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Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller (Spanish version)
Minor, Dylan; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-719S05StrategyThe chief executive of Barry-Wehmiller, a large maker of industrial equipment, has resolved to run the company via "truly human leadership" in which "success is measured by the way we touch the lives of people." With unusual people practices and a distinctive strategy, the company has generated enviable financial results. During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, the company went to great lengths to avoid layoffs. But as the case opens in 2013, on...Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft's Search (Spanish version)
Rivkin, Jan W.; Van Den Steen, EricCase HBS-710S03StrategyIn 2008, executives at Microsoft must decide how to compete against Google in the market for Internet search and advertising. The case describes how Microsoft has responded to a set of competitive threats in the past; how Google has gained a dominant position in Internet search and advertising; and what Microsoft has done so far in its as-yet-unsuccessful effort to catch up with Google. The case then challenges students to construct a strategy th...Starting at €8.20
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Bush Brothers & Company (Spanish version)
Goldberg, Lena G.; Carr, Chad M.Case HBS-319S26Knowledge and CommunicationEl presidente y CEO de Bush Brothers se enfrenta con la dirección y gestión cambios en la estrategia, la gobernabilidad y la composición de la junta, así como cuestiones de sucesión, de compensación y de propiedad, mientras se toma la propiedad de una familia / familia negocio operado en su cuarta generación. A medida que la empresa se enfrenta a la posibilidad de contratar a un miembro no familiar para llevar en su segundo siglo, presidente y CE...Starting at €8.20
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Seek Strategy the Right Way at the Right Time (Spanish version)
Gavetti, Giovanni; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-F0801GStrategyDeliberate, emergent, and analogical approaches to finding the best strategy all have their advan-tages, depending on where an industry is in its life cycle. Be open to the best option at each juncture and wise enough to make the right call.Starting at €8.20
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The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203B-EStrategyAlthough the U.S. retains profound competitive strengths--for instance, in higher education and entrepreneurship--those strengths are increasingly threatened by weaknesses in areas such as the tax code, basic education, macroeconomic policies, and regulation. Steps to reverse the loss will require a new focus by government and business leaders.Starting at €8.20
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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy
Lafley, A.G.; Martin, Roger; Rivkin, Jan W.; Siggelkow, NicolajArticle HBS-R1209C-EStrategyMany managers feel doomed to trade off the futile rigor of ordinary strategic planning for the hit-or-miss creativity of the alternatives. In fact, the two can be reconciled to produce novel but realistic strategies. The key is to recognize that conventional strategic planning, for all its analysis, is not actually scientific--it lacks the careful generation and testing of hypotheses that are at the heart of the scientific method. The authors out...Starting at €8.20
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Chrysler's Sale to Fiat, Teaching Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Goldberg, Lena G.Teaching Note HBS-211013-EFinanceTeaching Note for 210022.Starting at €0.00
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Petrobras in Ecuador (A)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goldberg, Lena G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-309107-EOn October 18, 2007, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced his intention to migrate Petrobras' existing participation contracts to exploit oil reserves in Ecuador's Blocks 18 and 31 to servicing agreements under which Petrobras would be paid a production fee and reimbursed for investment costs but all recovered oil would belong to the government. Correa also announced a dramatic increase in corporate taxes and changes to other contracts to ...Starting at €8.20
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Petrobras in Ecuador (C): Lula and Political Risk at Home
Musacchio, Aldo; Goldberg, Lena G.Case HBS-310029-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Scooter Lindley: The Formation Call
Goldberg, Lena G.Case HBS-310036-EFactors affecting decision-making about appropriate types of business entities are explored in the context of advising a prospective investor with particular emphasis on why LLCs are increasingly "go-to" entities. The potential effect of choice of organization on litigation outcomes is illustrated using the Delaware Chancery Court's decision in Fisk Ventures, LLC v. Segal, 2008 WL 1961156 (May 7, 2008) and the practical implications of the differ...Starting at €8.20