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SoulCycle
Collis, David J.; Van Den Steen, Eric; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-717454-EStrategyCo-founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler have grown SoulCycle from a business idea in 2006 to a major presence among urban boutique fitness studios in 2015. In March 2015, fitness company Equinox approaches them with an offer to buy them out. Evaluating the offer requires an assessment of market or industry attractiveness and of SoulCycle's (potential) competitive advantage.Starting at €8.20
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Bananas (B)
Van Den Steen, EricCase HBS-712452-EStrategySupplemental Material for Product Number 712451.Starting at €5.74
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David Berman, Teaching Note
Raman, Ananth; Gaur, Vishal; Kesavan, SaravananTeaching Note HBS-609006-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [605081].Starting at €0.00
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Airgas, Inc.
Van Den Steen, Eric; Karl, JasonCase HBS-714517-EStrategyIn 2013, Airgas was the market leader in packaged industrial gas distribution. Recent acquisitions had made it into a larger player in upstream gas production as well, where it competed with Praxair and Air Products. Should Airgas continue building a position in gas production or divest these activities?Starting at €8.20
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Bananas (A)
Van Den Steen, EricCase HBS-712451-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As owner and CEO, Wim Van der Borght had grown Bananas in 8 years from a 4.5 million euro company into a 40 million euro group of companies with a range of field marketing activities in Belgium and the Netherlands. The core of the group consisted of two companies - Bananas and Demonstrate - which were operationally completely independent and acted as competitors in the marke...Starting at €8.20
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Airbus A380--Turbulence Ahead
Raman, Ananth; Schmidt, William; Gaur, VishalCase HBS-609041-EMultiple delays of the Airbus A380 have shocked analysts and investors alike. What are the causes of these delays and how should investors respond to the signals they may be sending about the company's outlook?Starting at €8.20
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Performance and Value Analysis
Van Den Steen, EricCase HBS-714490-EStrategyThis note introduces the Performance and Value Analysis (PVA) framework, an integrated framework to analyze strategic performance (i.e., performance corrected for temporary and random effects). This framework (quantitatively) decomposes a firm's performance into 3 consistent parts - common performance, value creation advantage, and bargaining advantage - and then provides frameworks to analyze each.Starting at €8.20
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Akamai's Edge (B)
Van Den Steen, EricCase HBS-712456-EStrategyIn 2009, Paul Sagan, CEO of Akamai, the leading online content delivery network with a 60% market share, needs to decide how to respond to aggressive market entry, whether and how to pursue the explosive growth in online video, and whether to stay with Akamai's distributed network model or move towards its competitors' more centralized design.Starting at €5.74
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Coca-Cola in Vietnam
Goh, Joel; Raman, AnanthCase HBS-616063-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Merck: Operating Science-Based Business
Raman, Ananth; Maurer, Inga; Schmidt, WilliamCase HBS-612082-EService and Operations ManagementMerck is known for its commitment to investing in basic R&D. Are Merck's long-term investments justifiable when the firm faces extreme earnings pressure?Starting at €8.20