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- June 1986
- Case
Premier Furniture Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A credit analyst for a furniture manufacturer is confronted with two customers who have exceeded their credit limits. The financial performance of each has been weak, and one of the customers has a highly leveraged balance sheet. Industry conditions are weak; the... View Details
- June 1986 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
OTISLINE (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Donna B. Stoddard
Describes the company's use of information technology to strengthen its position in the elevator sales and service market. Also demonstrates how information technology can be used to better manage and control a large geographically dispersed service organization. View Details
- April 1986 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (A)
- 1986
- Article
A Note on Job Matching with Budget Constraints
By: S. J. Mongell and A. E. Roth
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting
- winter 1986
- Article
Auditor Changes Following Big Eight Mergers with Non-Big Eight Audit Firms
By: Paul M. Healy and Tom Lys
- 1986
- Other Unpublished Work
Block Grants and the Accountability of Capital Spending
By: Dutch Leonard and Howard L. Frant
- November 1985 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
Harnischfeger Corp.
Presents an analysis of Harnischfeger's quality of earnings, and the investment potential of the company's stock in light of the company's turnaround strategy. View Details
- 1985
- Chapter
Accounting Lag: The Obsolescence of Cost Accounting Systems
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Cost Accounting
- March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Case
Wilmington Tap and Die
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a division manufacturing taps and dies must decide whether to continue a major capital investment program. The program was designed to replace aging mechanical machines with modern, electronically controlled equipment. A post-audit, after an... View Details
- December 1984 (Revised May 1998)
- Teaching Note
Kennedy and the Balance of Payments; Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation; Kennedy and the Balance of Payments, Exercise Worksheet; & Answers, Teaching Note
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-383-073), (9-384-005), (9-384-006), and (9-385-243). View Details
Keywords: United States
- January 1984 (Revised August 1988)
- Background Note
Valuation Techniques
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes several approaches to valuation of a going concern: assets, earnings, and cash flow. View Details
- September 1983
- Article
Budgetary Time Bombs: Controlling Government Loan Guarantees
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Donald R. Lessard and Scott P. Mason
- August 1983
- Background Note
Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation
By: David B. Yoffie
Provides an overview of balance of payments accounting and analytical presentation of balance of payments data. Includes sample transactions to illustrate the application of the basic accounting principles and definitions of the standard balances. View Details
- May 1983 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
The Carlton Polish Company
Students are asked to determine the fair market value of Carlton Polish Co. and decide if Mr. Carlton should buy out his partner's half for $25 million. Carlton's alternative is to sell his half for $25 million. Students must also evaluate a financing plan. View Details