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How to Outsmart Activist Investors
George, Bill; Lorsch, Jay W.Article HBS-R1405F-ELeadership and People ManagementSince the start of the 21st century, a new breed of shareholder--the activist hedge fund--has frequently played a decisive role in interactions between corporations and markets. The game of these activists is simple: They buy stocks they view as undervalued and pressure management to do things they believe will raise the value, such as giving more cash back to shareholders or shedding divisions that the activists think are driving down the stock ...Starting at €8.20
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Daniel Kim's Dilemma (A)
George, Bill; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-411009-ELeadership and People ManagementDaniel Kim was considering blowing the whistle on his friend, the CEO of a fast-growing start-up where Kim had spent most of his professional career. When Kim joined the company, called Cardio-Metric, in 2002, it consisted of seven young engineers (including its two 25-year-old founders) working from a one-bedroom Minneapolis apartment. By 2008, when the venture capital-backed company recorded $110 million in revenues, Kim had become close friend...Starting at €8.20
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Daniel Kim's Dilemma (B)
George, Bill; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-411054-ELeadership and People ManagementDaniel Kim was considering "blowing the whistle" on his friend, the CEO of a fast-growing startup where Kim had spent most of his professional career. When Kim joined the company, called Cardio-Metric, in 2002, it consisted of seven young engineers (including its two 25-year-old founders) working from a one-bedroom Minneapolis apartment. By 2008, when the venture capital-backed company recorded $110 million in revenues, Kim had become close frien...Starting at €5.74
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Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally
George, Bill; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-413065-ELeadership and People ManagementOmar Ishrak, Medtronic's first non-American CEO, aims to reinvigorate the medical device maker's growth by focusing on emerging markets, therapy innovation, and creative business models. In 2012, budget constraints in mature economies, the lack of new medical therapies coming to market, and the decline in growth of Medtronic's core businesses has reduced the company's once dynamic growth close to zero. As the newly appointed CEO, Ishrak faces the...Starting at €8.20