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Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go (Spanish Version)
Sadun, RaffaellaCase HBS-718S15StrategyPat Gelsinger, CEO de VMware, es decidir cómo estructurar la firma presencia en la nube. Se puede aprovechar la oportunidad de múltiples maneras: doblar las inversiones en una oferta de nube interna y naciente, en asociación con terceros establecidos, o por medio de una adquisición. Al mismo tiempo, también tiene que seguir garantizando el éxito del negocio de virtualización de VMware, y una reciente adquisición en el móvil. ¿De qué manera las di...Starting at €8.20
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Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go
Sadun, RaffaellaCase HBS-717408-EStrategyPat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, is deciding how to structure the firm presence in Cloud computing. He can pursue the opportunity in multiple ways: doubling down the investments in an internal and nascent cloud offering, partnering with established third parties, or through an acquisition. At the same time, he also needs to continue ensuring the success of VMware virtualization business, and a recent acquisition in mobile. How will the different dec...Starting at €8.20
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Becton Dickinson: Innovation and Growth (A)
Sadun, Raffaella; Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-717419-EStrategyIn late 2015, CEO Vince Forlenza was reviewing Becton Dickinson's transformation efforts designed to enable the company to innovate and grow in a changing environment. Becton Dickinson had been a successful medical device company for over 100 years. In recent years, cost pressures were causing its major customers to consolidate, and also to rethink their purchasing practices-moving from looking for products to looking for cost-effective solutions...Starting at €8.20
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Alere
Sadun, Raffaella; Slater, Catherine; Spencer, ChanningCase HBS-717402-EStrategyThe Board of Alere, Inc, a leading medical diagnostic firm, is evaluating the offer made by Ron Zwanziger, the firm's founder and former CEO, to acquire the company and take it private. The offer arrives at the end of a tumultuous year for the company, which saw Zwanziger fighting and ultimately losing a confrontation with activist investors Coppersmith Capital. How should the board evaluate this offer? Should they reject it, on the basis that Zw...Starting at €8.20
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Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers
Alcacer, Juan; Sadun, Raffaella; Hull, Olivia; Herman, KerryCase HBS-717418-EStrategyIn October 2015, Google restructured into Alphabet, a holding company, which analysts said would facilitate innovation among its diverse subsidiaries. But when news reports surfaced revealing struggles within Alphabet companies including Nest, the smart thermostat maker, observers began to wonder if the reorganization made sense after all.Starting at €8.20
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Becton Dickinson: Innovation and Growth (B)
Sadun, Raffaella; Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-717504-EStrategyThis (B) case supplements the (A) case by providing additional information and update through early 2016.Starting at €5.74
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VMware and the Public Cloud (B)
Sadun, Raffaella; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-717515-EStrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Henry Schein: Doing Well by Doing Good
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Sesia, Aldo; Eisenstat, Russell A.; Sadun, RaffaellaCase HBS-714450-EStrategyHenry Schein Inc., a distributor of supplies to dentist, physician, and veterinary practices, had sales approaching $9 billion and employed nearly 16,000 people. The company had experienced impressive growth under the leadership of Stanley Bergman and his executive team, many of whom had been with Schein for decades. Besides organic growth, the company relied heavily on acquiring small family-owned businesses to grow, both inside the U.S., and ab...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)
Sadun, Raffaella; Feit, Hanoch; Gujral, Vaibhav; Zouein, GerardCase HBS-714451-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. At the end of 2005, Tommy Hilfiger is taken private by Apax Partners after years of disappointing performance and strategic impasse. Students are asked to evaluate alternative strategic options for the company, and to propose a concrete turnaround plan for the first 100 days after the acquisition.Starting at €8.20