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American Home Products Corp. (Spanish version)
Mullins, David W., Jr.Case HBS-202S18FinanceAmerican Home Products is a company with virtually no debt. Students are asked to analyze the company's debt policy and make a recommendation to the CEO. It is likely that adding debt to the capital structure would create some value for shareholders; the CEO is firmly against borrowing.Starting at €8.20
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Beta Management Co. (Spanish version)
Edleson, Michael E.Case HBS-220S04FinanceA manager of a small investment company has been successfully using index funds for limited market timing. Growth has allowed her to move into picking stocks. She is considering two small and highly variable listed stocks, but is concerned about the risk that these investments might add to her "portfolio." Provides a lead-in to the CAPM. Students learn about total risk, non-diversifiable or portfolio risk, and (CAPM) beta, and calculate variabili...Starting at €8.20
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David Fletcher (Spanish version)
Hill, Linda A.; Conrad, Melinda B.Case HBS-418S25Leadership and People ManagementDavid Fletcher, manager of the Emerging Growth Fund at a New York investment management firm, decides to assemble a team of analysts to which he can delegate part of his workload. The case explores the challenges of being a producing manager and Fletcher's efforts to select and manage a team of professionals.Starting at €8.20
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General Electric's Revolutionary (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Dial, JayCase HBS-308S36StrategyDescribes the work of Jack Welch as CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 1992, focusing particularly on his transformation of the company's portfolio through extensive dispositions and acquisitions and the company's culture through a mandated process called "work out." To a considerable extent, the case tells the story in Welch's own words drawing on earlier cases on Welch prepared by Richard Hammermesh and Frank Aguilar, as well as a 1991 interv...Starting at €8.20
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Portfolio Planning at CIBA-GEIGY and the Newport Investment Proposal (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Johnson, ElizabethCase HBS-719S09StrategyCovers the history of portfolio planning at CIBA-GEIGY, a leading Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company, beginning with the introduction of the process in the mid-1980s. The discussion extends to the application of portfolio planning techniques to a specific investment proposal: the comprehensive modernization of a plant dedicated to the production of high-quality specialty pigments.Starting at €8.20
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R&D Portfolio Management (A) (Spanish version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Fleming, Lee; Strick, Eli PeterCase HBS-610S22Service and Operations ManagementVertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug discovery company that recently decided to pursue a vertically integrated business model, chose to build up its clinical development and commercial capabilities and infrastructure. For the first time in its history, Vertex will select two drug candidates from its internal research portfolio of four projects to develop on its own, without the help of strategic partners. CEO Joshua Boger and President Vicki Sato...Starting at €8.20
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Le Petit Chef (Spanish version)
MacCormack, Alan; Sucher, Sandra J.; Rangashayi, SurajCase HBS-610S16Service and Operations ManagementBrigitte Gagne, Le Petit Chef's director of microwave R&D, is deciding on the product development agenda for next year. She has to decide which of the available projects to fund, and evaluate the overall portfolio of projects currently under development. The recent poor performance of the firm prompts Gagne to think about reassessing the way projects are generated, evaluated, and selected at Le Petit Chef. However, Gagne has a pressing deadline t...Starting at €8.20
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Fixing the Pension Fund Mix (Spanish version)
Pozen, Robert C.Article HBS-F0403EFinanceWise allocation of assets across both stocks and bonds can help companies reap higher returns from an asset mix that includes equities without assuming unacceptable risk.Starting at €8.20
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals: R&D Portfolio Management (A)
Pisano, Gary P.; Fleming, Lee; Strick, Eli PeterCase HBS-604101-EService and Operations ManagementVertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug discovery company that recently decided to pursue a vertically integrated business model, chose to build up its clinical development and commercial capabilities and infrastructure. For the first time in its history, Vertex will select two drug candidates from its internal research portfolio of four projects to develop on its own, without the help of strategic partners. CEO Joshua Boger and President Vicki Sato...Starting at €8.20
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Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance (Spanish version)
Mankins, Michael C.; Steele, RichardArticle HBS-R0507EStrategyKeep it simple, make it concrete. Avoid long, drawn-out descriptions of lofty goals and instead stick to clear language describing what your company will and won't do. Debate assumptions, not forecasts. Create cross-functional teams drawn from strategy, marketing, and finance to ensure the assumptions underlying your long-term plans reflect both the real economics of your company's markets and its actual performance relative to competitors. Use ...Starting at €8.20