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America Online, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Hutton, Amy P.Case HBS-102S02Accounting and Control(AOL) precio de las acciones de America Online se ha disparado casi 2.000% desde su salida a bolsa. Sin embargo, existe un desacuerdo considerable entre los analistas respecto a las perspectivas de futuro de AOL. Aunque muchos analistas son optimistas sobre la acción, los vendedores en corto se han vendido alrededor de 7 millones de acciones.Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett-Packard Company: La sucesión del Director General en 2010
Lorsch, Jay W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Barton, MelissaCase HBS-414S10Leadership and People ManagementMark Hurd renunció como CEO de Hewlett Packard en 2010, después de la junta descubrió que había mal archivado informes de gastos y pagó un H. P. contratista para el trabajo sin fundamento. Después de Hurd dejó H. P., se incorporó a Oracle, un H. P. competidor. Poco después, el H. P. Junta nombró un nuevo director general después de una búsqueda de ocho semanas.Starting at €8.20
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Vita: Cosmetics in the Nordics
Narayandas, Das; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-516013-EVita is a Norwegian cosmetics retailer owned by FSN Capital, a Scandinavian private equity company. The company has a strong market position in Norway. The case focuses on two strategic issues: how to develop an e-commerce strategy to supplement the company's traditional retail strategy, and how best to grow the company in Sweden. While both of these are potentially important future growth drivers, they also entail large investments in new capabi...Starting at €8.20
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Pinduoduo
Zhu, Feng; Palepu, Krishna G.; Yining Cao, Bonnie; Lau, DawnCase HBS-620040-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China's fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered a new approach to online shopping that allowed shoppers to share products, invite friends to form shopping teams, and purchase together at discounted prices. The company's rapid development helped it debut on the Nasdaq in July 2018, only three years after its inception. The fast growth was par...Starting at €8.20
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Floward
Palepu, Krishna G.; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-124010-EStrategyIn 2022, Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani, CEO and co-founder of Floward, an online flower and gifting company established in Kuwait in 2017, contemplated the firm's growth trajectory. Floward, an e-commerce enterprise that offered fresh-cut flowers sourced directly from global growers and had control over the entire delivery chain, had expanded its footprint to 32 cities across nine MENA countries and had ventured into the UK. Witnessing a remarkable CA...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Transformation at Tata Steel
Palepu, Krishna G.; Narayandas, Das; Kak, RadhikaCase HBS-323053-EStrategyT.V. Narendran, CEO of Tata Steel, India's oldest steel manufacturing firm, had taken concrete business and cultural transformation steps to future-ready the firm since taking over in 2013. He had deleveraged and instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, entered new segments and adjacent businesses, and launched digital transformation, agility, safety, and sustainability programs. At the heart of his transformation program lay the ...Starting at €8.20
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Tetra Pak Argentina (Spanish Version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-709S09StrategySe ocupa de las manos a la gestión de una situación difícil frente a la filial de una corporación multinacional (Tetra Pak) en un país en desarrollo (Argentina). La situación surge de una avería importante económica, social e institucional que pone en peligro la existencia de la filial. Argentina dejó de pagar su deuda soberana y devaluó el peso en más de un 200%, pero se diferenció el tratamiento de la tasa de FX para ser aplicado a diversas ope...Starting at €8.20
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Komatsu in China
Palepu, Krishna G.; Kanno, Akiko; Sato, NobuoCase HBS-114004-EAccounting and ControlKomatsu built a very successful business in China over the last two decades. But it is now facing rising competition from lower cost domestic Chinese companies, which are themselves trying to become global players. Facing the same situation, Caterpillar is implementing a two-brand strategy. What should Komatsu do to retain its leadership position in China?Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Hindustan Unilever, Teaching Note
Palepu, Krishna G.Teaching Note HBS-120106-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 120022.Starting at €0.00
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VIZIO, Inc.
Palepu, Krishna G.; Kind, LizCase HBS-110024-EStrategyWilliam Wang, CEO of VIZIO, Inc., was proud of his company's success in providing affordable flat screen TVs. Since its founding in 2002, VIZIO had grown to over $2 billion in revenue and was one of the top three flat panel TV brands, along with Samsung and Sony. Faced with intensifying price pressure from the industry leaders and an unprecedented economic recession, Wang wondered how VIZIO could best sustain its growth and finance its business.Starting at €8.20