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Goldman Sachs: Anchoring Standards After the Financial Crisis
Lal, Rajiv; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-514020-EFinanceGoldman Sachs, a longtime venerable financial institution headquartered in New York City, had a partnership culture that was known to value its clients. But when the financial crisis hit in 2008 and Goldman Sachs emerged relatively unscathed, its public image took a large blow as people questioned the inner workings of the bank. To address the situation, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein called for the creation of the Business Standards Committee...Starting at €8.20
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Gentera: Beyond Microcredit
Lal, Rajiv; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-515017-EMarketingGentera, whose largest subsidiary is Compartamos Banco, has been a fantastically successful endeavor since it started in the 1990s. But in 2014, Gentera faces challenges in expanding beyond group-lending and micro-credit into microfinance and beyond in order to fulfill its mission of financial inclusion.Starting at €8.20
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The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal
White, Lucy; Esty, Benjamin C.; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-214001-EFinanceOn February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 9, 2013. Despite strong support from management, the board, two proxy advisory firms, and several large shareholders, the proposal was opposed by Mason Capital Mana...Starting at €8.20
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Shanghai: GDP Apostasy
Serafeim, George; Henderson, Rebecca M.; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-115042-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes Shanghai's decision to abandon growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as its primary metric of measuring success. Within this context, the case presents the historical roots of GDP and how the measure is calculated. Moreover, the case dStarting at €8.20
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ExxonMobil: Business as Usual (A)
Serafeim, George; Rajgopal, Shivaram; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-117046-EAccounting and ControlIn September 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched an investigation into ExxonMobil's accounting treatment of its oil and gas reserves. The SEC questioned the company's decision to record no impairments of its reserves, although oil prices had declined by almost 60% since mid-2014 due to a mix of factors, including excess supply from the US, Russia and Middle East and slowing demand from China. Moreover, critics of Exxo...Starting at €8.20
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ExxonMobil: Business as Usual (A) and (B), Teaching Plan
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidTeaching Note HBS-117057-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Plan for cases 117046 and 117047.Starting at €0.00
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The Future of Mobility: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-118008-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note explores how advancements in technology are fundamentally transforming how consumers interact with mobility. Transformation is being driven by three independent trends: the emergence of affordable electric vehicles, the development of autonomous vehicles and the growth of modernized ride sharing. When integrated, these trends create a transportation model which utilizes a fleet of autonomous, electric vehicles which are not pr...Starting at €8.20
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Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-118028-EAccounting and ControlIn 2015, Reynir Indahl left top Nordic private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to found Summa Equity (Summa). After long contemplation following the financial crisis, Indahl was convinced the financial system was producing negative externalities and that the current private equity model adopted by most firms would no longer be successful. Summa was developed under a new private equity model that sought to "future-proof" businesses by focusing o...Starting at €8.20
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JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (A)
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-118030-EAccounting and ControlIn 2017, JetBlue, the airline founded on the mission to "bring humanity back to air travel", was considering becoming one of the first companies to report its sustainability performance according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) staStarting at €8.20
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JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (B)
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-119044-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 118030.Starting at €5.74