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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.: Politics In Esports
Gerard Seijts; Jana Seijts; Benjamin BigioCase IVEY-9B20C033-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn October 8, 2019, Blizzard Entertainment Inc. (Blizzard), a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest video game companies, banned a popular player from participating in future video game tournaments for one year and stripped him of his winnings—a responStarting at €8.20
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Maggi: A Tangled Mess
Gerard Seijts; Sunali SwaminathanCase IVEY-9B18C003-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn the summer of 2015, one of Nestlé SA (Nestlé)’s top-selling products in the Indian market, its two-minute Maggi noodles, was embroiled in a food and safety issue when lead was discovered during a test. Media pundits called for the arrest of Nestlé officials. Others took to the street to set ablaze the famous yellow-coloured Maggi packets. Nestlé treated the matter largely as a regulatory issue, managing the crisis with scientific data at hand....Starting at €8.20
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China or the World A Financial Reporting Strategy for Hong Kong's Capital Markets
Ramanna, Karthik; Yu, Gwen; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-112035-EEconomicsSet in 2010, the case discusses the strategic directions Hong Kong could pursue, particularly vis-a-vis China, as it seeks to preserve its preeminence in the region. In 2010, the Hong Kong Exchange announced that it would allow listed Chinese companies to report using Chinese GAAP without reconciliation to IFRS The exchange was responding to the demands of its largely Chinese clientele and also coping with increased global competition to attract ...Starting at €8.20
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Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth
Avery, Jill; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-517075-EMarketingThis case examines the strategic choices and business model with regards to branding at Mavi, a leading Turkish apparel retailer. The case is presented from the perspective of the company CEO and its global brand director who is also part owner. In 2015, Mavi had sales of $419 million, up 20% from the previous year. Growth rates like these were becoming routine at Mavi. But, the path to growth was getting more challenging, and Turkven, Mavi's pri...Starting at €8.20
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Christie's and Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi: The Value of a Brand
Avery, JillCase HBS-518066-EMarketingA sixteenth century Renaissance masterpiece, missing for 137 years, believed by many to have been destroyed, and then rediscovered less than a decade ago, becomes the most expensive painting ever sold, all the while surrounded by controversy. Did the buyer of Leonardo da Vinci's painting pay too much? Was it real? Did it matter? The sale of Leonardo's painting allows students to reengineer brand equity to understand from what it is derived and ho...Starting at €8.20
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Better World Books, Teaching Note
Norton, Michael I.; Avery, Jill; Wilson, Fiona; Steenburgh, ThomasTeaching Note HBS-512106-EMarketingTeaching Note for 511057.Starting at €0.00
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Xiamen Airlines: Pay for Performance
Wenhua Wu; Ann Peng; Gerard SeijtsCase IVEY-9B15C001-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn June 6, 2014, the deputy general manager of the human resources department of Xiamen Airlines, based in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, discussed his company’s best practices at China's first national forum on aviation security. Since 2009, a significant reform in the company’s pilot compensation system had aimed to promote a stronger linkage between their pay and performance. Initial outcomes had been positive, with improved productivity and ...Starting at €8.20
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The Marriott-Starwood Merger: Navigating Brand Portfolio Strategy and Brand Architecture
Avery, Jill; Dev, Chekitan S.; Stroock, Laure MougeotCase HBS-518081-EMarketingIn September 2016, Marriott completed its $13.3 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which added 11 brands to its already robust 19 hotel brand portfolio. Tina Edmundson, Marriott's global brand officer, was charged with making sense of the brand portfolio and designing a strategy that would clearly differentiate each brand from the others and a brand architecture system to communicate to consumers how to navigate among them. She wou...Starting at €8.20
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Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth, Teaching Note
Avery, Jill; Yucaoglu, GamzeTeaching Note HBS-518094-EMarketingTeaching note for case 517075.Starting at €0.00
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Global Brand Management of Anheuser Busch InBev's Budweiser
Avery, JillCase HBS-518105-EMarketingBrian Perkins, chief architect of the $6 billion Budweiser brand, was excited about 2018, in which the company would launch Budweiser into several new markets in Africa and Latin America. He was also feeling the pressure to finalize a global brand strategy that would define Budweiser's value proposition and guide its development and execution around the world. The problem was that Budweiser actually had two distinct brand realities that differed ...Starting at €8.20