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The E-Line Cityboard
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-784-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSix months after incorporating the company, the two founders of the firm E-Line Cityboard Supply Ltd. (ELC) were preparing the first Board of Directors meeting. ELC was a London-based distributor and online retailer of the E-Line Cityboard, a portable and rechargeable battery-powered self-balancing wheeled board, commonly referred to in the market as a "hoverboard." Increased competition and legislation prohibiting the use of hoverboards in publi...Starting at €8.20
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E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514059-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were heralded by some as a healthcare game changer, enabling smokers to switch to a new product which carried lower risk of cancer. However, there were concerns about the public health risk of e-cigarettes, particularly the chance that teens would easily develop nicotine addictions from smoking the fruit-flavored products. Manufacturers a...Starting at €8.20
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Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather
Gandhi, Vikram; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-318001-EFinanceIt is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a U.K.-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately-held U.K. company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally-friendly process. The end product looked, smelled and felt like natural leather. Scalable marketplace adoption of E-Leather's products looked promising, but was just that-promising. And t...Starting at €8.20
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E-cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health, Teaching Note
Quelch, John A.Teaching Note HBS-514108-EMarketingTeaching Note for 514059.Starting at €0.00
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Hospital for Special Surgery (A)
Herzlinger, Regina E.Case HBS-315012-EHospital for Special Surgery, a focused factory for orthopedics and joint disease, is contemplating various growth options: further growth in the United Kingdom's National Health Services, management of hospitals in the United States, and/or hospital consulting. Reviews the issues surrounding growth of a nonprofit institution and the United Kingdom's socialized health care system.Starting at €8.20
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The Vitality Group: Paying for Self-Care
Herzlinger, Regina E.Case HBS-310071-EEntrepreneurshipVitality is part of a $2 billion start-up South African and U.K. health insurance firm. It has achieved excellent results in rewarding people for promoting their health. It is now contemplating how to enter the U.S. market.Starting at €8.20
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Statistical Quality Control for Process Improvement (Spanish version)
Bohn, Roger E.Case HBS-616S10Service and Operations ManagementDescribes systematic methods for process debugging and improvement, based on statistical quality control. Examples are from manufacturing settings, but techniques are also useful for services and sales, and to quantity improvement as well as quality improvement.Starting at €8.20
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Tesco Plc. (Spanish Version)
Bell, David E.Case HBS-503S78StrategyTesco, una cadena de supermercados, se ha transformado en una tienda de tercera categoría a un líder mundial en los últimos años diez. Este caso describe la forma en que se llevó a cabo. Las entrevistas con los empleados de Tesco explican el enfoque de la compañía para entender a los clientes, motivar a los empleados, teniendo éxito en Internet, y la creación de una estrategia internacional.Starting at €8.20
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Fonterra
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-512003-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2011, Fonterra, the world's largest processor and exporter of dairy products, needed to reposition its business to take advantage of rising demand in emerging markets in Asia.Starting at €8.20
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Zespri Grows
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-519047-EMarketingControlling about a third of global kiwifruit exports by volume and nearly half by value in 2018, Zespri was a grower-owned "corporatized cooperative" with the exclusive right to export New Zealand-grown kiwifruit (except to Australia). Zespri did not grow fruit, but rather managed an integrated marketing system across the value chain. This coordinated structure enabled Zespri to control quality, build a brand, and command premium prices in expor...Starting at €8.20