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Before You Split that CEO/Chair (Spanish version)
Pozen, Robert C.Article HBS-F0604JLeadership and People ManagementWhat's the rationale for dividing the roles of chairman and CEO? Studies show that, usually, doing so has no effect on the company's performance.Starting at €8.20
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Choosing a Charitable Giving Vehicle, Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Desai, Mayur; Graul, Maura A.Teaching Note HBS-314074-ETeaching Note for 314073.Starting at €0.00
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Malcolm Life Enhances Its Variable Annuities
Pozen, Robert C.; Pearlman, David J.Case HBS-311041-EThe case involves an insurance CEO choosing between different designs for a variable annuity product in light of hedging, marketing, and pricing issues. The case provides students with background on the economics and regulation of life insurance and variable annuities. Then it asks students to calculate the returns on capital of different product designs for a variable annuity based on specified assumptions including a range of hedging scenarios.Starting at €8.20
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Teaming at Disney Animation
Edmondson, Amy C.; Ager, David L.; Harburg, Emily; Bartlett, NatalieCase HBS-615023-ELeadership and People ManagementJonathan Geibel, Director of Systems at Walt Disney Animation Studios (hereafter referred to as Disney Animation), walked through the workspace occupied by the group he had been tasked to lead. Geibel knew he was part of a creative and magical environment. The Disney studio had created more than 53 feature animated films in over three-quarters of a century-beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1937 through to Frozen, released in Nove...Starting at €8.20
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Trader Joe's
Ager, David L.; Roberto, Michael A.Case HBS-714419-EStrategyThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Based on a variety of metrics, Trader Joe's ranked as one of the most successful grocers in the United States in 2013. Experts estimated that the company had the highest sales per square foot of any major grocery chain, even significantly higher than top performer Whole Foods. In 2013, Trader Joe's fac...Starting at €8.20
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La Noticia se Hizo Pública: KANA y la Reducción de Plantilla que Se Les Fue de las Manos (A)
Perlow, Leslie A.; Ager, David L.Case HBS-408S21Leadership and People ManagementVicki Amon-Higa, vicepresidente de Kana, un cotizan en bolsa, la compañía de desarrollo de tamaño mediano, estaba trabajando con Bryan Caldera, director financiero de Kana, para planificar un despido en el que KANA reduciría el tamaño de su fuerza laboral en casi un 40%. A pesar de las mejores intenciones, las noticias del despido filtró antes del anuncio planificada. La situación se deterioró rápidamente como una serie de gestores furiosos llama...Starting at €8.20
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Trader Joe's (Spanish version)
Ager, David L.; Roberto, Michael A.Case HBS-715S02StrategyThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Based on a variety of metrics, Trader Joe's ranked as one of the most successful grocers in the United States in 2013. Experts estimated that the company had the highest sales per square foot of any major grocery chain, even significantly higher than top performer Whole Foods. In 2013, Trader Joe's fac...Starting at €8.20
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Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
Pozen, Robert C.; Khurana, BrijCase HBS-311115-EFinanceThe purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans.Starting at €8.20
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Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (B)
Pozen, Robert C.; Vickers, StevenCase HBS-311135-EStrategySupplementary material for 311-134Starting at €5.74
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Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A) & (B), Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Vickers, StevenTeaching Note HBS-311136-EStrategyTeaching Note for 311-134 and 311-135.Starting at €0.00