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TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720422-EStrategyTransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increase ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown at compound annual rates in excess of 20%. But in early 2017, investors, customers, and government officials began to question the implementation, sustainability, and ethics of the ...Starting at €8.20
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Hess Corporation
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-413126-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer that owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and was distracted by ventures outside its core exploration and production business. Further it argued that John Hess, CEO and son of the founder, of being more interested in "maintaining...Starting at €8.20
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Gillette: Cutting Prices to Regain Share
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720378-EStrategyAfter losing market share to low-priced competitors such as Harry's and Dollar Shave Club for several years, Gillette decided to fight back by launching new products and increasing advertising. When these efforts failed to stem the losses, Gillette decided to cut the prices on its razors and blades in April 2017. Bonnie Herzog, an equity analyst at Wells Fargo, must assess how the recently announced price cuts are likely to affect Gillette's earn...Starting at €8.20
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Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720400-EStrategyMark Zuckerberg founded Facebook based on the idea that connecting people was a fundamentally good thing-and a way to turn a handsome profit. But from the beginning, Facebook received criticism both for how it handled user privacy and how it curated user-generated content. These two issues coalesced in the aftermath of the 2016 United States presidential election, after Facebook's role in the spread of political misinformation and the leak of Fac...Starting at €8.20
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Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance, Teaching Note
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielTeaching Note HBS-720417-EStrategyTeaching note for case 720400.Starting at €0.00
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Intellectual Ventures Update 2020
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720438-EStrategyAfter raising $6 billion and buying 60,000 patents, Intellectual Venture was confronted with a changing legal environment. A number of important legal decision, including the Supreme Court's so-called "Alice" decision, IV had to shift strategy. IV sold off a substantial portion of its IP portfolio, and refocused its efforts on trying to innovate, using its acquired technologies.Starting at €8.20
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United Rentals (A) (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, Kathleen; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-414S08Leadership and People ManagementEn diciembre de 1997 Estados Alquiler (URI) se hizo pública en la Bolsa de Nueva York. Diez años más tarde, durante el pico de la crisis económica, el desempeño de la empresa estaba en declive. United Rentals había experimentado su cuota de problemas en los años anteriores y todavía se lucha por salir de esta confusión. En la primavera de 2008, la recesión había diezmado a la actividad principal de la empresa, alquiler de equipos de construcción....Starting at €8.20
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United Rentals (B) (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-414S09Leadership and People ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. En abril de 2012, Jenne Britell, el Presidente del Consejo de Administración de United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) estaba preparando sus notas para un próximo encuentro de los accionistas. Fue una reunión a diferencia de otras reuniones que había presidido. Accionistas estaban a punto de votar sobre una transacción que fue quizás el último cumplimiento de la visión original d...Starting at €5.74
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Carl Icahn and Clorox
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-412078-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case outlines the takeover attempt by activist investor, Carl Icahn, for the Clorox Company. The board of the company repeatedly rejected Icahn's offers as inadequate. He made three bids over the course of three months.Starting at €8.20
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United Rentals (A)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, Kathleen; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-414043-ELeadership and People ManagementIn December 1997 United Rentals (URI) went public on the NYSE. Ten years later, during the peak of the economic meltdown, the company's performance was in decline. United Rentals had experienced its share of problems in the prior years and was still struggling to emerge from this turmoil. In the spring of 2008, the recession had decimated the company's core business, construction equipment rental. The economic downturn resulted in a significant d...Starting at €8.20