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Finland's S Group: Competing with a Cooperative Approach to Retail
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Khanna, Tarun; Skurnik, Samuli; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-709409-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The case looks at the two dominant Finnish retailers: S Group and Kesko. S Group is a customer-owned cooperative, which has a unique holding structure whereby 1.7 million residents (or 70 percent of Finnish households) own 22 regional cooperatives. In turn, the regional cooperatives own SOK, a centralized company that provides services to the regional cooperatives. Throughou...Starting at €8.20
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Resuscitating Monitter
Edelman, Benjamin; Sun, WeiCase HBS-915027-EEntrepreneurshipAfter a Twitter API change and policy change block his fledling startup, solo entrepreneur Alex Holt evaluates his options. Should he double-down with a major investment in new servers, rewriting his app from scratch, and charging users for a service that had prided itself on being free? Or give up and admit defeat? Was there any middle ground?Starting at €8.20
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Google Inc.
Edelman, Benjamin; Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-910036-EStrategyThe case 'Google Inc.' describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. It reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo!, Microsoft, and others. It also asks what Google should do next. One option is to stay focused on the company's core competence, i.e., developing superior search solutions and monetizing them through targeted advertisi...Starting at €8.20
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Finland's S Group: Competing with a Cooperative Approach to Retail, Teaching Note
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Mitchell, Jordan; Skurnik, SamuliTeaching Note HBS-709507-EStrategyTeaching Note for [709409].Starting at €0.00
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Resuscitating Monitter, Teaching Note
Edelman, Benjamin; Sun, WeiTeaching Note HBS-916007-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 915027.Starting at €0.00