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Danone: Changing the Food System
Bell, David E.; Gabrieli, Federica; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-520053-EMarketingEmmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO of the food and beverage company Danone, believed that humankind had only ten years to bend the curve on climate change and restore the biodiversity that the global food and agricultural ecosystem was critically dependent on. Upon becoming CEO in 2014, he had built on Danone's long history of CSR-engagement to give a boost to the company's mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible. In Sept...Starting at €8.20
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La Ribera Health Department (A)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Moloney, Emer; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-315006-EEconomicsWhat Business Model elements enabled La Ribera to achieve this level of value? How can it improve on its 1% profit margin and better align itself with the Six Factors? The hospital hired a consulting firm that presented four new options that could potentially increase returns. Which, if any, best fit with the ten elements of its Business Model? The B case (9-318-134) contains the d nouement for La Ribera.Starting at €8.20
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L'Occitane en Provence
Becker, Bo; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Mayfield, E. Scott; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-212051-EFinanceCosmetics company L'Occitane en Provence must decide if it is the right time to go public, and, if so, where to list. The firm could list on Euronext in Paris, close to the firm's headquarters in southern France, on one of the large exchanges in the United States, or perhaps in Asia, where much of the firm's future growth is expected. The case provides opportunities to discuss the benefits and costs of going public, including valuation implicatio...Starting at €8.20
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Spiegel-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG
Villalonga, Belen; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-208096-EDer Spiegel is Germany's most influential political news magazine. In the 1970's, its founder Rudolf Augstein gave a 50% ownership stake to his employees and sold another 25% to rival publisher Gruner+Jahr, but retained significant control during his lifetime by stipulating in the bylaws that every important business decision would require a 76% shareholder approval. When Augstein died in 2002, however, his co-owners exercised the option the same...Starting at €8.20
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A. Lange & Sohne
Thomke, Stefan; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-617058-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes how A. Lange & Sohne became one of world's leading watch companies. Its obsession with quality and innovation were behind its initial rise in the 19th century and, after a 40-year involuntary hiatus under the East German regime, again at the end of the 20th century. In 2016 its current CEO Wilhelm Schmid and the heads of product development and production have to decide on how to price its innovative watch collection and how to...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability at Siemens
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Edmondson, Amy C.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-514026-EKnowledge and CommunicationDescribes sustainability efforts at Siemens since arrival of Chief Sustainability Officer, Barbara Kux, in 2008. Asks students to evaluate success of those efforts and outline what the company should do going forward.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Fuller, Joseph B.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-319072-EWhen Stefan Oschmann became CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2016, the company had started its transformation from a mid-tier traditional German industry player to a global modern science and technology player. The restructuring and portfolio overhaul led by Oschmann's predecessor Karl-Ludwig Kley since 2007 had been approved by the Merck founding family in its 13th generation, which still owned the ma...Starting at €8.20
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The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards B
Ramanna, Karthik; Misztal, Karol; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-113089-EAccounting and ControlSupplement for case 111084. In late 2012, IASB chair Hans Hoogervorst, just over a year into his term, must address several serious geopolitical challenges that can derail IFRS growth. The SEC has issued a report outlining why the U.S. should not adopt IFRS. Other major economies such as Japan and India begin to dither on IFRS as well. The E--the IASB's main backers--is embroiled in a debt crisis that divides it; Britain--the strongest voice for ...Starting at €8.20
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Longchamp (Spanish version)
Avery, Jill; Junker, Tonia; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-317S06MarketingLongchamp's Le Pliage is one of the fashion world's most successful products, a cultural icon across the globe. But managing the low priced, nylon handbag is challenging as Longchamp tries to move its brand upmarket into higher priced, luxury leather goods. How much should Longchamp focus on Le Pliage versus its leather handbags? How should the subbrand be distributed, merchandised, priced, and promoted? How does Le Pliage both contribute to and ...Starting at €8.20
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The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Misztal, Karol; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-111084-EAccounting and ControlWhat are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and informaStarting at €8.20