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Craft Farmacy: Expansion to Waterloo - Teaching Note
Ian Dunn; Isaac RigbyTeaching Note IVEY-W34984-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for product W34754.Starting at €0.00
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Freeze (B): Handling A Whistle-Blowing Report
Paulina Arroyo; Vicky Poirier; Myriam Levesque; Nadia SmailiCase IVEY-W33372-EAccounting and Control, FinanceThis is the supplemental B-case for product W33370.Starting at €5.74
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Freeze (A–B): Handling a Whistle-blowing Report - Teaching Note
Paulina Arroyo; Vicky Poirier; Myriam Levesque; Nadia SmailiTeaching Note IVEY-W33371-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for products W33370 and W33372.Starting at €0.00
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Indicators: Helpers or Hindrances?
Ibáñez, Raúl A.; Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaArticle ART-1790-EAccounting and Control"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Many companies have turned this axiom into a dogma and forsaken the principles that should underlie good management planning and control systems. Using a company case study, the authors offer insights into who should get involved and they propose a four-stage process for how to go about "selecting," "designing," "measuring, implementing and deploying" and finally, "using" a system of indicators. The...Starting at €8.20
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Ratios Tell a Story—2021
Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2456-EAccounting and ControlThis short, engaging case challenges students to review a series of corporate financial metrics and match them to one of 13 listed industries. As such, students are to use their intuition and common sense pertaining to the distinctive characteristics of, and the key differences between, the 13 industries and then identify the financial metrics that are most indicative of those traits. This case is used at Darden in full-time, EMBA, and Executive ...Starting at €8.20
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"GEnron?" Markopolos versus General Electric (A)
Heese, Jonas; Lane, DavidCase HBS-121005-EAccounting and ControlIn August 2019, Harry Markopolos-the forensic accountant known for uncovering Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme-alleged that General Electric had committed accounting fraud totaling $38 billion, coining the term "GEnron" for perceived similarities with the 200Starting at €8.20
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Board Diversity at Amazon (B)
Dey, Aiyesha; Atluru, AnuCase HBS-121013-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €5.74
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Luotang Power: Variances Explained
Simons, Robert L.; Chapman, Craig JCase HBS-913533-EAccounting and ControlThe general manager of Luotang Power, a coal-fired power plant located in central China, reviews annual results before a meeting with the board of directors. He thought the company performed well during the year and both plant availability and fuel economy had improved over the previous year. However, the positive performance does not show in the financial results and he must investigate before presenting to the board. He considers performing a v...Starting at €8.20
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Icahn Enterprises: Ponzi Scheme or Sound Investment
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Weber, JamesCase HBS-124013-EAccounting and ControlIcahn Enterprises, a publicly traded limited partnership founded and operated by famed activist investor Carl Icahn, had earned above market returns for over a decade. Between 2018 and early 2023, it had a compound annual return of 31%. Icahn invested in undervalued companies and then publicly pressured boards of directors to make changes to increase the share price. Hindenburg Research (Hindenburg), an activist short-selling investment firm foun...Starting at €8.20
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Honda Innovations: Leveraging External Insights to Accelerate Creation
Davila, AntonioCase HBS-119062-EAccounting and ControlNick Sugimoto, CEO of Honda Innovations-the open innovation organization of Honda, has to decide how to extend his organization's approach to innovation across the world. Honda Innovations dates back to 2000 when Honda created Honda Research Institute in Silicon Valley. Since then, the organization has evolved through various models from a venture capital fund to its current form as Honda's corporate innovation effort. The case describes the vari...Starting at €8.20