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The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Misztal, Karol; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-111084-EAccounting and ControlWhat are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and informaStarting at €8.20
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Accounting for Climate Change
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R2106J-EStrategyCorporations are facing growing pressure--from investors, advocacy groups, politicians, and even business leaders themselves--to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their operations and their supply and distribution chains. About 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 now issue some form of environmental, social, and governance report, almost always including an estimate of the company's GHG emissions. The authors describe these as "catchall ...Starting at €8.20
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Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Ramanna, Karthik; Murphy, Christopher A.; Smith, ChristieArticle HBS-R1510Z-EAn ambitious young manager has an opportunity to move up to a job at headquarters in Korea. But he'd be moving from the company office in San Francisco, where his being gay hasn't been a problem. Expert commentary for this fictional case study provided by experts Christopher A. Murphy and Christie Smith. For teaching purposes, this is the commentary-only version of the HBR case study. The case-only version is reprint R1510X. The complete case st...Starting at €8.20
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Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are (HBR Case Study)
Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R1510X-EAn ambitious young manager has an opportunity to move up to a job at headquarters in Korea. But he'd be moving from the company office in San Francisco, where his being gay hasn't been a problem. Expert commentary for this fictional case study provided by experts Christopher A. Murphy and Christie Smith. For teaching purposes, this is the case-only version of the HBR case study. The commentary-only version is reprint R1510Z. The complete case st...Starting at €8.20
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The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards B
Ramanna, Karthik; Misztal, Karol; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-113089-EAccounting and ControlSupplement for case 111084. In late 2012, IASB chair Hans Hoogervorst, just over a year into his term, must address several serious geopolitical challenges that can derail IFRS growth. The SEC has issued a report outlining why the U.S. should not adopt IFRS. Other major economies such as Japan and India begin to dither on IFRS as well. The E--the IASB's main backers--is embroiled in a debt crisis that divides it; Britain--the strongest voice for ...Starting at €8.20
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Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
Ramanna, Karthik; Sucher, Sandra J.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-113037-EEconomicsThis note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States. The note develops two hypotheses as to the impact of corporate political engagement: (i) a vehicle to facilitate good government; and (ii) an instrument of special-interest capture. The note can be used to generate a discussion on the following issues: (1) In a democratic capitalist society, what...Starting at €8.20
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Cameron Trebbi at Taylor Lowell, LLP
Ramanna, KarthikCase HBS-115026-ECameron Trebbi is a senior executive overseeing accounting policy at a large global auditing firm. His role is to lobby the firm's position with various accounting rule-making bodies worldwide. The firm is close to acquiring as new audit clients a consortium of Chinese state-owned enterprises. The consortium has asked Trebbi's firm to seek an exception for state-owned enterprises on a proposed accounting rule. But Trebbi thinks such an exception ...Starting at €8.20
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The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis in India (C)
Ramanna, Karthik; Kak, RadhikaCase HBS-116038-EFinanceThe local government in Delhi has ordered a ban on Nestl 's flagship product in India - Maggi Noodles, citing excessive lead content per government lab tests. Nestl disputes the government tests, noting that internal and third-party tests show the product to be safe. There is considerable confusion in the media and amongst Nestl 's customers, and Maggi sales begin to plummet. Other local governments and India's federal food-safety regulator a...Starting at €5.74
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Rospil.info
Healy, Paul M.; Ramanna, Karthik; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-112033-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. What should business leaders do about corruption? In December 2011, four HBS alumni met to debate how to engage the unprecedented protests against Vladimir Putin's corrupt government, which had erupted in Russia in response to alleged fraud in the recent parliamentary elections. A notable figure in the protests was anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny. Navalny used publicl...Starting at €8.20
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When the Crowd Fights Corruption
Healy, Paul M.; Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R1301K-ECorruption is the greatest impediment to conducting business in Russia, according to leaders recently surveyed by the World Economic Forum. Indeed, it's a problem in many emerging markets, and businesses have a role to play in combating it, according to Healy and Ramanna. The authors focus on RosPil--an anticorruption entity in Russia set up by Alexey Navalny, a crusader against public and private malfeasance in that country. As of December 2011,...Starting at €8.20