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The U.S. Cable Television Industry, 1948-1995: Managerial Capitalism in Eclipse
By: T. R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Management Systems; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Eisenmann, T. R. "The U.S. Cable Television Industry, 1948-1995: Managerial Capitalism in Eclipse." Business History Review 74, no. 1 (Spring 2000).
- September 2010 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Southwest Airlines One ReportTM
By: Robert G. Eccles, Beiting Cheng and Susan Thyne
In 2009, Southwest Airlines produced its first integrated annual report, the Southwest Airlines One Report, combing financial and nonfinancial performance information. This case examines Southwest's environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Financial Reporting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Eccles, Robert G., Beiting Cheng, and Susan Thyne. "Southwest Airlines One ReportTM." Harvard Business School Case 411-042, September 2010. (Revised December 2011.)
- September 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Citigroup 2007: Financial Reporting and Regulatory Capital
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Edward J. Riedl and Sharon Katz
This case introduces 1) financial statements for banks, 2) basic regulatory capital calculations, and 3) actions Citigroup must consider under a scenario of continued losses/fair value declines in 2008 (leading to potential violation of regulatory capital). View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Financial Crisis; Capital; Financial Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Banking Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Edward J. Riedl, and Sharon Katz. "Citigroup 2007: Financial Reporting and Regulatory Capital." Harvard Business School Case 111-041, September 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- August 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Background Note
Retiree Pension and Health Benefits
By: David F. Hawkins
Note on accounting for retiree pension and health benefits under IFRS and U.S. GAAP. View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Standards; Retirement; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Retiree Pension and Health Benefits." Harvard Business School Background Note 111-033, August 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- August 2010
- Supplement
Batson International, S.A. (B)
By: David F. Hawkins
A surprise internal audit of a division's accounting practices reveals a number of possible earnings management and accounting irregularities. View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Earnings Management; Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Standards; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Batson International, S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-024, August 2010.
- February 23, 2010
- Article
The U.S. Public Debt Hits its Tipping Point
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "The U.S. Public Debt Hits its Tipping Point." Boston Globe (February 23, 2010).
- August 2010
- Teaching Note
Repositioning CARE USA (TN)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Teaching Note for 509005. View Details
Keywords: United States
- September 22, 2010
- Column
Give U.S. Companies Certainty on Taxes
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Give U.S. Companies Certainty on Taxes." FT.com (September 22, 2010).
- 01 May 2009
- Conference Presentation
The enabling and constraining effects of attention structures on entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. biodiesel industry
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- June 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Dr. Cameron Powell and AirStrip Technologies: After the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Dr. Cameron Powell and his partner, Trey Moore, co-founders of the innovative company, AirStrip Technologies, have developed a series of apps for the iPhone and other smartphones that can help doctors monitor the vital signs of their patients anytime, anywhere. They... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Product Development; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States
Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and N. Venkatraman. "Dr. Cameron Powell and AirStrip Technologies: After the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference." Harvard Business School Case 810-143, June 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
American Well: The Doctor Will E-See You Now (TN)
By: Elie Ofek
Teaching Note for 510061. View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Online Technology; Revenue; System; Opportunities; Technology Adoption; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Business Model; Health Industry; United States
Ofek, Elie. "American Well: The Doctor Will E-See You Now (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 510-125, June 2010.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Reversing the Null: Regulation, Deregulation, and the Power of Ideas
By: David Moss
It has been said that deregulation was an important source of the recent financial crisis. It may be more accurate, however, to say that a deregulatory mindset was an important source of the crisis—a mindset that, to a very significant extent, grew out of profound... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; United States
Moss, David. "Reversing the Null: Regulation, Deregulation, and the Power of Ideas." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-080, October 2010.
- April 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Teaching Note
William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia (TN)
By: Anthony Mayo and Johnathan Cromwell
Teaching Note for [406062]. View Details
Keywords: United States
- April 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Background Note
The U.S. Life Insurance Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and McCall Ann Merchant
This note provides a background on the US life insurance regimes for the life insurance industry, including descriptions of different types of insurance, annuities, and regulation. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and McCall Ann Merchant. "The U.S. Life Insurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 310-091, April 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- March 2010
- Teaching Note
Rosetree Mortgage Opportunity Fund (TN)
By: Victoria Ivashina and Andre F. Perold
Teaching Note for [209088]. View Details
- March 2010
- Case
Target: Responding to the Recession
By: Ranjay Gulati, Rajiv Lal and Cathy Ross
Within 10 months of Gregg Steinhafel's taking over as CEO at Target, the U.S. was mired in the most significant economic downturn in 50 years. Top competitor Wal-Mart had positioned itself well for the crisis, while Target's same store sales began to slide. While... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Strategy; Operations; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Competition; Retail Industry; United States
Gulati, Ranjay, Rajiv Lal, and Cathy Ross. "Target: Responding to the Recession." Harvard Business School Case 510-016, March 2010.
- March 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Bank of America: Mobile Banking
By: Sunil Gupta and Kerry Herman
In January 2010, Jen McDonald, head of Bank of America Corporation's (BAC) Digital Marketing group, was discussing the bank's mobile strategy with Douglas Brown, senior vice president, Mobile Product Development. BAC launched mobile banking in 2007 and within three... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Digital Marketing; Financial Services; Mobile Banking; Channels; Strategy; Banks and Banking; Marketing Strategy; Service Delivery; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Banking Industry; United States
Gupta, Sunil, and Kerry Herman. "Bank of America: Mobile Banking." Harvard Business School Case 510-063, May 2012. (Revised from original March 2010 version.)
- January 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Greenbriar Growth Partners and Microsurgery Devices
Greenbriar Growth Partners (GGP), a venture capital (VC) firm, has been an investor in Microsurgery Devices (MSD) for four-plus years and has come into conflict with the company's founder. Should the Board's nominating committee re-nominate the VC investor, and should... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict of Interests; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Kristin Elaine Meyer. "Greenbriar Growth Partners and Microsurgery Devices." Harvard Business School Case 310-060, January 2010. (Revised April 2010.)