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Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester (Abridged)
Watkins, Michael D.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Reavis, CateCase HBS-808074-EThis is a shortened version of The Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester, HBS case #9-800-355. It eliminates some background detail and the financial data and exhibits. As with the original case, it chronicles the appointment of Douglas Ivester as CEO of Coca-Cola and the missteps that led to his dismissal.Starting at €8.20
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Komatsu: The Rise of a Service-Dominant Logic
Stremersch, Stefan; Keko, ElioCase M-1328-EMarketingIt was early 2015 and executives of Komatsu Europe International N.V., whose main business is the sale of mining and construction equipment through multiple distributors across Europe, were exchanging views on the business model that would drive their future. They had seen many changes inside and outside the industry in recent years, and Komatsu was facing a growing need to adapt its current way of doing business. The team had been debating each ...Starting at €8.20
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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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United Parcel Service's IPO (Spanish version)
Healy, Paul M.; Laschinger, Brett; Shroff, AjayCase HBS-105S13Accounting and ControlExamines the valuation of United Parcel Service (UPS) at the time of its IPO in mid-1999. Offers students the opportunity to assess UPS's current performance relative to its major competitor, Federal Express (FedEx), and to judge whether that performance is sustainable. Students then make projections of UPS's future earnings performance, estimate on IPO price, and assess the reasonableness of their estimate compared to the valuation of FedEx and ...Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft in 2005 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Mehta, Dharmesh M.; Seseri, Rudina I.Case HBS-712S05StrategyFocuses on Microsoft's strategy for sustaining competitive advantage in the global software industry. Also, explores Microsoft's history and its current position, as it tries to diversify its product and service revenue streams.Starting at €8.20