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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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Urban Water Partners (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Serafeim, George; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-111016-EAccounting and ControlThe case explores a new business venture to bring clean water to residents of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who otherwise cannot afford it. Management has enough money to get the company through August 2010 but needs more capital thereafter. An HBS alumnus isStarting at €8.20
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Urban Water Partners (B)
Ramanna, Karthik; Serafeim, George; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-111029-EAccounting and ControlThe case explores a new business venture to bring clean water to residents of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who otherwise cannot afford it. Management has enough money to get their company through August 2010, but needs more capital thereafter. An HBS alumnus is interested in investing in the company. Management needs to revisit their financial assumptions, decide on an incentive structure for their proposed network of local water vendors, and put tog...Starting at €5.74
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Urban Water Partners (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Ramanna, Karthik; Serafeim, GeorgeTeaching Note HBS-111067-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 111016 and 111029.Starting at €0.00
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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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Matrix Capital Management (C)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-211060-EFinanceBen Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale initiated a position in the middle of 2009.Starting at €5.74
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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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Behavioral Finance at JP Morgan (Spanish version)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-209S12FinanceFollowing a successful model in Europe, JP Morgan has introduced a set of five U.S. retail mutual funds with an investment philosophy and marketing strategy grounded in behavioral finance. The asset management group believes that understanding investor biases like overconfidence, anchoring, and loss aversion is key to generating returns on the investment side and educating clients on the advisory side.Starting at €8.20
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Matrix Capital Management (A)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-211017-EFinanceBen Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale initiated a position in the middle of 2009.Starting at €8.20