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S&P Indices and the Indexing Business in 2012
Viceira, Luis M.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-213049-EFinanceIn June 2012, Standard & Poor's Indices is finalizing a deal with the CME Group, the largest global exchange for futures and options and majority owner of Dow Jones Indexes, to combine their respective indices business into a new joint venture called S&P Dow Jones Indices. This case discusses the index provider business model through the lenses of this transaction: sources of revenue and profitability, business valuation, uses of indexes in the m...Starting at €8.20
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pisano, Gary P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-610036-EService and Operations ManagementExamines the process used by a major motion picture studio to develop and select movie projects. Warner Bros.' strategy is to focus its efforts on a small number of major "event" films (i.e., films with the potential to generate gross box-office receipts of $300 million or more). This strategy--which has worked for the past two years--entails risks. The studio is now asking how it can better manage these risks and, specifically, how it can improv...Starting at €8.20
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Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel
Pisano, Gary P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-610031-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable chemicals. The Amyris' marketing team was investigating the commercial interest for both types of products, while the research and development team and the operations group were building processes that could accommodate both as well. CEO John Melo hoped to have commercial product available in 2011...Starting at €8.20
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Dividend Policy at Linear Technology (Spanish version)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-209S19FinanceIn 1992, Linear Technology, a designer and manufacturer of analog semiconductors, initiated a dividend. The firm increased its dividend by approximately $0.01 per share each year thereafter. In fiscal year 2002, Linear experienced its first significant drop in sales since its 1986 initial public offering. Sales dropped by 47%, and profits fell by 54%. In the spring of 2003, CFO Paul Coghlan is deciding whether to recommend yet another increase in...Starting at €8.20
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Macy's: Evolution in the Sunshine State, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Narayandas, Das; Shapiro, Benson P.; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-418072-EMarketingTeaching note for case 416018.Starting at €0.00
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Macy's: Evolution in the Sunshine State
Groysberg, Boris; Narayandas, Das; Shapiro, Benson P.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-416018-EMarketingIn 2009, Lee O'Rourke was promoted to District Vice President in charge of Macy's newly created North Florida district. This district consisted of 11 stores located in the greater Orlando area and in the east coast towns of Daytona, Melbourne, Merritt Island, and Vero Beach. The performance of these stores had lagged in recent years, and O'Rourke was charged with building a cross-functional district team to support these stores and with improving...Starting at €8.20
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Recruitment of a Star, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Marietta, Geoff E.Teaching Note HBS-407081-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note to (407-036). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Furman Selz LLC (A) and (B): A Tale of Two Acquisitions, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Marietta, Geoff E.Teaching Note HBS-407078-ETeaching note to (905-066) and (905-067). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Don Jenkins: Resigning from the Firm
Groysberg, Boris; Manchel, Steven; Marietta, Geoff E.Case HBS-408094-ELeadership and People ManagementDon Jenkins, a star event planner at a large firm, resigns to take a position at a boutique firm. However, Don may have made some mistakes when departing that could be trouble later on down the road. The case can be used to teach the business and legal aspects of employee departures and explore turnover dynamics in professional service organizations.Starting at €8.20
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Roller Coaster Ride: The Resignation of a Star, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Marietta, Geoff E.; Abrahams, RobinTeaching Note HBS-407100-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note to (405-031). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00