HBSP (USA)
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)
Quelch, John A.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-515008-EMarketingThis (B) case provides a brief description of the outcome of the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Who Owns the Whale (Abridged)
Teixeira, Thales S.; Bell, David E.Case HBS-515108-EMarketingJudge William Wright considers the case of the dispute of a whale carcass wherein several whaling ships claim ownership based on each one's contribution to its killing. The judge must weigh in the differing efforts and costs of three ships who each played a role at different stages of the hunting process, as well as the prevalent norms-of-ownership at the time.Starting at €8.20
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Going Social: Durex in China
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Smith, AaronCase HBS-714430-EStrategyWhen Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a leading consumer goods company, first entered China, it encountered significant challenges. RB's strategy relied on selling high margin products supported by cost-effective advertising and distribution, but the highly competitive Chinese market made it hard to sustain high margins, inflated television advertising rates made marketing expensive, and an inefficient distribution system increased costs further. In 2010,...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart around the World
Alcacer, Juan; Agrawal, Abhishek; Vaish, HarshitCase HBS-714431-EStrategyAfter reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, the U.K., and Africa. Students reflect on the mixed results of these ventures and identify elements in the company's locat...Starting at €8.20
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Babcock International Plc.
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-714496-EStrategyIn 2013, Babcock International Plc (Babcock) was the largest engineering services provider in the UK with sales of over 3 billion. Under the leadership of CEO Peter Rogers, Babcock had grown revenues and profits nearly tenfold over the previous decade as it benefited from increased public sector outsourcing. In 2012, for the UK's Ministry of Defense (MOD), Babcock trained over 50,000 troops, maintained the nuclear submarine fleet, provided engi...Starting at €8.20
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The United Kingdom and the Means to Prosperity
Alfaro, Laura; Iyer, Lakshmi; White, HilaryCase HBS-715008-EEconomicsAfter struggling through the country's longest recession since 2008, the U.K. was expected to grow faster than any other G7 nation in 2014. Analysts wondered whether the return to growth was because, or in spite of, Prime Minister David Cameron's controversial 113 billion austerity plan introduced in 2010. Despite the positive upturn in the economy, U.K. policymakers still faced challenges with rapidly rising income inequality, an economy domin...Starting at €8.20
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The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Gabrieli, FedericaCase HBS-319046-EIn February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to reform the company's executive remuneration system. The stakes were high: two years earlier shareholders had so roundly rejected a proposal to reform the company's executive pay arrangements t...Starting at €8.20
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The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (B)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Gabrieli, FedericaCase HBS-319047-ESupplement to HBS Case 319-046. The case describes the events that took place in the run-up to the 2018 Annual General Meeting, the voting outcome, key perspectives on success factors, and the challenges that The Weir Group faced in the near future.Starting at €5.74
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Michael Fernandes at Nicholas Piramal
Anteby, Michel; Nohria, NitinCase HBS-408001-ELeadership and People ManagementMichael Fernandes, the Director of Custom Manufacturing Operations at the pharmaceutical company Nicholas Piramal India Limited (NPIL), schedules a meeting with three of his reports, whose interpersonal conflicts with one another are causing his business development function to falter. He struggles to know how to handle these conflicts and bring the three into a productive working collaboration. Fernandes is in charge of incorporating NPIL's new ...Starting at €8.20
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Sanctuary Soft: International Expansion Strategies
Groysberg, Boris; Marietta, Geoff; Marshall, Tim; Hartley, AdamCase HBS-409104-ELeadership and People ManagementA U.S.-based security software company considers its options to expand. Different labor-market and labor-law situations are analyzed for the U.S., U.K., Germany, China, and India.Starting at €8.20