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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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Formación de un Aglomerado ("Cluster"): Electrónica e Informática en Costa Rica
Porter, Michael E.; Ketelhohn, Niels W.Case HBS-705S08StrategyDescribe las acciones de Costa Rica Presidente Figueres y su gabinete en la atracción de un procesador Intel montaje y pruebas de planta a su país. El esfuerzo fue parte de una estrategia de gobierno que buscó desarrollar aún más el grupo de Costa Rica de la electrónica y la informática.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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What Is Strategy? (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-96608StrategyToday's dynamic markets and technologies have called into question the sustainability of competitive advantage. Under pressure to improve productivity, quality, and speed, managers have embraced tools such as TQM, benchmarking, and reengineering. Dramatic operational improvements have resulted, but rarely have these gains translated into sustainable profitability. And gradually, the tools have taken the place of strategy. As managers push to impr...Starting at €8.20
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What Is Leadership: The CEO's Role in Large, Complex Organizations
Porter, Michael E.; Nohria, NitinBook Chapter HBS-6151BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe job of CEO is one of the most important leadership positions in society, and a better understanding of the job is vital to a better functioning economy. In this chapter, Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria present the results of their in-depth study of the CEO's role in the most challenging setting: the large, complex organization. They identify several core functions that the CEO must fulfill in any enterprise: direction, organization, select...Starting at €8.20
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El aglomerado vitivinícola de California
Porter, Michael E.; Bond, Gregory C.Case HBS-705S13StrategyDescribe el cluster del vino de California, o el grupo de bodegas interconectadas, viticultores, proveedores, prestadores de servicios e instituciones relacionadas con el vino ubicadas en California. También describe el cluster del vino en Francia, Italia, Australia y Chile, los otros cuatro principales competidores internacionales.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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The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-R0801E-EStrategyIn 1979, a young associate professor at Harvard Business School published his first article for HBR, "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy." In the years that followed, Michael Porter's explication of the five forces that determine the long-run profitability of any industry has shaped a generation of academic research and business practice. In this article, Porter undertakes a thorough reaffirmation and extension of his classic work of strateg...Starting at €8.20
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St. Louis y el desarrollo económico de la zona urbana marginal
Porter, Michael E.; Habiby, Anne S.; Lasala, JoannaCase HBS-706S03StrategyDescribe la historia y los retos de los centros de ciudades económicamente deprimidas de St. Louis, una importante área metropolitana de EE.UU.. Perfiles de la economía regional y del centro urbano y describe un nuevo esfuerzo por parte de los líderes de la comunidad para desarrollar e implementar una estrategia para revitalizar la economía de la ciudad interior.Starting at €8.20