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A Letter from Prison (Spanish version)
Soltes, EugeneCase HBS-112S03Accounting and ControlStephen Richards, the former global head of sales at Computer Associates, Inc. (CA), is serving a seven year prison sentence for financial fraud. In the case, Richards responds to a number of questions about managerial responsibility and the manipulation of financial performance in a letter written to a graduate student.Starting at €8.20
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Designing a Compliance Program at AB InBev (Spanish version)
Soltes, EugeneCase HBS-120S04StrategyCompliance programs help companies align the interests and behavior of employees with external expectations and regulation. The case discusses how ABInBev, a major brewer, developed its compliance program.Starting at €8.20
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Starling Trust Sciences: Measuring Trust in Organizations
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Weber, JamesCase HBS-120006-EEntrepreneurshipStephen Scott needed to decide whether to keep his behavioral analytics startup in the people analytics sector or shift his company into the RegTech sector. Starling had develop technology that enabled its customers to anticipate and shape the behavior of their employees by examining company data on employees, including email traffic. Starling had struggled to grow in the people analytics sector while RegTech was an emerging sector that might pro...Starting at €8.20
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Charity or Bribery (Spanish version)
Soltes, Eugene; Tilley, BrianCase HBS-121S02Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFilip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products, he develops a relationship with a director of a regional health fund who also runs a private foundation. After a natural disaster, Healthgen- at the request of the director- donated products to help during the crises. After Healthgen wins an important contract, the media alleges that the donati...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting Outages at Plug Power? (B)
Heese, Jonas; Pacelli, Joseph; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-124018-EAccounting and ControlThe case is set in spring 2021, immediately after Plug Power made financial restatements dating back to 2018. The case describes the restatements, which revealed that Plug was reclassifying expense items to boost gross profits.Starting at €5.74
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Accounting Outages at Plug Power? (C)
Heese, Jonas; Pacelli, Joseph; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-124019-EAccounting and ControlSet in June 2023, the C case explores Plug Power's recovery from its financial restatements, how it benefited from government subsidies, and new strategic alliances.Starting at €5.74
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The Rise and Fall of FTX
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Pacelli, Joseph; Hancock, MaxCase HBS-124014-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn November 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried's multi-billion-dollar crypto exchange, FTX, collapsed, wiping out investors and throwing the crypto industry into disarray. As FTX's founder and CEO, Bankman-Fried developed a reputation for his unerring business sense and high-profile charitable giving. To many, it came as a shock when in the wake of FTX's collapse, the attorney responsible for restructuring the company professed he had never seen "such an ut...Starting at €8.20
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Un compromiso innovador contra el soborno
Soltes, EugeneCase HBS-119S13Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityUna empresa se compromete a proporcionar a los inversores un retorno del 200% de su inversión, si bien la empresa o su fundador es investigado por corrupción.Starting at €8.20
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"When I look back..." Reflections of Bernard Madoff
Soltes, Eugene; Hess, SaraCase HBS-114050-EThis background note provides details of Bernard Madoff's career and the classroom recording.Starting at €8.20
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Charity or Bribery
Soltes, Eugene; Tilley, BrianCase HBS-118052-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFilip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products, he develops a relationship with a director of a regional health fund who also runs a private foundatStarting at €8.20