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Electronic Testing Operations (Spanish version)
Cooper, Robin; Turney, Peter B.B.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-106S03Accounting and ControlExplores the obsolescence of a cost system when technology changes. In particular, it asks students to increase the number of cost center and allocation bases. The firm moves from a one-center, direct labor-hour system to a three-center, direct labor-hour and machine-hour systems.Starting at €8.20
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A Letter from Prison (Spanish version)
Soltes, EugeneCase HBS-112S03Accounting and ControlStephen Richards, the former global head of sales at Computer Associates, Inc. (CA), is serving a seven year prison sentence for financial fraud. In the case, Richards responds to a number of questions about managerial responsibility and the manipulation of financial performance in a letter written to a graduate student.Starting at €8.20
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Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (A) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-119S19Accounting and ControlTexas Instruments implements a Cost of Quality (COQ) system as part of a company-wide "Total Quality Thrust." After several years of operation, group management questions whether or not the COQ system should be updated to make it more useful in identifying areas for quality improvement. The case documents the current system and asks students to analyze the role it played in the quality control process and areas in which it could be improved.Starting at €8.20
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Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (B) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-119S20Accounting and ControlA division questions whether to retain, modify, or abandon its cost of quality system now that more direct measures of quality have been adopted. Discusses the role of quality cost measurement in a mature quality management system.Starting at €5.74
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Aman Resorts (B)
Soltes, Eugene; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-111015-EAccounting and ControlAman Resorts (B) describes how employees are rewarded and compensated which is used to supplement Aman Resorts (A).Starting at €5.74
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Creating Accountability in Afghanistan
Heese, Jonas; Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Soltes, Eugene; Liu, GraceCase HBS-120024-EAccounting and ControlBy early 2019, the United States had contributed $132 billion to the Afghan reconstruction. John Sopko, in his role as the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), was in charge of providing accountability for U.S. aid funding. Sopko's oversight faced severe limitations such as a growing on-budget assistance, pervasive corruption, and lack of transportation, infrastructure, and security for his staff. To fight those odds, SIGA...Starting at €8.20
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Neck & Neck: Leveraging the Club Neck Information
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Miller, Katherine; Ittner, Christopher D.; Bol, JasmijnCase HBS-109070-EAccounting and ControlCommercial Director Prado wonders how to leverage the loyalty card information to prepare the Fall 2008 budget. The case discusses the value of subjective and objective information for profit planning purposes. Spanish children's apparel retailer Neck & Neck uses loyalty card information for tactical purposes, such as promotional campaigns. Its management team is thinking about how to incorporate that information to the budgeting (profit planning...Starting at €8.20
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A Letter from Prison, Teaching Note
Soltes, EugeneTeaching Note HBS-110059-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for [110045].Starting at €0.00
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Aman Resorts and Aman Resorts (B), Teaching Note
Soltes, EugeneTeaching Note HBS-112008-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 111-012 and 111-015.Starting at €0.00
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Creating Accountability in Afghanistan, Teaching Note
Heese, Jonas; Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Soltes, Eugene; Liu, GraceTeaching Note HBS-120030-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 120024.Starting at €0.00