HBSP (USA)
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Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Meyer, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-215S06FinanceThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). By the end of 2013, Apple had $137 billion dollars in cash and marketable securities. This case explores how companies can generate such large amounts of cash and how and if they should distribute it to shareholders, especially in the face of shareholder pressure. In the process, students are asked to ...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (B) (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Meyer, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-215S07FinanceThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case is meant to accompany Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) and details the results of Apple's Q2 2013 earnings call.Starting at €5.74
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Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision
Buell, Ryan W.Case HBS-615026-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of Ascension's hospitals. Compass employs a "sectorized" approach to deliver service through a portfolio of focused brands, each of which targets focused groups of customers with specifi...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (B)
Desai, Mihir A.; Meyer, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-214094-EFinanceThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case is meant to accompany Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) and details the results of Apple's Q2 20Starting at €5.74
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Currencies and International Stock Returns (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Luchs, Kathleen; Meyer, Elizabeth A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-207S16FinanceWhat do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock markets with each other and with the U.S. market and to examine the risks and returns of international diversification. Students must calculate returns, adjust for currencies, derive co...Starting at €8.20
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United Airlines: More Out-and-Back Flying
Buell, Ryan W.; Shih, Willy; Toffel, Michael W.Case HBS-617010-EService and Operations ManagementThe case looks at United Airlines when it is facing a decision on whether to shift its aircraft routing to more "out-and-back" routing in order to try to improve its on time performance. As one of the world's largest airlines, United had a very large fleet and hub-and-spoke network that provided passengers with a wide range of destination choices, but as with any complex system unless everything ran perfectly all the time, it inevitably faced cas...Starting at €8.20
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Improving Access at VA
Buell, Ryan W.; Huckman, Robert S.; Travers, SamCase HBS-617012-EInformation TechnologiesIn 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ran the largest healthcare system in the United States, with over 1,700 sites of care that served nearly 9 million veterans. One year earlier, a scandal had erupted over a cover-up of the excessive wait times veterans faced to get medical appointments in some VA facilities. The fallout led to the resignation of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a criminal investigation by the Federal Bureau of Inv...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A)
Desai, Mihir A.; Meyer, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-214085-EFinanceThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). By the end of 2013, Apple had $137 billion dollars in cash and marketable securities. This case explores howStarting at €8.20
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Financial Policy at Apple, 2013, PowerPoint Supplement
Desai, Mihir A.; Meyer, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-215023-EFinanceThis is the PowerPoint supplement to the teaching note: Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) - (B), number 215-022.Starting at €8.20
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Improving Access at VA (Update)
Buell, Ryan W.Case HBS-621070-EService and Operations ManagementIn November 2020, Chief Veterans Experience Officer, Lynda Davis, and Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, Barbara C. Morton reflect on a busy four years leading the Veterans Experience Office at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The case provides an update on the transformation efforts at VA that were documented in the "Improving Access at VA" case.Starting at €8.20