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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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Brighter Smiles for the Masses--Colgate vs. P&G (Spanish version)
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis; Azevedo Jorge, FilipaCase HBS-707S33StrategyIn 2000, Procter & Gamble Co. introduced Crest Whitestrips, a new, revolutionary product that allowed consumers to whiten their teeth at home. With Whitestrips, P&G created an entire new category in oral care, worth $460 million in 2002. Whitestrips sent P&G's main competitor in oral care, Colgate Palmolive Co., scrambling because several patents protected the strips, making it difficult for Colgate to copy the invention. But in September 2002, t...Starting at €8.20
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Brighter Smiles for the Masses--Colgate vs. P&G, Teaching Note
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, DennisTeaching Note HBS-707545-EStrategyTeaching note to 706435.Starting at €0.00
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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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Embrace
Chu, Michael; Bloom, David E.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-814001-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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The Economist
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Anand, Bharat N.; Gomez, LizzieCase HBS-710441-EStrategyIn 2009 the Economist continued to experience impressive growth and operating margins while many of its peers reeled from both a cyclical downturn and structural threats to print publishing. The case describes the history, organization, and business model of the Economist, and describes three issues confronting Andrew Rashbass, the group's chief executive: first, reevaluating the magazine's digital strategy; second, preparing for e-readers; and, ...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba's Taobao (A) & (B), Teaching Note
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Wulf, Julie M.Teaching Note HBS-712477-EStrategyTeaching Note for 709-456 and 709-457.Starting at €0.00
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Alibaba's Taobao (B)
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Wulf, Julie M.Case HBS-709457-EStrategyStarting at €5.74