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Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and The Cost of Capital (Abridged)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. Scott; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-221070-EFinanceIn 2000, Eaton Corporation was a broadly diversified industrial conglomerate. But its strategy was evolving and its focus was narrowing around "power management" and more recently on "intelligent power," the use of digitally enabled products and services designed to enhance efficiency and reliability. To implement this transition, Eaton had acquired more than 70 companies and divested another 50. Such active portfolio management required Eaton to...Starting at €8.20
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TCS: From Physical Offices to Borderless Work
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Sen, MaliniCase HBS-621081-EService and Operations ManagementWhat should the norms be for 25% in-person and who should determine them-senior managers, associates, clients, government regulators? How should the company convince veterans that virtual mentoring was as effective-if not more so-in preserving and further enriching the culture of mentorship? How should TCS deal with labor regulations around the world, if 'Talent on the Cloud' led to workers relocating and living in different geographies? Finally...Starting at €8.20
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The De Beers Group: Launching GemFair for Artisanal Diamonds
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-719437-EStrategyIn April 2018, the De Beers Group launched a pilot project called GemFair to create a new supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra Leone. Whether this project would yield a meaningful supply of rough diamonds for De Beers, improve its ability to track diamonds accurately from African mines to consumers around the world, and simultaneously improve both the working conditions in m...Starting at €8.20
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Doubling Down: Elon Musk's Big Bets in 2022
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-722439-EStrategy2021 was a banner year for Elon Musk. CEO of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, the aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, and a few smaller startups, Musk became the richest person on Earth after Tesla reached a market capitalization of $1 trillion and SpaceX a private valuation of $100 billion. Both companies made bet big on risky technologies. Now that they were leaders in booming industries, the task was to retain their lead. Musk had proposed ...Starting at €8.20