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Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant
Battilana, Julie; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-419018-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2005 to 2011 after she joins the French Government. After serving several grueling years as Finance Minister during the financial crisis that started in 2007/2008, she is being considered as the next Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As the first female head of the IMF, she would lead a very complex, 187-member organization typically run by economists. The ability to ...Starting at €5.74
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Michael Phelps: "It's Okay to Not Be Okay"
Groysberg, Boris; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-421044-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time-the highs and lows, successes and struggles. He had lived with mental health issues for much of his life, going public with his struggles in 2015, when he talked about his depression and suicidal thoughts...Starting at €8.20
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Dynatronics, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-208S27FinanceEl estudiante debe determinar las necesidades de financiación que plantea el crecimiento, el cambio de política de inventario, y la introducción de nuevos productos y luego seleccionar el mejor método de financiación. Se ha utilizado como un examen de cuatro horas. Una versión revisada y actualizada de un caso anterior por L. E. Thompson y V.L. Andrews.Starting at €8.20
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Nike Inc. - Heading Toward 2012
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-207105-EFinanceThis is a short case (2 pages), which can be distributed and discussed in class as an update through 2006 of the Nike case series. It follows Nike, Inc.: Entering the Millennium (Case #299-084).Starting at €8.20
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Note: Credit Rating Agencies
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-209056-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The note examines the role of credit rating agencies in capital markets, with emphasis on the role of these agencies in the recent credit crisis and recommendations for change.Starting at €8.20
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Braddock Industries, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-211061-EFinanceThis case examines the drivers of economic value creation for shareholders, and how these drivers are reflected in various incentive compensation programs for management. The case also looks at how the economic performance of business units can be evaluated using measures of economic value creation.Starting at €8.20
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State Street Corporation
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-209112-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. State Street Corp. reports a 13% gain in EPS in 2008 amidst a global financial crisis. The stock price declines 59% on the day of the earnings report. This one day decline was exceeded in the prior 12 month period by only one non-bankrupt S&P 500 company. That company was AIG, Inc. which declined 61 % on the day Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. While State Street reporte...Starting at €8.20
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Burton Sensors, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-918539-EFinanceBurton Sensors presents a realistic situation where a small, rapidly growing, and profitable temperature sensor original equipment manufacturer (OEM) reaches its debt capacity and seeks equity financing to sustain high growth. The president of the company must decide whether to purchase thermowell machines (a positive NPV project), whether to issue common stock to a private investor at depressed prices to alleviate financial pressure, and whether...Starting at €8.20
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Pinewood Mobile Homes, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-915547-EFinanceThis case presents a realistic situation in which a firm in financial distress attempts an out-of-court financial restructuring by means of a debt exchange. Pinewood Mobile Homes is a large manufacturer of prefabricated homes, producing one-story, ranch-style houses; two-story, single-section and Cape Cod modular homes; and townhomes, apartments and duplexes. The company has lost the ability to compete effectively in the market place because it b...Starting at €8.20
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Pacific Grove Spice Company
Fruhan, William E.; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-4366-EFinancePacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales. Although the company is profitable and all of its net income is reinvested in the firm, the firm must utilize significant amounts of debt to fund the necessary growth in assets to supp...Starting at €8.20