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Basware in 2013: Transistion to Software as a Service
Burgelman, R; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM219-EStrategyIn 2013 Basware, the Finland-based e-invoice operator and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vendor, was going through a large and critical transition: moving from selling and installing licensed software to selling Software as a Service (SaaS). Basware, which sold automated Purchase-to-Pay solutions for Business-to-Business to 2,000 Nordic and global clients, was responding to a sharp decline in those sales in the previous few years; mo...Starting at €8.20
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Axel Springer in 2016: From Transformation to Acceleration - Teaching Note
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Kissick, RTeaching Note SGSB-E610TN-EEntrepreneurshipAs of 2016, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive officer (CEO) of Axel Springer SE, had successfully transitioned the German publishing house through a major digital transformation in the world of journalism. Given the massive disruption that had occurred over the previous two decades with how people consumed news, this was no small feat. During this time, many newspapers, magazines, and journals failed to keep up with the rapidly changing industry...Starting at €0.00
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Axel Springer in 2016: From Transformation to Acceleration
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Kissick, RCase SGSB-E610-EEntrepreneurshipAs of 2016, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive officer (CEO) of Axel Springer SE, had successfully transitioned the German publishing house through a major digital transformation in the world of journalism. Given the massive disruption that had occurred over the previous two decades with how people consumed news, this was no small feat. During this time, many newspapers, magazines, and journals failed to keep up with the rapidly changing industry...Starting at €8.20
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Major League Baseball Advanced Media: America's Pastime Goes Digital, Teaching Note
Elberse, AnitaTeaching Note HBS-511026-EMarketingTeaching Note for 510092.Starting at €0.00
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Major League Baseball Advanced Media: America's Pastime Goes Digital
Elberse, Anita; Laffel, BrettCase HBS-510092-EMarketingIn January 2010, Bob Bowman, chief executive officer of Major League Baseball Advanced Media -- MLB's digital arm -- is facing a number of decisions related to its app for Apple's new iPad. For example, what are the best name, price, and set of features for MLBAM's iPad app? The case describes what is often seen as one of the most successful paid-content businesses in sports and media. Provides in-depth information on MLBAM's four main sources of...Starting at €8.20
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Beyonc , Teaching Note
Elberse, AnitaTeaching Note HBS-515084-EMarketingTeaching note for case 515036.Starting at €0.00
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Invitrogen (A)
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Lee, RCase SGSB-SM209A-EStrategyFounded in 1987, Invitrogen was one of the largest catalog life science companies in the industry. Its customers came from academic research, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and government laboratories. Scientists viewed Invitrogen as a one-stop shop for all major molecular biology, biochemistry and cell culture reagent products, with prices ranging from a hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars.Starting at €8.20
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Spotify, Teaching Note
Elberse, AnitaTeaching Note HBS-517109-ETeaching note for case 516046.Starting at €0.00
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Xanadu on Broadway
Elberse, AnitaCase HBS-508062-EMarketingCan one of Hollywood's biggest flops magically turn into a Broadway hit? Xanadu, an adaptation of a 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco film described by one critic as "the epic failure to end all epic failures," opened on Broadway in July 2007. Producer Rob Ahrens, the driving power behind the resurrection, anxiously awaited the verdict of audience members. Was the choice to produce Xanadu the Broadway musical the right choice?Starting at €8.20
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Invitrogen/Life Technologies (B)
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Lee, RCase SGSB-SM209B-EStrategyOn June 12, 2008, Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems announced plans to merge. The combined company was to be renamed Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE). Invitrogen offered to acquire Applied Biosystems for $6.7 billion in cash and stock. AB shareholders would receive $38 per share in cash and stock, representing a 17 percent premium over the share’s closing price on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.Starting at €5.74