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Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World
Bell, David E.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510025-EStrategyMonsanto has led the effort to bring biotechnology to bear on food production. Through some management missteps and consumer resistance the company had difficulties in its early years. But since Hugh Grant became CEO the picture has brightened with widespread adoption of the company's products. This case focuses on the company's product pipeline and the galvanizing effect of the CEO's promise to substantially improve global food production by 203...Starting at €8.20
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Monsanto: ayudando a los agricultores a alimentar el mundo
Bell, David E.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-515S23StrategyMonsanto ha dirigido los esfuerzos para traer la biotecnología para influir en la producción de alimentos. A través de algunos errores de manejo y resistencia de los consumidores a la compañía tuvo dificultades en sus primeros años. Pero ya que Hugh Grant se convirtió en CEO de la imagen se ha iluminado con la adopción generalizada de los productos de la compañía. Este caso se centra en la cartera de productos de la compañía y el efecto de galvan...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Prisa
Vergés S.; Rosenberg, Mike; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1468StrategyEl equipo de dirección del Grupo Prisa se planteaba cómo debía seguir su estrategia para poder competir con los grandes rivales a nivel internacional. El caso describe la estructura del Grupo Prisa, la diversificación y crecimiento llevado a cabo en los años posteriores a 2004 y su internacionalización en los países de habla hispana. También se analizan sus principales competidores a nivel español e internacional.Starting at €8.20
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The Rocky Mountain Institute: Reinventing the Think and Do Tank of the Future
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1604-EInnovation and Change, StrategyIn 2007, Michael Potts was appointed CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). RMI is an independent, non-profit "think and do tank" with the mission of promoting the efficient and restorative use of resources. While the Institute is well-known for its outstanding research and innovative ideas, Michael Potts soon realized it needed a management culture and a new strategic focus. The case illustrates RMI's restructuring process and the challenges...Starting at €8.20
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Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-811013-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of Moneybookers revenues were related to transactions from online gaming sites (down from 100% in 2002). Although the thesis was that e-commerce transactions would soon make up a much large...Starting at €8.20
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Randall Krantz (B) - Teaching Note
Rosenberg, Mike; Innes, Rosie; Moreno, VictoriaTeaching Note DPOT-73-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note shows how to lead the discussion on case DPO-316. The case was developed for MBA students and it follows from case DPO-262-E (Case A). It aims to familiarize participants with the common struggles of searching for a job and provide them with possible strategies. It also narrates how new constraints, though they decrease flexibility, can provide guidance during the search process.Starting at €0.00
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Operational Sustainability: From Vision to Strategy at Henkel - Teaching Note
Rosenberg, Mike; Moreno, VictoriaTeaching Note SMT-97-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyThe aim of this note is to provide guidelines on how to use case SM-1606-E in a class on strategy and sustainability. The case presents the evolution of Henkel's approach to sustainability over 50 years and the challenges faced by Charlotte Kuszewsky, a line manager who must balance sustainability targets in a business situation that is increasingly difficult due to Europe's financial crisis. The note contains a board plan, key questions and a de...Starting at €0.00
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The National Geographic Society (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-317S02Strategycreating a senior management position responsible for e-commerce to coordinate web-based offerings and outreach across the Society's various departments, transition NGS from its many disparate and independent direct mail efforts to a more integrated and strategic e-commerce strategy, and leverage the NGS relationship with its members-currently defined as magazine subscribers, since a subscription comes with Society membership. Putting the final ...Starting at €8.20
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Quimera: Making Sustainability Happen - Teaching Note
Rosenberg, Mike; Moreno, VictoriaTeaching Note SMT-100-EEntrepreneurshipQuimera is a Spanish start-up firm founded in 2009. It aims to overcome the financial constraints associated with the development of sustainable projects in the areas of mobility and energy. Within the relatively new category of the "environmental goods and services sector," Quimera uses a business model where fixed assets are nearly irrelevant and networks are at the core. This note describes how to use the case SM-1588-E in a 75-minute lecture ...Starting at €0.00
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Managing Creativity and Innovation in Organizations
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeTechnical Note SMN-688-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe technical note explores the tensions between organizational structures and innovation. Building on Teresa Amabile's work on creativity, the note explains how management systems and structures have the potential to enhance innovation. After presenting the personality traits of creative individuals and distinguishing the types of innovation processes (radical vs. incremental), it then identifies how informal organization and semi-structures can...Starting at €8.20