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Apple Inc. in 2015 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-716S05StrategyAt the end of 2014, Apple Inc. recorded the most profitable quarter of any firm in history, and its market capitalization soon topped $700 billion. 'Apple Inc in 2015' explores the history of Apple, its successes under Jobs, its continued growth under Tim Cook, and the challenges facing the company in 2015. With iPod sales continuing their freefall, tablet sales in decline, and the Macintosh's market share remaining small, Apple was increasingly ...Starting at €8.20
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Connection: How the Need to Relate to Oneself and Others Affects Consumer Thinking
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayBook Chapter HBS-4458BC-EMarketingHumans have a basic need for affiliation. The need to relate to others and to oneself has established connection as a major and pervasive lens through which consumers view the world. This chapter is excerpted from "Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers."Starting at €8.20
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Resource: How Acquisitions and Their Consequences Affect Consumer Thinking
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayBook Chapter HBS-4459BC-EMarketingThe deep metaphor of resource relates to capacities or abilities that we use to restore or achieve certain states. This chapter explores how consumers view the world through the lens of resource. This chapter is excerpted from "Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers."Starting at €8.20
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The Sure Thing That Flopped (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayArticle HBS-R0807A-EMarketingTibal Fisher made a fortune selling trendy, inexpensive home furnishings to baby boomers. With that generation beginning to enter its sixties, he sees a huge opportunity in products for aging consumers. Focus groups and surveys confirm strong market demand for such items, and the media love the idea. So why is TF's NextStage, his new line of stores for older consumers, a disaster? Four experts comment on this fictional case study in R0807A and R0...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Activist Investors and the Tech Sector
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-716462-EStrategyThis short note provides background and data on the growing role of corporate activists, especially in high technology industries.Starting at €8.20
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Elon Musk's Big Bets
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-717431-EStrategyBetween late 2014 and late 2016, Tesla and CEO Elon Musk undertook several major, and risky, initiatives that would dramatically expand the scale and scope of Tesla's business. In late 2014, Tesla began construction on a $5 billion "gigafactory" that would manufacture lithium-ion batteries used in Tesla's electric vehicles on an unprecedented scale. In early 2015, Tesla announced a new product line of battery packs designed for large-scale energy...Starting at €8.20
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Apple Inc. in 2015
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-715456-EStrategyAt the end of 2014, Apple Inc. recorded the most profitable quarter of any firm in history, and its market capitalization soon topped $700 billion. 'Apple Inc in 2015' explores the history of Apple, its successes under Jobs, its continued growth under Tim Cook, and the challenges facing the company in 2015. With iPod sales continuing their freefall, tablet sales in decline, and the Macintosh's market share remaining small, Apple was increasingly ...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: El éxito seguro que fracas
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayArticle HBS-R0807AMarketingTibal Fisher hizo una fortuna vendiendo moda, artículos para el hogar de bajo costo para los baby boomers. Con esa generación que comienza a entrar en sus años sesenta, él ve una gran oportunidad en los productos para los consumidores de edad avanzada. Los grupos focales y encuestas confirman la fuerte demanda del mercado para este tipo de artículos, y los medios de comunicación les encanta la idea. ¿Por qué es NextStage del TF, su nueva línea de...Starting at €8.20
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Foundations of Deep Metaphors: How Managers Benefit from Discovering Consumer Similarities
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayBook Chapter HBS-4453BC-EMarketingThis chapter introduces some of the social, psychological, physical, and neurological bases for the deep metaphors that can help managers better understand the hearts and minds of consumers. This chapter is excerpted from "Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers."Starting at €8.20
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Balance: How Justice, Equilibrium, and the Interplay of Elements Affect Consumer Thinking
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayBook Chapter HBS-4454BC-EMarketingBalance is one of the deep metaphors that affects the unconscious mind-and choices-of consumers. This chapter outlines several aspects of balance that marketers should understand. This chapter is excerpted from "Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers."Starting at €8.20