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Magazine Luiza: Expanding Horizons: The role of ecommerce in the post-IPO growth strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Bullara, Cesar; Sauerbronn Jacinto, RodrigoCase M-1275-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2011, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza successfully raised R$926 million (¿400 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) on the São Paulo stock exchange. The firm was immediately confronted with the challenge of accelerating growth beyond its already remarkable growth rate. The case is centered on the role e-commerce should play in the company's future. On the one hand, the market potential seems to be very interesting and the compa...Starting at €8.20
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CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global
Ofek, Elie; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-517083-EMarketingIn January of 2017, CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M) proudly announced that it will be holding its first ever KCON in Mexico City just two months later. CJ Group Chairman Jay Lee and Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee are pleased at the progress that KCON, a Korean-oriented music and cultural convention, has made since its debut in LA in 2012. In the years since 2012, the event has been held every year in LA, and has recently also taken place in New York, To...Starting at €8.20
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M e Terra and Unilever (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Costas, Ruth; Zogbi, PriscillaCase HBS-320075-EThe case concerns the sale of Mae Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working with Unilever management, Mae Terra's CEO Alexandre Borges must determine whether and how to keep Mae Terra's B Certification, which attests to its commitment to having a positive social and environmental impact, and what internal governance mechanisms will enable MaeTerra to maintain its missio...Starting at €8.20
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CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S., Teaching Note
Ofek, Elie; Norris, MichaelTeaching Note HBS-516022-EMarketingThis teaching note is intented to help instructors with running a class discussion for the case "CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.". It contains several areas of analysis and discussion that provide guidance to instructors on how to use the case in order to expose students to the topics of international marketing, leveraging event marketing as a form of communication (from organizer as well as sponsor perspectives), and devise a marketing ...Starting at €0.00
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CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.
Ofek, Elie; Kim, Sang-Hoon; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-515015-EMarketingBuoyed by the success of K-pop music and K-drama television shows in Asian countries, Jay Lee, Chairman of the South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, believed that the time was ripe for taking Korean cultural content to the West. One initiative, carried out by the Group's Entertainment & Media (E&M) division, was a daylong fan convention, called 'KCON' , that was held in Irvine CA in October 2012 and which featured various Korean cultural elements, ...Starting at €8.20
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Marilyn M.
James E. Hatch; Larry Wynant; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A97N005-EFinanceNancy Featherstone, an account manager with the Royal Bank, was assessing a client request for an expanded operating line of credit. Ashleigh Cosmetics Ltd., a Montreal-based manufacturer and distributor of women's cosmetics, planned to launch a new red lipstick line called Marilyn M. Ashleigh had applied for a $2,000,000 increase in its authorized operating line for a total of $4,500,000. The estimated increase was based partly on anticipated in...Starting at €8.20
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M&M Pizza
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1691-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's core first year finance course. The exercise introduces in a fun way the fundamentals of financial policy that are the foundation of corporate finance. It takes the textbook treatment of the Modigliani and Miller (M&M) principles and casts it in a case format. The case is accompanied by a teaching note for instructors and spreadsheets for both instructors and students. Moe Miller, the new managing director of M&M Piz...Starting at €8.20
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Grofers: Re-Energizing Kirana Stores through M-Commerce
Reema Khurana; Susmi RoutrayCase IVEY-9B16M120-EStrategyIn 2014, the food and grocery industry in India experienced a surge in the online grocery market. Before that time, existing e-business players had largely avoided the online grocery market because of its complex logistics requirements and issues related to last-mile delivery, or reaching customers in remote areas. The rise of online grocery businesses raised concerns for brick-and-mortar stores, especially local kirana stores (corner stores), ab...Starting at €8.20
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M-TRONICS (A)
Bower, Joseph L.; Applegate, Lynda M.Case HBS-807156-EEntrepreneurshipThe new CEO of a small manufacturing firm pursues growth through the launch of Entrepreneurial Subsidiaries. While the firm grows revenues from $600 million to over $2 billion in 10 years, problems surface as the subsidiaries are integrated into the established businessStarting at €0.00
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The New M&A Playbook
Christensen, Clayton M.; Alton, Richard; Rising, Curtis; Waldeck, AndrewArticle HBS-R1103B-EStrategyCompanies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and whether and how to integrate them. The most common reasons for making an acquisition include holding on to a premium position or cutting costs. But to realize those benefits, the acqui...Starting at €8.20