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Ackman versus the Board (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Weber, JamesCase HBS-112S08Accounting and ControlAfter 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry leader Walmart for years by promoting an upscale discount shopping experience in comparison to Walmart's focus on low prices. This strategy worked well for Target in good economic ...Starting at €8.20
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Icahn Enterprises: Ponzi Scheme or Sound Investment
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Weber, JamesCase HBS-124013-EAccounting and ControlIcahn Enterprises, a publicly traded limited partnership founded and operated by famed activist investor Carl Icahn, had earned above market returns for over a decade. Between 2018 and early 2023, it had a compound annual return of 31%. Icahn invested in undervalued companies and then publicly pressured boards of directors to make changes to increase the share price. Hindenburg Research (Hindenburg), an activist short-selling investment firm foun...Starting at €8.20
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The Whistleblower at International Game Technology
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Weber, JamesCase HBS-118061-EAccounting and ControlRobert Mayhem, a senior manager at International Game Technology, had filed a whistleblower report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that the company has misstatements in its financial reports. Mayhem's report involved IGT's practStarting at €8.20
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Whistleblower Legislation in the Context of Financial Reporting
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Weber, JamesCase HBS-118090-EAccounting and ControlThis note provides an overview of U.S. federal legislation relating to whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank (including the Office of the Whistleblower), and the False Claims Act.Starting at €8.20
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Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Weber, JamesCase HBS-109010-EAccounting and ControlAfter 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully agStarting at €8.20
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Accenture Human Capital Strategy
Price, Paula A.; Narayanan, V.G.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-117032-EAccounting and ControlAccenture is a leading global consulting, technology, and outsourcing company. It has clients and its own operations throughout the world. This case describes the human resources and related activities necessary to deliver its services to clients. It allows students to explore how Accenture predicts its staffing needs, identifies the necessary skills, identifies how to recruit staff, when to hire them, in what parts of the world, how to develop, ...Starting at €8.20
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Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (B)
Ferri, Fabrizio; Narayanan, V.G.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-108073-EAccounting and ControlThis case study briefly describes the outcome of the Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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LinkedIn Corporation
Brochet, Francois; Weber, JamesCase HBS-112006-EAccounting and ControlThe purpose of this case is to help students critically evaluate the market value of LinkedIn's stock following its recent IPO. In the context of strong investor appetite for social media companies, LinkedIn is the lamp bearer among U.S. companies in thatStarting at €8.20
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Accounting for Loan Losses at JPMorgan Chase: Predicting Credit Costs
Heese, Jonas; Kang, Jung Koo; Weber, JamesCase HBS-123042-EAccounting and ControlThe case examines how to account for risks associated with loan assets (or receivables) through financial reporting for loan losses (or bad debt expenses) in the context of the adoption of the new accounting standard, Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) model. CECL required banks to consider future economic conditions and to include forward-looking credit loss estimates in the setting of allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL). This marked a d...Starting at €8.20