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Sunflower GmbH
Keppel, Michael; Sachon, MarcCase P-1130-EFinance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes the crisis situation of Sunflower, an owner-managed drugstore chain with more than 1,000 outlets in Germany. Sunflower was owned by 60 limited partners, organized in three shareholder groups, who positioned the company as a convenience store chain. A Board member with previous experience in the food discount business introduced an EDLP strategy at Sunflower. This triggered a crisis when suppliers lost their trust and sales bega...Starting at €8.20
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Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (B)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-914026-EThis case carefully traces the process by which Stuart Eizenstat handled the negotiation challenges outlined in "Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (A)". It describes the outcome of the Swiss negotiations and briefly sketches Eizenstat's subsequent involvement in analogous restitution negotiations in Germany, Austria, France, and Israel.Starting at €5.74
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Jacques DePaul
Keppel, Michael; Sachon, MarcCase P-1132-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe case describes an ethical dilemma involving Jacques DePaul, a restructuring expert who is a partner with the turnaround consulting firm Novum Partners. Faced with the acquisition of a restructuring case, ChezNous, he has to decide whether to follow the guidelines set by his partnership or to adapt the terms of the engagement in keeping with the situation of the company and its stakeholders. ChezNous is a multi-billion-euro retailer based in F...Starting at €8.20
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Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-era Asset Restitution (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-913037-EEconomicsBeginning in 1994, a series of articles and public disclosures indicated that Swiss banks may have retained assets belonging to victims of the Holocaust, and also may have engaged in long term attempts to block survivors' ability to recover those assets after World War II. Stuart Eizenstat, a longtime government official, and U.S. Special Envoy for Property Restitution, undertook a complex multi-year negotiation between victims' representatives, ...Starting at €8.20