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The Proxy Fight at ADP
Greenwood, Robin; Mayfield, E. ScottCase HBS-219052-EFinanceIn July 2017, shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) surged 12% following a report that the activist investor Bill Ackman had acquired a sizable stake in the company and planned to nominate his own slate of directors at the company's annual meeting in November. Over the months that followed, Ackman and ADP engaged in an increasingly acrimonious battle of words about the future of ADP. Ackman argued that the company was materially underpe...Starting at €8.20
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MyTime
Begenau, Juliane; Greenwood, RobinCase HBS-217026-EFinanceEthan Anderson, the CEO of San Francisco-based e-commerce company MyTime, must decide on the company's growth strategy. MyTime's first product was a website and mobile app that offered consumers a convenient way to book appointments with local merchants throughout the United States. Student must assess the company's growth strategy and develop a model to value a prospective customer to the company's website.Starting at €8.20
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Entrepreneurship & Global Capitalism: Overview
Sheth, Sudev J; Jones, Geoffrey G.Case HBS-319087-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Momofuku Ando and the Globalization of Noodles
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Takada, MegumiCase HBS-320006-EStarting at €8.20
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Rupert Murdoch: The Last Tycoon
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Balkrishna, HariCase HBS-811017-EEconomicsThe case examines the entrepreneurial career of Rupert Murdoch, and the growth of News Corporation from a small Australian newspaper to a global media giant. It shows how he expanded geographically to Europe, the United States, and Asia and from newspapers to the film and television industries. The case identifies the personal role of Murdoch in this growth, and the role of his family in its management. The case considers the political impact of ...Starting at €8.20
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Yataro Iwasaki: Founding Mitsubishi (B)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-809038-EEntrepreneurshipThis brief (B) case documents the fate of Mitsubishi and the shipping company NYK after the death of Yataro Iwasaki in 1885. The case supplements case 808-158, "Yataro Iwaski: Founding Mitsubishi (A)."Starting at €5.74
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Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Khanna, Tarun; Wright, Nataliya LangburdTeaching Note HBS-319055-ETeaching plan for case 319054.Starting at €0.00
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When (Not) to Listen to Activist Investors
Greenwood, Robin; Schor, MichaelArticle HBS-F0801H-EPoorly performing managers shouldn't necessarily heed the demands of hedge funds that call for change in a company's strategic direction. Giving in does not, on average, yield stock gains that outperform the market - that is, unless the firm gets acquired.Starting at €8.20
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Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Giacomin, ValeriaTeaching Note HBS-319008-ETeaching plan for case 317028.Starting at €0.00
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The Guggenheims and Chilean Nitrates
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Tamega Fernandes, FelipeCase HBS-810141-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes the growth of Guggenheim Brothers as one of the largest mining companies in the world in the early twentieth century. Global expansion led the firm to Chile, first in copper and later in natural nitrates. Chile's economic growth was driven by the profits from mining, especially its world monopoly of nitrates. The Guggenheims invested in Chilean nitrates after synthetics were developed by German chemists. Their strategies to mod...Starting at €8.20