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OTISLINE (A) (Spanish version)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Stoddard, Donna B.Case HBS-102S22Information TechnologiesDescribes the company's use of information technology to strengthen its position in the elevator sales and service market. Also demonstrates how information technology can be used to better manage and control a large geographically dispersed service organization. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to student...Starting at €8.20
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Mile High Cycles (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Ellison, David J.Case HBS-113S06Accounting and ControlIntroduces the concept of cost variances. Looking at a bicycle manufacturer with one product and three departments, the case presents budgeted and actual data for material, labor, and overhead.Starting at €8.20
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Diversity in Accounting Principles: A Problem, a Strategic Imperative, or a Strategic Opportunity (Spanish Version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-105S01Accounting and ControlProvides an introduction to the diversity of generally accepted accounting principles. An example shows how financial reports in one firm could differ depending on accounting methods and principles selected. Presents arguments that this may be a problem, an imperative for change, or a strategic opportunity for managers.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Information: The IT Architecture
Stoddard, Donna B.; Seger, Katherine N.Case HBS-193059-EInformation TechnologiesInformation is a critical resource in the information economy and Information Technology (IT) enables information to be managed as a strategic resource. However, IT is extremely complex and fast-changing. As a result, the general manager cannot leave IT decisions strictly to IT technologists and cannot hope to be technically competent to make the "right" IT decisions for the firm. This dilemma is resolved by the construction of an "IT architectur...Starting at €8.20
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SureCut Shears, Inc. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. CarlCase HBS-208S29FinanceA bank loan officer must determine whether to waive convenants and extend terms on a line of credit granted to SureCut Shears. At issue is whether the inability of SureCut to pay down its line of credit is due to a temporary cyclical downturn or other long-term financial problems.Starting at €8.20
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Depreciation at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines (A) (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-111S20Accounting and ControlDepreciation policies at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines are compared and contrasted against a summary of operating data from each airline. Questions focus attention on differing depreciation policies.Starting at €8.20
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Lehigh Steel (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Donohue, Laura E.Case HBS-107S10Accounting and ControlLehigh Steel is a specialty steel manufacturer that plummeted from record profits to record losses in less than three years, driven by an inability to distinguish between profitable and unprofitable business. The scale and growth of service activities and overhead costs in an increasingly customized product line suggests that activity-based costing (ABC) could unlock the secrets of profitability. However, the high fixed-cost structure suggests th...Starting at €8.20
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A Hole in the Pipeline (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Roessner, JaneCase HBS-306S18StrategyDeloitte & Touche was losing talented women, and CEO Mike Cook wanted to stop the loss, especially as the accounting and consulting fields became more competitive. The firm commissioned an analysis of the situation; now it had to consider the results and develop a plan change.Starting at €8.20
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Cambridge Hospital Community Health Network: The Primary Care Unit
Narayanan, V.G.; Moore, Ryan; Brem, LisaCase HBS-100054-EAccounting and ControlThe Cambridge Hospital Community Health Network needed to gain a better understanding of its unit-of-service costs, which had been rising at a rate of 10% per year. The network's step-down costing system gave only aggregate costing information, and there was some concern that it might be inaccurately representing the true cost of the intern and resident program, the interpretive services department, and the use of nurse practitioners. So the Prim...Starting at €8.20
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Owens & Minor, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110S18Accounting and ControlA forward-thinking manager at Owens & Minor (O&M), a large national medical and surgical distribution company, enlisted the help of both logistics and cost managers to develop an innovative pricing schedule based on the customer's activities instead of the price of the product since the existing cost-plus pricing structure made it impossible for O&M to price services appropriately. The case also explores the customer resistance to his new proposa...Starting at €8.20