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General Electric's Revolutionary (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Dial, JayCase HBS-308S36StrategyDescribes the work of Jack Welch as CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 1992, focusing particularly on his transformation of the company's portfolio through extensive dispositions and acquisitions and the company's culture through a mandated process called "work out." To a considerable extent, the case tells the story in Welch's own words drawing on earlier cases on Welch prepared by Richard Hammermesh and Frank Aguilar, as well as a 1991 interv...Starting at €8.20
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How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create--or Destroy--Your Company's Strategy
Bower, Joseph L.; Gilbert, ClarkArticle HBS-R0702C-EStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Senior executives have long been frustrated by the disconnection between the plans and strategies they devise and the actual behavior of the managers throughout the company. This article approaches the problem from the ground up, recognizing that every time a manag...Starting at €8.20
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When (Not) to Listen to Activist Investors
Greenwood, Robin; Schor, MichaelArticle HBS-F0801H-EPoorly performing managers shouldn't necessarily heed the demands of hedge funds that call for change in a company's strategic direction. Giving in does not, on average, yield stock gains that outperform the market - that is, unless the firm gets acquired.Starting at €8.20
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Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company
Bower, Joseph L.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-313024-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2010, Tom Linebarger, president and COO of Cummins, Inc., the Columbus, Indiana-based manufacturer of diesel engines, has to decide where to locate the company's new manufacturing line for high horsepower engines. He has three choices to decide from: Seymour, Indiana; Daventry, England; and Pune, India. The Community Education Coalition (CEC) in Columbus has had success in improving the city's schools to make the area more competitive in attra...Starting at €8.20
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The Affordable Care Act (C): Legislative Strategy in the Senate
Bower, Joseph L.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-315034-EIn 2009, the Senate begins drafting its health care bills. Jurisdiction in the Senate is shared between two committees, but the more important is the Senate Finance Committee.Starting at €5.74
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The Affordable Care Act (I): The Supreme Court
Bower, Joseph L.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-315040-EIn the spring of 2012, the Supreme Court hears arguments and releases its decision on the constitutionality of the ACA.Starting at €8.20
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Allianz Cases and Video Series (A1, A2, B, C, D1, D2), Teaching Note
Bower, Joseph L.Teaching Note HBS-307111-ETeaching note to (305-013), (305-088), (305-089), (305-015), (305-016),and (305-017).Starting at €0.00
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CNOOC: Building a World-Class Energy Company
Bower, Joseph L.; Dai, Nancy Hua; Shih-ta Chen, MichaelCase HBS-311074-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Fu Chengyu is the fifth CEO to lead China National Offshore Oil Company - an SOE founded in 1982 to exploit Chinese offshore deposits. In 2010 he is trying to decide how to drive further growth in a company that has grown 556 times in less than 30 years, with profits grown 2600 times. He believes that the way CNOOC has been managed, a blend of market orientation and concern ...Starting at €8.20
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Hayman Capital Management
Greenwood, Robin; Messina, Julie; Dourdeville, JaredCase HBS-212091-EFinanceIn late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio manager Kyle Bass was reviewing Japanese government budget projections for 2012. The projections appeared contrary to Hayman Capital's views on Japan, where the fund had built a bearish position. Japan had the world's highest debt burden, whether expressed as a percentage of GDP or government revenue. Guided by recent global events, Bass forecast that Japan would soon experience increase...Starting at €8.20
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Pershing Square 2.0
Greenwood, Robin; Hanson, Samuel G.; Biery, DavidCase HBS-216003-EFinanceIn June 2015 William A. Ackman, the CEO and Founder of New York Hedge Fund Pershing Square Capital, reflects on the success of the fund he has spent over a decade building. Since its inception in 2004, Pershing Square's assets under management had grown from $500 million to well over $18 billion. Ackman is now considering a sizable new portfolio position and must decide how he should raise capital to undertake this new investment. This choice is ...Starting at €8.20