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Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy, Teaching Note
Kramer, Mark R.Teaching Note HBS-719460-EStrategyTeaching note for case 716422.Starting at €0.00
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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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Liip: The Path to Holacracy
Joerg Dietz; Adina DortheCase IVEY-W25066-ELeadership and People ManagementOn April 5, 2017, the lead link at Liip AG, in Lausanne, Switzerland, was reflecting on the past seven years. The digital services organization had gone through a rapid development, from a company with a team-based structure led by a top management team tStarting at €8.20
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Go Beyond Investing
Applegate, Lynda M.; Dessain, Vincent; Billaud, Emilie; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-814046-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2013, Brigitte Baumann, founder of the Pan-European angel investing provider Go Beyond Investing, reflected on the evolution of her venture and the way forward. Her company, which offered deal flow and training to novice and experienced angel investors and ran investor groups in several European countries, had reached a critical size, and Baumann needed to make a strategic decision to ensure its future growth in an industry that was undergoing...Starting at €8.20
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Switzerland: Foreign Pressure and Direct Democracy
Rotemberg, Julio J.; Martin, Jonathan NaharroCase HBS-712053-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Elite Rent-a-Car
Gregory S. Zaric; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B07E011-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe president and founder of a premier luxury car rental agency located throughout Europe must decide on the composition of the fleet of cars for the upcoming summer season. She has to balance a desire for high utilization versus the possibility of having to turn away clients if they request a car that is not in stock. The case can be used to introduce or reinforce a number of concepts including break-even analysis, basic descriptive statistics a...Starting at €8.20
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Royal DSM: Fighting Hidden Hunger
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Fisher, Noah; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-313085-EIn 2007 Royal DSM, a leading life science and materials company, entered a partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to combat hidden hunger around the world by providing micronutrient solutions. The case investigates the unexpectedly large impact the partnership had on DSM and on the global nutrition discussion, and discusses the benefits and challenges of scaling up the Nutrition Improvement Program-a key component of DSM's human nutritio...Starting at €8.20
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Hans Wilsdorf and Rolex, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Burch, JessicaTeaching Note HBS-316088-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case 805138.Starting at €0.00
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Le Grand Hôtel de Leysin (GHL)
Soler, Edi; Ormazabal, GaizkaCase C-805-EAccounting and ControlIn Le Grand Hôtel de Leysin (GHL), the participant plays the role of the hotel's general manager, Sofie Keller, who must make several decisions to improve the profitability of the business. The main ones are: to decide whether to keep or stop offering the conference service, and to analyze how to react to the steep discount on the room price offered by a competitor with similar characteristics. Both decisions are framed in a context of crisis cau...Starting at €8.20
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Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (A) & (B), Teaching Note
Tushman, Michael L.; Kiron, DavidTeaching Note HBS-411015-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 408023 and 408058.Starting at €0.00