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When Growth Stalls
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAn abrupt and lasting drop in revenue growth is a crisis that can strike even the most exemplary organization. The authors' comprehensive analysis of... -
2002 HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas for Today's Business Agenda
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the last year, war broke out, the economy took a nosedive, and an alarming number of businesses went belly up. Thus, it is with some urgency that we... -
Expensing Options Solves Nothing
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleThe use of stock options for executive compensation has become a lightning rod for public anger, and it's easy to see why. Many top executives grew hugely... -
Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally)
Communication Digital ArticleInvestors reward clear communication. -
From Niche to Mainstream (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleRiku Nakamura relocated six years ago with his family from Tokyo to San Mateo, California, to spearhead the launch of Kenko USA, the first foreign subsidiary... -
How Managers Should Read Financial Statements
Finance & Accounting VideoWhen you understand financial statements-including the estimates and assumptions that go into them-you can offer insights that help ensure the statements... -
Customer Loyalty Isn't Enough. Grow Your Share of Wallet
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleTraditional metrics like satisfaction and Net Promoter scores correlate poorly with what matters most: share of wallet. Managers need to think about how... -
The Greening of the Balance Sheet
Budgets and budgeting Magazine ArticleGreen initiatives can, by reducing costs, enhance a company’s bottom line. Actions that harm the environment can have the opposite effect. Now, thanks to a burgeoning market in greenhouse gas emission credits put into effect by the Kyoto Protocol, environmental considerations will increasingly affect not only companies’ income statements but also their balance sheets. A […] -
Bogus Audited Statements Are Holding Africa Back
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleAnd how to fix it. -
U.S. Financial Reporting Is Stuck in the 20th Century
Accounting Digital ArticleCurrent accounting rules don’t always communicate real value to investors. -
Earnings Game: Everyone Plays, Nobody Wins (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleQuarterly earnings numbers dominate the decisions of executives, analysts, investors, and auditors. Yet for all the attention paid to these numbers, they're... -
What Would Happen if the U.S. Stopped Requiring Quarterly Earnings Reports?
Global Business Digital ArticleIt would do less than both its proponents and its opponents suggest. -
Why Good Accountants Do Bad Audits
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleOn July 30, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act addressing corporate accountability. A response to recent financial scandals, the law... -
Balanced Scorecard: Measures That Drive Performance (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleDuring a year-long research project, the authors developed a "balanced scorecard" performance measurement system that allows executives to view a company... -
Giving After Disasters
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAlthough the global cost of natural disasters has increased sharply, traditional sources of funding--governments, nonprofits, and NGOs--have not kept... -
High Margins and the Quest for Aesthetic Coherence
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe key to selling well-designed, well-crafted products at high margins is the aesthetic coherence of the company and its goods. Embodying that ideal... -
When Senior Managers Won't Collaborate
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor professional services firms, the only way to address clients' most complex issues is for specialists to work together across the boundaries of their... -
Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies
Accounting Digital ArticleTraditional accounting can’t explain how companies like Uber and Twitter are valued. -
Just the Facts (and Forecasts)
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleBy definition, forecasted numbers in a financial statement involve educated guesses. But that's not always clear in the statement itself. To reduce legal... -
Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleIn the current economic climate, there is tremendous pressure--and personal incentive for managers--to report sales growth and meet investors' revenue...
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Mira's Microbrewery Inc.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details -
Eddie Bauer (C)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details The Eddie Bauer (B) case describes the events leading up to February 2007, when shareholders of Eddie Bauer, the specialty apparel retailer, were scheduled... -
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
Compagnie du Froid, S.A.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal... -
Orchid Species Preservation Foundation: Choosing a Direction
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The Orchid Species Preservation Foundation (OSPF) was a not-for-profit organization in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was dedicated to the preservation... -
eBay, Inc.: Stock Option Plans (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The footnote disclosure for eBay, Inc. in 2000 indicates that if the company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method, its... -
Accounting for Marketable Securities and the "Recycling" of Income
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Gives an overview of accounting for equity investments less than 20%. Uses this accounting to introduce the issue of amounts included in the statement... -
Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business... -
Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the founding of Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee in 2017 and its path to surpassing Starbucks as the largest coffee chain in China... -
Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details In spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's... -
Cartwright Lumber Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The Cartwright Lumber Co. faces a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. A rewritten version of an earlier... -
Diversity in Accounting Principles: A Problem, a Strategic Imperative, or a Strategic Opportunity?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Provides an introduction to the diversity of generally accepted accounting principles. An example shows how financial reports in one firm could differ... -
Now You See It, Now You Do Not: The Case Of Jet Airways And Its Accounting Policies
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case highlights issues arising from changes in accounting policies followed by Jet Airways during the accounting year ended March 31, 2009. During... -
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
Highland Malt: Accounting Policy Choices in Financial Statements
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In early 2020, a recent graduate from a prestigious masters of business administration program was working as a financial accountant for a renowned private... -
Western Chemical Corp.: Divisional Performance Measurement (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The president and controller of Western Chemical Corp. are discussing the best way to measure and report performance of foreign subsidiaries. One subsidiary... -
Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: When Is Income Earned?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details An introduction to the accrual concept used in accounting and its importance to revenue recognition and the matching concept. To be used in conjunction... -
The Ethos Institute (B): Promises and Risks of Working with the Government
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details As Brazil's energetic but fractious democracy emerged in the 1990s, the Ethos Institute launched a movement for corporate social responsibility (CSR)... -
Lind Equipment
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Lind Equipment failed to meet its loan covenants with its senior bank lender in the summer of 2008, just six months after it was acquired. While the senior... -
PCAOB (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details Members of the Public Co. Accounting Oversight Board--a private-sector, nonprofit body created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002--must determine the form...
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Mira's Microbrewery Inc.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details -
Eddie Bauer (C)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details The Eddie Bauer (B) case describes the events leading up to February 2007, when shareholders of Eddie Bauer, the specialty apparel retailer, were scheduled... -
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
Compagnie du Froid, S.A.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal... -
Orchid Species Preservation Foundation: Choosing a Direction
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The Orchid Species Preservation Foundation (OSPF) was a not-for-profit organization in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was dedicated to the preservation... -
Superior Manufacturing Company, Spreadsheet Supplement
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleSpreadsheet supplement for case number 105010. -
eBay, Inc.: Stock Option Plans (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The footnote disclosure for eBay, Inc. in 2000 indicates that if the company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method, its... -
Accounting for Marketable Securities and the "Recycling" of Income
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Gives an overview of accounting for equity investments less than 20%. Uses this accounting to introduce the issue of amounts included in the statement... -
Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business... -
Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the founding of Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee in 2017 and its path to surpassing Starbucks as the largest coffee chain in China...