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The Transformation of Microsoft
Foley, C. Fritz; Mayfield, E. Scott; Boland, F. KatelynnCase HBS-218048-EFinanceIn early 2015, Amy Hood, CFO of Microsoft, and the rest of the senior leadership team faced a set of fundamental choices. The firm had opportunities to serve customers in ways that would be associated with higher growth but lower margin. Some of these oppStarting at €8.20
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World-Class Explorers: Leading the Design-Thinking Organization
Martin, RogerBook Chapter HBS-5505BC-EHow can the circus be updated for today's more sophisticated tastes? This was the question that Guy Lalibert , founder of Cirque du Soleil, asked himself. The answer was a show that after 25 years is still innovating its format and delighting its audiences around the world to the tune of $600 million a year. His great innovation? To cultivate an environment that consciously put creativity before profit making. This chapter discusses the ways in ...Starting at €8.20
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Noble Group (Spanish Version)
Foley, C. Fritz; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Johnson, Matthew; Meyer, LinneaCase HBS-213S02Finance¿Qué papel desempeña la financiación del comercio para facilitar la gestión global de la cadena de suministro? Richard S. Elman, fundador y CEO de Noble Group Ltd., una globales materias primas empresa comercial con sede en Hong Kong, debe reunir capital para apoyar las necesidades de capital de trabajo e inversión de la empresa. En la evaluación de lo que significa Elman debe reunir capital, los estudiantes deben tener en cuenta las cuestiones r...Starting at €8.20
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NEC Electronics, Teaching Note
Greenwood, Robin; Foley, C. FritzTeaching Note HBS-209028-EFinanceTeaching Note for [209001].Starting at €0.00
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Chrysler's Sale to Fiat
Foley, C. Fritz; Goldberg, Lena G.; Meyer, LinneaCase HBS-210022-EFinanceThis case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of Chrysler in the midst of the financial crisis of 2008-2009. It describes how debtors can use section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to sell assets quickly. It allows for discussion of who benefits and who loses in such restructurings, and it also raises a variety of policy issues concerning 363 sales and the appropriate role of government entities in restructurings.Starting at €8.20
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WL Ross and Plascar
Foley, C. Fritz; Meyer, LinneaCase HBS-209091-EFinanceHow can distressed investors take advantage of the procedures governing an international bankruptcy? Wilbur L. Ross, chairman and CEO of the private equity firm WL Ross & Co., LLC, has the opportunity to bid for debt and equity claims on Plascar Industria e Comercio Ltda., the Brazilian subsidiary of the bankrupt global auto components company Collins & Aikman Corp. In evaluating this opportunity, students must analyze Ross's strategy to reshape ...Starting at €8.20
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Inventory-Based Lending Industry Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Raman, Ananth; Craig, Nathan C.Case HBS-612057-EService and Operations ManagementInventory-based lending is a form of asset-based lending used by retailers and wholesalers. This note describes the development and the current state of the inventory-based lending industry.Starting at €8.20
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The Innovation Catalysts
Martin, RogerArticle HBS-R1106E-EA few years ago the software development company Intuit realized that it needed a new approach to galvanizing customers. The company's Net Promoter Score was faltering, and customer recommendations of new products were especially disappointing. Intuit decided to hold a two-day offsite for the company's top 300 managers with a focus on the role of design in innovation. One of the days was dedicated to a program called Design for Delight. The cente...Starting at €8.20
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Design for Action
Brown, Tim; Martin, RogerArticle HBS-R1509C-ELeadership and People ManagementEver since it became clear that smart design led to the success of many products, companies have been employing it in other areas, from customer experiences, to strategy, to business ecosystems. But as design is used in increasingly complex contexts, a new hurdle has emerged: gaining acceptance of the "designed artifact" into the status quo. In fact, the more innovative a new design is, the more resistance it's likely to meet. The solution, say...Starting at €8.20
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The Overvaluation Trap
Martin, Roger; Kemper, AlisonArticle HBS-R1512H-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2007, Chuck Prince, then the CEO of Citigroup, made a notorious comment about the subprime mortgage market: "As long as the music's playing, you've got to get up and dance. We're still dancing." Soon after, the financial system crashed, and that remark came to be seen as a cavalier justification for excessive risk taking by the bank. But authors Martin and Kemper raise another possibility: Prince may have been painted into a corner, because Ci...Starting at €8.20