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Jackson Automotive Systems (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-914S07FinanceJackson Automotive Systems produces automotive parts for advanced heating and air conditioning systems, engine cooling systems, fuel injection and transfer systems, and various other engine parts, and it supplies them to the automotive industry primarily in Michigan. Like many OEM suppliers for the automotive industry, Jackson cut back production following the financial crisis in 2008. By 2013, the firm is back to operating at capacity. The compa...Starting at €8.20
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Launching Prius (Spanish version)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yao, Dennis; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-712S03StrategyIn 1995, Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., considers whether to push for a more aggressive launch of the Toyota Prius--an automobile that incorporates Toyota's new and technically advanced hybrid power train. This launch decision allows discussion of the importance of the Prius in Toyota's overall product strategy and explores issues ranging from market structure to competitive advantage and competitive dynamics.Starting at €8.20
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Paramount Equipment (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-916S14FinanceParamount Equipment, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a large manufacturer of cranes and compact construction equipment, aerial work platforms, and food service equipment. Founded in 1987, Paramount now had manufacturing operations in 24 countries. However, it lost its competitive position because it took on too much debt in the form of bank borrowings relative to the risk level of its business. Now the company must seek funding and guarant...Starting at €8.20
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New Earth Mining, Inc. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-917S19FinanceNew Earth Mining is one of the largest producers of precious metals in the U.S. While the firm operates mines primarily in the U.S. and Canada, it has also made substantial investments in gold exploration projects in Australia and Chile. New Earth has been very successful and has a large amount of cash on the balance sheet, a simple debt structure, and a reasonable leverage ratio with liquidity risk. With a strong financial position, the firm con...Starting at €8.20
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Terumo (C) (Spanish Version)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-510S03MarketingPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Este caso proporciona una información actualizada sobre la decisión de la empresa en cuanto a su estrategia de ventas para sus productos de EE.UU. catéter y el progreso del paquete de soluciones. También se analiza la expansión de la firma del "Pranex médica", una formación y reunión espacio único que ofrece facilidad para médicos y enfermeras.Starting at €5.74
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Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures
Chua, Roy Y. J.; Lau, DawnCase HBS-413099-ELeadership and People ManagementThe director of an interim executive search firm, Chee Lung Tham, faced a clash of culture and management styles when his mainland Chinese client threatened to fire the American interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment manufacturing business along with his younger brother, as well as his two overseas-educated children. While Wong needed the American manager's technology expertise, his own brother a...Starting at €8.20
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Terumo (A)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508068-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Terumo faces two challenges: how to sell its catheter products in the U.S. and its new "Solution Pack" in its domestic market, Japan. The case provides rich detail on the firm's evolution from a manufacturer of thermometers to a seller of commodity products like syringes to a diversified firm offering a range of advanced products-catheters and graphs, for example-in addition...Starting at €8.20
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Terumo (B)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508069-EMarketingThis case provides an update on the firm's decision regarding its U.S. sales strategy for its catheter products and the progress of Solution Pack.Starting at €5.74
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Austal, Ltd. A
Shih, Willy; Pierson, Margaret; Lau, DawnCase HBS-613025-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Austal, Ltd. was an Australian builder of high-speed passenger ferries. It had translated that expertise into a foothold in the defense market on the US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program with an Alabama assembly facility. In January 2009 it had just completed the construction of its first LCS, but the global economic crisis put the company in a difficult position. Its ...Starting at €8.20
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Austal, Ltd. B
Shih, Willy; Pierson, Margaret; Lau, DawnCase HBS-613026-EStrategySupplement for case 613025Starting at €8.20