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- February 2000 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Catanese and Vulcan (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Sanjay Pothen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and Sanjay Pothen. "Catanese and Vulcan (B)." Harvard Business School Case 100-080, February 2000. (Revised March 2000.)
- January 2000
- Case
Measurement and Management at CitySoft
By: V.G. Narayanan and Sanjay Pothen
CitySoft is a very small software developer that is grappling with issues of cost measurement and management. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Applications and Software; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry
Narayanan, V.G., and Sanjay Pothen. "Measurement and Management at CitySoft." Harvard Business School Case 100-056, January 2000.
- Article
An Empirical Investigation of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions
By: V.G. Narayanan and Steven Huddart
Narayanan, V.G., and Steven Huddart. "An Empirical Investigation of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions." Review of Accounting Studies 7, nos. 2-3 (June 2002): 319–341.
- Article
Impact of Competition and Taxes on Responsibility Center Organization and Transfer Prices
By: V.G. Narayanan and Michael Smith
Narayanan, V.G., and Michael Smith. "Impact of Competition and Taxes on Responsibility Center Organization and Transfer Prices." Contemporary Accounting Research 17, no. 3 (Fall 2000).
- January 2021
- Supplement
Aster DM Healthcare: Budget Exercise
By: V.G. Narayanan and Amy Klopfenstein
In April 2020, Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare, a network of clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies in the Middle East and India, must create her company’s budget for the 2021 fiscal year in light of the onset of Covid-19. The pandemic had... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Judgments; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost vs Benefits; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Management; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Health Industry; Asia; India; United Arab Emirates; Dubai
- August 2020
- Supplement
Souqalmal: The Choice Is Yours (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Alpana Thapar
Narayanan, V.G., and Alpana Thapar. "Souqalmal: The Choice Is Yours (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 121-023, August 2020.
- March 2018
- Teaching Note
Controversy over Executive Remuneration at BP
By: V.G. Narayanan and Shawn O'Brien
Teaching Note for HBS No. 116-063. View Details
- January 2018 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
The Deckinger Family: The Finances of Having Children
By: V.G. Narayanan and Shawn O'Brien
Narayanan, V.G., and Shawn O'Brien. "The Deckinger Family: The Finances of Having Children." Harvard Business School Case 118-059, January 2018. (Revised February 2018.)
- January 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
A United States Citizen Working Abroad
By: V.G. Narayanan and Shawn O'Brien
Narayanan, V.G., and Shawn O'Brien. "A United States Citizen Working Abroad." Harvard Business School Case 118-056, January 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- 2017
- Module Note
Financial Accounting Reading: Analyzing Financial Statements
By: Suraj Srinivasan and V.G. Narayanan
Core Curriculum Readings in Financial Accounting cover the fundamental concepts in financial accounting. Many Readings include videos and Interactive Illustrations to help students master complex concepts.
This reading helps students understand that financial... View Details
This reading helps students understand that financial... View Details
Srinivasan, Suraj, and V.G. Narayanan. "Financial Accounting Reading: Analyzing Financial Statements." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Module Note 5056, 2017.
- June 2016
- Case
Controversy over Executive Remuneration at BP
By: V.G. Narayanan and Ashley Hartman
In March 2016, BP disclosed that its chief executive officer, Bob Dudley, would receive a $19.6 million compensation package, a 20% increase in total compensation over the previous year. BP justified the amount, emphasizing that the company delivered strong results... View Details
Keywords: Executive Compensation
Narayanan, V.G., and Ashley Hartman. "Controversy over Executive Remuneration at BP." Harvard Business School Case 116-063, June 2016.
- December 1996 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Colorscope, Inc.
By: V.G. Narayanan and Joseph Cha
A small company in the graphic arts business faces severe price competition. The company must respond by cutting costs and making process improvements. View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Price; Business Processes; Performance Improvement; Competition; Fine Arts Industry
Narayanan, V.G., and Joseph Cha. "Colorscope, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-040, December 1996. (Revised February 1998.)
- Article
Competition and Cost Accounting
By: V.G. Narayanan and Michael Smith
The central theme of Competition and Cost Accounting is that strategic considerations may make it desirable for a firm to have divisions and product managers internalize something other than their true costs. In the case of transfer prices, a high transfer price... View Details
Keywords: Cost Allocation; Transfer Pricing; Decentralization; Bertrand And Cournot Competition; Cost Accounting
Narayanan, V.G., and Michael Smith. "Competition and Cost Accounting." Foundations and Trends® in Accounting 7, no. 3 (2012): 131–195. (Published: 11 April 2013.)
- May 2013
- Supplement
Transport Corporation of India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-131, May 2013.
- July 2010
- Teaching Note
Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (TN) (A) and (B) and The Credit Crisis of 2008: An Overview
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Teaching Note for 109036, 110005, and 110048. View Details
- May 2010
- Teaching Note
Offering the Right Service in the Right Place: Growing Orthopedics at the Brigham and Women's/Faulkner (BW/F) Hospitals (TN)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Teaching Note for [108016]. View Details
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (TN) (A), (B), and (A) (Abridged)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Teaching Note for [109076], [109077], and [110063].. View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- September 2009 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
Transworld Auto Parts (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Transworld Auto Parts (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 110-028, September 2009. (Revised August 2011.)
- September 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Sniffing Out Opportunities at PetSmart
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
The pet and pet supply industry was one of the few bright lights in an otherwise dismal retail outlook in 2009. This case gives background pet retail industry information and strategic positioning information for both PetSmart and PETCO to enable students to develop... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Sniffing Out Opportunities at PetSmart." Harvard Business School Case 110-025, September 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- July 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Supplement
Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
As the recession lingered on into 2009, the U.S. government sought to limit executive pay and excessive risk. The debate raged over what constituted excessive risk and how best to mitigate it. This case describes the government restrictions on executive pay for TARP... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Motivation and Incentives; United States
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 110-005, July 2009. (Revised June 2010.)