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Reading Financial Reports
By: William J. Bruns, Paul M. Healy, J. H. Hertenstein, Robert S. Kaplan and Sharon M. McKinnon
Bruns, William J., Paul M. Healy, J. H. Hertenstein, Robert S. Kaplan, and Sharon M. McKinnon. Reading Financial Reports. 2nd ed. Business Fundamentals . Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
- 2017
- Chapter
Toward Transparent Reporting of Psychological Science
By: Etienne P. LeBel and Leslie K. John
In this chapter we make a case for increased transparency of the methods used to obtain research findings. Although comprehensive reporting facilitates accurate assessment of a paper’s claims, the current reporting norm is secrecy, not openness. We begin by putting... View Details
LeBel, Etienne P., and Leslie K. John. "Toward Transparent Reporting of Psychological Science." In Psychological Science under Scrutiny: Recent Challenges and Proposed Solutions, edited by S.O. Lilienfeld and I.D. Waldman. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
- 24 Feb 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Integrated Reporting and Investor Clientele
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: What's the best way to report nonfinancial metrics? How can nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- January 1996 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Colgate-Palmolive Company: Analyzing an Annual Report
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A directed analysis of the Colgate-Palmolive Co. annual report. Focuses on the basics of reading an annual report including analysis of financial statements, calculation of financial ratios, and study of the layout and message of the report. Industry financial ratios... View Details
- 1999
- Book
Reading Financial Reports
By: W. J. Bruns Jr., J. H. Hertenstein and S. M. McKinnon
Keywords: Financial Reporting
Bruns, W. J., Jr., J. H. Hertenstein, and S. M. McKinnon. Reading Financial Reports. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- Teaching Interest
Finance Reporting and Control
Financial Reporting and Control (FRC) is a course about how leaders can design and use performance measurement systems to build more effective organizations. Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to... View Details
- Article
Does the Scope of the Sell-Side Analyst Industry Matter? An Examination of Bias, Accuracy, and Information Content of Analyst Reports
By: Kenneth Merkley, Roni Michaely and Joseph Pacelli
We examine changes in the scope of the sell-side analyst industry and whether these changes impact information dissemination and the quality of analysts’ reports. Our findings suggest that changes in the number of analysts covering an industry impact analyst... View Details
Keywords: Analyst Industry; Sell-side Analysts; Analyst Reports; Finance; Analysis; Information; Reports; Quality; Financial Services Industry
Merkley, Kenneth, Roni Michaely, and Joseph Pacelli. "Does the Scope of the Sell-Side Analyst Industry Matter? An Examination of Bias, Accuracy, and Information Content of Analyst Reports." Journal of Finance 72, no. 3 (June 2017): 1285–1334.
- October 2021
- Case
Sparking Growth at Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR) is a nonprofit organization that traditionally provided independent testing and research on consumer goods. With the need to diversify its audience and revenue streams CR partnered with market research firm Spark No. 9 to identify potential... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Management; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Social Media; Innovation and Management; Nonprofit Organizations
Wallace, Christina. "Sparking Growth at Consumer Reports." Harvard Business School Case 822-035, October 2021.
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
like local community-building initiatives. Others disclose activities rather more guardedly: effects on environmental pollution, for example. As of April last year, there were over 32,000 such reports of "global corporate... View Details
- January 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Financial Performance Reporting
By: David F. Hawkins
Students must evaluate the Financial Accounting Standards Board/International Accounting Standards Board's tentative decisions on comprehensive income statements. View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Income; Decision Making; Financial Reporting; Corporate Governance; Accounting Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Financial Performance Reporting." Harvard Business School Case 103-046, January 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
- April 1995
- Background Note
Independent Auditor's Report
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting Audits
Hawkins, David F. "Independent Auditor's Report." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-184, April 1995.
- September 2010 (Revised August 2011)
- Background Note
A Chronology of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus
This technical note traces the development of integrated reporting through published materials, research, and the formation of various committees. Readers will gain an understanding of how the topics of nonfinancial information, sustainable development, corporate... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Product Development; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues
Eccles, Robert G., and Michael P. Krzus. "A Chronology of Integrated Reporting." Harvard Business School Background Note 411-049, September 2010. (Revised August 2011.)
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
companies a clear view of risks to and opportunities in their own strategy. Second, One Report speaks with one voice to all stakeholders, who can even engage with the company via Web 2.0 tools and technologies. One View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
position or some other method of impacting standard setting. Q: Have you spotted any country or regional trends in the implementation of IAS? A: Europe is really the leader right now. The EU decision to adopt IAS (the actual standards are now called International... View Details
- January 1986
- Background Note
On Writing Group Reports
Raymond, Thomas J. "On Writing Group Reports." Harvard Business School Background Note 486-076, January 1986.
- Editorial
Reporting for Duty
By: George Serafeim
Serafeim, George. "Reporting for Duty." The Point, no. 25 (June 2014): 22–25. (Editorial.)
- May 2011
- Article
The Growing Power of Non-financial Reports
By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
We are exploring the value of forcing corporations to issue sustainability reports, which provide information about corporate performance in terms of social, environmental and governance issues. In a breakthrough study they asked, what is the effect of mandatory... View Details
- Research Summary
Financial reporting quality and its consequences
Does reporting quality have real economic consequences? Professor Yu addresses this question in her research, which examines the channels through which reporting quality affects the behavior of economic agents, namely managers and investors. Her particular focus is... View Details
- July 1982 (Revised March 1988)
- Background Note
Note on Financial Reporting
Dearden, John. "Note on Financial Reporting." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-025, July 1982. (Revised March 1988.)