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Toyota Recalls (A): Hitting the Skids
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-511016-EMarketingIn the fall of 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation, once revered for its commitment to quality and reliability, faced a highly publicized series of recalls in the United States representing approximately a year's worth of sales in one of its most important markets. While the first Toyota recall was met with widespread disbelief but continuing support for the brand, subsequent revelations and recalls tested the brand's resilience in the U.S. The firm's...Starting at €8.20
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Toyota Recalls (B): Mr. Toyoda Goes to Washington
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-511041-EMarketingCase describes the testimony to the U.S. Congress of the Toyota CEO and the head of its U.S. motor sales.Starting at €5.74
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Nike Football: World Cup 2010 (B)
Ofek, Elie; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-512054-EMarketingDetails Nike Football's marketing efforts in the lead up to and during the World Cup in South Africa (2010). Allows students to reflect on the implementation of the strategy and to think about the implications for Nike as it begins preparing for the World Cup in 2014.Starting at €5.74
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Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-811098-EEntrepreneurshipFounded in 1994 when the Internet was still a "toy for techies," the case is set in 1998 when Internet IPOs were red-hot. Internet Securities provides hard-to-find financial, business, economic, and political information on emerging markets. Information from over 600 information suppliers in more than 25 emerging markets (e.g., China, Russia, Poland, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Turkey) is provided to over 650 institutional clients, including J.P...Starting at €8.20
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L'Oreal: Global Brand, Local Knowledge
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-311118-EMarketingWorldwide, and in the U.S. marketplace in particular, the French cachet of L'Or al was one of its most powerful marketing tools. However, with the opening up of emerging markets, L'Or al had to cater to a diverse customer base: an aging population in thStarting at €8.20
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Reckitt Benckiser: Fast and Focused Innovation
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-311116-ESince its 1999 merger Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a global consumer goods company, led by its CEO Bart Becht, RB developed a reputation for rapid product innovation and industry leading profit margins. RB's stated strategy was to focus on its Powerbrands and high growth categories and to nurture the Powerbrands with innovation and roll them out globally. The Powerbrands had steady double digit growth year over year, attracted a devoted customer base ...Starting at €8.20
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MorphoSys AG: The Evolution of a Biotechnology Business Model
Pisano, Gary P.; Johnson, Ryan; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-611046-EService and Operations ManagementIn the biotech world, the 18-year-old Munich-based company MorphoSys was a rarity: it was profitable. The company achieved this profitability not by developing and selling its own drugs, but by licensing access to its proprietary library of human antibodies. Recently, the company decided to deviate from this model, and attempt to develop its own proprietary products. The case allows analysis of "license vs. vertically integrate" business model de...Starting at €8.20
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INRIX
Applegate, Lynda M.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-812112-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Since its founding in 2004, INRIX, a leading global provider of traffic information and driver services, had received four rounds of financing from leading venture capital (VC) firms and by 2012 had been cash flow positive for the past six quarters. Its founder, Bryan Mistele, was looking to pivot into high growth and faced several intriguing options. However, competition in...Starting at €8.20
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Social Strategy at Nike
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-712484-EStrategyNike, which first started experimenting with social media and networking in 2004, has been consistently reducing its spending on traditional advertising. Yet, Nike has not pulled back on its overall marketing budget, instead opting to focus on "nontraditional" advertising through new mediums. In doing so, the team hoped to build online communities to foster a closer relationship with its consumers. By 2012 Nike had committed to a social strategy ...Starting at €8.20
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FreshTec: Revolutionizing Fresh Produce
Alvarez, Jose B.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-511059-EEntrepreneurshipAn entrepreneurial produce packaging firm, that has developed a disruptive technology that keeps fresh produce and flowers fresh for significantly longer faces strategic growth decisions. CEO Bob Wright must decide how best to bring his company's unique packaging product to market. The technology holds promise after a long development phase, but the packaging is expensive and Wright and his team must convince the industry stakeholders of the pack...Starting at €8.20