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Transition at DataCo
Cespedes, Frank V.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-816058-EEntrepreneurshipThe founder of a data analytics company, Stefan Brecht, has several issues with his key business developer and head of marketing and sales, Tamara Smithson. Smithson, an early hire who had been instrumental in building the firm operates as an individual contributor, is hesitant to delegate tasks and clients, and, as Brecht sees it, "often puts client affairs ahead of company needs and procedures." Brecht is evaluating different options for dealin...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever's Paul Polman: Developing Global Leaders
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-413097-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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inge watertechnologies, GmbH
Nanda, Ramana; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Mittermaier, MarkusCase HBS-812002-EEntrepreneurshipUsing the financing history and exit choices of a German clean-tech startup as a lens, this case explores the reasons why venture-backed entrepreneurship is much lower in Germany that the US, despite a robust SME sector and large-corporate innovation in Germany. It also shows the tight link between investor incentives and a startup's product market strategy, including differences between "pure-play" VCs and corporate venture capital investors.Starting at €8.20
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Lenovo: Building A Global Branding, Teaching Note
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelTeaching Note HBS-508059-EMarketingTeaching Note for [insert case product number].Starting at €0.00
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The Universalization of L Oreal
Lal, Rajiv; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-513001-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2010, half of the world's cosmetics sales came from the so-called emerging markets for the first time; L'Or al opened three new subsidiaries, in Egypt, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan; and the Paris, France-based cosmetics and personal care powerhouse declared its intention to double its consumer base to two billion and increase its share of sales from emerging markets. CEO Jea...Starting at €8.20
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Associated British Foods, Plc
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-912402-EGeorge Weston, CEO of Associated British Foods, and his top executives, are deciding how to position the company, a major agribusiness involved in a range of food and processed food categories, ingredients, consumer brands, sugar, and also clothing, in the constantly evolving global food system.Starting at €8.20
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
Garvin, David A.; Datar, Srikant M.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-308010-EIn fall 2007, Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) adopted a new curriculum that it heralded as a "revolutionary change in management education." The new approach aimed at increasing the level and quality of student academic engagement. This case describes the concept and described its implementation and early challenges.Starting at €8.20
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Neurotrack and the Alzheimer's Puzzle, Teaching Plan
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelTeaching Note HBS-817140-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 816072.Starting at €0.00
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Citigroup: Re-Branding in 2007 (B)
Deshpande, Rohit; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-508011-EMarketingFollow-up to "Citigroup: Re-Branding in 2007" (A), describing the development of a new brand identity for Citigroup.Starting at €5.74
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Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-413096-ENovartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies. The case traces the company's evolution over the past 17 years, as it transformed into a truly global enterprise with 127,000 employees of 153 nationalities in 140 countries generating $56.7 billion in 2012 revenues and $9.6 billion in net income, making the firm one of the world's largest and mo...Starting at €8.20