HBSP (USA)
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Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE
Healy, Paul M.; Heese, JonasCase HBS-118013-EAccounting and ControlIn early 2016, RWE, a utility that operates nuclear power plants in Germany, came under scrutiny from regulators and the media over the adequacy of its provisions for costs of decommissioning and dismantling (D&D) its nuclear power plants. Accounting standards required utilities to record the present value of projected D&D costs as a liability. However, there were many uncertainties associated with these estimates given the actual cash outlays wo...Starting at €8.20
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Radiometer, 2003
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-715409-EStrategyIn 2003, Radiometer was the world's leading supplier of blood gas analysis equipment and accessories for critical care patients. Based in Denmark, Radiometer sold through a combination of sales subsidiaries and distributors around the world, and generated sales of over DKr 1,791 million ($272 million). Blood gas analysis formed part of the $27.7 billion in-vitro diagnostic market. Although sales were strong, Radiometer remained focused on its fu...Starting at €8.20
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Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (B): The Commission's Recommendations
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-120002-EAccounting and ControlThis (B) case serves as a complement to the case "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (C): Organizational Changes
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-120005-EAccounting and ControlThis (C) case complements the case "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Hennes & Mauritz, 2000
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713509-EStrategyIn 2000, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) was the second-largest and most global player in the fashion retail business. It operated 682 stores, 80% of them outside its home country of Sweden, and achieved revenues of $3.0 billion and operating profits of $375 million. In 1999, when H&M announced plans to enter the U.S., sales had grown 20% per year and operating profits, 30%, for a decade. After the August announcement of U.S. expansion plans, its share pr...Starting at €8.20
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Radiometer, 2013
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-715410-EStrategyIn 2013, Radiometer continued to lead the world in blood gas analysis equipment and accessories, selling direct and through distributors to hospital central laboratories, point-of-care locations, and non-hospital medical locations. Founded in 1935 and based in Denmark, Radiometer was acquired in January 2004 by US-based Danaher Corporation. Under Danaher's direction, Radiometer began an intensive program of process improvements using the Danaher ...Starting at €8.20
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Dan McCrum - Unmasking Wirecard
Heese, Jonas; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Labruyere, Tonia; Moniz, CarlotaCase HBS-123098-EAccounting and ControlDan McCrum, an investigative journalist for the Financial Times, had spent the past six years fighting to expose German payment processing firm Wirecard. The company had enjoyed years of exponential growth and was viewed by several investors as the poster child of Germany's tech sector. But to McCrum something smelled fishy and he couldn't help but wonder if Wirecard's true dealings weren't just hidden behind its complex business model. He starte...Starting at €8.20