HBSP (USA)
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Walmart Update, 2019 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720S07StrategyIn 2019 Walmart was still the world's largest company, with over $500 billion in annual revenue and operations around the world. Although it had mostly vanquished its rival discount retailers in the U.S., it was struggling to find the right growth strategy. Facing a mature U.S. market, it had looked to ecommerce and international sales as an engine of growth. Walmart leadership also faced intense competition from dominant online retailer Amazon. ...Starting at €8.20
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The Role of the Audit Committee in Risk Oversight (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-419S04Leadership and People ManagementUna silla de comité de auditoría considera cómo puede ayudar a su comité de ser más eficaz, dadas las crecientes exigencias regulatorias sobre los comités de auditoría. Él también lucha con la falta de especificidad en funciones del comité de auditoría y si el comité debe asumir responsabilidades adicionales. En particular, se considera a la creciente preocupación por la supervisión del riesgo y se pregunta qué tipo de riesgos del comité de audit...Starting at €8.20
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Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group
Eccles, Robert G.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409055-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2007, the individual consulting firms loosely held under the name Mercer Specialty Consulting came together more closely to form the $1.5 billion strategy consulting firm Oliver Wyman. CEO John Drzik hoped that this rebranding effort would create greater alignment and collaboration across the firm, resulting in greater client value. With increasingly complex needs, clients sought consultants with deep expertise to solve their most challenging ...Starting at €8.20
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Relational Investors and Home Depot (B)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409082-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €5.74
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One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (A)
Eccles, Robert G.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-411006-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Senior Partner Rob Smith just led construction consultancy firm Davis Langdon through a major organizational change in Europe and the Middle East. In the past, compensation arrangements had not incentivized partners to collabor...Starting at €8.20
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TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720422-EStrategyTransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increase ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown at compound annual rates in excess of 20%. But in early 2017, investors, customers, and government officials began to question the implementation, sustainability, and ethics of the ...Starting at €8.20
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Elon Musk's Big Bets Update, 2019 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-721S01StrategyThis short case provides an update to Elon Musk's strategy and tactical moves with Tesla, Solar City, and SpaceX from 2016-2019.Starting at €8.20
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The a2 Milk Company, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielTeaching Note HBS-719428-EStrategyTeaching note for case 719424.Starting at €0.00
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Gillette: Cutting Prices to Regain Share
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720378-EStrategyAfter losing market share to low-priced competitors such as Harry's and Dollar Shave Club for several years, Gillette decided to fight back by launching new products and increasing advertising. When these efforts failed to stem the losses, Gillette decided to cut the prices on its razors and blades in April 2017. Bonnie Herzog, an equity analyst at Wells Fargo, must assess how the recently announced price cuts are likely to affect Gillette's earn...Starting at €8.20
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Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
Yoffie, David B.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720400-EStrategyMark Zuckerberg founded Facebook based on the idea that connecting people was a fundamentally good thing-and a way to turn a handsome profit. But from the beginning, Facebook received criticism both for how it handled user privacy and how it curated user-generated content. These two issues coalesced in the aftermath of the 2016 United States presidential election, after Facebook's role in the spread of political misinformation and the leak of Fac...Starting at €8.20