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Tackling Low Completion Rates-A Compare.com Conundrum (C)
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Craddock, Jenny; Brodie, KyleCase DARDEN-M-0949-EMarketingThis is the third of a three-part case series. These three cases were designed to be taught in sequence. In 2016 Andrew Rose, CEO of Compare.com, an online price comparison website for car insurance shoppers, faced a troubling problem. Completion rates for the site’s detailed online questionnaire were at an alarming low. Site visitors, increasingly accessing the site on mobile devices, were proving they did not have the time or incentive to answe...Starting at €5.74
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Hanging Gardens (C): Competition from Farther Afield
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0215-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series.In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Nic...Starting at €5.74
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Uncharted Waters at Ventoso Ship Supply: A Sensory Marketing Dilemma (C)
Cian, Luca; Craddock, Jenny; Krishna, Aradhna; Cervai, SaraCase DARDEN-M-0961-EMarketingThis is a three-part, disguised case series. In June 2009, Diana Zanzi was hired by Ventoso Ship Supply, an Italian sailboat manufacturer, to help them understand their boats’ puzzling selling patterns. Zanzi was informed that sales rates for two higher-end boat models were especially odd. Despite one’s superior technical specifications, speed, amenities, and overall value-for-money, their higher end models were hard to sell. However, a lower-qua...Starting at €5.74
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Tackling Low Completion Rates-A Compare.com Conundrum (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Craddock, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0947TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0947Starting at €0.00
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Uncharted Waters at Ventoso Ship Supply: A Sensory Marketing Dilemma (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Cian, Luca; Craddock, Jenny; Krishna, Aradhna; Cervai, SaraTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0959TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0959Starting at €0.00
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Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Hopkins, Justin J.; Craddock, JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2472-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note provides background on defined benefit pension plans in the United States and a basic understanding of accounting for defined benefit plans. Topics discussed include differences between defined benefit and defined contribution plans, the effects of defined benefit plans on the balance sheet and income statements, and interpreting related footnote disclosures. This note is intended to be a broad overview of pension plan account...Starting at €8.20
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The Transformation of Microsoft, Teaching Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Boland, F. KatelynnTeaching Note HBS-218140-EFinanceTeaching Note for HBS No. 218048.Starting at €0.00
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The Financial Management of Harvard Business School
Foley, C. Fritz; Boland, F. KatelynnCase HBS-219036-EFinanceIn the spring of 2018, the Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Financial Planning at Harvard Business School considers potential refinements to the School's financial management practices. He faced questions about whether the metrics that had been used to evaluate financial health were appropriate and about whether key processes that worked well in the past should be reexamined.Starting at €8.20
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Investor Relations Practices at Edwards Lifesciences
Foley, C. Fritz; Boland, F. KatelynnCase HBS-219058-EFinanceIn January 2017, the senior leadership team at Edwards Lifesciences were preparing for the quarterly earnings call that would cover the fourth quarter of 2016. They faced questions about what types of information they should disclose on the call, as well as during other key investor relation events that take place throughout the year.Starting at €8.20
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Legrand's Acquisition of Milestone
Foley, C. Fritz; Boland, F. KatelynnCase HBS-220028-EFinanceIn June 2017, Legrand, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructure which was a serial acquirer, announced it had signed an agreement to buy Milestone AV Technologies, a leading designer and manufacturer of branded audio-video products. This case describes Legrand's approach to screening, pursuing, and integrating targets as well as the criteria used to evaluate if a deal is successful.Starting at €8.20