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Michael Eisner at Disney
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with a proven successful leader in entertainment (Michael Eisner) in a time of leadership crisis. At the time of this case, Eisner is managing an internal and external revolt. Students must unearth the key points of Eisner's leadership, including how he manages people, his communication ability, his propensity to risk taking and his track record in developing other leaders. In looking at Eisner's leadership, students will have t...Starting at €8.20
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Mike McCready and Music Xray: Business model innovation in the music industry
Brankovic, Azra; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-246-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe Music Xray case study can be used as a companion case to "Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math" (HBS Publishing, 2005) or as a stand-alone case. The case captures the emergence of a new business model in response to changes wrought on the music industry by the Internet, and particularly the advent of Web 2.0.Starting at €8.20
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Jordan Cohen en Pfizer Works: construyendo la oficina del futuro
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-187Service and Operations ManagementJordan Cohen es director de Eficacia Organizativa en la importante compañía farmacéutica Pfizer. Ha establecido un sistema denominado pfizerWorks mediante el cual se externalizan tareas como la preparación de documentos Excel y PowerPoint o la investigación. En el caso se analiza su evolución a lo largo de un periodo de cinco años en el que se crea pfizerWorks partiendo de cero y se incorpora el sistema a la corporación.Starting at €8.20
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Malcolm Life Enhances Its Variable Annuities
Pozen, Robert C.; Pearlman, David J.Case HBS-311041-EThe case involves an insurance CEO choosing between different designs for a variable annuity product in light of hedging, marketing, and pricing issues. The case provides students with background on the economics and regulation of life insurance and variable annuities. Then it asks students to calculate the returns on capital of different product designs for a variable annuity based on specified assumptions including a range of hedging scenarios.Starting at €8.20
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Startup Cisco: Deploying Start-up Methods in a Giant Tech Company
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-426-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThis case outlines how a small team of people apply lean startup methods within Cisco, creating successful internal innovation over a period of a year. The case details how the team launched their idea and got traction for it, with very little formal support. The main features are building a team around an identified problem, attracting customers, building a "product" and anchoring the initiative in the organization.Starting at €8.20
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Diana and Jack Civello: Managing Dual Careers (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-46-ELeadership and People ManagementJack and Diana Civello have had successful careers in the same organization. They met and were married while working together. As the years have passed by, it has become apparent that out of the two, Diana is more likely to make it into a top executive job, maybe even rising to being the CEO of a major corporation. This leaves Jack wtih certain decisions to make about his own career.Starting at €5.74
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Diana and Jack Civello: Managing Dual Careers (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-45-ELeadership and People ManagementJack and Diana Civello have had successful careers in the same organization. They met and were married while working together. As the years have passed, it has become apparent that of the two, Diana is more likely to make it into a top executive job, maybe even rising to being the CEO of a major corporation. This leaves Jack wtih certain decisions to make about his own career.Starting at €8.20
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Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
Pozen, Robert C.; Khurana, BrijCase HBS-311115-EFinanceThe purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans.Starting at €8.20
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Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (B)
Pozen, Robert C.; Vickers, StevenCase HBS-311135-EStrategySupplementary material for 311-134Starting at €5.74
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Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU
Pozen, Robert C.; Conroy, BrianCase HBS-312127-EEconomicsThe purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It further describes changes already enacted by the US and the EU, as well as other reform proposals considered by lawmakers.Starting at €8.20