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Warren E. Buffett, 2015
Bruner, Robert F.; DuBois, JakeCase DARDEN-F-1769-EFinanceThis case was designed as an introduction to a finance course or a module on capital markets. Alternatively, it could be used as a basic introduction to methods of valuing a firm. A detailed teaching note provides instructors with a teaching plan for either scenario. Set in August 2015, students are asked to evaluate Warren Buffett’s decision to acquire the aerospace-parts supplier Precision Castparts Corporation (PCP), which would be the largest...Starting at €8.20
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Warren E. Buffett, 2015 - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1769TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1769Starting at €0.00
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Genzyme/Geltex Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture
Bruner, Robert F.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Jacquet, PierreCase DARDEN-F-1254-EFinanceIn March 1997, an executive vice president of Genzyme Corporation must develop the terms by which the $518 billion (revenue) firm will form a joint venture with a small biotechnology firm to make and market a new drug. The tasks for the decision maker are to estimate the enterprise value of the new joint venture, recommend how large an interest to acquire in the venture, and determine what price to pay for that interest and when. The case may be ...Starting at €8.20
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The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost of Capital (Spanish version)
Bruner, Robert F.; Carr, SeanCase DARDEN-F-1840FinanceEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 15 de noviembre de 2005 del caso UVA-F-1482. En junio de 2002, el director de un fondo de cobertura "el inversionista activo" está considerando las posibles ganancias de aumentar la capitalización de la deuda de The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. Wrigley ha sido financiado de manera conservadora y, a la fecha del caso, no tiene deudas. Las tareas para el estudiante son: • Estimar el cambio potencial e...Starting at €8.20
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Cataumet Boats, Inc., Teaching Note
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Davis, MarkTeaching Note HBS-917510-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 917509.Starting at €0.00
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Cataumet Boats, Inc.
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Davis, MarkCase HBS-917509-EService and Operations ManagementJaime Giancola, an MBA student, has recently completed an operations management course in which aggregate production planning (APP) was one of the topics. She believes that that her family's business, Cataumet Boats, which her grandparents started and which her mother and uncle now own, might benefit from applying APP concepts to identify the different ways they might schedule workers, which could be especially valuable during the peak demand sea...Starting at €8.20
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Rackspace Hosting in Late 2000
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Case HBS-808166-EEntrepreneurshipThe leadership team of Rackspace, faced with accommodation of its service offering and dwindling financial reserves, decides to make customer focus the rallying cry of its new strategy. This short case was designed as the discussion igniter for a series of short video clips describing the shift to a more customer-focused approach.Starting at €8.20
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Southwest Airlines: In a Different World, Teaching Note
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Teaching Note HBS-910426-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 910419.Starting at €0.00
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Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy, Teaching Note
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Kazan, BrentTeaching Note HBS-4222-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 4221.Starting at €0.00
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Build a Strong and Adaptive Ownership Culture
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3831BC-EService and Operations ManagementWhy is it that many of the same companies appear on lists of the best places to work, the best providers of customer service, and the most profitable in their industries? What do managers at the best places to work understand that others don't? They understand that the identification of organization values is meaningless without a determination of the behaviors, measures, and actions that reinforce the values. They understand that strong and adap...Starting at €8.20