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Axel Springer in 2016: From Transformation to Acceleration
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Kissick, RCase SGSB-E610-EEntrepreneurshipAs of 2016, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive officer (CEO) of Axel Springer SE, had successfully transitioned the German publishing house through a major digital transformation in the world of journalism. Given the massive disruption that had occurred over the previous two decades with how people consumed news, this was no small feat. During this time, many newspapers, magazines, and journals failed to keep up with the rapidly changing industry...Starting at €8.20
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The Ombudsman: Examining Portfolio Risk in Troubled Times (B)
Chuck GraceCase IVEY-9B14N026-EFinanceSupplement to 9B14N023.Starting at €5.74
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Storytelling That Moves People (Spanish version)
McKee, Robert; Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0306BStrategyWhen executives need to persuade an audience, most try to build a case with facts, statistics, and some quotes from authorities. In other words, they resort to "companyspeak," the tools of rhetoric they have been trained to use. In this conversation with HBR, Robert McKee, the world's best-known screenwriting lecturer, argues that executives can engage people in a much deeper--and ultimately more convincing--way if they toss out their PowerPoint ...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: La ola de despidos
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0903ALeadership and People ManagementAstrigo está en problemas. La cadena de mejoras para el hogar ha perdido su pronóstico de ganancias mal y las ventas están cayendo. Una reducción del 10% en el aspecto personal como la única opción. Despidos, sin embargo, podrían debilitar el compromiso de toda la vida del minorista a los empleados y la capacidad de ofrecer sus servicios al cliente famoso. Pero tocando efectivo reservado para adquisiciones estratégicas va en contra de los valores...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: Llegó la hora de hacer una movida lateral
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0911BLeadership and People ManagementCuando una compañía de seguros del Reino Unido está plagada de un escándalo de fraude de valores que da como resultado la destitución del director general, el director de recursos humanos aprovecha la oportunidad para sacudir la cultura con un reemplazo negrita. Sin embargo, el presidente de la junta no se siente cómodo con esa estrategia, prefiriendo centrarse en los candidatos de un sello más tradicional. ¿Hasta dónde puede - y debe - el direct...Starting at €8.20
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Moonlighter (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Fryer, Bronwyn; Jensen, Bill; Lepatner, Barry; Kimmel, Jean; Conway, Karen; Davis, Stan; Davis, SandraArticle HBS-R0211ALeadership and People ManagementJeremy Hicks, Zagante Systems' lead programmer, walks into the office at eight o'clock on a Sunday night and does a double take when he spots his boss, Melanie. She's equally surprised to find she isn't alone. Before leaving for the evening, Melanie pays Jeremy a visit, only to discover that he isn't hard at work on Zagante's new product--he's programming a game for another company. The next day over lunch, Melanie confronts Jeremy and lets him k...Starting at €8.20
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AngelList: Changing The Landscape of Investing - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E520TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe case follows AngelList, an online platform connecting entrepreneurs with investors, as it searches for product/market fit and business models. Founded in 2010 by entrepreneurs Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi, AngelList begins as a project to give back to the start-up community. Ravikant and Nivi write a blog that provides founders with advice and then build AngelList to give them access to investors. However, investors often have incentives ...Starting at €0.00
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Axel Springer in 2014: Strategic Leadership of the Digital Media Transformation - Teaching Note
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Luther, JTeaching Note SGSB-E522TN-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2013, Mathias Döpfner, CEO of the publishing house Axel Springer SE, a premier source of content in Germany, with its popular newspapers and magazines such as Bild and Die Welt, was evaluating the progress of his company’s digital transformation. The advent of the digital revolution at the end of the twentieth century had caused an appreciable shift in the publishing industry. Traditional print media players were confronted with major techno...Starting at €0.00
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PayPal in 2017: Continuing to Reshape the Payments Landscape
Siegel, RCase SGSB-E572B-EEntrepreneurshipBetween 2013 and 2017 PayPal had grown from $8 billion to almost $11 billion in revenues and had a market cap of over $70 billion. In addition, the product and cultural transformations of the organization made the firm feel like an entirely new company from the one that existed several years prior. Outside of the company, major trends continued to impact PayPal: e-commerce conducted on mobile devices in the United States accounted for just under...Starting at €8.20
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Lending Club: Part A
Siegel, R; Saucedo, MCase SGSB-E597-EEntrepreneurshipLending Club follows the path of founder and CEO Renaud Laplanche as he scales his successful P2P lending company both pre- and post-IPO. From debating with bankers on the proper valuation metrics for the company, to managing customer acquisition costs as the competitive landscape rapidly changes, the Lending Club case explores several key challenges that come with operating a fin-tech company at scale.Starting at €8.20