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The Great East Japan Earthquake (C): Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital's Response
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Sakai, Yukiko; Agonafir, Rebecca; Cholewinski, Peter; Kean, Allison; Kloeblen, EmilyCase HBS-713440-EStrategySupplement for case 712480. On the evening of March 11, 2011, Mayama Fumihiro, the Managing Director of Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital knew that it would be a long, cold night. The 103 staff members and 162 patients and families were huddled on the top two floors of the four-story hospital, where they had gone to escape three tsunami waves that had destroyed the first floor and part of the second floor.Starting at €5.74
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Choosing a GAAP for Canada
Ramanna, Karthik; Cheng, BeitingCase HBS-110023-EAccounting and ControlExplores Canadian regulators' decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Canadian decision in 2005 to adopt IFRS is particularly interesting because Canada had well-developed domestic accounting standards and because a significant fraction of Canadian industry was lobbying for the adoption of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and not IFRS. The case positions the student as an advisor to an importa...Starting at €8.20