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Transition at DataCo
Cespedes, Frank V.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-816058-EEntrepreneurshipThe founder of a data analytics company, Stefan Brecht, has several issues with his key business developer and head of marketing and sales, Tamara Smithson. Smithson, an early hire who had been instrumental in building the firm operates as an individual contributor, is hesitant to delegate tasks and clients, and, as Brecht sees it, "often puts client affairs ahead of company needs and procedures." Brecht is evaluating different options for dealin...Starting at €8.20
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inge watertechnologies, GmbH
Nanda, Ramana; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Mittermaier, MarkusCase HBS-812002-EEntrepreneurshipUsing the financing history and exit choices of a German clean-tech startup as a lens, this case explores the reasons why venture-backed entrepreneurship is much lower in Germany that the US, despite a robust SME sector and large-corporate innovation in Germany. It also shows the tight link between investor incentives and a startup's product market strategy, including differences between "pure-play" VCs and corporate venture capital investors.Starting at €8.20
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Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-413096-ENovartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies. The case traces the company's evolution over the past 17 years, as it transformed into a truly global enterprise with 127,000 employees of 153 nationalities in 140 countries generating $56.7 billion in 2012 revenues and $9.6 billion in net income, making the firm one of the world's largest and mo...Starting at €8.20
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Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (A) (Abridged)
Tushman, Michael L.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-412145-ELeadership and People ManagementJosef Felder, CEO of Zurich Airport, faces several crises as he tries to transform the Airport from a slow-moving, conflict-ridden, government-owned entity into a privatized, world-class airport.Starting at €8.20
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Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite): Plus ca change...
Goldberg, Ray A.; Segel, Arthur I; Ofek, Elie; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-913402-EFor centuries Lafite has been the most admired wine Estate in the world. How does Baron Eric de Rothschild protect this crown jewel in a conservative manner while DBR develops other Chateaux blending wine programs,and reaches out to new areas such as China and begins to take a more active interest in the world's number one market- the United States.Starting at €8.20
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Kl ckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World
Kominers, Scott Duke; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-820035-EEconomicsHoping to get ahead of potential digital disruption at Kl ckner & Co. - one of the world's largest steel and metal distributors - CEO Gisbert R hl set up both kloeckner.i (KCI), an internal transformation arm, and XOM Materials (XOM), an independent industry platform. KCI and XOM sought to digitize the $350 billion materials supply and service chain, and promote greater price transparency and efficiency. However, the materials market traditiona...Starting at €8.20
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MorphoSys AG: The Evolution of a Biotechnology Business Model
Pisano, Gary P.; Johnson, Ryan; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-611046-EService and Operations ManagementIn the biotech world, the 18-year-old Munich-based company MorphoSys was a rarity: it was profitable. The company achieved this profitability not by developing and selling its own drugs, but by licensing access to its proprietary library of human antibodies. Recently, the company decided to deviate from this model, and attempt to develop its own proprietary products. The case allows analysis of "license vs. vertically integrate" business model de...Starting at €8.20
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Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth
George, William W.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-317063-EStrategyRoyal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM's global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company's final moves away from commodity chemicals and toward more sustainable businesses whereby DSM could create value with differentiated offerings. Sijbesma emphasized innovation and mo...Starting at €8.20