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- September 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Exercise
Drivers of Industry Financial Structure
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
This case contains common-size balance sheets and financial ratios for 10 companies, each representative of a different industry. Students are asked to identify the industries from the structure of the financial statements. View Details
Keywords: Finance
Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Drivers of Industry Financial Structure." Harvard Business School Exercise 201-039, September 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- October 2003
- Article
Anti-Competitive Financial Contracting: the Design of Financial Claims
By: Giacinta Cestone and Lucy White
Cestone, Giacinta, and Lucy White. "Anti-Competitive Financial Contracting: the Design of Financial Claims." Journal of Finance 58, no. 5 (October 2003): 2109–2141.
- November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Background Note
Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health
By: Thomas R. Piper
The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive... View Details
Keywords: Financial Condition; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Operations; Competitive Strategy
Piper, Thomas R. "Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health." Harvard Business School Background Note 911-412, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- June 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Argentina's Financial System Fenced In
By: Huw Pill, Claudia Onoforio and Romina Abal
Provides an opportunity to analyze the Argentine financial crisis of 2001/2002, which culminated in the abandonment of the convertibility plan introduced by Domingo Cavallo in 1991. Focusses on the role of the financial system. View Details
Pill, Huw, Claudia Onoforio, and Romina Abal. "Argentina's Financial System Fenced In." Harvard Business School Case 703-069, June 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- September 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy
Explores Microsoft's overall financial reporting strategy by examining the company's treatment of two accounting issues--software capitalization and revenue recognition. For both issues, the company selects accounting methods that are relatively conservative. Also... View Details
Matsumoto, Dawn, and Robert Bowen. "Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 100-027, September 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- 2018
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Financial Accounting Reading: Shareholders' Equity
By: Suraj Srinivasan
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 is a standalone reading designed to introduce... View Details
This is a standalone reading designed to introduce... View Details
Srinivasan, Suraj. "Financial Accounting Reading: Shareholders' Equity." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 5075, 2018.
- Article
Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth
By: Luc Laeven, Ross Levine and Stelios Michalopoulos
Is financial innovation necessary for sustaining economic growth? To address this question, we build a Schumpeterian model in which entrepreneurs earn profits by inventing better goods, and profit-maximizing financiers arise to screen entrepreneurs. The model has two... View Details
Laeven, Luc, Ross Levine, and Stelios Michalopoulos. "Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth." Journal of Financial Intermediation 24, no. 1 (January 2015): 1–24.
- January 2010
- Case
The Future of Financial Reporting
By: Karthik Ramanna
Multimedia/video case on the SEC's work on improvements to financial reporting. Students review topical audio and video from various sources including SEC footage, and interviews with others involved, such as Bob Pozen, (past head of Fidelity and chairman of the SEC's... View Details
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Future of Financial Reporting." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 110-701, January 2010.
- January 2009
- Article
FDI, Productivity, and Financial Development
By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth by focusing on the complementarities between FDI inflows and financial markets. In our earlier work, we found that FDI is beneficial for growth only if the host country has well-developed... View Details
Keywords: Human Capital; Income; Performance Productivity; Financial Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Institutions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. "FDI, Productivity, and Financial Development." Special Issue on Multinational Enterprises and Foreign Direct Investment. World Economy 32, no. 1 (January 2009): 111–135.
- 13 Nov 2018
Financial Aid Webinar
Learn about the MBAid Journey and the many financial aid options for entering students with a member of the Financial Aid team. View Details
- 13 Oct 2017
Financial Aid Webinar
Join MBA Admissions and Financial Aid team members online as we go over the Financial Aid process at HBS and answer questions from participants. View Details
- September 1980 (Revised January 1981)
- Case
Bay Financial Corp.
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Bay Financial Corp." Harvard Business School Case 381-032, September 1980. (Revised January 1981.)
- 14 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Veteran Financial Aid Outlook
$2,550 $2,550 Dependent Health Care, Rent, Living Expenses* $30,700 $51,058 $66,672 $73,840 Total $111,818 $132,176 $147,790 $154,958 *For a full breakdown of where these numbers came from please visit the HBS Financial Aid website. For... View Details
- 21 Dec 2016
Financial Aid Webinar
The webinar will begin at 4pm EST. MBA Admissions team members will go over the Financial Aid process at HBS and answer questions from participants. To join the meeting, please click on the title link above. Once on the log-in page,... View Details
- March 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Supplement
Ant Financial (D)
By: Feng Zhu, Krishna G. Palepu, Kerry Herman and Susie Ma
The (D) case updates the case series from the time of Ant’s planned IPO, and the Chinese government’s regulatory shifts. View Details
Keywords: Finance; Information Technology; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing
Zhu, Feng, Krishna G. Palepu, Kerry Herman, and Susie Ma. "Ant Financial (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-089, March 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- September 1985 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
Winthrop Financial Associates
By: William A. Sahlman and William J. Poorvu
Sahlman, William A., and William J. Poorvu. "Winthrop Financial Associates." Harvard Business School Case 386-077, September 1985. (Revised March 1987.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Financial vs. Strategic Buyers
By: Marc Martos-Vila, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Jarrad Harford
This paper introduces the impact of debt misvaluation on merger and acquisition activity. Debt misvaluation helps explain the shifting dominance of financial acquirers (private equity firms) relative to strategic acquirers (operating companies). The effects of... View Details
Martos-Vila, Marc, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, and Jarrad Harford. "Financial vs. Strategic Buyers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-098, April 2012. (Revised April 2014.)
- 1999
- Book
Reading Financial Reports
By: W. J. Bruns Jr., J. H. Hertenstein and S. M. McKinnon
Keywords: Financial Reporting
Bruns, W. J., Jr., J. H. Hertenstein, and S. M. McKinnon. Reading Financial Reports. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- May 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Background Note
Basic Financial Statements
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Statements
Hawkins, David F. "Basic Financial Statements." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-126, May 1985. (Revised January 1986.)