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Iceland: From Financial Meltdown to Geothermal Energy - Teaching Note
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deTeaching Note SMT-92-EEconomics, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case describes the origins of a cluster initiative in the geothermal energy industry in Iceland and its initial steps in 2010. The case examines the specific characteristics of the country and recent events in its history, and it describes the geothermal industry and the traditional "cluster approach" up to 2010. It then describes the actions undertaken by Gekon, the company that is leading the cluster initiative, the steps in the process, ...Starting at €0.00
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Olympus (A), Teaching Note
Lorsch, Jay W.; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-114072-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 413040. As 2012 approached the woes of the financial crisis seemed to be fading, companies were resuming business as usual and some of the scrutiny on corporate governance practices began to recede as well. That is until another major financial scandal emerged in Japan in the fall of 2011. It was slowly revealed that the 92-year-old camera and medical photo-imaging company, Olympus, had been hiding its losses for more than a dec...Starting at €0.00
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miraclefeet.org: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability - Teaching note
McNichols, M; Foroughi, JTeaching Note SGSB-SI135TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeIn the summer of 2015, after reporting another year of strong growth in programming and fundraising at miraclefeet.org, a nonprofit dedicated to providing treatment to children born with clubfoot in developing countries, co-founder and executive director Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld (MBA ’92) found herself wanting to do more. While miraclefeet had reported record numbers in each year since its 2010 founding, she knew that she had the capacity to no...Starting at €0.00
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Citrix Systems, Inc.: A Fight Worth Fighting? - Teaching note
Loutskina, Elena; Adkins, ThomasTeaching Note DARDEN-F-2049TN-EFinanceIn December 2021, Valiant Capital Partners (VCP) is in the middle of bidding for Citrix Systems, Inc. (Citrix), to take the company private via a leveraged buyout (LBO). The auction of the renowned desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) company had attracted a number of bidders. VCP's initial bid of $15 billion ($92 per share) had allowed the fund to move to the final bidding round. Now with broader access to the company and its management, VCP has to revis...Starting at €0.00
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Acenor: Planta de Vitoria-Gasteiz (A, B, C, D y E) - Nota del Instructor
Rodríguez Porras, José MaríaTeaching Note FHT-30Leadership and People Management(Véase casos FH-355, FH-384, FH-385, FH-449 y FH-481)Starting at €0.00
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Acenor: The Vitoria-Gasteiz Factory (A, B, C, D & E) - Teaching Note
Rodríguez Porras, José MaríaTeaching Note FHT-30-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €0.00