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Sullair: Redefining Its Channel of Distribution - Teaching Note
Spekman, Robert E.Teaching Note DARDEN-M-0772TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0772Starting at €0.00
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Fiat and Chrysler: Gaining on Global Automakers? - Teaching Note
Spekman, Robert E.Teaching Note DARDEN-M-0780TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0780Starting at €0.00
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ExAblate Neuro - Teaching Note
Spekman, Robert E.; Thames, MatthewTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0888TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0888Starting at €0.00
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The United Drug Packaging Division - Teaching Note
Spekman, Robert E.; O'Sullivan, RobertTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0840TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0840Starting at €0.00
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BP in Russia: Bad Partners or Bad Partnerships? (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Spekman, Robert E.; Linetsky, ZuriTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0819TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0819Starting at €0.00
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The Apple iPhone - Teaching Note
Farris, Paul W.; Spekman, Robert E.; Mitchell, JamesTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0765TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0765Starting at €0.00
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M&A: The One Thing You Need to Get Right
Martin, RogerArticle HBS-R1606B-EStrategyThe financial world set a record in 2015 for mergers and acquisitions. It's too soon to have data on how those deals will work out, but the signs are not promising. Last year Microsoft wrote off 96% of the value of the handset business it had acquired from Nokia in 2014 for $7.9 billion. The rule, confirmed by nearly all studies, remains true: M&A is a mug's game, in which some 70% to 90% of acquisitions are abysmal failures. The author has an ex...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Sizing the Sales Force
Spekman, Robert E.; Kumar, Sameer; Kalla, AryaTechnical Note DARDEN-M-0746-EMarketingThis note describes several approaches one could employ to size a sales force. It addresses the advantages of each approach as well as the weaknesses. The case entitled "Z Associates: Sizing the Sales Force" (UVA-M-0745) provides a real-world example of one company's attempt to select the correct approach, and includes a supplemental Excel file for students.Starting at €8.20
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ZS Associates: Sales Force Sizing
Spekman, Robert E.; Kumar, Sameer; Kalla, AryaCase DARDEN-M-0745-EMarketingThis case describes a consulting firm that is assisting a pharmaceutical company as it faces a strategic question regarding how to determine the size of its sales force. An Excel file containing two of the case exhibits is included and is available by contacting sales@dardenbusinesspublishing.com. A related Technical Note entitled "A Note on Sizing the Sales Force" (UVA-M-0746) is available that describes several approaches one could employ to si...Starting at €8.20
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I.M.A.G.E. International (Spanish Version)
Newton, Derek A.; Spekman, Robert E.; Ranson, AlexandraCase DARDEN-M-0958MarketingTraducción al español de la versión del 28 de febrero de 2019 del caso UVA-M-0417. Este caso promueve la comprensión y familiariza a los estudiantes con los incentivos no financieros. El caso describe los principales elementos que intervienen en la creación de una fuerza de ventas de alto rendimiento; Las prácticas, políticas y filosofías que se revelan sobre las formas de motivar a las personas proporcionan una base para la discusión de los estu...Starting at €8.20