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Wal-Mart Update, 2017
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-717468-EStrategyIn 2017 Wal-Mart was still the world's largest company, with over $480 billion in annual revenue and operations in 28 countries. Although it had mostly vanquished its rival discount retailers in the U.S., it was struggling to find the right growth strategy. Facing a mature U.S. market, it had looked to international sales as an engine of growth in the early 2010s, but international sales had also stagnated over the past few years. Wal-Mart's lead...Starting at €8.20
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eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-717417-EStrategyThis case explores Carl Icahn's attack on eBay, starting in January 2014. The case examines how John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, should respond to Icahn's demand that eBay spin off PayPal and accept Icahn's two nominees to the board of directors. Teaching Note includes a.) links to videos which should be assigned to students along with the case and b.) videos only available to the instructor for display during classroom debrief.Starting at €8.20
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Elon Musk's Big Bets, Teaching Note
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricTeaching Note HBS-717511-EStrategyThis teaching note is designed for the Elon Musk's Big Bets case (717431).Starting at €0.00
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A Note on Activist Investors and the Tech Sector
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-716462-EStrategyThis short note provides background and data on the growing role of corporate activists, especially in high technology industries.Starting at €8.20
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Teaming at GE Aviation
Khurana, Rakesh; Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Shih, Willy; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-413074-ELeadership and People ManagementDescribes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its supply chain. GE Aviation leadership had seen dramatic gains in productivity, quality, and worker satisfaction in manufacturing plants where it had implemented teaming, which was designed to move decision-making as close to the product as possible by delegating authority, responsibility, and accoun...Starting at €8.20
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PepsiCo, Performance with Purpose, Achieving the Right Global Balance
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Khurana, Rakesh; Lal, Rajiv; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-412079-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case explores a shift in strategic direction at PepsiCo, the second-largest food and beverage company in the world. It concentrates on the formation of a new group, the Global Nutrition Group, whose purpose was to bring focus to the company's efforts to significantly expand its offerings in nutritious food and beverages. The case explores the background to that decision and the complexities the company faced in altering its product portfolio...Starting at €8.20
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The World Economic Forum's Global Leadership Fellows Program
Khurana, Rakesh; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-413118-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case examines a distinctive leadership development program within the World Economic Forum. The program, born out of the conviction that the complexity of global challenges at the beginning of the 21st century required a new generation of global leaders, recruited a small number of "high potential" young leaders from around the world as "Global Leadership Fellows" each year. During the three-year program, Fellows combined a position at the F...Starting at €8.20
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eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014, and A Note on Activist Investors and the Tech Sector, Teaching Note
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricTeaching Note HBS-717510-EStrategyTeaching note to accompany eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014, HBS Case #717417; eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014: Interview with John Donahoe, eBay CEO 2008-2015; A Note on Activist Investors and the Tech Section HBS Case #716462Starting at €0.00
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Apple Inc. in 2015
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-715456-EStrategyAt the end of 2014, Apple Inc. recorded the most profitable quarter of any firm in history, and its market capitalization soon topped $700 billion. 'Apple Inc in 2015' explores the history of Apple, its successes under Jobs, its continued growth under Tim Cook, and the challenges facing the company in 2015. With iPod sales continuing their freefall, tablet sales in decline, and the Macintosh's market share remaining small, Apple was increasingly ...Starting at €8.20
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Apple Inc. in 2018
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCase HBS-718439-EStrategyMany observers worried about what would happen to Apple when Steve Jobs died in 2011. But Apple had performed above everyone's expectations in Cook's six years as CEO. Apple's core business - the iPhone - continued to deliver spectacular results. In addition, Cook was aggressively introducing new products, ranging from Apple Watch to HomePod. Cook also had the world's biggest balance sheet to invest in new technologies and markets. The total num...Starting at €8.20