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Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game
Elberse, Anita; Aiken, Bryce; Johnson, HowardCase HBS-519039-EKnowledge and CommunicationOur goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike-if Nike didn't already own us. Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with Adam Sussman, Nike's chief digital officer. It is June 1, 2018. Two years earlier, Sussman was behind Nike's push to acquire Virgin Mega, a startup comprised of Faris and his small team, which has since morphed into a studio tha...Starting at €8.20
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Right Up the Middle: How Israeli Firms Go Global
Friedrich, Jonathan; Noam, Amit; Ofek, ElieArticle HBS-R1405J-EStrategySmall and midsize companies that want to expand abroad often face a daunting task: finding the sweet spot between multinationals, with their extensive resources and economies of scale, and the smaller players in the foreign markets, which have an intimate understanding of local conditions. The more than 75 Israeli companies that have transformed themselves into global players in the past four decades prove that it can be done. Their approach: Foc...Starting at €8.20