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The E-Line Cityboard
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-784-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSix months after incorporating the company, the two founders of the firm E-Line Cityboard Supply Ltd. (ELC) were preparing the first Board of Directors meeting. ELC was a London-based distributor and online retailer of the E-Line Cityboard, a portable and rechargeable battery-powered self-balancing wheeled board, commonly referred to in the market as a "hoverboard." Increased competition and legislation prohibiting the use of hoverboards in publi...Starting at €8.20
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It's Hard to Be Good
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111E-EExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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It's Hard to Be Good (Spanish version)
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111EStrategyExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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Can Big Tech Be Disrupted? (Spanish version)
Knee, Jonathan; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-S22014StrategyThe tech giants Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Google (now Alphabet), Microsoft, and Netflix are all so successful--and generate so much cash--that they seem virtually unstoppable. Yet according to Jonathan Knee, a Columbia Business School professor and veteran investment banker specializing in media and tech, even the digital superpowers face threats. In this interview he shares an analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of the large tech ...Starting at €8.20
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Pinocchio SpA. - Teaching Note
Peñalva, FernandoTeaching Note CT-15-EAccounting and ControlNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case C-725-E Pinocchio SpA.Starting at €0.00
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Life's Work: An Interview with Daniel Boulud
Boulud, Daniel; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1905N-EHead of a culinary empire that now includes 16 ventures, Boulud talks about his boyhood on the family farm, where "everything on [the] table was 95% grown, raised, or made by us"; key lessons from the chefs he trained with; and how he balances being an artistic chef with being a businessman.Starting at €8.20
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Introducción a la contabilidad financiera (IESE)
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-230Accounting and ControlEn este documento, se presentan los fundamentos de la contabilidad financiera, con el objetivo de que el lector pueda entender e interpretar los estados financieros básicos.Starting at €8.20
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Long-Term Debt and Bonds
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-238-EAccounting and ControlFirms can raise capital from shareholders (equity capital) or from lenders (debt capital). One of the fundamental differences between both sources of capital is that debt capital must be repaid in the future whereas equity capital will remain in the firm forever. In addition, debt accrues interest. The firm is legally bound to repay its debt and the interest cost to the debtholders on specific dates but it does not have to return the equity capit...Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: An Interview with Takashi Murakami
Murakami, Takashi; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R2102P-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe contemporary artist on how he went from being a lonely, unpopular geek to commercial success and critical acclaim.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Ruth Reichl
Reichl, Ruth; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1406M-EThe cook, critic, and fiction writer discusses her years as the last editor of "Gourmet": how she handled being a manager, modernized the magazine, and dealt with its closing.Starting at €8.20