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Capturing Confectionery (D) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708S48StrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (A) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-306S08StrategyDescribes the development of a successful corporate strategy based on the acquisition and subsequent consolidation of low-technology manufacturing companies. Starting with a company history and discussion of current business segments, the case goes on to detail the innovation of corporate headquarters in strategy formulation and operations. Highlights the synergistic possibilities in alike acquisitions and addresses the issue of long-term value c...Starting at €8.20
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Guerra en el sector de la alimentación de animales domésticos (B)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-312S04StrategyDescribe el concurso para la adquisición de Anderson Clayton como actores de la industria compiten por uno de los siete principales fabricantes de alimentos para perros.Starting at €5.74
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Guerra en el sector de la alimentación de animales domésticos (C)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-312S05StrategyDescribe acontecimientos importantes en la industria de alimentos para mascotas en 1987 y 1988, centrándose en las interacciones competitivas entre los principales actores de la industria.Starting at €5.74
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Bet on One Big Idea--or Diversify? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Stuart, TobyArticle HBS-R1311M-EStrategyA unique probiotic formulation, L-39, has great promise as a pharmaceutical treatment for a common illness. When it hits a stumbling block in its latest clinical trial, Hilde Dach, the scientist leading the research at German drug maker Caliska, faces the prospect that the company may want to reimagine her product as a nutraceutical, because the regulatory hurdles would be easier to clear. Is the company merely hedging its bets to avoid big losse...Starting at €8.20
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Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (D)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708491-EStrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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The Container Store
Sandino, Tatiana; Ton, Zeynep; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-116020-EService and Operations ManagementThe Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first and its co-founder and CEO Kip Tindell practices Conscious Capitalism. Since it beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a chain of around 70 stores located in over 20 states by 2013. Tindell believed TCS's employee-first culture and the seven Foundation Principles, which guided the company, were what d...Starting at €8.20
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Can Multiunit Organizations Remain Agile as They Grow
Sandino, TatianaCase HBS-119067-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Knowledge Sharing at REMA 1000, Teaching Note
Sandino, Tatiana; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-119081-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for cases 118007 and 118072.Starting at €0.00
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KiOR: Catalyzing Clean Energy
Nanda, Ramana; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-809092-EEntrepreneurshipBiofuels start-up KiOR was developing a proprietary technology that had the potential to dramatically impact the emerging renewable energy landscape: a process that converted cellulosic biomass into "bio-crude," a hydrocarbon mixture with properties to those of crude oil. KiOR had been operating as a virtual organization, but with venture financing in place, founder and chief technology officer Paul O'Connor and the KiOR board needed to decide wh...Starting at €8.20