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Pfizer: Letter from the Chairman (B)
Simons, Robert L.; Rosenberg, KathrynCase HBS-110004-EAccounting and ControlThis case continues the story begun in "Pfizer: A Letter From The Chairman" (HBS No. 9-110-003), revealing the letter Chairman and CEO Jeff Kindler wrote for the 2008 Annual Report.Starting at €5.74
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
Wells, John R.; Winkler, Carole A.Case HBS-717473-EStrategyIn January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump's victory to fake news stories served up on Facebook's Trending News Feed. Zuckerberg was unapologetic. The word that came to define this spread of misinformation was "post-truth," which became so ...Starting at €8.20
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The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717424-EStrategyIn 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held company revealed little about its future plans or its operations, leading one journalist to write of "the quiet ascension of LA Fitness." However, it continued to expand aggressively...Starting at €8.20