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Marcus by Goldman Sachs
McDonald, Rory; Junnarkar, Samir; Lane, DavidCase HBS-620005-ELeadership and People ManagementFive years on from the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman Sachs remained wounded. Revenues at the global investment bank had stagnated below pre-crisis levels, and the firm had yet to rebound from a substantial decline in securities-trading revenues. Marcus by Goldman Sachs was one response-an effort that operated as a start-up but was sponsored by senior Goldman executives-to grow the firm's revenues by entering consumer banking with digital-only of...Starting at €8.20
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Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry, Teaching Note
McDonald, Rory; Singh, AnibhaTeaching Note HBS-620086-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 619085.Starting at €0.00
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Time Out: The Evolution from Media to Markets
Barasz, Kate; Ascarza, EvaCase HBS-520128-EMarketingIn February 2020, Time Out's chief executive officer Julio Bruno is evaluating the strategic direction of the company. Over the span of five decades, Time Out-the global media and entertainment brand-had gone from a self-published counterculture publication in London to a leading authority on the arts and culture, food and drink, music, and nightlife scenes in hundreds of cities around the world. However, the rise of the internet meant fundamenta...Starting at €8.20
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Emilio Sastre
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1007-EStrategyThis case describes some of the directions taken by an MED student in the first few years of his career, following his incorporation into a family group of companies. It explains the process by which he joins the group, the problems he faces with an established manager who he has to work with, his "inclusion" in the family and in the higher levels of power, the birth of his "psychological contract" with the company, and its subsequent repercussio...Starting at €8.20
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Emilio Sastre
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1007StrategyEl caso describe las distintas orientaciones por las que atraviesa un alumno del MED en los primeros años de su carrera profesional, tras su entrada en un grupo de empresas familiar. Se relata su proceso de incorporación, sus dificultades con un antiguo directivo en quien tiene que apoyarse, su «inclusión» en la familia y cúpula de poder, el nacimiento de su «contrato psicológico» con la empresa, y la consiguiente repercusión en el planteamiento ...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Pires
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Gallo, R.; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1061StrategyPresenta a un grupo de empresas portuguesas de propiedad familiar dedicadas al sector de la confección, y describe la historia del grupo desde sus inicios, con la primera empresa de confección de camisas, hasta el impresionante crecimiento posterior que le ha llevado a ser el mayor grupo empresarial del sector. El caso se sitúa temporalmente después de la muerte repentina del hijo del fundador de la empresa, que estaba a la cabeza del grupo, y se...Starting at €8.20
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Evolution of the Drone Industry
McDonald, Rory; Wu, Andy; Billaud, Emilie; Bayer, RyanCase HBS-620053-EService and Operations ManagementThis note focuses on the development of the drone industry in recent years and provides insights on the drone technology, regulations, applications, market size, top players, and ecosystem. This note was written in conjunction with the case study "Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry" (HBS No. 619-085).Starting at €8.20
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Teaching Note
McDonald, Rory; Singh, AnibhaTeaching Note HBS-620107-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 620005.Starting at €0.00
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Allianz Customer Centricity: Is Simplicity the Way Forward?
Ascarza, Eva; Billaud, EmilieCase HBS-522008-EMarketingThis case explores the tradeoffs between product personalization and simplicity as companies grow. The case presents an opportunity to understand whether and how each of these approaches enables and/or limits companies' abilities to provide customer satisfaction while being efficient in their operations. In October 2018, Allianz was one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with 103 million retail and corporate customers in 70 count...Starting at €8.20
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Floodgate: On the Hunt for Thunder Lizards
McDonald, Rory; Burke, Alix; Franking, Emma; Tempest, NicoleCase HBS-617044-EEntrepreneurshipFounded in 2008, Floodgate pioneered the "micro-VC" category, a new type of investment firm that raised smaller funds and made earlier, smaller investments in technology startups than traditional venture-capital firms. By 2015, Floodgate had raised three funds totaling $225 million and achieved outsize success with investments in high profile startups like Twitter, Twitch, Cruise Automation, and Lyft. Floodgate measured success in terms of its co...Starting at €8.20