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Alere
Sadun, Raffaella; Slater, Catherine; Spencer, ChanningCase HBS-717402-EStrategyThe Board of Alere, Inc, a leading medical diagnostic firm, is evaluating the offer made by Ron Zwanziger, the firm's founder and former CEO, to acquire the company and take it private. The offer arrives at the end of a tumultuous year for the company, which saw Zwanziger fighting and ultimately losing a confrontation with activist investors Coppersmith Capital. How should the board evaluate this offer? Should they reject it, on the basis that Zw...Starting at €8.20
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Alere, Teaching Note
Sadun, Raffaella; Friar, GretaTeaching Note HBS-718411-EStrategyTeaching note for case 717402.Starting at €0.00
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Global Business School Network
Marquis, Christopher; Bhattacharya, RwitwikaCase HBS-412044-ELeadership and People ManagementThe mission of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) is to strengthen business education for the developing world. The organization was transitioning out of its startup phase and wants to shift its focus from capacity building activities driven by the organization to empowering the network to carry out GBSN's mission. The case asks, what is the best way to accomplish this objective?Starting at €8.20
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Continental Hope Group
Marquis, Christopher; Li, QiCase HBS-415050-EMarketingThis case provides an opportunity to examine and discuss how a traditional Chinese private business was launched and developed into a globalizing, multi-industry corporation. It also highlights how second generation entrepreneurs successfully developed an innovative industry model to sustain a green and profitable business, how the company valued, motivated and retained its talent, and how Chinese private enterprise can go global.Starting at €8.20
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sweetriot 2.0
Marquis, Christopher; Khalife, Donna; Thomason, BobbiCase HBS-412007-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In the fall of 2010, Sarah Endline, CEO and Founder of sweetriot, an organic chocolate company, was deciding the best way to grow her organic chocolate company, while keeping her chocolate physically and conceptually on the shelf. She wanted to grow the offerings and profits of her company, while maintaining its social mission and unique flair. The case tracks the origins of...Starting at €8.20
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COSCO: Implementing Sustainability
Marquis, Christopher; Yin, Juelin; Yang, DongningCase HBS-412081-ELeadership and People ManagementIn January 2005, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) announced it would join the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). At that time, COSCO initiated sustainability reporting practices in line with the UNGC, and over the next six years these efforts evolved into an information technology platform integrating all the company's sustainability processes and indicators. In fall 2011, the company's leadership considered the following strategic...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (B)
Sadun, Raffaella; Feit, Hanoch; Gujral, Vaibhav; Zouein, GerardCase HBS-714452-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Supplement for Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A), 714451.Starting at €5.74
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VeeV on the Rocks, Teaching Note
Marquis, Christopher; Margolis, Joshua D.; Thomason, BobbiTeaching Note HBS-411076-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 410006.Starting at €0.00