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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20
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The Balance Sheet
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-231-EAccounting and ControlThis note explains how to prepare, read and interpret the Balance Sheet, the first and most important financial statement. The Balance Sheet or Statement of Financial Position of a firm contains a list of its resources and of its sources of capital as of a particular day. All the business transactions recorded in the accounting system affect the Balance Sheet. The note illustrates the content and structure of the Balance Sheet.Starting at €8.20
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Liabilities: General Issues
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-237-EAccounting and ControlThis note is an introduction to liabilities. It defines a liability and distinguishes it from contingent liabilities and commitments. It explains how to recognize and measure liabilities in general. Finally, the notes focuses its attention on provisions (i.e., estimated liabilities) and illustrates their accounting with two common examples: warranty liabilities and restructuring liabilities. The note "Long-Term Debt and Bonds" can be used to comp...Starting at €8.20
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Presscut (B)
Vázquez-Dodero F.; Badia, MarcCase ASN-30Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyTras las oportunas conversaciones con accionistas y la dirección ejecutiva, el presidente de la compañía considera las condiciones a poner ante una eventual fusión por absorción con el mayor competidor.Starting at €5.74
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Presscut (C)
Vázquez-Dodero F.; Badia, MarcCase ASN-31Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyResultado del proceso relatado en los casos (A) y (B).Starting at €5.74
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El balance de situación
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-231Accounting and ControlEn este documento se explica cómo preparar, leer e interpretar el balance general, el primer y más importante estado financiero. El balance general o balance de situación de una empresa contiene una lista de los recursos y fuentes de capital de los que ésta dispone en una fecha determinada. Todas las transacciones comerciales que se registran en el sistema contable afectan al balance general. Este documento explica el contenido y la estructura de...Starting at €8.20
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Tax Accounting
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-241-EAccounting and ControlFirms pay multiple types of taxes: property taxes, value added taxes, municipal taxes, etc. Note CN 14007, "Accounts Receivable Valuation," explained how to account for value added taxes. Other taxes, such as property taxes, are just an expense that firms recognize when they are due. However, corporate income taxes are not so straightforward and deserve a specific note. The goal of this note is to explain how to account for corporate income taxes...Starting at €8.20
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Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet
Zhu, Feng; Smith, AaronCase HBS-615039-EService and Operations ManagementThis note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy-Baidu for search, Alibaba for e-commerce, and Tencent for games and instant messaging-the proliferation of mobile devices in China introduced new territory to be conquered. By the end of 2014, BAT had each made a s...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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From Correlation to Causation
Zhu, Feng; Lakhani, Karim R.Case HBS-616009-EKnowledge and CommunicationTo make sound business decisions, managers must be comfortable with the concepts of correlation and causation. This background note provides an overview of correlation and causation using examples and explains why the former does not imply the latter. It also describes several methods for gaining insights into causal relations, including randomized experiments, panel data, matching, and regression discontinuity. The note is intended for a general...Starting at €8.20