HBSP (USA)
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Turnaround to Growth (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-810S22Leadership and People ManagementDescribes IBM's decade of transformation. Provides background on the company's history and the factors that led to its near death in the early 1990s and to its remarkable turnaround during Lou Gerstner's reign as CEO. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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The Brink of Bankruptcy (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.Case HBS-815S01EntrepreneurshipEnables a thorough analysis of the Amazon.com business model and its evolution from 1994 to 2001. The case ends with the company poised on the brink of bankruptcy, and enables discussion of how to turnaround the company and leverage proprietary assets.Starting at €8.20
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Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market (Spanish version)
Tedlow, Richard S.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-317S01MarketingWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. In the wake of slumping sales and sagging profit margins, a leading manufacturer and retailer of high-end women's apparel, Harrington Collection, must evaluate an opportunity to expand into the high-growth active-wear market. Sara Huey, Vice President of Strategic Planning, calls on two of her colleagues to ...Starting at €8.20
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Pondering Price Promotion (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-410S12MarketingPrice Promotion, Pricing Policy, Consumer Marketing, Profitability Analysis, Retailing, Sales Promotion, Distribution Policy, Brand Equity, Trade Relations, CookwareStarting at €8.20
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Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-412S20MarketingAfter three years of development, Paramount Health and Beauty Company is preparing to launch a new technologically advanced vibrating razor called Clean Edge. The innovative new design of Clean Edge provides superior performance by stimulating the hair follicles to lift the hair from the skin, allowing for a closer shave. The company has already decided to introduce Clean Edge into the men's market where it has a strong presence. Jackson Randall,...Starting at €8.20
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Cracking the Product Management Code (Spanish version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-917S20MarketingPemberton Products is a U.S. market leader in the cookie and bakery snacks segment of the sweet snack market. Looking to expand into the salty snack market, the company acquires Krispy Inc., a maker of salty snack crackers located in the southeastern U.S. To compete with premium cracker brands, Pemberton plans to reformulate and re-launch the Krispy brand as "Krispy Natural," which offers natural ingredients, improved taste, and revised packaging...Starting at €8.20
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TripIt: The Traveler's Agent
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Brohman, KathrynCase HBS-809059-EEntrepreneurshipIn July 2008, the co-founders of TripIt, a free online travel organizer that aggregated travelers' bookings from many top travel Websites, had recently secured $5.1 million in new financing. While the co-founders believed that their company offered travelers a unique service, they felt growing pressure from investors to show that the company could grow revenues and achieve profitability. To be profitable, TripIt needed not only to grow its user b...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com: The Brink of Bankruptcy, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.Teaching Note HBS-809081-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [809014].Starting at €0.00
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IBM's Decade of Transformation Series, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.Teaching Note HBS-809082-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for [805130] and [807030].Starting at €0.00
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Tennant Company
Stuart, Toby; Applegate, Lynda M.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-810040-EEntrepreneurshipTennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine how to create, finance, structure, staff, govern, measure and manage a new venture for developing a fundamentally new product line. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative, environmentally friendly, cleaning technology that could potentially revolutionize cleaning. Historically, Tennant was a producer of floor and carpet washing machines for industrial and commer...Starting at €8.20