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Case
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Reference no. 9-187-021
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: William J Bruns Jr (Harvard Business School); Karen E Hansen (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1986
Version: 24 November 2003
Revision date: 31-May-2011
Length: 20 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Profit centers; Accounting; Organizational structure; GAAP; Matrix organization; Competitive strategy; Implementing strategy
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Abstract

Pinnacle Mutual is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the world. Offering a full range of financial services, it competes with a broad group of financial service providers. In an effort to compete more effectively, Pinnacle adopted GAAP accounting and established profit centers in 1985. The case contains a description of the processes used to create profit centers and some of the implementation problems that were encountered.
Location:
Connecticut
Size:
USD24 billion assets
Other setting(s):
1985
Case
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Reference no. 9-111-S24
Spanish language
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: William J Bruns Jr (Harvard Business School); Karen E Hansen (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2011
Version: 24 November 2003
Revision date: 5-Apr-2019
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Profit centers; Accounting; Organizational structure; GAAP; Matrix organization; Competitive strategy; Implementing strategy
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Abstract

Pinnacle Mutual is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the world. Offering a full range of financial services, it competes with a broad group of financial service providers. In an effort to compete more effectively, Pinnacle adopted GAAP accounting and established profit centers in 1985. The case contains a description of the processes used to create profit centers and some of the implementation problems that were encountered.

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Location:
Connecticut
Size:
USD24 billion assets
Other setting(s):
1985

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Case
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Reference no. 9-111-S24
Spanish language
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: William J Bruns Jr (Harvard Business School); Karen E Hansen (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2011
Version: 24 November 2003
Revision date: 5-Apr-2019
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Profit centers; Accounting; Organizational structure; GAAP; Matrix organization; Competitive strategy; Implementing strategy
View full details