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- December 1994
- Background Note
Cost System Analysis
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Describes six characteristics of cost systems: standard vs. actual costs; job-order vs. process costing; variable vs. full costs; disaggregate vs. aggregate cost accumulation; and specific vs. average rates for labor and overhead. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details
Kaplan, Robert S. "Cost System Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-181, December 1994.
- May 1979 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments
Develops a conceptual framework for financial analysis of real estate investments, taking into consideration the necessity for baseline data, project trends, and forecast discontinuities. View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Trends; Real Estate Industry; Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-193, May 1979. (Revised August 2013.)
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Background Note
A Note on Ethical Analysis
By: Nien-hê Hsieh
To engage in ethical analysis is to answer such questions as “What is the right thing to do?” “What does it mean to be a good person?” “How should I live my life?” Ethical analysis, on its own, is often not adequate for doing the right thing or being a good... View Details
Hsieh, Nien-hê. "A Note on Ethical Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 321-038, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- 2007
- Text Book
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements
By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu
Financial statements are the basis for a wide range of business analysis. Managers, securities analysts, bankers, and consultants all use them to make business decisions. There is strong demand among business students for course materials that provide a framework for... View Details
Healy, Paul M., and Krishna G. Palepu. Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements. 4th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western, 2007.
- Research Summary
Managerial Decision Analysis
By: David E. Bell
David E. Bell and Arthur Schleifer, Jr. are concluding a multiyear project aimed at producing more field-oriented case material for the Managerial Economics course, specifically, materials on decision, data, and risk analysis. A series of case- and textbooks (with... View Details
- December 1978 (Revised November 1985)
- Background Note
Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits
Austin, James E. "Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-073, December 1978. (Revised November 1985.)
- August 2016 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
eSig: Growth Analysis
By: Mark Roberge and Tom Eisenmann
eSig, an early-stage startup, offers an electronic signature application as a "freemium" product, i.e., users can upgrade from a free basic version to a premium version by paying a subscription fee. Using 9 months of data from 50,000 user activations (available as a... View Details
Keywords: Esignature; Computer Software; Business or Company Management; Marketing Channels; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Computer Industry
Roberge, Mark, and Tom Eisenmann. "eSig: Growth Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 817-009, August 2016. (Revised November 2019.)
- May 2008
- Exercise
Stakeholder Analysis Tool
This exercise enables users to: identify stakeholders and analyze their interests and expectations; categorize interests and expectations based on importance; and develop an action plan. View Details
Applegate, Lynda M. "Stakeholder Analysis Tool." Harvard Business School Exercise 808-161, May 2008.
- March 2004
- Tutorial
Variance Analysis Tutorial
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
An interactive tutorial on variance analysis, flexible budgets, and overhead allocation. View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
- April 1995
- Background Note
Growth Rate Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Growth and Development
Hawkins, David F. "Growth Rate Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-179, April 1995.
- February 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Exercise
Capital Investment Analysis
By: Dwight B. Crane and Josh Lerner
Teaches techniques of evaluating investment alternatives. A rewritten version of an earlier exercise. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Josh Lerner. "Capital Investment Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 204-140, February 2004. (Revised November 2012.)
- October 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Background Note
Stonehaven, Inc.: Analysis
By: H. Kent Bowen and Roy D. Shapiro
Bowen, H. Kent, and Roy D. Shapiro. "Stonehaven, Inc.: Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 696-076, October 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- 1983
- Article
Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
Leonard, Dutch, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Defended." QQ: Report from the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy 3, no. 3 (1983).
- 23 Mar 2023
- News
SVB Crash Analysis
HBS faculty members and other experts across Harvard reflect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the state of the banking industry. How ‘Payment Banks’ Could Prevent the Next Bank Collapse Professor Mihir Desai writes in Harvard Business Review that to shore up... View Details
- September 1960 (Revised August 1983)
- Background Note
Note on Financial Analysis
Serves as an introduction to funds flows and ratio analysis. Includes basic discussion of these tools as assists in the analyst's or manager's job. Supplementary material includes problem set and answers. View Details
Helfert, Erich A. "Note on Financial Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-047, September 1960. (Revised August 1983.)
- Fast Answer
Tax news and analysis
Multimedia Center platforms, and Statements and Announcements of the IRS. Tax Policy Center (TPC): News and analysis from this joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is made up of nationally... View Details
- December 2022
- Technical Note
Risks and Opportunities from the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Business Analysis Framework
By: George Serafeim
The transition to a low carbon economy introduces many risks and opportunities for businesses. Risks emerge from regulatory actions, such as carbon taxes and cap and trade systems, technological innovation that develop alternatives for customers making existing... View Details
Keywords: Risk Assessment; Opportunities; Environmental Sustainability; Carbon Footprint; Risk Management; Competitive Dynamics; Business Analysis; Climate Change; Accounting; Finance; Valuation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technological Innovation; Transition; Product Positioning; Renewable Energy; Analysis
Serafeim, George. "Risks and Opportunities from the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Business Analysis Framework." Harvard Business School Technical Note 123-014, December 2022.