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Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (D)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708491-EStrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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The Walt Disney Company and Pixar, Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire
Alcacer, Juan; Collis, David J.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-709462-EStrategySoon after Robert Iger took over as CEO of the Walt Disney Company in late 2005, he turned his attention toward Pixar, the animation studio with which Disney had worked since 1991 and was responsible for producing hits such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Disney's own animated film business had been in decline since Jeffrey Katzenberg left to establish rival studio Dreamworks and the business relied on revenue from its partnership with Pixar to ma...Starting at €8.20
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Scope of the Corporation
Collis, David J.Case HBS-795139-EStrategyDescribes analyses that determine the appropriate limit to the scope of the firm. Examines both the production cost justification for firm diversification--economies of scope and shared resources, and the governance cost justification for including transactions inside the hierarchy rather than contracting for them on the market--transaction costs and agency theory. Concludes by identifying the line between corporate strategy and firm scope.Starting at €8.20
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Quantitative Analysis of Competitive Position: Customer Demand and Willingness to Pay
Collis, David J.Case HBS-711495-EStrategyThis note is designed to provide strategists with tools to perform two critical customer-related analyses: determining willingness to pay - the estimation of how much a given customer would be willing to pay for a particular product or service; and demand estimation - predicting the overall size of the market or segment which a company chooses to serve.Starting at €8.20
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Transformation of Thomson
Collis, David J.; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708428-EStrategyThomson, a French multinational, went through a decade of dramatic change in the early years of the 21st century. From a state-owned enterprise earning 97% of its revenue from television sets and other analog consumer electronics, Thomson had become a publicly traded company providing digital video services and equipment to major movie studios, broadcast networks, and retailers, as well as satellite, cable, and telecom operators. The Group had ju...Starting at €8.20
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The Guardian: Transition to the Online World
Collis, David J.; Olson, Peter W.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-709464-EStrategyThe Guardian had been an early innovator in online newspapers and had not only become the leading U.K. newspaper web site, but was making strides with audiences outside of the U.K. However, The Guardian had been losing money since 2000, and, in spite of the relative success of the website, online revenue remained less than 20% of the newspaper's total revenue. What changes would The Guardian have to make to sustain its mission of being "the world...Starting at €8.20
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The Newspaper Industry in Crisis
Collis, David J.; Olson, Peter W.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-709463-EStrategyThis note is a primer on the newspaper industry, which has been in decline in the U.S. and Western Europe. The 19th century business model whereby news and editorial content was packaged and delivered to homes daily and paid for by national advertisers has been overturned by the internet and the corresponding immediate access to global information. The note covers the history of newspapers, industry economics, current news consumption trends, the...Starting at €8.20
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Edward Jones: Implementing the Solutions Approach
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-719411-EStrategyIn 2017 Edward Jones, the largest brokerage firm in the US is deciding whether and how to implement a new "solutions" business model to replace its traditional "product" or "transactional" approach. Many of the required changes appeared to violate some of the tradeoffs that had made the previous approach successful. Was this the right way forward for Edward Jones? Where did this leave the classic strategy with its reliance on the one FA office as...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Decline
Collis, David J.; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-708497-EStrategyThis note first documents the facts around the sustainability of competitive advantage. It then observes that the demise of a previously successful strategy, in the first instance, often comes from some change in the external environment. It, therefore, characterizes the types of change that can lead to strategic decline. But external change alone should not mean the end of superior performance since the skilled strategist ought to be able to ada...Starting at €8.20
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Edward Jones in 2006: Confronting Success
Collis, David J.; Smith, TroyCase HBS-707497-EStrategyWhen Jim Weddle took over as Managing Partner of Edward Jones in January 2006, the brokerage firm was at a critical juncture. The firm's distinctive strategy had enabled it to grow from its roots in small-town America to become the 4th largest broker in the U.S. Weddle was concerned, however, that the firm's success, and the changing landscape of the financial services industry, were challenging the core aspects of the strategy that had brought t...Starting at €8.20