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Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Nanda, AshishCase HBS-303S05EntrepreneurshipTraces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine the nature and structure of the industry. Traces IKEA's growth from a tiny mail order business to the world's largest furniture dealership. Describes the innovative strategic and organizational changes Kamprad made to achieve success. In particular, focuses on his unique vision and values and the w...Starting at €8.20
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Marriott Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Nichols, Charles A.Case HBS-315S02StrategyMarriott Corp.'s chairman and CEO must decide whether to recommend a restructuring of the company to the board of directors. The proposal he is considering would split the Marriott Corp., a premier hotel developer, owner, and manager, into two separate companies by a stock dividend to shareholders. One of the new companies would contain most of Marriott Corp.'s profitable management operations, while the other would retain ownership of its hotel ...Starting at €8.20
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Chase Manhattan Corp.: The Making of America's Largest Bank
Gilson, Stuart C.; Escalle, Cedric X.Case HBS-298016-EFinanceChase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial benefits under the merger reflect significant planned reduction in operating costs, including 17Starting at €8.20
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Asda (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-408S05Leadership and People ManagementIn the mid-1980s, Asda was one of the most successful retail companies in the United Kingdom. By 1991, the chain of 200 grocery stores had a lack of direction, a demoralized workforce, declining profits, rising debt, collapsing stock price, and was facing bankruptcy. This case describes the company's downfall and introduces Archie Norman, a young, highly talented chief executive, hired to restore the company. This case is accompanied by a Video ...Starting at €8.20
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Venturing Abroad (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-308S13StrategyLincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large bonus based on individual contribution to the company's performance. Despite opening a few international sales and production ventures in Canada, Australia, and France, Lincoln remaine...Starting at €8.20
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Jack Welch's Leadership (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-303S12StrategyThe "Software" Initiatives, Globalization, Redefining Leadership, Stretch Objectives, Service Business Development, and Six Sigma Quality.Starting at €8.20
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Technical Note (Spanish version)
Gilson, Stuart C.Case HBS-204S14FinanceThis case provides a technical overview of different valuation techniques for use in valuing companies in corporate restructuring. Techniques covered include adjusted present value, WACC, capital cash flow, and discounted cash flow valuation. Specific numerical examples are provided.Starting at €8.20
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Paula Evans and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (A) (Spanish version)
Hill, Linda A.; Doughty, Kristin C.; Pruyne, EllenCase HBS-404S18Leadership and People ManagementPaula Evans is in her second year as principal of the only high school in Cambridge, MA. Her mandate when she arrived was to redesign the high school so that long-standing inequities in academic achievement rates across race and socioeconomic class were removed. In her first year, she succeeded in obtaining approval for her proposed redesign and completing the physical and administrative restructuring of the high school. Now in her second year, t...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A) (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Mitchell, Mark; Pulvino, ToddCase HBS-217S01FinanceStrategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock price closed the first day of trading at $48, giving Ubid a $439 million market capitalization. Paradoxically, the parent's stock price did not keep pace with that of its subsidiary....Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett Packard: The Journey from BCD to ICD
Ford S.; Miller, PaddyCase FH-724-ELeadership and People ManagementSet at the time of the Hewlett-Packard and Compaq merger, the case describes the transformation of HP's Barcelona Division from a major individual player in the large-format printer market to a "product-generating" unit within a newly restructured Hewlett-Packard. The history and implementation of the changes are presented, and reactions within the organization are discussed.Starting at €8.20