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Exeter Group, Inc., Teaching Note
Eccles, Robert G.; Rossano, PenelopeTeaching Note HBS-412024-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 409001.Starting at €0.00
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Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114029-EAccounting and ControlIn spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream product was coming on-line from other parts of the world, including Russia. As a result, Alcoa had lost its historical market dominance and stock premium. Belda was convinced that fo...Starting at €8.20
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Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (B)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114030-EAccounting and ControlIn spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream product was coming on-line from other parts of the world, including Russia. As a result, Alcoa had lost its historical market dominance and stock premium. Belda was convinced that fo...Starting at €5.74
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Optimization and Expansion at OpenTable
Edelman, Benjamin; Webster, Karen L.Case HBS-915003-EStrategyOpenTable considers adjustments to increase its benefits to merchants, including a novel payments service that lets customers skip the multi-step process of using a credit card.Starting at €8.20
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Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Rossano, PenelopeTeaching Note HBS-815043-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 814031.Starting at €0.00
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Reinventing Retail: ShopRunner's Network Bet (Spanish Version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Webster, Karen L.Case HBS-918S06MarketingShopRunner considera ajustes para mejorar su servicio de compras en línea que ofrece servicios sin cargo de envío de dos días, así como devoluciones fáciles y otras comodidades. diversos modelos de precios de los competidores y beneficios secundarios plantean preguntas acerca de cómo estructurar y oferta de precio de ShopRunner. Mientras tanto, una inversión de Alibaba presenta nuevas oportunidades en China, pero corre el riesgo de distracción de...Starting at €8.20
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Optimization and Expansion at OpenTable (Spanish Version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Webster, Karen L.Case HBS-918S17StrategyIntervalo considera ajustes para aumentar sus beneficios a los comerciantes, incluyendo un servicio de nuevos pagos que permite a los clientes omitir el proceso de múltiples pasos de utilizar una tarjeta de crédito.Starting at €8.20
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Mittal's Pursuit of Arcelor (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114056-EAccounting and ControlLakshmi Mittal, CEO of Mittal Steel, a UK-based company with Indian roots, took advantage of a weakened Arcelor that had successfully won a bidding war for Canadian steel company Dofasco, with an unsolicited bid to buy the company. Mittal's plans for acquiring Arcelor were initially thwarted by concerted opposition from Arcelor's board and several European governments. To Mittal's further surprise, on May 26, Arcelor orchestrated a merger with th...Starting at €8.20
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Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp
Edelman, Benjamin; Webster, Karen L.Case HBS-915001-EStrategyLevelUp's mobile payments service lets users scan a smartphone barcode rather than swipe a credit card. Will consumers embrace the service? Will merchants? LevelUp considers adjustments to make the service attractive to both consumers and merchants, while trying to accelerate deployment at reasonable cost.Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing Retail: ShopRunner's Network Bet
Edelman, Benjamin; Webster, Karen L.Case HBS-915002-EMarketingShopRunner considers adjustments to improve its online shopping service which offers no-charge two-day shipping as well as easy returns and other conveniences. Competitors' diverse pricing models and ancillary benefits raise questions about how to structure and price ShopRunner's offering. Meanwhile, an investment from Alibaba presents new opportunities in China but risks distraction from the core business.Starting at €8.20