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How Managers Should Read Financial Statements
Finance and investing Digital ArticleJoe Knight, coauthor of Financial Intelligence, explains the financial statement—and why managers should get involved in finance. -
Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies
Accounting Digital ArticleTraditional accounting can’t explain how companies like Uber and Twitter are valued. -
Decoding CEO Pay*
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleEach year most public companies issue reports describing the pay packages of their CEOs. In them compensation committees attempt to explain the rationale... -
From Niche to Mainstream (HBR Case Study)
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... -
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... -
Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
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... -
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... -
How the Growth Outliers Do It
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleSteady, predictable growth is what every big company strives for, and what investors prize above all else. McGrath set out to discover how many companies... -
From Niche to Mainstream (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
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... -
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... -
Unexpected Benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn the wake of a series of gross corporate abuses around the turn of the century, Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley, which was intended to make corporate... -
Audit Committees Can't Add
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleUniversity of Chicago's Roman Weil charges that many audit committee members are financially illiterate--and he has the test results to prove it. -
U.S. Financial Reporting Is Stuck in the 20th Century
Accounting Digital ArticleCurrent accounting rules don’t always communicate real value to investors. -
Relative Value of Growth
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleMost executives would say that adding a point of growth and gaining a point of operating-profit margin contribute about equally to shareholder value.... -
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... -
Bogus Audited Statements Are Holding Africa Back
Finance and investing Digital ArticleAnd how to fix it. -
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. -
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... -
How to Attract the Right Shareholders
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleInstead of casting a wide net, try a more strategic approach.
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Caledonian Newspapers Ltd. (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for case UV2314 -
Accounting Framework, Financial Statements, and Some Accounting Concepts
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Introduces the accounting framework, basic financial statements, and eleven accounting concepts. -
Compass Box Whisky Company
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Compass Box Whisky Company is facing a changing supply situation and is evaluating switching to a business model with high inventory and long lead times.... -
IFRS in China
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In 2005, China announced plans to "converge with," but not completely adopt, IFRS. China also began to lobby for changes to specific IFRS provisions,... -
Futebol: The Beautiful Game?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A principal objective of economic thinking is to inform key decisions made by firms and their managers. One of the most important topics for managers... -
Polysar Ltd.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American... -
Chemalite, Inc. (B): Cash Flow Analysis
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Students are asked to use actual and pro forma financial statements to prepare a statement of cash flows under both the direct and indirect method. -
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... -
Eddie Bauer (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In June 2005, Eddie Bauer, the specialty apparel retailer, emerged from bankruptcy. Under the plan of reorganization former creditors converted their... -
Deferred Taxes and the Valuation Allowance at Lucent Technologies, Inc. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The concept of deferred tax accounting is introduced, along with examples to demonstrate the balance sheet perspective of FAS #109. -
Statement of Cash Flows
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Discusses the components of the statement of cash flow and its direct and indirect format of presentation. Also briefly explains the difference between... -
Open Market, Inc.: Managing in a Turbulent Environment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Presents the story of Open Market, Inc., one of numerous companies formed in 1994 to engage in electronic commerce over the Internet. This case examines... -
Procomp Informatic: Stepping on Ethical Landmines in Asia
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The collapse of Procomp Informatics Ltd, a major Taiwanese chipmaker, has been regarded by Taiwan's market watchdogs as similar to the scandal of the... -
Intercorporate Investment and Consolidated Statements
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Discusses accounting for intercorporate investments and the preparation of consolidated statements. U.S. and non-U.S. accounting standards are covered... -
Inside Intel Inside
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In early 2002, Pamela Pollace, vice president and director of Intel's worldwide marketing operations, is debating whether the company should extend its... -
Dynashears, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A senior loan officer is reviewing the recent performance of a company that has failed to repay its loan as scheduled. The failure results from a cyclical... -
Jedi Bank
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation... -
Arthur Andersen LLP
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case highlights the history of Arthur Andersen and the collapse of the firm following the Enron Corp. audit and the Department of Justice obstruction... -
The Game of Financial Ratios
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This exercise revolves around the rivalry between two financial analysts. Upset by their constant game of one-upmanship, an advisor to the governor of... -
Kim Park (A): Long-lived Nonmonetary Assets
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A series of caselets exploring the accounting for long-lived nonmonetary assets.
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Caledonian Newspapers Ltd. (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for case UV2314 -
Accounting Framework, Financial Statements, and Some Accounting Concepts
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Introduces the accounting framework, basic financial statements, and eleven accounting concepts. -
Compass Box Whisky Company
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Compass Box Whisky Company is facing a changing supply situation and is evaluating switching to a business model with high inventory and long lead times.... -
IFRS in China
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In 2005, China announced plans to "converge with," but not completely adopt, IFRS. China also began to lobby for changes to specific IFRS provisions,... -
Futebol: The Beautiful Game?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A principal objective of economic thinking is to inform key decisions made by firms and their managers. One of the most important topics for managers... -
Polysar Ltd.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American... -
Chemalite, Inc. (B): Cash Flow Analysis
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Students are asked to use actual and pro forma financial statements to prepare a statement of cash flows under both the direct and indirect method. -
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... -
Eddie Bauer (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In June 2005, Eddie Bauer, the specialty apparel retailer, emerged from bankruptcy. Under the plan of reorganization former creditors converted their... -
Deferred Taxes and the Valuation Allowance at Lucent Technologies, Inc. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The concept of deferred tax accounting is introduced, along with examples to demonstrate the balance sheet perspective of FAS #109.