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SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-614052-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2014, Bill McDermott will become the sole CEO of SAP AG, the world leader in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) field. The case occurs in January 2014 at SAP's investors meeting, at a time when the company's stock is near record high. A 2010 strategy committed the company to a transition to cloud computing. The main driver behind this transition was the development of SAP HANA, an in-memory computing technology that combined database, ...Starting at €8.20
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The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Gabrieli, FedericaCase HBS-319046-EIn February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to reform the company's executive remuneration system. The stakes were high: two years earlier shareholders had so roundly rejected a proposal to reform the company's executive pay arrangements t...Starting at €8.20
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The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (B)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Gabrieli, FedericaCase HBS-319047-ESupplement to HBS Case 319-046. The case describes the events that took place in the run-up to the 2018 Annual General Meeting, the voting outcome, key perspectives on success factors, and the challenges that The Weir Group faced in the near future.Starting at €5.74
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PFA Pension: Expansion of Alternatives Portfolio
Ivashina, Victoria; Gabrieli, Federica; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-218025-EFinancePFA Pension was the biggest commercial pension provider in Denmark. At the end of 2015, the company had decided to boost its investments into the alternative asset class, an area where it was lagging behind its competitors. The aim was to privilege direct investments and co-investments rather than allocations through funds. One year later, PFA could count on an expert alternative investment team, a defined investment process and a number of succe...Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at ING (A): Agile
Kerr, William R.; Gabrieli, Federica; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-818077-EEntrepreneurshipIn December 2017, Vincent van den Boogert, CEO of ING in the Netherlands, was reflecting upon the company's "agile" transformation, a reorganization of work which had been critical to respond to and exceed rapidly changing customer expectations. Launched in 2015 at the head office, agile had spread to the rest of the Dutch organization, from client services to the branch network, and permeated the overall company culture. It was now time to rollo...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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Royal DSM: Fighting Hidden Hunger
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Fisher, Noah; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-313085-EIn 2007 Royal DSM, a leading life science and materials company, entered a partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to combat hidden hunger around the world by providing micronutrient solutions. The case investigates the unexpectedly large impact the partnership had on DSM and on the global nutrition discussion, and discusses the benefits and challenges of scaling up the Nutrition Improvement Program-a key component of DSM's human nutritio...Starting at €8.20