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Methanex: Developing Strategy in a Commodity Industry
Daniel Shapiro; Carolyn Egri; Michael Parent; Adam J. MillsCase IVEY-9B13M066-EStrategyMethanex, the world’s largest producer of methanol, was a $2.5 billion global company based in Canada. Top management at Methanex undertook a quarterly risk review that included a systematic review of corporate strategy and the competitive landscape in the methanol industry. The review’s primary objective was to identify organizational risks and opportunities and to develop appropriate strategic responses for both short-term profits and long-term...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting Exam Irregularities in an MBA Program
David Hannah; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Michael ParentCase IVEY-9B19C005-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late September 2014, students in the Arnold School of Business (Arnold) full-time MBA program wrote an open-book managerial accounting exam. Immediately after the exam, one of the students, who was also vice-president academic of the Graduate Business Students Association (GBSA), was informed by a classmate that some students accessed the Internet for solutions during the exam. The GBSA representative knew she had to do something but was unsur...Starting at €8.20
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Exeter Group, Inc. (B) (Spanish Version)
Eccles, Robert G.; Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-413S09Leadership and People ManagementEste caso presenta una descripción breve de las decisiones de la empresa garantiza si o no seguir adelante con cada uno de los cuatro proyectos que son la base de la caja (A).Starting at €5.74
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Exeter Group, Inc., Teaching Note
Eccles, Robert G.; Rossano, PenelopeTeaching Note HBS-412024-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 409001.Starting at €0.00
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Exeter Group, Inc. (A)
Eccles, Robert G.; Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-409001-ELeadership and People ManagementJonathan Kutchins and Mark Cullen, managing partners of IT consulting firm Exeter Group, Inc., are considering four potential client engagements. Three of them involve prominent universities, an area of market strength for the firm, and one involves a top-tier strategy consulting firm, a new market for Exeter. Each of the projects has both attractive and unattractive attributes, with various degrees of upside and downside risk. As a relatively ne...Starting at €8.20
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KPMG (B): Risk and Reform
Eccles, Robert G.; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-409075-EAccounting and ControlUnder the leadership of Tim Flynn, Chairman and CEO of KPMG, the firm made a number of changes in compensation, governance, and culture in order to address the underlying reasons for actions that occurred prior to him becoming CEO that led to the accounting giant paying $456 million to the federal government over allegedly selling illegal tax shelters. These changes included a common compensation bonus pool for the entire firm and rewarding peopl...Starting at €5.74
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GoodGuide
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112031-EAccounting and ControlGoodGuide, a high-technology start-up company, founded by University of California Professor at Berkeley Dara O'Rourke is at a critical junction. The venture capital funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides consumers and manufacturers with information about the sustainability of a product.Starting at €8.20
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KKR: Leveraging Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112032-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for other ways to expand its sustainability initiatives, such as in its supply chain and incorporating sustainability into its due diligence and deal making processes.Starting at €8.20
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SalinaBear: Monetizing a YouTube Profile
Michael Parent; Anjali Bal; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B12A063-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingA recent business school graduate has enjoyed moderate success with her YouTube channel, which is devoted to videos detailing how to artistically transform T-shirts into unique fashion items. The entrepreneur has successfully monetized the site by allowing YouTube to place ads on it, through the YouTube Partner Program. The case outlines the entrepreneur’s efforts, describes her participation in YouTube’s Partnership Program and asks students to ...Starting at €8.20
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United Airlines and Captain Denny Flanagan (Spanish version)
Colin Campbell; Niall Piercy; Michael Parent; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B14AS025MarketingThis case follows a day in the life of Captain Denny Flanagan. A United Airlines pilot for nearly a quarter of a century and a former naval aviator, Flanagan has created and championed a campaign to radically change the nature of air travel — putting good customer service at the heart of everything the airline does and reaching back, in some way, to the golden age of air travel. Examples of his service include ordering food for passengers of dela...Starting at €8.20