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Bajo la conducción de Weldon: retiros de productos de Johnson & Johnson del mercado de 2009 a 2010
Rose, Clayton; Sucher, Sandra J.; Gordon, Rachel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-317S05Knowledge and CommunicationEn octubre de 2010, Johnson & Johnson (J & J) fue incapaz de liberarse de una crisis a largo retiro años que se había sometido a la empresa a las críticas del Congreso y los reguladores, dio lugar a la renuncia de uno de los oficiales de más alto rango de la firma, y cientos de costos de millones de dólares de pérdidas de ventas de J & J marcas. Este caso examina la serie de retiros, y los cambios estratégicos y culturales a la empresa que pued...Starting at €8.20
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Diferencias en el Trabajo: Jenny (A)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-408S49Leadership and People ManagementLas diferencias en el trabajo: Jenny (A) HBS Caso No. 9-408-017 se encuentra en Amsterdam. Acompañado por su jefe, Jenny está lanzando un compromiso de la comercialización, pero el cliente potencial no deja de hacer comentarios acerca de lo atractivo que la encuentra.Starting at €8.20
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On Weldon's Watch: Recalls at Johnson & Johnson from 2009 to 2010
Rose, Clayton; Sucher, Sandra J.; Gordon, Rachel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-311029-EIn October of 2010, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was unable to extricate itself from a year long recall crisis that had subjected the firm to criticism from Congress and regulators, resulted in the resignation of one of the firm's most senior officers, and cost hundreds of millions of dollars from lost sales of J&J brands. This case examines the series of recalls, and the strategic and cultural changes at the company that may have led to the recalls. ...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart's Use of Interest Rate Swaps
Kimbrough, Michael D.; Faulkender, Michael; Jenkins, Nicole Thorne; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-108038-EFinance"Wal-Mart's Use of Interest Rate Swaps" recounts Wal-Mart's use of interest rate swaps to hedge the fair value of its fixed-rate debt against changing interest rates. This case provides students with a foundation for understanding the use of and accounting for more complex derivatives. Specific issues raised include: (1) the financial statement impact of hedge accounting, (2) motivations for using derivatives, including the potential role of acco...Starting at €8.20
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Whole Foods Acquires Wild Oats (A)
Kimbrough, Michael D.; Balachandran, Sudhakar; Srinivasan, Madhav; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-109029-EFinanceExamines the implications of Whole Foods' CEO's anonymous message board postings including its potential impact on the company's proposed merger with Wild Oats.Starting at €8.20
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Roll Back Malaria and BCG: the Change Initiative
Ashraf, Nava; Gordon, Rachel; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-910023-ERoll Back Malaria, a global partnership dedicated to fighting malaria has not met its founders' expectations of effectively combatting malaria. In 2005, after several internal evaluations, RBM leadership has decided to engage the Boston Consulting Group to work on a Change Initiative that when completed will enable RBM to address the eradication of malaria both more effectively and through larger scale efforts. However, the Initiative has become ...Starting at €8.20
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The Indego Africa Project
McGinn, Kathleen L.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-911011-ETwo young attorneys found and begin to build the Indego Africa Project, an NGO partnering with women's cooperatives in Rwanda. Indego connects the cooperatives to the international retail market for handmade artisan products, helps the cooperatives build their business capacity, and develops and delivers classroom training in life and business skills for the cooperative members. At the time of the case, Indego is partnering with three cooperative...Starting at €8.20
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Plavix: Drugs in the Age of Personalized Medicine
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Aspinall, Mara G.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-811001-EEntrepreneurshipPIavix, one of the world's best selling drugs in 2010, appears to have a limited future. Its patent was due to expire soon and recently new data had been discovered which indicated that a small subset of the population would be at risk for stroke, heart attack or even death if they took PIavix. As a result the FDA had added a black box warning-the agency's most severe--to Plavix's label in 2010. In addition, it had been discovered that the common...Starting at €8.20
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The Cleveland Clinic: Improving the Patient Experience (Abridged)
Raman, Ananth; Tucker, Anita; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-611015-EService and Operations ManagementHealthcare has traditionally focused on medical outcomes and financial performance. The big question is always, "How much is it going to cost?" What would happen though if healthcare also considered the question of "How does the patient feel?" This case looks at the Cleveland Clinic's attempt to answer the latter question by attempting to institutionalize empathy as part of its delivery of care.Starting at €8.20
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Differences at Work Series, Teaching Note
Gordon, Rachel; Sucher, Sandra J.Teaching Note HBS-611077-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 408011, 408042, 408037, 408055, 408056, 408012, 408043, 408044, 408014, 408046, 408047, 408015, 408048, 408016, 408049, 408017, 408050, 408019, 408052, 609053, 609054, 408021, 408054, 408013, 408045.Starting at €0.00