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Alcatel-Lucent: Marketing the Cell Phone as a Mobile Wallet
Camacho, Nuno; Verniers, Isabel; García Pont, Carlos; Stremersch, StefanCase M-1279-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingAlcatel-Lucent (ALU) was gearing up for the launch of a new business: mobile payment services. Mobile payment involves cash transactions between consumers and merchants or between consumers using their mobile phones. The emergence of a new technology in which ALU had strong expertise - near-filed communication (NFC) - represented a huge opportunity, as analysts expected the market for mobile payments to explode in the coming years. But to avoid p...Starting at €8.20
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Caesar IT Services: Marketing Multiple Value Propositions in One Firm
Stremersch, Stefan; Bellezza, SilviaCase M-1227-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementCaesar, a professional IT services firm, has competed in the Dutch IT market since 1993. Its initial value proposition was providing its customers with qualified human capacity at a low hourly or daily rate (often referred to as "body-shopping"). To escape the increasing commoditization of this type of service, the company formulated a new value proposition in 2003, so called TimeValue projects, consisting of the delivery of complete IT projects,...Starting at €8.20
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Repositioning Royco Minute Soup: Evaluating a Word-of-Mouth Campaign
Gallo, Iñigo; Oldenbeuving, HarmjanCase M-1320-EMarketingRoyco is the main manufacturer of instant dry soup in France, but the market is shrinking. The marketing team at Royco is considering including a word-of-mouth campaign in the marketing plan for next year 2014). Is running a word-of-mouth campaign a good idea for Royco given their target, their positioning, and the market situation? If so, how should this campaign be structured? (budget, number of agents, expected return, etc.).Starting at €8.20
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Corruption at Siemens (A), (B), (C) and (D) Teaching Plan
Healy, Paul M.Teaching Note HBS-113092-EEconomicsThis teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case Corruption at Siemens (A), HBS No. 108-033 [and its related B and C cases] to help faculty deepen students' comprehension of business issues and to energize classroom discussion. Order: http://hbr.org/search/113092-PDF-ENGStarting at €0.00
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Dow's Acquisition Program
Koen H. Heimeriks; Stephen GatesCase IVEY-9B10M058-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case illustrates how Dow Chemical acquired and integrated Wolff Walsrode, a German specialty chemicals firm that was part of the Bayer Group. This acquisition, combined with Dow's existing cellulosics unit, helped it create a new specialty business with a forecasted $1.1 billion in annual sales and strengthen its footprint in Central and Eastern Europe. The main challenge in this case concerns the complexities of acquisition integration, whi...Starting at €8.20
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Deutsche Allgemeinversicherung (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.Case HBS-603S09Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the application of statistical process control in a service industry. In this case, Annette Kluck must decide how to adopt manufacturing-based principles to a service process ranging from customer account setup to legal services.Starting at €8.20
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Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin (Michelin)
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-761-EFinanceThis case analyzes Michelin's innovative insurance strategy called Committed Long Term Capital Solutions. This new proposal represented a new way of accessing capital, and provided at the same time an alternative solution to financial risk management.Starting at €8.20
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Mercedes-Benz (Spanish Version)
Rosenzweig, Philip M.Case HBS-302S23Knowledge and CommunicationDespués de muchos años como un fabricante de automóviles de lujo alemán, Mercedes-Benz anunció dos importantes cambios de estrategia en 1992, hacia una línea completa de productos para el automóvil y hacia un conjunto diverso a nivel mundial de los planes y actividades. Como parte de este cambio, Mercedes prevista la construcción de una planta importante en Alabama para la fabricación de vehículos deportivos utilitarios.Starting at €8.20
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Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.; Soule, DeborahTeaching Note HBS-809078-ETeaching Note for [807167].Starting at €0.00
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German Business and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Henderson, Rebecca M.; He, TonyCase HBS-316142-EStarting at €8.20