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- November 1993
- Supplement
Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams
Presents the insiders' perspective using an interview format. Ken and Roberta Williams, Sierra's founders, discuss issues raised in the (A) and (B) cases and present their vision to become the world leader in educational software. Teaching Purpose: Analysts typically... View Details
Wilson, G. Peter, and Elizabeth H. McNair. "Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams." Harvard Business School Supplement 194-051, November 1993.
- January 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
Identifying Firm Capital Structure
Students are asked to link concealed balance sheets with firm descriptions. The case helps students understand how balance sheets reflect industry and firm characteristics. View Details
Becker, Bo. "Identifying Firm Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Case 211-072, January 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- July 2009 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Wareham SC Systems, Inc.
By: David F. Hawkins
CFO tests company's revenue recognition practices against the recently issued SAB 101 requirements and proposes plan for adoption of SAB 101. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Wareham SC Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 110-015, July 2009. (Revised May 2012.)
- 1998
- Other Unpublished Work
Value Reporting in Australia: Improving Competitiveness in Capital Markets
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Greg Morris and Ian Falconer
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools Inc. (TN) (A), (B),(C) and (D)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
- September 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Supplement
Enman Oil, Inc. (D)
By: David F. Hawkins
Company pursues ways to reduce its debt to equity ratio by resorting to off balance sheet debt transactions. View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Capital Structure; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Enman Oil, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-045, September 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- September 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Supplement
Enman Oil, Inc. (B)
By: David F. Hawkins
Company pursues ways to reduce its debt to equity ratio by resorting to off balance sheet debt transactions. View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Capital Structure; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Enman Oil, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-043, September 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- Web
WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services | Baker Library
this time Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors No access at this time Additional Information WRDS accounts are not provided or available for access during the summer or extended semester breaks. See WRDS... View Details
- October 2019
- Supplement
Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Acquisitions (B)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Explores events after Impax announced the acquisition of a portfolio of generic pharmaceutical products from Teva in June 2016. View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Financial Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Acquisitions (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 220-031, October 2019.
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
reports that the IIRC has the backing of the International Accounting Standards Board, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the International Organization of... View Details
- October 2001 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Anagene, Inc.
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Christina L. Darwall
An entrepreneurial, publicly traded biotech company has begun production and sales of its core product--cartridges that permit DNA samples to be analyzed on a microchip. In the early quarters, sales are difficult to forecast and the company has experienced fluctuating... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Production; Performance Capacity; Risk and Uncertainty; Genetics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Biotechnology Industry; California
Kaplan, Robert S., and Christina L. Darwall. "Anagene, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 102-030, October 2001. (Revised March 2008.)
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends
and believe in. Consider that one of those tools, crowdfunding, is on track to account for more investment money than venture capital itself by 2016, rising from just $880 million in 2010 to an estimated $34 billion by 2015. To understand... View Details
- Fast Answer
Fixed Income Research: bond data, ratings, and reports
Research Topics Suggested Resources Bond data FactSet A comprehensive platform used to analyze financial data from global fixed income markets. Individual accounts needed. Please see More Info page... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Ponzi Funds
By: Philippe van der Beck, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud and Dario Villamaina
Many active funds hold concentrated portfolios. Flow-driven trading causes price pressure, which
pushes up the funds’ existing positions resulting in realized returns. We decompose fund returns
into a price pressure (self-inflated) and a fundamental component and... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Investment Return; Price Bubble; Financial Reporting; Financial Liquidity
van der Beck, Philippe, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, and Dario Villamaina. "Ponzi Funds." Working Paper, May 2024.
Ray W. MacDonald
MacDonald presided over Burroughs during a dramatic growth period for the computer industry in the 1970s, and Burroughs’ products for electronic data processing and financial accounting systems were among... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Frederic G. Donner
An accountant by training, Donner was recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds in business. His overwhelming command of the financial aspects of running GM led him to... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
been a saving grace in ensuring that the financial crisis did not cause further damage to the economy. With traditional monetary and fiscal policy instruments seemingly exhausted, the mobilization of that cash hoard can prove critical to... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
Hans W. Becherer
Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- March 2009
- Supplement
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform (B)
By: Robert L. Simons
This case breaks the existing (and still available) Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform case into an (A) and a (B) case. The (B) case can be used in class to demonstrate the serious consequences of overly aggressive accounting. The (B) case should be used after... View Details
- January 2003 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
DoubleClick, Inc.
Examines DoubleClick's capital structure from IPO. Discusses additional offering of common stock, stock splits, dividends, sale of convertible debt, repurchase of convertible debt, and repurchase of common stock. View Details
Fields, Thomas D., and Jacob Cohen. "DoubleClick, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 103-016, January 2003. (Revised October 2007.)