HBSP (USA)
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&Samhoud Service Management (Spanish Version)
DeLong, Thomas J.; Nanda, Ashish; Mullick, MonicaCase HBS-804S12Service and Operations ManagementY Samhoud, una pequeña empresa de consultoría de gestión de servicios en los Países Bajos, se enfrenta con el dilema de despedir a su mayor cliente, mientras que la introducción de la teoría de la cadena de beneficios servicio de Heskett.Starting at €8.20
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Tragedy or Opportunity? (Spanish version)
Roscini, Dante; Schlefer, Jonathan; Dimitriou, KonstantinosCase HBS-712S06EconomicsAfter its 2009-2010 fiscal crisis shook the euro, could the Greek government stabilize debt, avoid default, and stay on the euro? This case looks at the Greek social and political road to fiscal crisis; the economics of that crisis and efforts to recover from it; the danger the crisis posed to the euro; cooperation and conflict among European states, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund to try to help Greece emerge from ...Starting at €8.20
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To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Collis, David J.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-712S07StrategyTo Acquire or Not to Acquire?" details the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Pixar, including deal terms, executive appointments, and operating guidelines for the two studios.Starting at €8.20
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Global Branding and Advertising (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.Case HBS-503S51MarketingHeineken managers are evaluating the results of the research projects designed to identify the values of the Heineken brand and to translate these into effective advertising messages.Starting at €8.20
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Persephone's Pomegranate Credit Agricole and Emporiki
Roscini, Dante; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-713055-EEconomicsIn 2006 the French bank Cr dit Agricole bought the Greek Emporiki bank, for 2.8 billion, at the peak of a bull market for bank takeovers. Six years, a major financial crisis, and 5.2 billion of losses later, in a context of great uncertainty in the European banking sector, what decision should Cr dit Agricole take regarding Emporiki? Through the example of this European cross-border acquisition the case looks at the Greek banking system befo...Starting at €8.20
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The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)
Paine, Lynn S.; Dari-Mattiacci, GiuseppeCase HBS-320047-EEconomicsThe Dutch East India Company's board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company's assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock up period. The charter granted to the company in 1602 by the Dutch Estates General (legislature) required the liquidation and accounting to shareholders after the initial ten-year period and again at the end of a second...Starting at €8.20
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Bert Twaalfhoven: The Successes and Failures of a Global Entrepreneur
Isenberg, Daniel J.Case HBS-807165-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Bert Twaalfhoven (70; HBS '54) is faced with two offers to acquire the manufacturing holding company he had built up over 40 years. Despite the attractive price, which would net Twaalfhoven and his family $70 million, he is reluctant to sell the company because his original vision was to create a family-owned conglomerate which would last for generations. Of his eight childr...Starting at €8.20
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Michael Phelps: "It's Okay to Not Be Okay"
Groysberg, Boris; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-421044-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time-the highs and lows, successes and struggles. He had lived with mental health issues for much of his life, going public with his struggles in 2015, when he talked about his depression and suicidal thoughts...Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at ING (C): Culture
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-818121-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2016, ING Group began an overhaul of its company culture, culminating in a code of conduct dubbed "The Orange Code."Starting at €5.74
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Fairstar Heavy Transport (A)
Subramanian, Guhan; Ghosh, RheaCase HBS-911036-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2009, the small heavy marine transport company Fairstar entered into bidding on one of the largest contracts in the history of the industry. Chronicles the company's year-long tendering process, leading up to a final make-or-break meeting.Starting at €8.20