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- September 2000
- Background Note
Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis
By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
Prepares students for financial ratio analysis. View Details
Healy, Paul M., and Jacob Cohen. "Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-029, September 2000.
- May 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Background Note
Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing
By: Robert J. Dolan
Shows how to calculate and use the break-even volume in marketing decision making. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-149, May 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- September 1975 (Revised June 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries
Provides a framework for the analysis of industry structure. Identifies the major structural features that influence the profit potential in industries and some illustrative implications of these for strategy formulation. Can be used as a reference note for business... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries." Harvard Business School Background Note 376-054, September 1975. (Revised June 1983.)
- April 1982 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Quality of Earnings Analysis
Westinghouse had just issued its annual report to shareholders for the year ending December 31, 1973. The report indicates that sales have increased to a record $5.7 billion but that net income is down almost 20% from its record level of $199 million in the previous... View Details
Bartczak, Norman. "Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Quality of Earnings Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 182-239, April 1982. (Revised June 1985.)
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
It hardly needs to be said that organizations cannot learn from failures if people do not discuss and analyze them. Yet this remains an important insight. The learning that is potentially available may not be realized unless thoughtful View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- January 2024
- Article
Subset Scanning for Multi-Trait Analysis Using GWAS Summary Statistics
By: Rui Cao, Evan Olawsky, Edward McFowland III, Erin Marcotte, Logan Spector and Tianzhong Yang
Multi-trait analysis has been shown to have greater statistical power than single-trait analysis. Most of the existing multi-trait analysis methods only work with a limited number of traits and usually prioritize high statistical power over identifying relevant traits,... View Details
Cao, Rui, Evan Olawsky, Edward McFowland III, Erin Marcotte, Logan Spector, and Tianzhong Yang. "Subset Scanning for Multi-Trait Analysis Using GWAS Summary Statistics." Bioinformatics 40, no. 1 (January 2024).
- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Cash Flow Statements and Analysis
By: Paul Healy
Healy, Paul. "Cash Flow Statements and Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 121-019, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- January 2011 (Revised July 2011)
- Background Note
Shareholders' Equity: Accounting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Technical note covering various aspects of accounting for stockholders' equity. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Shareholders' Equity: Accounting and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 111-055, January 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- October 1979
- Article
Social Network Analysis for Organizations
By: N. Tichy, Michael Tushman and C. Fombrum
Tichy, N., Michael Tushman, and C. Fombrum. "Social Network Analysis for Organizations." Academy of Management Review 4, no. 4 (October 1979): 507–520.
- May 1985
- Background Note
Recognition and Analysis of Income
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Theory
Hawkins, David F. "Recognition and Analysis of Income." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-119, May 1985.
- October 1984 (Revised July 1989)
- Background Note
Cost Analysis for Business Decisions
Christenson, Charles. "Cost Analysis for Business Decisions." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-062, October 1984. (Revised July 1989.)
- 1997
- Working Paper
A Methodology for Retailing Analysis
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "A Methodology for Retailing Analysis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-030, October 1997.
- March – April 1975
- Article
Social Cost/Benefit Analysis for MNC's
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Social Cost/Benefit Analysis for MNC's." Harvard Business Review 53, no. 2 (March–April 1975). (Also reprinted in Frederick D.S. Choi, Essentials of Multinational Accounting: An Anthology. UMI, 1979; and Douglas N. Dickson (ed.) Managing Effectively in the World Marketplace. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1983.)
- May 1989 (Revised June 1989)
- Case
Chemalite, Inc.: Du Pont Analysis
Bartczak, Norman, and Charles M. Williams. "Chemalite, Inc.: Du Pont Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 289-052, May 1989. (Revised June 1989.)
- May 1991
- Background Note
Price Change Accounting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Price Change Accounting and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-192, May 1991.
- February 2006
- Teaching Note
Alternative Choice Decision Analysis (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Michele Jurgens and Jacob Cohen
Keywords: Decision Making
- October 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Joe Smith's Closing Analysis (B)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Rakesh Khurana
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., and Rakesh Khurana. "Joe Smith's Closing Analysis (B)." Harvard Business School Case 803-047, October 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- October 1985
- Background Note
Interim Period Reporting and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Reporting
Hawkins, David F. "Interim Period Reporting and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-081, October 1985.
- March 1996
- Supplement
Executive Shirt Company, Inc.: Analysis
Presents a follow-up. View Details
Hammond, Janice H. "Executive Shirt Company, Inc.: Analysis." Harvard Business School Supplement 696-093, March 1996.
- July 2023
- Article
Design and Analysis of Switchback Experiments
By: Iavor I Bojinov, David Simchi-Levi and Jinglong Zhao
In switchback experiments, a firm sequentially exposes an experimental unit to a random treatment, measures its response, and repeats the procedure for several periods to determine which treatment leads to the best outcome. Although practitioners have widely adopted... View Details
Bojinov, Iavor I., David Simchi-Levi, and Jinglong Zhao. "Design and Analysis of Switchback Experiments." Management Science 69, no. 7 (July 2023): 3759–3777.