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Research In Motion: The Mobile OS Platform War
MacCormack, Alan; Dunn, Brian; Kemerer, Chris F.Case HBS-613001-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case describes competition in the market for smartphones in the US, and the position of one player, Research in Motion (RIM) who manufacture the popular Blackberry line of products. Early in 2011, RIM is in trouble. Its stock price has plummeted, amidst poor business results, and its future as an independent company is in doubt. A new Chief Executive Officer, Thorsten Heins, must decide how to position the company for the future. The case all...Starting at €8.20
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Open Innovation at Fujitsu (A)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Harvey, Jean-FrancoisCase HBS-616034-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case study examines the open innovation journey at Fujitsu, a global information and communication technology company. The case ends with the location decision between Tokyo, Japan, downtown San Francisco or Sunnyvale, California, regarding establishing a small unit for the purpose of institutionalizing Fujitsu's open innovation journey. Mohi Ahmed, together with Mikito Kiname and Tango Matsumoto, embarked on the journey to strengthen Fujits...Starting at €8.20
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Sony
Thomke, Stefan; Osanai, Atsushi; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-618045-EKnowledge and CommunicationSony used to be synonymous with "innovation" and "cool products". The case reveals how the company lost its edge and describes the leadership initiatives to restore its former glory. In 2012, Kazuo (Kaz) Hirai becomes CEO and successfully transforms Sony, including a relentless focus on differentiation through "wow" products instead of chasing scale. How should he organize and manage the company's response to digital opportunities, such as virtua...Starting at €8.20
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Albert "Jack" Stanley in Nigeria (A)
Goldberg, Lena G.; Carr, Chad M.Case HBS-312034-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one ofStarting at €8.20
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Amanda Tremblay at Citrine Solutions (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Myers, Paul S.Case HBS-921S16Knowledge and CommunicationThe case focuses on Amanda Tremblay, a recent MBA with a technical background who was recruited by Citrine Software Solutions (CSS). CSS, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, develops, implements, and supports software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for human resource management and associated business processes. Soon after joining, Tremblay distinguishes herself through her work on a project that analyzed the possibility of accessing a lower-priced m...Starting at €8.20
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TOTO: The Bottom Line
Tripsas, Mary; Egawa, Masako; Fukuyoshi, JunCase HBS-809064-EKnowledge and CommunicationTOTO, the leading manufacturer of toilets in Japan, is struggling to penetrate the US market with its premier bidet-toilets, which are present in 63% of homes in Japan. The case examines the behavioral, cultural, and institutional barriers that TOTO faces in gaining adoption of an innovation. It also explores the role of product categorization in driving consumer behavior - in contrast to the US, toilets in Japan are considered a high-tech consum...Starting at €8.20
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Komatsu Ltd.: La Globalización del Proyecto G
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-305S12Knowledge and CommunicationEste caso describe la gran transformación estratégica y organizativa a Komatsu dirigida a cambiar desde un productor con sede en Japón de equipo de construcción a una empresa verdaderamente global, con la posibilidad de aprovechar su cartera de todo el grupo de recursos y capacidades en una nueva, más diversa base de negocios. Detalles esfuerzos para construir y operaciones en el extranjero adquirir, para especializarse e integrar unidades en el ...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever's New Global Strategy: Competing through Sustainability
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-916414-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Teach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. In January 2009, when Paul Polman was appointed CEO of Unilever, he inherited a company in long-term decline at the beginning of a major global financial crisis. As the first outsider ever recruited to lead the company, Polman los...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Comparative Capitalism
Rose, ClaytonCase HBS-315077-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis note draws on academic work, as well as social and economic data across several countries, to provide a basic understanding of some of the differences among capitalist systems. It begins with a description of the system of capitalism, and characterisStarting at €8.20
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Amanda Tremblay at Citrine Solutions
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Myers, Paul S.Case HBS-920561-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case focuses on Amanda Tremblay, a recent MBA with a technical background who was recruited by Citrine Software Solutions (CSS). CSS, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, develops, implements, and supports software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for human resource management and associated business processes. Soon after joining, Tremblay distinguishes herself through her work on a project that analyzed the possibility of accessing a lower-priced m...Starting at €8.20