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Gould, Inc.: Graphics Division (Spanish version)
Sorenson, Ralph Z.; Wiechmann, Ulrich E.Case HBS-520S10MarketingDescribes the decision of a battery manufacturer to diversify into the computer field through acquisition and the development of a new product. Among the issues to be discussed are the company product fit, phases in new product introduction, product positioning, and distribution strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital (Spanish version)
Mullins, David W., Jr.Case HBS-212S04FinanceDescribes in nonmathematical terms the nature of capital asset pricing model and possible use in estimating a company's cost of equity capital.Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Stores' Discount Operations (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajCase HBS-309S20StrategyFacilitates a discussion of the sources of Wal-Mart Stores' competitive advantage in discount retailing, and the future sustainability of that advantage. Also profiles the company's major diversification move in the early 1980s.Starting at €8.20
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United Parcel Service (B) (Spanish version)
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A.; Lazo, MeredithCase HBS-420S19Leadership and People ManagementWith expansion into other countries (Germany), new areas of service (air express), and new ventures (two small acquisitions), UPS had to decide how to adjust its human resource policies to businesses and people which were substantially different from its traditional ones. The objective is to examine the tradeoffs in changing strong cultures and well established hiring, promotion, and reward practices to meet business needs.Starting at €5.74
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United Parcel Service (A) (Spanish version)
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A.; Lazo, MeredithCase HBS-420S18Leadership and People ManagementUnited Parcel Service (UPS) in 1987 faced serious challenges to its long-standing policies of on-the-job training and promotion from within. Increased competition in its traditional business of ground transport found UPS lagging in computerization and in need of technical expertise it could not simply cull from within its ranks. Whether, when, and how the new people were to be hired and assimilated, and to what extent the UPS culture and/or the n...Starting at €8.20
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Masco Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.; Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Moorman, Charles W.Case HBS-315S11StrategyDescribes the history and corporate position of a large and successful producer of faucets and related household products. Masco is considering entry into the $14 billion furniture industry. Designed to be used with Household Furniture Industry in 1986 in a strategy course on corporate strategy for diversified firms.Starting at €8.20
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Portfolio Optimization
Cervera, P.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-242-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Pennzoil Co. (Spanish version)
Teisberg, Elizabeth OlmstedCase HBS-320S07StrategyFocuses on Pennzoil's motor oil business. Designed to address the business strategy issues of how a firm chooses its scope to create competitive advantage in its core business. "Scope" can be broadly defined to include vertical scope (forward and backward integration), horizontal scope (multiple related products), and geographic scope (multiple market locations).Starting at €8.20
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Tipográfica Fundiciones Reunidas, S.A.
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Sveen J.Case DG-976-EStrategyStarting at €8.20