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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... -
Why Good Accountants Do Bad Audits (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
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... -
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... -
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... -
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.... -
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... -
Countering the Biggest Risk of All
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleCorporate treasurers and chief financial officers have become adept at quantifying and managing a wide variety of risks: financial, hazard, and operational.... -
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 […] -
For the Last Time: Stock Options Are an Expense
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleShould stock options be recorded as an expense on a company's income statement and balance sheet, or should they remain where they are, relegated to footnotes?... -
U.S. Financial Reporting Is Stuck in the 20th Century
Accounting Digital ArticleCurrent accounting rules don’t always communicate real value to investors. -
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. -
Global Accounting Is Coming
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleAccounting scandals have opened the door to international influence on U.S. financial reporting. Most important for U.S. companies, under emerging global... -
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... -
Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally)
Business writing Digital ArticleInvestors reward clear communication. -
Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies
Accounting Digital ArticleTraditional accounting can’t explain how companies like Uber and Twitter are valued. -
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... -
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... -
Earnings Game: Everyone Plays, Nobody Wins
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... -
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... -
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...
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Souqalmal: The Choice Is Yours (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how Ambareen Musa, Founder and CEO of Souqalmal, a Dubai-based online comparison aggregator of banking and insurance products launched... -
Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers
Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book "Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean," Karen... -
Blue Apron: Disruption in the U.S. Food Industry?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In late 2017, the newly appointed chief executive officer of Blue Apron, a pioneer in the subscription-based meal kit delivery service in the United States,... -
Quality of Earnings
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Presents a discussion of earnings quality --characteristics, relationship to earnings multiple, application and measurement, volatility and risk, as they... -
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Circuit City sells consumer electronic equipment, appliances, and extended service and warranty contracts which supplement those provided by equipment... -
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting,... -
Alibaba vs. JD.com: An Analysis of Financial Statements and Investment Value
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how Alibaba and JD built their business empires and delivered results using their respective business models after going public. Shortly... -
China Metal Recycling Holdings Limited: Scrap King Gets Scrapped
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd ("CMR" or "the Company") was said to be the largest scrap metal recycling company in mainland China. It was listed... -
Polysar Ltd.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View 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... -
Walt Disney Company: Investor Communications Strategy
Communication Case Study8.95View Details As the chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company, Tom Staggs was responsible not only for the financial management of the company, but also for... -
Marion Boats, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Two brothers start a boatyard. The case covers the start-up and initial operating period. -
"Why I Blew the Whistle": Mauro Botta v. PwC
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Set in April 2021, this case tells the story of Mauro Botta, a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In 2016, Botta filed a whistleblower claim... -
Luotang Power: Variances Explained
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The general manager of Luotang Power, a coal-fired power plant located in central China, reviews annual results before a meeting with the board of directors.... -
Sensormatic Electronics Corp.--1995
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Sensormatic is a leading provider of security systems to the retail industry. The company relies on customer financing as a key component of its strategy.... -
Adaptive Engineering, LLC
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The owner and CEO of Adaptive Engineering was facing an important decision: should he focus on rebuilding its core professional services business which... -
BMG Entertainment
Strategy & Execution Case Study9.95View Details As dramatic changes in technology and customer tastes roil the music industry, the top executives of BMG Entertainment, one of the world's largest record... -
Ctrip: Scientifically Managing Travel Services
Leadership & Managing People Case Study9.95View Details Ctrip is a $437 million Chinese on-line travel services company with a scientific, data driven approach to management. The case explores Ctrip's founding... -
Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (D)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details ... -
EILEEN FISHER: Repositioning the Brand
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Well-established fashion brand Eileen Fisher has traditionally appealed to older women. However, to drive growth, Eileen Fisher's management team wants... -
Accounting for Loan Losses at JPMorgan Chase: Predicting Credit Costs
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case examines how to account for risks associated with loan assets (or receivables) through financial reporting for loan losses (or bad debt expenses)...
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Souqalmal: The Choice Is Yours (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how Ambareen Musa, Founder and CEO of Souqalmal, a Dubai-based online comparison aggregator of banking and insurance products launched... -
Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers
Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book "Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean," Karen... -
Blue Apron: Disruption in the U.S. Food Industry?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In late 2017, the newly appointed chief executive officer of Blue Apron, a pioneer in the subscription-based meal kit delivery service in the United States,... -
Quality of Earnings
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Presents a discussion of earnings quality --characteristics, relationship to earnings multiple, application and measurement, volatility and risk, as they... -
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Circuit City sells consumer electronic equipment, appliances, and extended service and warranty contracts which supplement those provided by equipment... -
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting,... -
Alibaba vs. JD.com: An Analysis of Financial Statements and Investment Value
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how Alibaba and JD built their business empires and delivered results using their respective business models after going public. Shortly... -
China Metal Recycling Holdings Limited: Scrap King Gets Scrapped
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd ("CMR" or "the Company") was said to be the largest scrap metal recycling company in mainland China. It was listed... -
Polysar Ltd.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View 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... -
Financial Analysis Simulation: Data Detective, Quick Start Guide
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleQuick Start Guide for "Financial Analysis Simulation: Data Detective" (8742).