karol Misztal and Daniela Beyersdorfer
What are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Emerging Markets; Financial Reporting; Global Strategy; Fair Value Accounting; Corporate Governance; Standards; Adoption; Growth and Development Strategy
Ramanna, Karthik, Karol Misztal, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-084, March 2011. (Revised March 2014.)
- Spring 2012
- Article
The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers and George Serafeim
Even though the supply of sustainability information has increased considerably in the last decade, companies are still failing to disclose material information in a comparable format. We believe this has two downsides. On the one hand, companies are not adequately... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Reporting; Standard Setting; Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Standards; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Competitive Advantage; Capital Markets; Accounting Industry; United States
Eccles, Robert G., Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers, and George Serafeim. "The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 24, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 65–71.
- January 1997
- Teaching Note
International Oil: Confirmation of Accounts Receivable TN
By: David F. Hawkins
- 07 Dec 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Towards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting
- March 2015
- Case
Guiding Professional Accountants to Do the Right Thing
By: Paul Healy, V.G. Narayanan and Penelope Rossano
The Ethics Advisory Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) provides training and support for member Chartered Accountants to help them deal with difficult professional situations. Members can seek help through call centers and... View Details
Healy, Paul, V.G. Narayanan, and Penelope Rossano. "Guiding Professional Accountants to Do the Right Thing." Harvard Business School Case 115-028, March 2015.