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- 1997
- Book
Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis: Text and Cases
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis: Text and Cases. 4th ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1997.
- Research Summary
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
- November 2005
- Background Note
Financial Reporting, Tax Reporting and the Role of Deferred Taxes
Explains how differences in the calculation of tax and financial income result in the need for a deferred tax account. Also provides a high-level overview of deferred tax accounting under U.S. and international GAAPs. Allows students to understand the major differences... View Details
Miller, Gregory S. "Financial Reporting, Tax Reporting and the Role of Deferred Taxes." Harvard Business School Background Note 106-026, November 2005.
- January 1996
- Background Note
Financial Reporting and Control: A Course for Managers
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Donella Rapier
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Donella Rapier. "Financial Reporting and Control: A Course for Managers." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-118, January 1996.
- November 2010
- Teaching Note
Citigroup 2007: Financial Reporting and Regulatory Capital (TN)
By: Edward J. Riedl, Suraj Srinivasan and Sharon Katz
Teaching Note for 111041. View Details
- 2015
- Working Paper
Integrated Reporting for a Re-Imagined Capitalism
By: Robert G. Eccles and Birgit Spiesshofer
An essential element of capitalism is corporate reporting. Today's capitalism is supported by financial reporting. Critics of today's capitalism argue that it is too short-term oriented and rewards companies for creating negative externalities. Integrated reporting can... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Materiality; Securities And Exchange Commission; European Union; Information And Transformation Function; Integrated Corporate Reporting; United States; European Union
Eccles, Robert G., and Birgit Spiesshofer. "Integrated Reporting for a Re-Imagined Capitalism." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-032, September 2015.
- 1985
- Article
Measuring and Reporting the Financial Condition of Public Organizations
By: Dutch Leonard
Leonard, Dutch. "Measuring and Reporting the Financial Condition of Public Organizations." Research in Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting 1 (1985).
- Web
From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
From the Chief Financial Officer Harvard Business School’s economic model performed well in fiscal 2024, delivering a healthy operating surplus on investments in our core programs, strategic priorities, faculty initiatives, and... View Details
- May 1990 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Financial Reporting Strategy and Analysis When Managers Have Proprietary Information
Provides a framework that helps explain these real-world observations about accounting and financial statement analysis. When managers have superior information on firms' strategies, and when investors suspect that managers have incentives not to fully disclose this... View Details
Palepu, Krishna G. "Note on Financial Reporting Strategy and Analysis When Managers Have Proprietary Information." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-188, May 1990. (Revised September 1994.)
- November 2023
- Article
When Executives Pledge Integrity: The Effect of the Accountant's Oath on Firms' Financial Reporting
By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Caspar David Peter
We study the effect of executives’ pledges of integrity on firms’ financial reporting outcomes by exploiting a 2016 regulation that requires holders of Dutch professional accounting degrees to pledge an integrity oath. We identify chief executive officers (CEOs) and... View Details
Heese, Jonas, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Caspar David Peter. "When Executives Pledge Integrity: The Effect of the Accountant's Oath on Firms' Financial Reporting." Accounting Review 98, no. 7 (November 2023): 261–288.
- August 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Background Note
Reporting Income for Dot-Coms
By: Paul M. Healy
Dot-coms provide unique financial reporting situations. View Details
Healy, Paul M. "Reporting Income for Dot-Coms." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-013, August 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- 19 Apr 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice: The Case of Goodwill Impairment
- January 1999
- Article
International Accounting Standards: New Interim Financial Reporting Standard Now Effective
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "International Accounting Standards: New Interim Financial Reporting Standard Now Effective." Accounting Bulletin, no. 74 (January 1999).
- 1998
- Manual
Instructor's Manual: Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis: Text and Cases
By: David F. Hawkins
- September 2011 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
China or the World? A Financial Reporting Strategy for Hong Kong's Capital Markets
By: Karthik Ramanna, Gwen Yu and G.A. Donovan
Set in 2010, the case discusses the strategic directions Hong Kong could pursue, particularly vis-a-vis China, as it seeks to preserve its preeminence in the region. In 2010, the Hong Kong Exchange announced that it would allow listed Chinese companies to report using... View Details
Keywords: Governance Compliance; Global Range; Local Range; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Hong Kong
Ramanna, Karthik, Gwen Yu, and G.A. Donovan. "China or the World? A Financial Reporting Strategy for Hong Kong's Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Case 112-035, September 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
- May 2011
- Article
Consequences and Institutional Determinants of Unregulated Corporate Financial Statements: Evidence from Embedded Value Reporting
By: George Serafeim
I analyze Embedded Value (EV) reporting by firms with life insurance operations to assess the impact of unregulated financial reporting on transparency and to examine the institutional characteristics that promote unregulated reporting. Under EV accounting the present... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Reporting; Cash Flow; Contracts; Equity; Profit; Value; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Earnings
Serafeim, George. "Consequences and Institutional Determinants of Unregulated Corporate Financial Statements: Evidence from Embedded Value Reporting." Journal of Accounting Research 49, no. 2 (May 2011).
- 2019
- Chapter
The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting
By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
A key aspect of the governance process inside organizations and markets is the measurement and disclosure of important metrics and information. In this chapter, we examine the effect of sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and... View Details
Keywords: Mandatory Disclosure; Mandatory Reporting; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Valuation; China; South Africa; Europe; Asia; Regulation; Corporate Disclosure; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Governance; China; Denmark; Malaysia; South Africa
Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting." In The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility: Psychological and Organizational Perspectives, edited by Abagail McWilliams, Deborah E. Rupp, Donald S. Siegel, Günter K. Stahl, and David A. Waldman, 452–489. Oxford University Press, 2019.
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Singapore Competitiveness Report
By: Christian H.M. Ketels, Ashish Lall and Boon Siong Neo
The 2009 Singapore Competitiveness Report, the first in this new series of regular assessments by the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, provides data and analysis to inform the discussions on the impact of the crisis... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Policy; Competitive Strategy; Singapore
Ketels, Christian H.M., Ashish Lall, and Boon Siong Neo. "Singapore Competitiveness Report." Asia Competitiveness Institute, Singapore, November 2009.
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Professor Pérez Cavazos teaches the required first-year MBA course Financial Reporting and Control. View Details
- August 2005 (Revised September 2007)
- Teaching Note
Financial Reporting Problems at Molex, Inc. (TN) (A), (B) & (C)
By: Paul M. Healy