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Storming into the U.S. Market (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Gordon, Rachel; Lafkas, JohnCase HBS-918S10StrategyThe RoboTech case describes the challenges facing the CEO of a small, Singapore-based industrial robotics company that decides to diversify away from its core industrial robot business by leveraging its expertise into the medical-devices industry. It launches an innovative product (a specialized surgical robot) in an unfamiliar market segment (spinal surgery) and decides to enter the unfamiliar, distant U.S. healthcare market, which is characteri...Starting at €8.20
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Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc. (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-918S11EntrepreneurshipThis case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as Malenti Strings, repositioned the guitar strings as high-performance products, and transformed Malenti into a fast-growing, profitable business. The case traces Fletcher's key steps in...Starting at €8.20
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CME Group (Spanish version)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-718S03EconomicsEl caso describe el CME Group, bolsa de productos más grande del mundo, los futuros y opciones sobre futuros, la historia, la regulación y las decisiones estratégicas de la empresa enfrentó. CME Group se formó a partir de los intercambios más antiguas y conocidas en el mundo. Los operadores en el intercambio compran y venden contratos con el fin de cubrir el riesgo o especular sobre las tendencias de los precios futuros. En las últimas décadas el...Starting at €8.20
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Ackman versus the Board (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Weber, JamesCase HBS-112S08Accounting and ControlAfter 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry leader Walmart for years by promoting an upscale discount shopping experience in comparison to Walmart's focus on low prices. This strategy worked well for Target in good economic ...Starting at €8.20
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Google Car
Lakhani, Karim R.; Weber, James; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-614022-EService and Operations ManagementBy 2013, Google, while not a traditional manufacturer of automobiles, had invested millions of dollars in its self-driving cars which had logged over 500,000 miles of testing. The Google management team faced several questions. Should Google continue to invest in the technology behind self-driving cars? How could Google's core software-based and search business benefit from self-driving car technology? As large auto manufacturers began to invest ...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Orthopaedics at Rittenhouse Medical Center
Bohmer, Richard; Huckman, Robert S.; Bozic, Kevin J.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-607152-EService and Operations ManagementConsiders the issues associated with running multiple business models--a private practice and an academic faculty practice--within the confines of the orthopaedics department of a single medical center. Students assume the role of Neela Wilson, Executive Director of Rittenhouse Medical Center, in managing the operational requirements of, and organizational tensions created by, these competing models. In analyzing the case, students have the oppor...Starting at €8.20
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: Spine Care
Huckman, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.; Gordon, Rachel; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-609016-EStrategyDescribes the Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a multidisciplinary unit that offers patients suffering from spinal problems "one-stop" access to a range of providers including orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, neurologists, medical specialists in physical medicine and pain management, mental health providers, and occupational and physical therapists. The Center was created to address what its founder, James Weinstein, M.D., s...Starting at €8.20
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Paydiant
Alvarez, Jose B.; Williamson, Elizabeth C.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-511065-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Kevin Laracey, founder of Paydiant, needed to figure out how to launch a payment processing company with a new technology based on smart phones. Consumers had increasingly turned to electronic payment methods such as credit cards and debit cards to make purchases. Retailers, however, felt that major credit and debit card issuers had too much market power which was leading to...Starting at €8.20
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)
Quelch, John A.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-515008-EMarketingThis (B) case provides a brief description of the outcome of the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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The Hain Celestial Group
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516007-EStrategyHain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of these products. The company had grown successfully and profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products and these consumers had characteristics different from those of historical consumers in the segment. Second, the ...Starting at €8.20