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Case of the Profitless PC (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Blackburn, Andy; Halprin, Matt; Veloria, Ruth; Dubinsky, Donna; Keeley, Larry; Quesnelle, George; Ward, Scott; Pifer, Philip; Moore, GeoffArticle HBS-98603-EMarketingThis fictitious case written by Andy Blackburn, a Boston Consulting Group vice president based in San Francisco, explores the question of how PC companies can make money in the increasingly price-competitive consumer market. The senior staff of Praxim, a multibillion-dollar maker of desktop computers, face some tough questions: Is it possible to make money selling personal computers to consumers? And if so, how? What resources need to be mustered...Starting at €8.20
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Consultant's Comeuppance (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Buday, Robert; Bane, William P.; Van Berkel, Tom; Klein, Peter; Stone, TriciaArticle HBS-R0302A-EMarketingFor ten years, Jeff Patterson's firm, Flynn Fuller Consulting, has worked on projects for financial services giant GloBank. Now Jeff's contact, Bill Holland, says another project is imminent--good news for the recession-battered consultancy--but there's just one problem: GloBank has an enigmatic new CEO, H. Frank Maloney III. Brought in to restore profitability, Maloney has been examining GloBank's bottom line, looking for places to cut. The new ...Starting at €8.20
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Consultant's Comeuppance (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Buday, Robert; Bane, William P.; Van Berkel, Tom; Klein, Peter; Stone, TriciaArticle HBS-R0302AMarketingFor ten years, Jeff Patterson's firm, Flynn Fuller Consulting, has worked on projects for financial services giant GloBank. Now Jeff's contact, Bill Holland, says another project is imminent--good news for the recession-battered consultancy--but there's just one problem: GloBank has an enigmatic new CEO, H. Frank Maloney III. Brought in to restore profitability, Maloney has been examining GloBank's bottom line, looking for places to cut. The new ...Starting at €8.20