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A Refresher on Net Present Value
Budgets and budgeting Digital ArticleKnow what your project is worth in today’s dollars. -
Contribution Margin: What It Is, How to Calculate It, and Why You Need It
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleDo you know what your most profitable product is? -
When You've Got to Cut Costs--Now
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleYou've been ordered to reduce overhead by 10%, 20%, or even (wince) 30%. How do you do it? First, don't expect to reach your target with a single big... -
Stock or Cash?: The Trade-Offs for Buyers and Sellers in Mergers and Acquisitions
Accounting Magazine ArticleCompanies are increasingly paying for acquisitions with stock rather than cash. But both they and the companies they acquire need to understand just how big a difference that decision can make to the value shareholders will get from a deal. -
Innovating on a Shoestring
Innovation Digital ArticleScott Anthony, president of Innosight and author of The Silver Lining, explains how to innovate when time and money are tight. -
New Framework for Corporate Debt Policy
Accounting Magazine ArticleFew, if any, articles on finance that have appeared in HBR have enjoyed the influence of the 1962 article reprinted here as a “Classic.” Gordon Donaldson’s analysis of how many companies haphazardly established their debt capacity, and his careful explanation of what he considered a better way, seemed to strike a chord among corporate administrative […] -
Strategic Analysis for More Profitable Acquisitions
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleLess than a decade after the frantic merger activity of the late 1960s, we are again in the midst of a major wave of corporate acquisitions. In contrast to the 1960s, when acquirers were mainly freewheeling conglomerates, the merger movement in the 1970s includes such long-established giants of U.S. industry as General Electric, Gulf Oil, […] -
Don’t Let Cost Cutting Run Amok
Costing Digital ArticleToo many CEOs are penny-wise and pound-foolish. -
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... -
Getting Transfer Prices Right: What Bellcore Did
Accounting Magazine ArticleThe subject of transfer pricing doesn’t normally excite many people, but when your transfer pricing system is less than perfect, life gets interesting. We at Bellcore first got interested in transfer pricing in 1983. That’s the year before AT&T was broken up and Bellcore was being formed as the centralized organization supporting the seven regional […] -
Kenya Is Becoming a Global Hub of FinTech Innovation
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleOther countries can learn from how it's using technology to expand financial inclusion. -
Three Headwinds for Facebook's IPO
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleI am not pessimistic about Facebook's future. I have used the social network for eight years and continue to be impressed with Mark Zuckerberg's focus... -
The Best-Performing CEOs in the World
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleFor years, people have bemoaned executives' zealous focus on short-term results, which often leads CEOs to make moves that undermine their firms' long-term... -
Online Shopping Isn't as Profitable as You Think
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleEven Jeff Bezos wants to open a physical store. -
How Much Should a Corporation Earn?
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleThis article presents the research findings of a leading U.S. corporation, AT&T, on a series of important economic questions and issues, with an interpretation of the material by one of the company’s top executives. The subject is corporate earnings patterns in different industries, investment trends, the relation of profits and investment to GNP, and other […] -
Analysis without Analysts
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMy wife pays the bills in our household. (I do investments and taxes, so don't think I'm a lazy dolt.) Several years ago, overwhelmed by her complex answer... -
You Can't Impress Stock Analysts...and Shouldn't Try
Organizational Development Digital ArticleExxonMobil reported last week that its net income reached $10.3 billion...in just the third quarter. The oil giant is arguably the most profitable corporation... -
The Department of Mobility
Costing Magazine ArticleEmployees are constantly in motion—making sales calls or taking service trips; visiting an international office for a few days or relocating there for a few years; soaring across oceans in the corporate jet or heading across town in the company car. Typically, these activities are administered by an assortment of departments and vendors. But we […] -
Profit Priorities from Activity-Based Costing
Accounting Magazine ArticleIn recent years, companies have reduced their dependency on traditional accounting systems by developing, activity-based cost management systems. Initially, managers viewed the ABC approach as a more accurate way of calculating product costs. But ABC has emerged as a tremendously useful guide to management action that can translate directly into higher profits. Moreover, the ABC […] -
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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A Note on, and a Tale About, Flexible Budgeting
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This technical note introduces students to the concept, use, and mechanics of flexible budgeting. It is best used at the beginning of a course module... -
Pidilite Industries: Assessing Credit Quality
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In mid-2015, a credit analyst with a leading investment company was tasked with assessing the overall credit quality of a chemical company that equity... -
Business Process Reengineering: IT-Enabled Radical Change, Spanish Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Provides a conceptual framework for understanding business process redesign and change management. -
Zauner Ornaments
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The primary purpose of this case is to provide students with an opportunity to practice the implementation of a simple activity-based costing (ABC) system.... -
Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details With one satellite aloft and in the midst of beta testing in late 2018, Analytical Space founders Justin Oliveira and Dan Nevius turned to critical questions... -
Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In early 2013, CEDC, a large publicly-traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines... -
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... -
Whole Foods under Amazon, Spanish Version
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In August 2018, Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Whole Foods was struggling with high costs and faced growing competition from traditional... -
Balanced Scorecard Success: The Kaplan-Norton Collection (4 Ebooks)
Strategy & Execution BookThis collection highlights the most important ideas and concepts from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, authors of "The Balanced Scorecard," a revolutionary... -
Income Inequality and the CEO Pay Ratio at TJX Cos
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details TJX Companies reported a CEO pay ratio of 1,596-to-1 in 2019, leaving board chair Carol Meyrowitz with a host of questions about whether, and how, she... -
Coup or Crime? The Case of Carlos Ghosn
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the interplay of global corporations, management styles, and local traditions through the high profile arrest of auto industry icon,... -
Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details On November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six-month... -
Advanced Technologies, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The CEO of a semiconductor equipment manufacturer is assessing the financial forecasts and financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Continued... -
Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity, Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details With FY2005 sales of $27.3 billion, Richfield, Minn.-based Best Buy Co., Inc. was the leading retailer of consumer electronics, home-office products,... -
A Note on Budgeting and Strategic Profitability Analysis
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A budget is a tool that allows an organization to put its strategy into financial terms. It can be described as the financial plan for the organization.... -
Setco Automotive Ltd: Drivers of a Successful Turnaround
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case examines the financial and operational causes of business failure associated with Setco Automotive Ltd. an auto-clutch manufacturing company... -
Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (B): The Commission's Recommendations
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details This (B) case serves as a complement to the case "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)". -
Deals on Wheels Inc., Discussion Questions
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Discussion questions for case BAB372. -
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details Focuses on the three-way interaction among internal controls, employee behavior, and incentives. Salesmen are illegally providing kickbacks to customers... -
Introduction to Owners' Equity
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details An introduction to accounting for owners' equity and leveraged buyouts. Covers classes of shareholders, treasury stock, stock distributions, and dividend...
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Making Smart Investments: A Beginner's Guide
Finance & Accounting AdviceReduce the risk factor, increase the reward factor, and generate meaningful returns. -
A Refresher on Net Present Value
Budgets and budgeting Digital ArticleKnow what your project is worth in today’s dollars. -
Contribution Margin: What It Is, How to Calculate It, and Why You Need It
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleDo you know what your most profitable product is? -
When You've Got to Cut Costs--Now
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleYou've been ordered to reduce overhead by 10%, 20%, or even (wince) 30%. How do you do it? First, don't expect to reach your target with a single big... -
Stock or Cash?: The Trade-Offs for Buyers and Sellers in Mergers and Acquisitions
Accounting Magazine ArticleCompanies are increasingly paying for acquisitions with stock rather than cash. But both they and the companies they acquire need to understand just how big a difference that decision can make to the value shareholders will get from a deal. -
Innovating on a Shoestring
Innovation Digital ArticleScott Anthony, president of Innosight and author of The Silver Lining, explains how to innovate when time and money are tight. -
New Framework for Corporate Debt Policy
Accounting Magazine ArticleFew, if any, articles on finance that have appeared in HBR have enjoyed the influence of the 1962 article reprinted here as a “Classic.” Gordon Donaldson’s analysis of how many companies haphazardly established their debt capacity, and his careful explanation of what he considered a better way, seemed to strike a chord among corporate administrative […] -
A Note on, and a Tale About, Flexible Budgeting
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This technical note introduces students to the concept, use, and mechanics of flexible budgeting. It is best used at the beginning of a course module... -
Strategic Analysis for More Profitable Acquisitions
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleLess than a decade after the frantic merger activity of the late 1960s, we are again in the midst of a major wave of corporate acquisitions. In contrast to the 1960s, when acquirers were mainly freewheeling conglomerates, the merger movement in the 1970s includes such long-established giants of U.S. industry as General Electric, Gulf Oil, […] -
Finnegan's Gardens , Teaching Note
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleTeaching Note for UV1706