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Deepwater Horizon: Spilling oil, money and trust
Vaccaro, Antonino; Machado, AnaCase BE-174-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, StrategyOn April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon¿a floating, semi-submersible, dynamically-positioned drilling unit¿exploded after a massive natural gas gusher from a natural reservoir located more than 13,000 feet under the sea floor. The explosion killed 11 people working on the platform and injured 17 others. After the explosion, an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico over a period of 87 days, causing unprecedented damage ...Starting at €8.20
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Implementing Tablets at the ACME Food Supplies, Ltd. Sales Department
Sieber, Sandra; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-184-EKnowledge and CommunicationACME Food Supplies, Ltd. is a company working in the catering supplies sector. It competes in a mature and fragmented sector, and part of its strategy has always been based on technological innovation. In January 2012, it had just completed the implementation of tablets with Internet connection in its sales department, replacing former PDAs that were already being used irregularly. Some salespeople openly reject the new technology, and very few a...Starting at €8.20
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Diversey and the Creation of the "Internet of Clean"
Sieber, Sandra; Rafnsdottir, AnnaCase SI-202-EInformation TechnologiesDiversey, a "global provider of commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions," has implemented a new value proposition as part of its digital transformation, changing from a pipeline business into a knowledge-based platform business. Along the way, it heavily influenced the cleaning and hygiene industry, which had been mostly untouched by digitization.Starting at €8.20
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Groupon: Changing Shopping as We Know It
Sieber, Sandra; Káganer, Evgeny; Al Turaigi, Tariq; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-187-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationGroupon's meteoric rise was nothing short of exceptional, and it was one that had Forbes Magazine calling it "the fastest growing company ever." Acquiring tens of millions of users since 2008 led many to believe that Groupon was about to change the way people consumed and enjoyed their free time. However, on June 2, 2011, the company filed for an IPO and not everyone was impressed. Many voices berated the business model and the high marketing cos...Starting at €8.20
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FreshDirect: Forget Delivery. Our Business Is All About Food
Sieber, Sandra; Codrean, CatalinCase SI-194-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementIn early 2016, with more than 600,000 customers and an estimated revenue of $500 million, FreshDirect was among the top three companies in the U.S. online grocery sector. It employed more than 3,000 people, 30% of whom drove trucks and delivered food to the doorsteps of its customers in five states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Jason Ackerman, CEO of FreshDirect, wondered if the company's current success could be ...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: From "Clicks and Bricks" to Digital Movie Delivery
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sieber, SandraExercise PE-75-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementNetflix is a U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media and flat rate DVD-by-mail services. The company experienced incredible success since its beginnings in 1997. During 2010, revenue jumped 29% to $2.16 billion, and stock price increased 219% to $175.70. It also added 8 million subscribers, bringing its total to over 20 million. In the summer of 2011 the company first announced the spin-off of its traditional DVD rental operations fro...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook and the World of Social Networks
Sieber, Sandra; Oré, CarlosCase SI-177-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationThe emergence and growth of social networks in recent years and their impact on how people communicate and interact is creating many new business opportunities. This is especially relevant in the case of Facebook, whose growth both in users and in time spent on the platform make it the number one social network. Although Facebook introduced tools to allow companies to participate in the "social conversation" just a few years ago, there are alread...Starting at €8.20