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Crown Cork & Seal in 1989 (Spanish version)
Bradley, Stephen P.; Cavanaugh, SheilaCase HBS-702S11StrategyDescribes the structure and recent trends of the metal container industry, Crown's successful strategy for competing in the industry, and John Connelly's leadership over more than 20 years. In 1989, William Avery succeeded Connelly as CEO and is forced to consider new strategic options in the face of industry change.Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bradley, Stephen P.; Ghemawat, Pankaj; Foley, SharonCase HBS-706S15StrategyThe case 'Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.' focuses on the evolution of Wal-Mart's remarkably successful discount operations and describes the company's more recent attempts to diversify into other businesses. The company has entered the warehouse club industry with its Sam's Clubs and the grocery business with its Supercenters, a combination supermarket and discount store. Wal-Mart experienced a drop in the value of its stock price in early 1993, which it ...Starting at €8.20
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Book Publishing in 2010
Bradley, Stephen P.; Bartlett, NancyCase HBS-711419-EStrategyLegacy book publishers wrangled with ebook retailers over royalty rates, release strategy, and distribution rights as customer demand for cheaper ebooks eroded publishers' profitable print formats. E-readers like Kindle, as well as Apple's iPad that invigorated the digital book market is discussed. Also includes a general overview of book publishing including the K-12 and College market.Starting at €8.20
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GM's Capital Allocation Framework
Foley, C. Fritz; Boland, F. Katelynn; Lemm, MichaelCase HBS-218026-EFinanceIn March of 2015, General Motors announced the details of a newly-established capital allocation framework. This framework provided a target for return on invested capital, guidelines for capital structure choices, and policies related to payouts. Senior managers face questions about how these policies should be implemented and what impact they might have.Starting at €8.20
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Project Moab at Hulu
Foley, C. Fritz; Weber, JamesCase HBS-218050-EFinanceIn 2015, Elaine Paul, CFO of Hulu, and the rest of the senior leadership team, must decide if they should offer a new, advertisement-free subscription service. At the time Hulu distributed a wide variety of content including in season current programming and earned significant revenues from advertising revenues. This choice had strategic implications and required formulating a view on how the video on demand industry would evolve. It also had val...Starting at €8.20
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The Transformation of Microsoft, Teaching Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Boland, F. KatelynnTeaching Note HBS-218140-EFinanceTeaching Note for HBS No. 218048.Starting at €0.00
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Transforming Alkermes into a Global Biopharmaceutical Company
Foley, C. Fritz; Haas, NicholasCase HBS-215079-EFinanceIn the summer of 2011, Jim Frates, CFO of Alkermes faced choices about how to finance the acquisition of Dublin, Ireland-based Elan Drug Technologies (EDT) - a deal that was expected to close in the fall. The case describes the history of Alkermes, provides information about the planned merger, and details the funding options. The case gives students the opportunity to analyze the role CFOs play in biopharmaceutical firms, to evaluate the attract...Starting at €8.20
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Designing Performance Metrics at GoDaddy
Foley, C. Fritz; Lemm, MichaelCase HBS-217004-EFinanceScott Wagner has recently joined GoDaddy, a leading provider of cloud-based software and services that helped individuals and small businesses establish a web presence, in the dual role of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. One of his first tasks is to design a set of performance metrics that can be used to run the business. This case gives students the opportunity to develop a framework for thinking about GoDaddy's business and...Starting at €8.20
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Boston Public Schools' Long Term Financial Plan
Foley, C. Fritz; Wu, Victor; Boland, F. KatelynnCase HBS-218031-EFinanceIn the fall of 2016, the senior leadership team of Boston Public Schools prepared a report indicating that costs were expected to grow faster than revenues for many years to come. They faced questions about whether the projections would be believed and about how to present, prioritize, and implement potential reforms that would help balance the budget.Starting at €8.20
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Project Titan at Northrop Grumman, Teaching Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Pickle, Lauren G.; Lane, David; Boland, F. KatelynnTeaching Note HBS-218103-EFinanceTeaching note for case 215001.Starting at €0.00