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DRW Technologies
Greyser, Stephen A.; Ellet, WilliamCase HBS-916535-EKnowledge and CommunicationEd Claiborne is a newly hired corporate vice president of procurement for DRW Technologies, a company that produces advanced military systems with 21 plants in the United States. Claiborne was hired from another company from within the industry, and the news of his arrival was announced in an email to corporate executives and plant managers and in the company newsletter. Before he has even met the procurement team, Claiborne is assigned his first...Starting at €8.20
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Brighter Smiles for the Masses--Colgate vs. P&G (Spanish version)
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis; Azevedo Jorge, FilipaCase HBS-707S33StrategyIn 2000, Procter & Gamble Co. introduced Crest Whitestrips, a new, revolutionary product that allowed consumers to whiten their teeth at home. With Whitestrips, P&G created an entire new category in oral care, worth $460 million in 2002. Whitestrips sent P&G's main competitor in oral care, Colgate Palmolive Co., scrambling because several patents protected the strips, making it difficult for Colgate to copy the invention. But in September 2002, t...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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Johnson & Johnson: La Tragedia de Tylenol
Greyser, Stephen A.Case HBS-503S68MarketingEn octubre de 1982, Johnson & Johnson se enfrentó a una crisis importante cuando siete muertes fueron atribuidas a Tylenol envenenado. El caso analiza los hechos como se conoce a la semana siguiente de los hechos, y plantea una amplia gama de cuestiones relacionadas con el comportamiento del consumidor, la responsabilidad corporativa, y la reacción de la competencia.Starting at €8.20
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Sports Sponsorship to Rally the Home Team (Spanish version)
Farrelly, Francis J.; Greyser, Stephen A.Article HBS-F0709EMarketingCompanies are beginning to use their brand-enhancing sponsorship of teams and events internally, to motivate employees or facilitate major structural change. Sports-related communications and incentives can create cohesion and foster pride in the company.Starting at €8.20
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Sports Sponsorship to Rally the Home Team
Farrelly, Francis J.; Greyser, Stephen A.Article HBS-F0709E-EMarketingCompanies are beginning to use their brand-enhancing sponsorship of teams and events internally, to motivate employees or facilitate major structural change. Sports-related communications and incentives can create cohesion and foster pride in the company.Starting at €8.20
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Europe: An Ever Closer Union
Trumbull, Gunnar; Schlefer, Jonathan; Choi, DianeCase HBS-713085-EEconomicsIn 2010, the European Union faces the challenges of the global financial crisis. With 27 member states, each facing different challenges, can new EU institutions respond effectively? Will its new currency, the euro, survive?Starting at €8.20
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Can Mexico Make Democracy Work
Trumbull, Gunnar; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714049-EEconomicsEnrique Pe a Nieto, the presidential candidate of the old Mexican ruling party elected in 2012, passed the most fundamental reforms in at least two decades. They included allowing private competition in the energy sector, including with the state-owned oil company, Pemex; strengthening competition in the telecoms industry; promoting private-bank and public development-bank lending. Also, political reforms allowed re-election (formerly prohibited...Starting at €8.20
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The German Export Engine
Trumbull, Gunnar; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-715045-EEconomicsThis case traces the economic history of modern Germany, from its beginnings in the 19th century to its strong performance during the financial crisis and its emergence as a de facto economic and political leader of Europe.Starting at €8.20
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Afghanistan 2006: Building a Brand New State
Maurer, Noel; Spar, Debora L.; Trumbull, GunnarCase HBS-707033-EEconomicsIn 2006, Afghanistan remains a country in turmoil. It has a newly elected democratic government, a rebounding economy, and considerable economic potential. But the country is still torn by rival factions and dominated by the opium trade. Explores how Afghanistan has been rebuilt since the U.S. invasion of 2001, and what it means to create a modern state. Can state institutions be imposed from the outside? And what are the prospects for democracy ...Starting at €8.20