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Los fundamentos que catapultarán su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815Accounting and ControlLa vieja creencia de que los sistemas de gestión matan el espíritu emprendedor es errónea. Tal vez las empresas se conformen con menos cuando no llegan a los cien empleados, pero pueden crecer más rápido si cuentan desde el principio con unos sistemas de planificación y control internos sólidos. Los autores identifican ocho aspectos que deberían ser tenidos en cuenta por las empresas si quieren alcanzar un alto crecimiento: planificación y evalua...Starting at €8.20
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How to Structure Companies for High Growth
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815-EAccounting and ControlThe old belief that management systems kill the entrepreneurial spirit is wrong. Perhaps when a company has fewer than 100 employees, a business can get by on less. But as the authors point out in this article, companies are actually able to grow faster provided that they have strong internal planning and control systems in place early on. They identify eight main categories that demand managerial attention if companies are ever to achieve high g...Starting at €8.20
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Electronic Testing Operations (Spanish version)
Cooper, Robin; Turney, Peter B.B.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-106S03Accounting and ControlExplores the obsolescence of a cost system when technology changes. In particular, it asks students to increase the number of cost center and allocation bases. The firm moves from a one-center, direct labor-hour system to a three-center, direct labor-hour and machine-hour systems.Starting at €8.20
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Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (A) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-119S19Accounting and ControlTexas Instruments implements a Cost of Quality (COQ) system as part of a company-wide "Total Quality Thrust." After several years of operation, group management questions whether or not the COQ system should be updated to make it more useful in identifying areas for quality improvement. The case documents the current system and asks students to analyze the role it played in the quality control process and areas in which it could be improved.Starting at €8.20
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Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (B) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-119S20Accounting and ControlA division questions whether to retain, modify, or abandon its cost of quality system now that more direct measures of quality have been adopted. Discusses the role of quality cost measurement in a mature quality management system.Starting at €5.74
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Fair Value Accounting Controversy at Noble Group
Sikochi, Siko; Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-118034-EAccounting and ControlNoble Group, founded in 1986, was a large commodities trader based in Hong Kong and listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. In 2012, Noble shifted its business strategy towards an asset-light model. Under this model, Noble did not own mines or farms to produce commodities but built commodity sourcing capacity by working with and investing in producers in exchange for purchase and marketing contracts. Noble also worked with customers to secure sup...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla, Inc. in 2018
Sikochi, Siko; Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-119013-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Bata Versus Relaxo-Analyzing Performance
Srinivasan, Suraj; Leung, Iris; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-119050-EAccounting and ControlSet in 2016, Bata India versus Relaxo-Analyzing Performance compares the strategies and financial performance of two Indian footwear companies. Bata India had long been the market leader in footwear in India, but its leading market position was being challenged by Relaxo, a relatively young, upstart company. The case is framed from the perspective of an emerging markets financial analyst presented with the financial statements and operational dat...Starting at €8.20
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Bata Versus Relaxo - Analyzing Performance, Teaching Note
Srinivasan, Suraj; Leung, Iris; Pitcher, QuinnTeaching Note HBS-119051-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 119050.Starting at €0.00
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Neck & Neck: Leveraging the Club Neck Information
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Miller, Katherine; Ittner, Christopher D.; Bol, JasmijnCase HBS-109070-EAccounting and ControlCommercial Director Prado wonders how to leverage the loyalty card information to prepare the Fall 2008 budget. The case discusses the value of subjective and objective information for profit planning purposes. Spanish children's apparel retailer Neck & Neck uses loyalty card information for tactical purposes, such as promotional campaigns. Its management team is thinking about how to incorporate that information to the budgeting (profit planning...Starting at €8.20