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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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Robert Krups GMBH & Co. KG: Brand Transfer into East Germany (B)
Hickman, E.; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.Case M-927-EMarketingProvides detailed market information about East Germany as a background for the decisions that have to be made in the (A) case (M-926-E).Starting at €5.74
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Robert Krups GMBH & Co. KG: Brand Transfer into East Germany (A)
Hickman, E.; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.Case M-926-EMarketingCase deals with the issues that make a brand strong e.g. positioning, product characteristics, advertising and product presentation strategy, etc.; measures of a brand's strength e.g. awareness, perceived quality reputation, etc. The management issue is how to transfer these brand attributes to the newly opened east european market and indeed, to decide which specific brands will actually appeal to this new set of consumers.Starting at €8.20
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The Nestlé Buitoni Case Story: The House that Mamma Built
Hickman, E.; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.Case M-953-EMarketingAfter Nestlé acquired Buitoni in 1988, it decided to make pasta and Italian food a core part of its overall food strategy with the aim of making Buitoni the leading brand worldwide of authentic Italian food. The case provides historical data on Buitoni leading up to its acquisition in 1988. And it provides a detailed account of Nestlé's marketing decisions regarding Buitoni thereafter. Specifically, the case provides information as to how Nestlé ...Starting at €8.20
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Global Marketing Costa, S.A. (B)
Joachimsthaler, Erich A.; Pryce A. H.Case M-763-EMarketingMay be used with M-762-E Global Marketing Costa, S.A. (A). It defines a specific problem.Starting at €5.74
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Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World
Bell, David E.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510025-EStrategyMonsanto has led the effort to bring biotechnology to bear on food production. Through some management missteps and consumer resistance the company had difficulties in its early years. But since Hugh Grant became CEO the picture has brightened with widespread adoption of the company's products. This case focuses on the company's product pipeline and the galvanizing effect of the CEO's promise to substantially improve global food production by 203...Starting at €8.20
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Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream (B). The Farggi Tub's & Ice Cream Challenge
Baneto, A.; Díez, Esther; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.; Vallejo, F.Case M-968-EMarketingMay be used with M-967-E Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream (A). The making of a global brand.Starting at €5.74
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Monsanto: ayudando a los agricultores a alimentar el mundo
Bell, David E.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-515S23StrategyMonsanto ha dirigido los esfuerzos para traer la biotecnología para influir en la producción de alimentos. A través de algunos errores de manejo y resistencia de los consumidores a la compañía tuvo dificultades en sus primeros años. Pero ya que Hugh Grant se convirtió en CEO de la imagen se ha iluminado con la adopción generalizada de los productos de la compañía. Este caso se centra en la cartera de productos de la compañía y el efecto de galvan...Starting at €8.20
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Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-811013-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of Moneybookers revenues were related to transactions from online gaming sites (down from 100% in 2002). Although the thesis was that e-commerce transactions would soon make up a much large...Starting at €8.20