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Managers and Market Capitalism, Module Note
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Ramanna, KarthikCase HBS-112043-EEconomicsThe last thirty years have seen the widespread embrace of market capitalism as not only a highly efficient form of economic organization but also as one that best meets the diversity of human preferences. In large, complex societies, an increasing body of theoretical and empirical research suggests, however, that the existence of competitive markets rests on strong institutional foundations. This note explores the appropriate role for the general...Starting at €8.20
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The Private Company Council
Ramanna, Karthik; Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-113045-EAccounting and ControlFinancial Accounting Foundation chairman Jack Brennan is under pressure from private-company interests to set up a new body-the Private Company Council-to determine separate GAAP for private companies. PCC advocates-including the US Chamber of Commerce-argue that traditional US GAAP has too many disclosure and fair-value requirements that impose very high compliance costs on private companies. But there are influential players-including the Big F...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
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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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Why "Fair Value" is the Rule
Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R1303H-EAccounting and ControlFor the past two decades, fair value accounting--the practice of measuring assets and liabilities at estimates of their current value--has been on the ascent, marking a major departure from the centuries-old tradition of keeping books at historical cost. Why has this happened? The author, an associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, offers one answer: The membership of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, whi...Starting 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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Officenet (A): Making Entrepreneurship Work in Argentina (Spanish Version)
Kuemmerle, Walter; Coughlin, William J.Case HBS-802S01EntrepreneurshipDescribe la creación y financiación de Officenet, un distribuidor de suministros de oficina en Argentina. La compañía sirve al mercado de negocio a negocio a través de un catálogo (en combinación con pedidos por teléfono) y también a través de un catálogo basado en Internet. Officenet es un pionero en ambos canales de catálogo e Internet. Si bien la empresa es, posiblemente, un objetivo de adquisición para uno de los grandes distribuidores de art...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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Cinco factores que impulsarán o lastrarán su empresa
Kuemmerle, WalterArticle ART-2712Entrepreneurship, Strategy¿Por qué ciertas empresas e ideas de negocio triunfan en unos países y en otros no? Según Walter Kuemmerle, la clave radica en el contexto. A partir de un estudio de 51 firmas de más de veinte países, el autor identifica las cinco dimensiones que en una sociedad facilitan la eclosión de empresas y que estas, en una gran proporción, se expandan internacionalmente. Pero no se desanime si su país carece del perfil óptimo. El presente artículo sugier...Starting at €8.20
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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