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Founders Factory
Rayport, Jeffrey; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-821009-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2020, Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, co-founders of Founders Factory, a venture capital fund with an accelerator and incubator program funded by investment from corporate partners, consider international expansion strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Bayer Crop Science
Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.; Kindred, Natalie; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-520055-EStrategyIn mid-2019, a year after German conglomerate Bayer Group closed its acquisition of U.S.-based seeds giant Monsanto, the leadership of Bayer's Crop Science division (which absorbed Monsanto) is reflecting on the opportunities ahead. Some observers have questioned Bayer's decision to buy Monsanto, citing potential reputational and financial liabilities; in the last year, Bayer's stock price has suffered. However, the leadership team expects the co...Starting at €8.20
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The Case of the Floundering Expatriate (HBR Case and Commentary)
Adler, Gordon; Ready, Douglas A.; Schneider, Susan; Johansson, Bjorn; Trompenaars, Fons; Borboa, RomanArticle HBS-95401-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Waterhouse, CEO of Argos Diesel, Europe, is exasperated. Bert Donaldson, who arrived in Zurich a year ago to create a European team--to facilitate communication among the parts suppliers that Argos has acquired over the past two years--just isn't working out. Although he has excellent credentials, both as a successful team builder at Argos International in Detroit and as a teacher in Cairo, his style seems abrasive here and he is behind sch...Starting at €8.20