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- October 1992 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
MCI Communications Corporation: National Accounts Program (Condensed)
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Concerns the early stages of a major-account program at MCI, a telecommunications firm seeking to penetrate the corporate-account market. Among the issues are: 1) coordination of field sales efforts with national account selling efforts; 2) sales strategy for major... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Decision Choices and Conditions; Training; Compensation and Benefits; Management Practices and Processes; Marketing Strategy; Groups and Teams; Sales
Cespedes, Frank V. "MCI Communications Corporation: National Accounts Program (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 593-044, October 1992. (Revised October 1993.)
- January 15, 2002
- Article
Analyzing Goodwill Transition Accounting
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Goodwill Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Analyzing Goodwill Transition Accounting." Accounting Bulletin, no. 104 (January 15, 2002).
- November 1999 (Revised June 2011)
- Background Note
Accounting for Foreign Operations
By: David F. Hawkins
Students are required to compute and explain the quality annual earnings per share figures and major differences between managing domestic and global operations. View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Financial Statements; International Accounting; Globalized Firms and Management
Hawkins, David F. "Accounting for Foreign Operations." Harvard Business School Background Note 100-024, November 1999. (Revised June 2011.)
- Article
Yesterday's Accounting Undermines Production
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Yesterday's Accounting Undermines Production." Harvard Business Review 62, no. 4 (July–August 1984): 95–101.
- Article
Make Online Ads Accountable
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Make Online Ads Accountable." Bloomberg Businessweek (February 16, 2009).
- August 1983 (Revised March 1986)
- Background Note
Basic Financial Accounting Concepts
Cooper, Robin. "Basic Financial Accounting Concepts." Harvard Business School Background Note 184-021, August 1983. (Revised March 1986.)
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
accountability and effectiveness today? What should it do about them? With a detailed description of the Bank's challenges of democratic accountability, its constraints, and recommendations for the future, HBS professor Alnoor Ebrahim... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- Article
Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields
By: H. David Sherman and S. David Young
In the current economic climate, there is tremendous pressure—and personal incentive for managers—to report sales growth and meet investors' revenue expectations. As a result, more companies have been issuing misleading financial reports, according to the SEC,... View Details
Sherman, H. David, and S. David Young. "Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 7 (July–August 2001): 129–135.
- March 1982
- Background Note
Note on Productivity Accounting
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Accounting
Hayes, Robert H. "Note on Productivity Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 682-084, March 1982.
- September 1979 (Revised July 1993)
- Background Note
Liberal Art of Accounting
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
Keywords: Accounting
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Liberal Art of Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 180-024, September 1979. (Revised July 1993.)
- January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office
Over the past several years both the share of women receiving accounting degrees and the share of women entering public accounting have risen substantially. However, the number of women holding senior positions, such as partner, remains low. This case provides data on... View Details
Loveman, Gary W. "Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office." Harvard Business School Case 490-033, January 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
- June 2005
- Teaching Note
Accounting Fraud at WorldCom (TN)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note to (9-104-071). View Details
- Teaching Interest
Leadership and Corporate Accountability
By: Paul M. Healy
This course focuses on the responsibilities of companies, their leaders, and their boards. Its aim is to deepend students' understanding of the economic, legal, and ethical dimensions of these responsibilities and to provide practical guidance on driving performance... View Details
- January 2022 (Revised September 2023)
- Teaching Note
MicroStrategy: Accounting for Cryptocurrency
By: Jonas Heese
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 121-066. View Details
- August 2019
- Teaching Note
Creating Accountability in Afghanistan
By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, Eugene F. Soltes and Grace Liu
Teaching Note for HBS No. 120-024. View Details
- June 1983
- Case
J.P. Stevens, Accounting Changes
Cooper, Robin. "J.P. Stevens, Accounting Changes." Harvard Business School Case 183-012, June 1983.
- September 1992
- Background Note
Accounting for Post-retirement Benefits
By: William J. Bruns Jr., David F. Hawkins and Marc H. Zablatsky
Bruns, William J., Jr., David F. Hawkins, and Marc H. Zablatsky. "Accounting for Post-retirement Benefits." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-032, September 1992.
- July 1985 (Revised May 1986)
- Background Note
Lease Accounting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Lease Accounting and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-008, July 1985. (Revised May 1986.)
- May 1985
- Background Note
Depreciation Accounting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Depreciation Accounting and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-166, May 1985.