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Paratent Event Rentals Ltd.: The Job Costing Decision - Teaching Note
Matthew Sooy; Anthony MastromariniTeaching Note IVEY-W24215-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product W24214.Starting at €0.00
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-311006-EThe (B) case describes how Credit Suisse management allocated the cost of the 25% U.K. banker's tax among shareholders, U.K. Managing Directors and the other employees globally.Starting at €5.74
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Swatch and the Global Watch Industry
Allen Morrison; Cyril BouquetCase IVEY-9A99M023-EStrategyThe efforts of Swatch to reposition itself in the increasingly competitive global watch industry are reviewed in this case. Extensive information on the history and structure of the global watch industry is provided and the shrinking time horizons decision makers face in formulating strategy and in responding to changes in the industry are highlighted. In particular, the case discusses how technology and globalization have changed industry dynami...Starting at €8.20
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HGRM: Bringing Back High Touch Hospitality
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, GabrieleCase HBS-813019-EEntrepreneurshipThe case centers on the dilemma faced by Carlo Fontana, the owner-operator of a small chain of two four star urban hotels located in Lugano, Switzerland and the other in Milan, Italy. Having developed an extensive customer service and operations information system, called Happy Guests Relationship Management, Fontana is entertaining the possibility of commercializing his innovation. Doing so may provide a welcome new source of income during the g...Starting at €8.20
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Paillasse International SA: Global Market Selection
Marc Fetscherin; Tim PettCase IVEY-9B17A019-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPaillasse International SA was a Swiss-based bread company operating in 15 European markets as of 2016. The company had invented a proprietary, patented process for producing bread concentrate that was used to make high quality, healthy breads. The company was successfully using licensing agreements for the bread concentrate with bakeries throughout the European markets; the latest agreement was with a retailer in Spain. The chief executive offic...Starting at €8.20
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HGRM (B): Launching Hoxell, a New IT Venture
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Peinado, Arnold B.Case HBS-815057-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €5.74
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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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Stealing Time: America's Disruption of the Swiss Watch Industry
Van Den Steen, Eric; Stark, AaronCase HBS-718500-EStrategyAfter years of growth, the Swiss watch industry faced an existential crisis. Exports to the US, their primary market, had dropped by more than two thirds over the past five years. Swiss watches were being disrupted by high-quality and affordable American products. The Swiss had to figure out how to respond. No matter the outcome, the year 1876 would prove to be pivotal.Starting at €8.20
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Hilti (A): Fleet Management, Teaching Note
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Rivkin, Jan W.Teaching Note HBS-719404-EThis teaching note accompanies the case Hilti (A): Fleet Management 718419. It provides guidelines for class discussion, as well as a board plan and transcripts of the associated videos, Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements. The associated case explores the strategic decision-making process of premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 1999, when the company was considering implementing a fleet management system in the construction industry. ...Starting at €0.00
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a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B)
Eccles, Robert G.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-411085-ELeadership and People ManagementThe a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B) case updates company changes since the (A) case. Key updates include leadership and management appointments and organizational changes.Starting at €5.74