HBSP (USA)
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Dollar General (A) (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Kaufman, Stephen P.; McKillican, RebeccaCase HBS-609S06StrategyDollar General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually over the five-year period up to 2005, DG had the distinction of being only one of three retailers to outperform Wal-Mart in both revenue and profit growth in that time. Life in a Dollar General store paint...Starting at €8.20
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Arrow Electronics -The Apollo Integration
Kaufman, Stephen P.Case HBS-619046-EService and Operations ManagementHaving already made 10 acquisitions of competitors in the last decade, the CEO and Senior Vice President of Arrow are evaluating the acquisition of another small competitor to boost sales, become #1 in a niche market segment, and achieve economies of scale. They are struggling with whether the deal makes strategic sense given forecasts that this niche segment is declining, whether the price is too high given the competitor's lack of profitability...Starting at €8.20
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Dollar General (A)
Shih, Willy; Kaufman, Stephen P.; McKillican, RebeccaCase HBS-607140-EStrategyDollar General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually over the five-year period up to 2005, DG had the distinction of being only one of three retailers to outperform Wal-Mart in both revenue and profit growth in that time. Life in a Dollar General store paint...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix in 2011 (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Kaufman, Stephen P.Case HBS-617S10StrategyThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Reed Hastings founded Netflix to provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail rental model. But as it encountered challenges it underwent several major strategy shifts, ultimately developing a business model and an operational strategy that we...Starting at €8.20
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Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference
Rose, Clayton; Lenhardt, Jerome; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-315016-ELeadership and People ManagementFor Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities and values were at the heart of the diversity program that he had started and championed at the company. Beyond this, attracting skilled workers to Germany was a national imperative; as the native population aged and its numbers in the workforce shrank, it would be critical to find new workers t...Starting at €8.20
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Deutsche Bank: Structured Retail Products
Vallee, Boris; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-217037-EFinanceDescribes how Deutsche Bank, a leading bank in Europe, is deciding whether or not to launch a new structured retail product in Germany: an auto callable note. Will this product find a market and how does it fit into the bank's product portfolio? The case investigates how Deutsche Bank manufactures and distributes its structured retail products, and more broadly explores the opportunities and challenges of offering financial products to households...Starting at €8.20
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The Michelin Restaurant Guide: Charting a New Course
Khaire, Mukti; Corsi, Elena; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-814088-EEntrepreneurshipCreated in 1900 by the tire manufacturer Michelin, the Michelin Restaurant Guide was widely considered the international benchmark of food rating, and, by 2013, boasted paper editions in 23 countries, and had recently expanded to the United States and Asia. Paper sales however had dropped, following the emergence of free, online guides, global players, and more broadly, the wider diffusion of the Internet. In 2012, the Guide had launched a new ra...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix in 2011
Shih, Willy; Kaufman, Stephen P.Case HBS-615007-EStrategyThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Reed Hastings founded Netflix to provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail rental model. But as it encountered challenges it underwent several major strategy shifts, ultimately developing a business model and an operational strategy that we...Starting at €8.20
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Opening Pandora's Box
Shih, Willy; Kaufman, Stephen P.; Blakeley, Melissa; Dent, MarissaCase HBS-607135-EEntrepreneurshipPandora.com provided a highly customizable online radio service tailored to listeners' musical preferences, and had registered explosive growth since its September, 2005 launch. But proposed changes in royalty rates threatened to kill off many Internet radio sites, including Pandora. Explores Pandora's business model, and whether it can evolve to remain viable.Starting at €8.20