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Evaluating an Investment in Expansion (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.; DeVolder, JeffreyCase HBS-411S17FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A manufacturer of private-label personal care products must decide whether to fund an unprecedented expansion of manufacturing capacity. The decision prompts fundamental financial analysis of the potential project, including development of cash flow projections and net present value calculations. Students wi...Starting at €8.20
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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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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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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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Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium
Hanson, Samuel G.; Stafford, Erik; Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-213051-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Valuation of AirThread Connections, Teaching Note
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.Teaching Note HBS-4264-EFinanceTeaching note for case #4263.Starting at €0.00
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Valuation of AirThread Connections (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-413S06FinanceThis case can be used as a capstone valuation exercise for first-year MBA students in an introductory finance course. A senior associate in the business development group at American Cable Communications, one of the largest cable companies in the U.S., must prepare a preliminary valuation for acquiring AirThread Connections, a regional cellular provider. The acquisition would give American Cable access to wireless technology and the wireless spec...Starting at €8.20
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Lobbying for Love? Southwest Airlines and the Wright Amendment
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis; Cantrill, Libby; Wu, PatriciaCase HBS-707470-EStrategyThe fall of 2004 brought exciting news to Love Field, the Texas headquarters of Southwest Airlines. Delta Airlines, one of Southwest's main competitors, had announced that it would dramatically decrease service from the nearby Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) airport, cutting the number of daily flights from 250 to a mere 21. Gary Kelly, Southwest's newly minted CEO, thought about what appeared to be a golden opportunity. How could Southwest...Starting at €8.20
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Free the Grapes--Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in the Wine Industry
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis; Wu, Patricia; Cantrill, LibbyCase HBS-707472-EWhile wine tourism in the United States was booming, the majority of consumers who tasted a Cabernet Sauvignon in one of Napa Valley's tasting rooms were not permitted to ship the wine directly to their home. In 2002, direct-to-consumer shipping was either banned or overly cumbersome in 37 states. W. Reed Foster, president of the Coalition for Free Trade, was determined to remove these obstacles. Would he be able to free the grapes?Starting at €8.20