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The Toliza Museum of Art
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Kalamazoo Zoo
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Ireland Renovations: Budgeting for Future Growth
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BBVA Compass: Marketing Resource Allocation
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Southern State University Health System
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Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader
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Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)
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Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)
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Backyard Pub: Inflatable Ideas
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Jackson Automotive Systems
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Polysar Ltd.
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Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF): Case B
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Hala Madrid: Managing Real Madrid Club de Futbol, the Team of the Century
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Coach Clark (C): Saving Rugby
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The AmeriCorps Budget Crisis of 2003 (A): Why the National Service Movement Faced Cutbacks and How it Responded
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The Toliza Museum of Art
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Juan Antonio Jimenez is the new Executive Director of the Toliza Museum of Art located in Spain. Jimenez is concerned that the museum lost money in 2008... -
Kalamazoo Zoo
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Variance analysis is widely used in budgeting and managerial accounting, and is a required skill to be taught in any introductory budget course. The... -
How Nimble Is Your Sales Planning?
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Ireland Renovations: Budgeting for Future Growth
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BBVA Compass: Marketing Resource Allocation
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Southern State University Health System
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case concerns a department of gastroenterology within a department of medicine that is attempting to build its budget. The chair of medicine has... -
Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details For the Novartis leaders, the decision to "use stretch budgets again next year" highlights the tension between candor and empowerment and command-and-control,... -
Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt can work, but only with a huge amount of effort. -
Who Should Pay on a First Date?
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Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)
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