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- October 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Background Note
Long-Term Debt Reporting, Rating, and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt
Hawkins, David F. "Long-Term Debt Reporting, Rating, and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-079, October 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- 1978
- Book
Equity Valuation: Models, Analysis and Implications
By: David Hawkins and Walter J. Campbell
Hawkins, David, and Walter J. Campbell. Equity Valuation: Models, Analysis and Implications. New York: Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1978.
- 2020
- Working Paper
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." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-034, September 2020.
- December 2007
- Article
Applying Modern Risk Management to Equity and Credit Analysis
By: Robert C. Merton
Traditional conventions of accounting and actuarial science distort the valuation of capital risk in corporations with pension plans because under these conventions, pension assets and liabilities are not included in balance sheet calculations. The modern risk... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Valuation; Financial Reporting; Decision Making; Credit; Financial Statements; Capital; Equity; Compensation and Benefits
Merton, Robert C. "Applying Modern Risk Management to Equity and Credit Analysis." CFA Institute Conference Proceedings Quarterly 24 (December 2007): 14–22.
- October 1997 (Revised June 2000)
- Exercise
Capital Budgeting: Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
By: Thomas R. Piper
This exercise comprises seven problems that collectively allow students to work through each type of cash flow that is encountered in capital budgeting. The instructor can also address such issues as product cannibalization and real options. View Details
Piper, Thomas R. "Capital Budgeting: Discounted Cash Flow Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 298-068, October 1997. (Revised June 2000.)
- 2001
- Chapter
Framework and Tools of Monetary Analysis
By: Klaus Masuch, Huw Pill and Caroline Willeke
Masuch, Klaus, Huw Pill, and Caroline Willeke. "Framework and Tools of Monetary Analysis." Chap. 7 in Monetary Analysis: Tools and Applications, edited by Hans-Joachim Klöckers and Caroline Willeke, 117–144. Frankfurt: European Central Bank, 2001.
- 1994
- Article
An Analysis of Auditor Liability Rules
By: V.G. Narayanan
Keywords: Accounting Audits
Narayanan, V.G. "An Analysis of Auditor Liability Rules." Special Issue on Accounting, Financial Disclosures, and the Law. Journal of Accounting Research 32 (1994).
- February 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Supplement
Investment Analysis and Lockheed Tri Star
A set of five exercises in capital budgeting. Student calculates and compares various decision criteria (including IRR and NPV) for capital investment projects. This is an introductory case, where relevant cash flows are provided, and the focus is on the discounting... View Details
Edleson, Michael E. "Investment Analysis and Lockheed Tri Star." Harvard Business School Supplement 291-031, February 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- August 2024
- Technical Note
Introduction to Data Analysis in Python
By: Michael Parzen and Jo Ellery
This note introduces Python as a tool for data science, including the Pandas library for data analysis. View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science
Parzen, Michael, and Jo Ellery. "Introduction to Data Analysis in Python." Harvard Business School Technical Note 625-016, August 2024.
- January 2023
- Supplement
TSG Hoffenheim: Step-by-Step Analysis in Excel
By: Feng Zhu, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt and Kerry Herman
Zhu, Feng, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Kerry Herman. "TSG Hoffenheim: Step-by-Step Analysis in Excel." Harvard Business School Supplement 623-049, January 2023.
- November 1993 (Revised July 1995)
- Background Note
Introduction to Transnational Financial Statement Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Introduction to Transnational Financial Statement Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-029, November 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
- August 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Technical Note
4M: Four-Markets Analysis for Emerging Economies
By: Eric Werker
This technical note describes a methodology for evaluating the political economy of business-government relations in an emerging or frontier economy. The note argues that there are not one but four markets in an emerging economy: the market of "rentiers" such as mining... View Details
Werker, Eric. "4M: Four-Markets Analysis for Emerging Economies." Harvard Business School Technical Note 713-026, August 2012. (Revised March 2014.)
- 2013
- Chapter
Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks
By: Frank Nagle
Over the past 5–10 years, online social networks have rapidly expanded, and as of March 2012 the largest online social network, Facebook, had over 901 million active members. The wealth of information users post in their social network profiles, as well as the... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Media; Cybersecurity; Analytics and Data Science
Nagle, Frank. "Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks." In Mining Social Networks and Security Informatics, edited by Tansel Ozyer, Zeki Erdem, Jon Rokne, and Suheil Khoury, 63–77. Springer Science + Business Media, 2013.
- February 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Background Note
Using Data Desk for Statistical Analysis
By: Frances X. Frei and Dennis Campbell
Describes how to use the Data Desk software package to perform statistical analysis. View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Frei, Frances X., and Dennis Campbell. "Using Data Desk for Statistical Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 605-060, February 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
- fall 1975
- Article
Analysis and Control of Nurse Staffing
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Health Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Analysis and Control of Nurse Staffing." Health Services Research 10 (fall 1975): 278–296.
- February 1987 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (B)
Keywords: Financial Statements
Palepu, Krishna G. "Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (B)." Harvard Business School Case 187-119, February 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
- September 1985
- Background Note
Income Tax Expense Determination and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Taxation
Hawkins, David F. "Income Tax Expense Determination and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-077, September 1985.
- March 2016
- Article
An Analysis of Firms' Self-reported Anticorruption Efforts
By: Paul M. Healy and George Serafeim
We use Transparency International's ratings of self-reported anticorruption efforts for 480 corporations to analyze factors underlying the ratings. Our tests examine whether these forms of disclosure reflect firms' real efforts to combat corruption or are cheap talk.... View Details
Keywords: Corruption; Corporate Performance; Growth; Disclosure; Disclosure Strategy; Sustainability; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Disclosure; Performance; Sales
Healy, Paul M., and George Serafeim. "An Analysis of Firms' Self-reported Anticorruption Efforts." Accounting Review 91, no. 2 (March 2016): 489–511.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis
By: Mark Egan and Tomas J. Philipson
Non-adherence in health care results when a patient does not initiate or continue care that a provider has recommended. Previous research identifies non-adherence as a major source of waste in US health care, totaling approximately 2.3% of GDP, and have proposed a... View Details
Egan, Mark, and Tomas J. Philipson. "Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 20330, July 2014. (Previously titled, "Health Care Adherence and Personalized Medicine.")
- 1982
- Casebook
Cases in Operations Management: Analysis and Action
By: W. Earl Sasser, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Margaret B.W. Graham, Ramchandran Jaikumar and David H. Maister
Sasser, W. Earl, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Margaret B.W. Graham, Ramchandran Jaikumar, and David H. Maister. Cases in Operations Management: Analysis and Action. Richard D. Irwin, 1982.