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The Balance Sheet
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-231-EAccounting and ControlThis note explains how to prepare, read and interpret the Balance Sheet, the first and most important financial statement. The Balance Sheet or Statement of Financial Position of a firm contains a list of its resources and of its sources of capital as of a particular day. All the business transactions recorded in the accounting system affect the Balance Sheet. The note illustrates the content and structure of the Balance Sheet.Starting at €8.20
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Liabilities: General Issues
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-237-EAccounting and ControlThis note is an introduction to liabilities. It defines a liability and distinguishes it from contingent liabilities and commitments. It explains how to recognize and measure liabilities in general. Finally, the notes focuses its attention on provisions (i.e., estimated liabilities) and illustrates their accounting with two common examples: warranty liabilities and restructuring liabilities. The note "Long-Term Debt and Bonds" can be used to comp...Starting at €8.20
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Tax Accounting
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-241-EAccounting and ControlFirms pay multiple types of taxes: property taxes, value added taxes, municipal taxes, etc. Note CN 14007, "Accounts Receivable Valuation," explained how to account for value added taxes. Other taxes, such as property taxes, are just an expense that firms recognize when they are due. However, corporate income taxes are not so straightforward and deserve a specific note. The goal of this note is to explain how to account for corporate income taxes...Starting at €8.20
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Carmen Braun (B) - Teaching Note
Peñalva, FernandoTeaching Note CT-16-EAccounting and ControlThis Teaching Note outlines in detail the teaching objectives and session plan for the case. This is a basic case for introducing students to the concept of Financial Accounting. It describes the first year of operations of an industrial company. It reviews the basic concepts: assets, liabilities, own resources, income and spending. It illustrates the preparation and utility of accounting statements: the balance sheet, profit and loss account and...Starting at €0.00
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Why Employees Are Afraid to Speak
Detert, James R.; Edmondson, Amy C.Article HBS-F0705B-ELeadership and People ManagementIn a word--self-preservation. And they're just as afraid to share innovative ideas as to blow the whistle.Starting at €8.20
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Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-413064-ELeadership and People ManagementAddleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim Hever who holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership Development. The mission of the CDC is to improve the capabilities of clients' in-house legal departments by making them better partners wi...Starting at €8.20
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Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (A)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Rashid, FaaizaCase HBS-610016-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery-a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost, and sustainability) optimization in building projects. In 2008, Autodesk, Inc. the world's largest design software company, decided to engage in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for the design and construction of its new A...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Iansiti, Marco; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-610053-EService and Operations ManagementRicoh, the Japanese copier manufacturer, is committed to reducing its environmental impact to one-eighth of its 2000 levels by 2050. It has already introduced three stages of environmental awareness to its operations, and its recycled copier business broke even in 2006. The company developed environmental accounting methods and produces annual environmental and sustainability reports, but Ricoh is concerned that investors may not take these effor...Starting at €8.20
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Leading Change at Simmons (E)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Thyne, SusanCase HBS-610061-EService and Operations ManagementThis case updates the Leading Change at Simmons series by examining Simmons' increasing debt under the ownership of Thomas H. Lee, a private equity firm. Charlie Eitel, the former CEO, wonders what the company's, and his, legacy will be after declaring bankruptcy despite a cultural turnaround and successful operations.Starting at €5.74
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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A), (B) and (C), Teaching Note
Edmondson, Amy C.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-610076-ETeaching Note for 608107, 611079 and 611080.Starting at €0.00