HBSP (USA)
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Verizon Communications, Inc.: Implementación de un Balanced Scorecard de Recursos Humanos
Datar, Srikant M.; Epstein, Marc J.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-103S02Accounting and ControlA principios de 2000, Verizon Communications implementó un cuadro de mando de Recursos Humanos equilibrado para evaluar la eficacia de los pagos y de gestión de recursos humanos. Este caso describe los beneficios de la tarjeta de puntuación y los desafíos de la medición y aplicación. La enseñanza de Propósito: los estudiantes para ayudar a entender: 1) cómo implementar un cuadro de mando, 2) cómo medir y mejorar la efectividad de las funciones de...Starting at €8.20
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Malcolm Life Enhances Its Variable Annuities
Pozen, Robert C.; Pearlman, David J.Case HBS-311041-EThe case involves an insurance CEO choosing between different designs for a variable annuity product in light of hedging, marketing, and pricing issues. The case provides students with background on the economics and regulation of life insurance and variable annuities. Then it asks students to calculate the returns on capital of different product designs for a variable annuity based on specified assumptions including a range of hedging scenarios.Starting at €8.20
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Dressen (Spanish Version)
Piper, Thomas R.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-205S08Financegestión de las divisiones debe decidir si apoyar una compra apalancada por un grupo de capital privado y, en caso afirmativo, ¿qué porcentaje de la propiedad debe ir a las distintas partes implicadas. La adecuación de la estructura de financiación y el valor de las acciones dependen de la sostenibilidad del cambio efectuado menos de un año antes.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Reform Elements of the Dodd-Frank Act
Pozen, Robert C.; Andrews, Phillip; Lane, DavidCase HBS-311091-EThis note summarizes the four major changes affecting corporate governance that were made by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. These changes relate to: advisory notes by shareholders, refinements to board structure, non-disclosure on compensation and tightening up of certain enforcement provisions.Starting at €8.20
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Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
Pozen, Robert C.; Khurana, BrijCase HBS-311115-EFinanceThe purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans.Starting at €8.20
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Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (B)
Pozen, Robert C.; Vickers, StevenCase HBS-311135-EStrategySupplementary material for 311-134Starting at €5.74
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Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU
Pozen, Robert C.; Conroy, BrianCase HBS-312127-EEconomicsThe purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It further describes changes already enacted by the US and the EU, as well as other reform proposals considered by lawmakers.Starting at €8.20
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Choosing a Charitable Giving Vehicle
Pozen, Robert C.; Desai, Mayur; Graul, Maura A.Case HBS-314073-EAccounting and ControlElaine White is an accountant advising two couples, the Carsons and the Bradleys, regarding their charitable giving options and related tax strategies. The Carsons are an upper-middle class family with $295,000 in income, a moderate amount of deductions, and straightforward charitable giving objectives. The Bradleys are a wealthy couple with substantial assets, a more complex tax situation, and a desire to control the timing and recipients of the...Starting at €8.20
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Depreciation at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines (A) (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-111S20Accounting and ControlDepreciation policies at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines are compared and contrasted against a summary of operating data from each airline. Questions focus attention on differing depreciation policies.Starting at €8.20
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Bank of America Acquires Merrill Lynch (A)
Pozen, Robert C.; Beresford, Charles E.Case HBS-310092-EOn December 22, 2008, Bank of America (BofA) chairman and CEO Ken Lewis convened a special board of directors meeting to review his company's pending acquisition of investment bank Merrill Lynch. Negotiations for the acquisition had begun a few months earlier, during the disastrous week in September in which Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. Initially both Merrill and BofA viewed their agreement favorably, but in the intervening months, as Mer...Starting at €8.20