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Kaspi.kz IPO
Ivashina, Victoria; Cekin, EselCase HBS-220007-EFinanceThis case follows Kaspi.kz, a private equity (Baring Vostok) co-owned retail bank in Central Asia that evolved into a fintech, payments and e-commerce company. It provides insights into private equity financing, portfolio company management, and initial public offering practices. In particular, the case focuses on (i) the bank's journey from a traditional bank that serviced only corporations to an online platform, and (ii) the timing and process ...Starting at €8.20
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Empowering Customers with Mobile Applications: How To Boost Your Company's Image Using Social Technologies
Bernoff, Josh; Schadler, TedBook Chapter HBS-7033BC-EIncreasingly, your customers are turning to their mobile devices to find information about your company's products and services-and they expect you to be there to help them. You have a choice to make: You can align yourself with these customers, empowering them with mobile offers, mobile information, and mobile customer service, or you can let them find whatever happens to come their way via the Internet. Mobile web users-the "mass mavens" who sp...Starting at €8.20
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TPG China: Daphne International
Ivashina, VictoriaCase HBS-813055-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color.Starting at €8.20
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HCA, Inc. LBO Exit
Ivashina, VictoriaCase HBS-813056-EEntrepreneurshipThis case discusses the events following the 2006 $33.2 billion buyout of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) by a consortium of private equity firms, including Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch's private equity arm. The case highlights some of the core features of private equity investing. The first objective of the case is to allow students to understand a range of issues associated with the process of exit through an initial public offeri...Starting at €8.20
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Empowered
Bernoff, Josh; Schadler, TedArticle HBS-R1007H-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter his guitar was broken on a United Air Lines flight and the airline rejected his damage claim, musician Dave Carroll made the YouTube video "United Breaks Guitars," which more than 8 million people have viewed. Carroll is far from alone in having employed social media to lambaste a company for poor customer service. For example, one popular blogger advised her million-plus followers on Twitter not to buy Maytag appliances. But the very techn...Starting at €8.20
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TowerBrook: ESG in Action (A)
Ivashina, Victoria; Trelstad, Brian; Conway, MeaghanCase HBS-221045-EFinancesome TowerBrook team members were excited about the company's growth potential, while others were concerned about the optics of its social impact. Overall, this case can be used to understand how private equity firms are integrating ESG considerations into their decision-making processes.Starting at €8.20
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Granite Equity Partners, Teaching Note
Ivashina, Victoria; Shu, TerrenceTeaching Note HBS-820062-EFinanceThis teaching note accompanies HBS case 219040, "Granite Equity Partners," which follows the private equity firm as it evaluates the potential acquisition of Tyrell Corp., a Minnesota-based quality control biomaterials company. Granite Equity's fund was different from most other private equity funds in that it had a perpetual, or "evergreen," structure, meaning it invested in assets without a defined holding period. The case and teaching note des...Starting at €0.00
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Helping HEROes Collaborate: Fostering Employee-Driven Innovation with Information-Sharing Technology
Bernoff, Josh; Schadler, TedBook Chapter HBS-7043BC-EIn a company that systematically encourages employee HEROes-Highly Empowered and Resourceful Operatives-collaboration is essential; HEROes need to work together. People use information-sharing software and social collaboration systems to find other people or key information, and each leads to the other. In this chapter, authors Josh Bernoff-coauthor of "Groundswell"-and Ted Schadler examine these two key sides of collaboration: people and informa...Starting at €8.20
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Helping HEROes Innovate: How Your Company Can Surface Ideas and Encourage Employee-Driven Innovation
Bernoff, Josh; Schadler, TedBook Chapter HBS-7037BC-EInnovation in a business powered by employee HEROes-Highly Empowered and Resourceful Operatives-is about speed, collaboration, and systems for capturing the best ideas. In this chapter, authors Josh Bernoff-coauthor of "Groundswell"-and Ted Schadler explain how these three elements enable employee HEROes to find the others who can help them get things started quickly. Speed, collaboration, and idea-capturing systems contribute to both minor, "sus...Starting at €8.20
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The Social Technographics Profile: Applying Social Media Demographics to Your Business Strategy
Li, Charlene; Bernoff, JoshBook Chapter HBS-8340BC-EThe world is not completely flat: people in India don't use the same social networks as people in Germany. And people in Germany don't use the same social networks as people in the United States. But the fundamental emotions that drive people to the groundswell-the desire to connect, to create, to express opinions, and to help each other-are universal. To truly understand how social media users operate-and affect businesses-you need to dissect an...Starting at €8.20