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RiotGames: Puede la Cultura sobrevivir al Crecimiento
Groysberg, Boris; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-416S14Leadership and People ManagementEn 2015, Riot Games, el fabricante de la parte superior del juego de PC de la Liga de Leyendas, considera su estrategia de crecimiento a medida que avanza en un nuevo campus en Los Ángeles.Starting at €8.20
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Horst Dassler, Adidas, y la comercialización del deporte
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Norris, Michael; Kim, SophiCase HBS-316S09EntrepreneurshipEl caso se centra en la carrera de Horst Dassler, el hijo del fundador del fabricante de calzado deportivo con sede en Alemania Adidas. Los orígenes de la firma estaban en los años de entreguerras, y se elevó a la prominencia pública después de que proporciona picos de la famosa velocista afroamericano en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1936 en Berlín. Desde la década de 1950, Horst cultivó relaciones con los atletas y las federaciones nacionales para ex...Starting at €8.20
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Air Canada - Risk Management
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B10N037-EFinance, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Canada was reviewing the company's risk management program with the intent to suggest changes to the policy. Risk management was a topic all corporate boards were dedicating time to since the financial collapse of 2008, and boards had come to realize that hard questions needed to be asked about the source of risk, how it was disclosed, how it was to be accounted for and how it was managed. The CEO knew tha...Starting at €8.20
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Sirius XM Radio Canada
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B11N026-EFinanceOn April 11, 2011, the merger between Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (the parent company of XM Canada) and SIRIUS Canada Inc. received the approval of CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission). This was the last obstacle standing in the way of the president and CEO of the new organization. The president had had plenty of time to prepare for this merger since it was first announced in November of 2010. However, wit...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook, Inc.: The Initial Public Offering (A)
Deborah Compeau; Craig Dunbar; Michael R. King; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12N031-EFinanceIt was May 16, 2012, and the highly anticipated pricing of Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) was underway. An analyst at CXTechnology Fund was preparing to speak to the lead underwriter about his final interest in the deal. The analyst had reviewed Facebook’s phenomenal growth, its profitable business model and the competitive landscape for the social networking industry. The IPO appeared to be oversubscribed with heavy interest from ...Starting at €8.20
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AltaGas Ltd.: Acquisition of Decker Energy International
Craig Dunbar; Cherise Nielsen; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B17N022-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn January 2012, Alberta-based energy infrastructure business, AltaGas Ltd. (AltaGas),was considering the purchase of U.S.-based green energy power producer Decker Energy International, Inc. The move into renewable energy and into the United States would be a departure for AltaGas, which was primarily focused on traditional energy and infrastructure businesses in Canada. The financial lead on the acquisition project was looking at the assumptions...Starting at €8.20
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Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics
Srinivasan, Suraj; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-113073-EAccounting and ControlKen Traub is hired as CFO for American Bank Note Holographics, the market-leading security holograph company in January 1999, but discovers on his first day that the company has misstated its financials and resigns. After consulting with the company for the next several weeks as it announces its misstatements to the public, he is asked to become president of the company. Should he take the job or is the company a sinking ship?Starting at €8.20
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The I-PASS Patient Handoff Program
Huckman, Robert S.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-615069-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2015, the I-PASS Patient Handoff Program Team, led by six pediatricians around the U.S., had to determine the best way to disseminate their program that had been proven to reduce communication errors in patient handoffs in hospital settings. Should they turn it into a standalone business, continue publishing in academic journals, license their content to an established medical vendor, or do some combination of these? This case allows students ...Starting at €8.20
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Streaming Over Broadband: Why Doesn't My Netflix Work
Greenstein, Shane; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-616007-EService and Operations ManagementIn late 2013 and early 2014, Netflix service over the major U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) suffered major slowdowns. What were the causes of these problems? What could Netflix do to solve them?Starting at €8.20
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Weathering the Storm at NYU Langone Medical Center
Huckman, Robert S.; Sadun, Raffaella; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-616026-EService and Operations ManagementIn the fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy forced a full evacuation of NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. The institution, which comprises NYU Medical School and several teaching hospitals, had been on an upward trajectory for several years under the leadership of Dr. Robert I. Grossman. Grossman's central initiative, which he credited with helping to create a performance-driven, transparency-focused culture was an information technology dash...Starting at €8.20