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The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (B)
Ramanna, KarthikCase HBS-109003-EFinanceStudies the role of Cisco in setting current US accounting standards for acquisitions and goodwill. Students are asked to analyze an acquisition in the context of an ongoing political debate on mergers accounting.Starting at €5.74
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Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
Ramanna, Karthik; Sucher, Sandra J.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-113037-EEconomicsThis note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States. The note develops two hypotheses as to the impact of corporate political engagement: (i) a vehicle to facilitate good government; and (ii) an instrument of special-interest capture. The note can be used to generate a discussion on the following issues: (1) In a democratic capitalist society, what...Starting at €8.20
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Tapestry Networks
Ramanna, Karthik; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-114051-EAccounting and ControlTapestry Networks assembled industry leaders and their regulators in small, private meetings to build new frameworks for pressing regulatory challenges. Tapestry's motivating principle was to reimagine solutions to complex problems (e.g., drug-approval standards) in ways that created a win-win for firms and society. Tapestry meetings on bank-governance standards-initiated after the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis-had experienced some success in rebuil...Starting at €8.20
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Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations, Teaching Note
Grossman, Allen S.Teaching Note HBS-312056-ETeaching Note for 311-051.Starting at €0.00
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Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
Grossman, Allen S.; Appleby, Sarah; Reimers, CaitlinCase HBS-313111-EThis note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture philanthropy (Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists) sixteen years ago, the note discusses the signifiant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonpro...Starting at €8.20
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StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem
Grossman, Allen S.; Lombard, Ann; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-314031-EStriveTogether aimed to improve education outcomes by coordinating the actions of diverse community stakeholders-nonprofit service providers, school districts, government, parents, businesses and others. StriveTogether had an intense focus on collective impact-"the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem"-and the use of data to drive decision. In the case, managing ...Starting at €8.20
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Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S.; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-311051-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Hugo Moreno, CEO of Salud Digna, was considering his growth options for the next three years. Would becoming a for-profit with access to greater capital be the best strategy or would this cause the organization to lose its social mission? Salud Digna provided diagnostic medical tests to the poor, had experienced rapid growth and was financially self-sufficient. Moreno was de...Starting at €8.20
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Dylan Pierce at Peninsula Industries, Teaching Note
Ramanna, KarthikTeaching Note HBS-115053-ETeaching note for case 115024.Starting at €0.00
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Salud Digna para todos
Grossman, Allen S.; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-311S15Para maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Hugo Moreno, director general de Salud Digna, estaba considerando sus opciones de crecimiento para los próximos tres años. Would convirtiendo en un ánimo de lucro con el acceso al capital mayor sea la mejor estrategia o le esta causa la organización a perder su misión social? Salud Digna proporciona pruebas de diagnóstico médico a los pobres, habían experimentado un rápido ...Starting at €8.20
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A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee
Grossman, Allen S.; Puckett, J.; Vaduganathan, NithyaCase HBS-314064-EIn 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies-it was an opportunity to change a culture, as well as policies and practices that had existed for decades. By 2010 Shelby County school system had about 50,000 students, approximately 55 percent white and 37 percent econom...Starting at €8.20