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Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Boxwell, Robert J., Jr.Case HBS-105S15Accounting and Controlif he fires the individuals involved, he risks a total business shut-down. Closes with the question of how to improve internal controls to avoid this type of occurrence in the future.Starting at €8.20
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Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (A) (Spanish version)
Salter, Malcolm S.; Hall, Susan E.A.Case HBS-321S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityConoco's attempted to win an oil development contract in Ecuador's tropical rain forest. The case discusses government perspectives, environmental perspectives, and indigenous people's perspectives. Allows role playing in a "negotiating forum" set up by Conoco to get their developing plan in the various interest groups. This oil development contract is key to Conoco's Latin American E&D strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Sears Auto Centers (A) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Santoro, Michael A.Case HBS-317S11StrategyThe CEO of Sears must decide how to respond to allegations that the company's auto repair division has been misleading consumers and charging them for unnecessary repairs.Starting at €8.20
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Revitalizing a French Conglomerate (A) (Spanish version)
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Turner, John M.Case HBS-705S20StrategyExamines corporate strategy for a diversified firm in the French business context. Issues include corporate governance, vision, and the management of unrelated diversification. After the company's first loss ever, the Vivendi board elected a new chairman who completed a financial restructuring and articulated a new corporate strategy. His actions were in part determined by the French business environment, which does not easily permit staff reduct...Starting at €8.20
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Al Dunlap at Sunbeam (Spanish version)
Hall, Brian J.; Khurana, Rakesh; Madigan, CarleenCase HBS-803S18Strategyhis rejection of the multiple stakeholder view of corporate governance, his aggressive managerial style, his shaky relations with the media, and his high level of pay. The case describes Dunlap's compensation package at Sunbeam and addresses the issue of how U.S. companies compensate "superstar" CEO's.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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Cracking the Code of Change (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Nohria, NitinArticle HBS-R00301Leadership and People Managementthe goal is to build and strengthen corporate culture. Most companies focus purely on one theory or the other, or haphazardly use a mix of both, the authors say. Combining E and O is directionally correct, they contend, but it requires a careful, conscious integration plan. Beer and Nohria present the examples of two companies, Scott Paper and Champion International, that used a purely E or purely O strategy to create change--and met with limite...Starting at €8.20
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Why Good Accountants Do Bad Audits (Spanish version)
Bazerman, Max H.; Loewenstein, George; Moore, Don A.Article HBS-R0211GAccounting and ControlOn July 30, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act addressing corporate accountability. A response to recent financial scandals, the law tightened federal controls over the accounting industry and imposed tough new criminal penalties for fraud. The president proclaimed, "The era of low standards and false profits is over." If only it were that easy. The authors don't think corruption is the main cause of bad audits. Rather, they cl...Starting at €8.20
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Holes at the Top: Why CEO Firings Backfire (Spanish version)
Wiersema, MargaretheArticle HBS-R0212ELeadership and People ManagementFor better or worse, investors now view chief executives as the primary determinant of corporate performance. But the reality is that most companies perform no better after they dismiss their CEOs than they did in the years leading up to the dismissals. Worse, the organizational disruption created by a rushed firing can leave a company with deep and lasting scars. The blame for such poor results, the author argues, lies squarely with boards of di...Starting at €8.20
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Expensing Options Solves Nothing (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-R0212GAccounting and ControlThe use of stock options for executive compensation has become a lightning rod for public anger, and it's easy to see why. Many top executives grew hugely rich on the back of the gains they made on their options--profits they've been able to keep even as the value they were supposed to create disappeared. The supposed scam works like this: Current accounting regulations let companies ignore the cost of option grants on their income statements, so...Starting at €8.20