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Brighter Smiles for the Masses--Colgate vs. P&G (Spanish version)
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis; Azevedo Jorge, FilipaCase HBS-707S33StrategyIn 2000, Procter & Gamble Co. introduced Crest Whitestrips, a new, revolutionary product that allowed consumers to whiten their teeth at home. With Whitestrips, P&G created an entire new category in oral care, worth $460 million in 2002. Whitestrips sent P&G's main competitor in oral care, Colgate Palmolive Co., scrambling because several patents protected the strips, making it difficult for Colgate to copy the invention. But in September 2002, t...Starting at €8.20
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El contexto de negocios de WalMart
Oberholzer-Gee, FelixCase HBS-712S19StrategyEn 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. propuso la construcción de un nuevo Supercenter en Inglewood, una comunidad de bajos ingresos, cerca de Los Ángeles. La propuesta era una parte de la estrategia de Wal-Mart para llevar su formato Supercenter a California. Introducido a finales de 1980, supercentros añaden una línea llena de comestibles y departamentos especializados para surtido tradicional de Wal-Mart de mercancía general. entrada prevista de Wal-M...Starting at €8.20
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UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Raabe, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-707511-ELeadership and People ManagementMarco Suter, Executive Vice-Chairman, UBS Board of Directors, carefully studied the chart on his desk. It showed the public commitment of major financial institutions to help mitigate global warming. Evidently, UBS lagged behind its competitors. The graph was part of a report that environmental specialists and senior executives at UBS had compiled. It suggested the company adopt a more progressive policy on climate change. Suter thought about the...Starting at €8.20
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Brighter Smiles for the Masses--Colgate vs. P&G, Teaching Note
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, DennisTeaching Note HBS-707545-EStrategyTeaching note to 706435.Starting at €0.00
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Ringier - Building a Digital-Age Media Company
Oberholzer-Gee, FelixCase HBS-713423-EStrategyOverview of the strategic re-orientation and diversification of Ringier a Swiss based media company as they confront the challenges of staying competitive and profitable in the new and increasingly digital media landscape.Starting at €8.20
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Lobbying for Love Southwest Airlines and the Wright Amendment, Teaching Note
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, DennisTeaching Note HBS-707536-EStrategyTeaching note to 707470.Starting at €0.00
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Goodyear and the Threat of Government Tire Grading, Teaching Note
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, DennisTeaching Note HBS-707537-EEconomicsTeaching note to 707494.Starting at €0.00
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Volvo Cars: Acquisition by Geely
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Shih, Willy; Dai, NancyCase HBS-619042-ELeadership and People ManagementZheijiang Geely Holing Company's acquisition of Volvo Cars was widely viewed with skepticism because of the poor track record of cross-border auto industry acquisitions. This case looks at the acquisition and post-acquisition integration from the point of view of Sweedish managers at Volvo. A companion case, 613-041 Zheijiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars looks at the acquisition from the point of view of Chinese managers at Geel...Starting at €8.20
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Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Winkler, Carole A.Case HBS-707523-EStrategyDiscusses the rise of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (CC) as the most important radio broadcasting company in the United States. While CC can look back on a glorious past, it faces a multitude of business issues: radio listenership is in decline, media deregulation has come to a halt, and the company's public image is less than favorable.Starting at €8.20
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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Shih, Willy; Dai, NancyCase HBS-619041-ELeadership and People ManagementZhejiang Geely Holding Company's acquisition of Volvo cars was widely viewed with skepticism because of the poor track record of cross-border auto industry acquisitons. This case looks at the acquisition and post-acquisition integration from the point of view of Chinese managers at Geely. A companion case, 613-042 Volvo Cars: Acquisition by Geely looks at the acquisition from the point of view of Swedish managers at Volvo.Starting at €8.20