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Burberry in 2014
Elberse, AnitaCase HBS-515054-EMarketingIn February 2014, Burberry's chief executive officer Angela Ahrendts is preparing to hand the reins of the English luxury fashion company to chief creative officer Christopher Bailey. Under Ahrendts and Bailey's partnership, in place since 2006, Burberry's revenues have tripled to more than two billion English pounds, and operating profits have more than doubled. Ahrendts has led Burberry to become a brand that once again stands for luxury and th...Starting at €8.20
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Exeter Group, Inc. (B) (Spanish Version)
Eccles, Robert G.; Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-413S09Leadership and People ManagementEste caso presenta una descripción breve de las decisiones de la empresa garantiza si o no seguir adelante con cada uno de los cuatro proyectos que son la base de la caja (A).Starting at €5.74
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Desarrollando la matriz de materialidad en Telefónica
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cano Escoriaza, AsunCase HBS-416S09Leadership and People ManagementTelefónica, una de las compañías de telecomunicaciones más grandes del mundo y con sede en España, ha sido la emisión de un informe de sostenibilidad corporativa desde el año 2002. En su informe de sostenibilidad 2011, la compañía incluyó una "matriz de materialidad", y fue uno de sólo cinco de los 97 empresas en España que produjeron un informe de sostenibilidad de ese año. El caso describe el propósito de la matriz de materialidad, la forma en ...Starting at €8.20
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Club Atletico Boca Juniors (Spanish version)
Elberse, Anita; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Ballve, AlbertoCase HBS-509S06MarketingClub Atletico Boca Juniors is the most popular soccer club in Argentina and one of the most decorated clubs in the world. Throughout its storied history, the club has recruited and developed dozens of star players. In his eleven years at Boca Juniors, president Mauricio Macri has significantly increased the club's net worth and annual revenues. However, he faces a constant challenge to remain competitive on and off the field. In November 2006, Ma...Starting at €8.20
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Lady Gaga (A) (Spanish version)
Elberse, Anita; Christensen, MichaelCase HBS-513S22MarketingIn September 2009, Troy Carter, manager of up-and-coming pop star Lady Gaga, has to decide on a new course of action now that his artist's planned co-headlining arena tour with hip-hop superstar Kanye West has been canceled. Carter knows that continuing the tour solo comes with huge risks, but scaling it back to smaller theaters or postponing the tour altogether has disadvantages as well. Making matters more complicated, Carter also has to consid...Starting at €8.20
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Beyonc (Spanish version)
Elberse, Anita; Smith, StacieCase HBS-516S16MarketingIn December 2013, music superstar Beyonc is about to surprise her fans with the release of her self-titled album. The team at her company Parkwood Entertainment, which general manager Lee Anne Callahan-Longo described as "a management, music, and production company that is owned and at the highest level operated by an artist," had chosen to release the entire album at once and exclusively via the Apple iTunes Store, without any prior promotion-...Starting at €8.20
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GoodGuide
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112031-EAccounting and ControlGoodGuide, a high-technology start-up company, founded by University of California Professor at Berkeley Dara O'Rourke is at a critical junction. The venture capital funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides consumers and manufacturers with information about the sustainability of a product.Starting at €8.20
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KKR: Leveraging Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112032-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for other ways to expand its sustainability initiatives, such as in its supply chain and incorporating sustainability into its due diligence and deal making processes.Starting at €8.20
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Aviva Investors
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112047-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes Aviva Investors' engagement strategy with companies and stock exchanges to improve its sustainability performance and the flow of sustainability related information to markets. Aviva Investors, a GBP 259 billion fund, is the investment arm of the large British insurance company, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors is committed to sustainability under the leadership of its CEO, Paul Abberley, and head of sustainability research and engag...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Iansiti, Marco; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-610053-EService and Operations ManagementRicoh, the Japanese copier manufacturer, is committed to reducing its environmental impact to one-eighth of its 2000 levels by 2050. It has already introduced three stages of environmental awareness to its operations, and its recycled copier business broke even in 2006. The company developed environmental accounting methods and produces annual environmental and sustainability reports, but Ricoh is concerned that investors may not take these effor...Starting at €8.20