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Travelling Thai Ltd.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica KellyExercise IVEY-9B12B017-EAccounting and ControlA company that has a fleet of food trucks serving Thai food has issued bonds twice since its incorporation. Because the company has reached a level of maturity and is in the sixth year of operations, it is able to recall a portion of one of the bonds. The other bonds mature. Students are asked to record the transactions related to these bonds.Starting at €8.20
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Fresh Air Communications
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica KellyExercise IVEY-9B12B019-EAccounting and ControlA large, well-established telecommunications company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, has decided to begin an overhaul of its infrastructure, beginning with a small pilot project. The case centres around the bonds used to finance this project, the short-term investments made with portions of the bond proceeds, and the company's outstanding common shares.Starting at €8.20
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Capital One Financial Corp. (Spanish version)
Anand, Bharat N.; Rukstad, Michael G.; Paige, Christopher H.Case HBS-702S01StrategyDesigned to explore the structure, implementation, and sustainability of an information-based strategy (IBS) undertaken by Capital One during the 1990s. Particular issues of interest are the impact of mass customization on industry structure, the ability to transfer IBS skills to new sectors, and the impact of the Internet on industry structure and competitor strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Arthur Brothers Construction Ltd.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica KellyCase IVEY-9B12B022-EAccounting and ControlA general contracting company specializing in the construction of single-family homes was known for its exceptional craftsmanship and was, therefore, highly sought after during the busy construction season from late spring to early fall. As a result, clients secured a spot in the company's schedule by paying deposits. This left the company with excess cash during the off-season, which it invested each year in trading investments. The case centres...Starting at €8.20
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Double E Grain Corporation: Where To From Here
Donald W. Barclay; Jessica KellyCase IVEY-9B11M122-EStrategyIt was mid-January 2011 and Elmer Enns, sole owner of Double E Grain Corporation, a 6600-acre farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, was reflecting on the past year, during which he had completed the canola harvest ahead of schedule. Helped by strong commodity prices, Double E had experienced successive years of prosperity (as shown by the financial statements in the case). Elmer, in his mid-50s, was optimistic about the industry and content with the curr...Starting at €8.20
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When Does Leadership Matter: A Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership
Wasserman, Noam; Anand, Bharat N.; Nohria, NitinBook Chapter HBS-6122BC-ELeadership and People ManagementTo what extent does leadership influence organizational performance? In this chapter, Noam Wasserman, Bharat Anand, and Nitin Nohria try to provide a balanced answer to this question. Replicating the variance partitioning method used by Stanley Lieberson and James O'Connor in their 1972 study on leadership and organizational performance, they analyze the performance of more than 500 publicly held U.S. companies (across 42 industries) over a 20-ye...Starting at €8.20
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The Random House Response to the Kindle
Anand, Bharat N.; Olson, Peter W.Case HBS-710444-EStrategyIn early 2010, e-readers like Amazon's Kindle, and Apple's impending iPad, threatened to disrupt the book publishing industry. The case provides an overview of the industry, describes the broader trends regarding e-readers, and asks: how should major publishers like Random House respond to these trends?Starting at €8.20
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Capitalization of Costs at Salesforce.com
Darren Henderson; Chris Sturby; Jessica KellyCase IVEY-9B12B021-EAccounting and ControlAn investor wishes to make an investment in a software/information technology company. The investor is intrigued by the growth prospects of firms in the cloud computing industry and is deciding on whether to make an investment in the common shares of Salesforce.com. While the industry appears to be very attractive, concerns have been raised in the financial media over the company's accounting policy decisions, particularly the decision to capital...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Content at Demand Media
Chris Sturby; Jessica KellyCase IVEY-9B12B032-EAccounting and ControlAn analyst is assessing Demand Media’s accounting policies in the face of media scrutiny around its capitalization of media costs as well as some of its non-GAAP disclosures. She has to decide whether it is appropriate to capitalize these costs. In order to do so, she must evaluate whether the costs meet the definition of an asset. After analyzing the company, its business model and its strategy, she can compare its content costs to various other...Starting at €8.20
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Community Medical Imaging
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica KellyCase IVEY-9B11B008-EAccounting and ControlIn early February 2009, a radiologist with Community Medical Imaging (CMI), in London, Ontario, was approached by the Timmins District Hospital chief about providing on-call service to Timmins and the surrounding area. The hospital’s current provider had decided to relocate to the United States and could no longer provide service. The chief was hoping CMI could take on the extra workload. The radiologist knew this job would provide interesting wo...Starting at €8.20