Financial Audits - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Amazon.com in the Year 2000

An analyst's critique of Amazon's prospectus from the perspective of its bond holders. View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Internet and the Web; Forecasting and Prediction; Retail Industry

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Educators

Purchase

01 Oct 2002
News

corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies, including the Justice Department, Treasury Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He frequently comments in the news media on... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital - Course Catalog

Course Policies and Course Fee & Financial Aid . Visit IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment Capacity:... View Details

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

company whose management engaged in a massive accounting fraud. ChuoAoyama was PwC's Japanese affiliate and one of Japan's largest audit firms. In May 2006, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA)... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 2000
News

Marketing Muscle

country's need for individualized attention, seems to be working. Audited figures for the month of January 2000 show that Yahoo! Europe garnered 730 million page views, well ahead of the competition. Canadian Sherry Coutu (MBA '93) also... View Details

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Short Takes

market so that the venture capitalists can cash out their investments. To have a stock market, you need reliable financial reporting, reputable auditing bodies, and an independent View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

real results. Equity Audits The first step is to understand where your organization needs to improve so that time and money can be put behind the right efforts. Elizabeth Zwart (MBA 2023) recommended companies “explore, and then address,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

27 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

suboptimal, and they used these insights to start developing their own solutions. It was a real privilege when a Big 4 audit firm that participated in my research gave me direct access to its clients. Across an array of clients I... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

02 Dec 2016
News

The Story Behind the Stories

up stringing a Financial Times piece from that trip. This woman in Rwanda was this incredible story, about this lady who, yes, she had a basket company-- pretty traditional, when you think about what kind of work women do, particularly... View Details

24 May 2018
Blog Post

Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris

kinds of hard skills and experiences one would curate on a resume, except with an eye toward a board post rather than a job. "We're talking about things like financial expertise that would help an audit... View Details

08 Jul 2002
What Do You Think?

Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

Financial and Accounting Standards Board, new New York Stock Exchange rulings regarding board composition and other matters, and a Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

technology, financial services, security, and Web services. The worst of the media industry’s recession may be over. The popularity of integrating various media properties (e.g., AOL Time Warner) appears to be waning. Latin American... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

required 30-minute office hour sessions per team. Travel Dates: Arrive: Tuesday, January 6 and depart on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Bangalore and Mumbai) Course Fee: 3,100 (see note on financial aid) Immersive Field Courses : IFCs require... View Details

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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog

Course Fee & Financial Aid . Visit IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students... View Details

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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog

Course Policies and Course Fee & Financial Aid . Visit IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited... View Details

14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

should be in place so this disconnect cannot be exploited by the corporation or the manager. In financial reporting, auditing and reporting conservatism are two such technologies. 2. Corporate accountability... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog

Visit IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, View Details

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694945.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199694945-e-026 September 2014 Journal of Financial Economics The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 25

in the country's economy during the past two decades, have brought together a group of economists and political scientists to systematically examine the impact of a wide range of factors affecting the economy's collapse, from the cost of labor regulation and the... View Details