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HP and Autonomy: Who's Accountable?
Hopkins, Justin J.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-C-2408-FRAccounting and ControlWritten using public sources, this case uses Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) purchase of Autonomy Corporation (Autonomy) to analyze the accounting treatment for the acquisition and subsequent goodwill impairment. While the case focuses on the accounting for mergers and acquisitions, it also provides for a variety of other discussion topics such as the effect of managerial incentives and CEO succession on accounting outcomes, managerial “spin” on disclosur...Starting at €8.20