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Forecasting Climate Risks: Aviva's Climate Calculus
Egan, Mark; Tufano, PeterCase HBS-224025-EFinanceIn late 2021, Ben Carr, Director of Analytics and Capital Modeling at Aviva Plc (Aviva)-a leading insurer with core operations in the UK, Ireland and Canada,-was preparing for an upcoming presentation before the company's board which included its CEO, Amanda Blanc, featuring the results of Aviva's performance in the Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) exercise mandated by the Bank of England. The CBES required all major banks and insurer...Starting at €8.20
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Chipmaking in the Desert: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Global Expansion
Kirby, William C.; Truwit, Noah B.Case HBS-323101-EKnowledge and CommunicationOn December 6, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Executive Chairman Mark Liu outlined the company's ambitious plans to invest $40 billion to build semiconductor manufacturing plants in Phoenix. The event also celebrated the passing of The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act), which aimed to inject $280 billion in financial subsidies and inc...Starting at €8.20
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Quigley-Simpson & Heppelwhite: The Ad Agency Model in the Age of AI
Edelman, David C.; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-523054-EMarketingIn October 2022, Quigley-Simpson & Heppelwhite CEO Carl Fremont considers how the advertising agency will integrate artificial intelligence tools into the business.Starting at €8.20
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Plug Power, Inc. (B): Q1-2021 Evolution and News
Vera, Juan; López Cardenete, Juan LuisCase SM-1717-EInnovation and ChangePlug Power illustrates the potential for innovation in business models. The company takes advantage, at a very early stage, of the emergence of hydrogen as an essential emerging vector in the energy transition to a decarbonized society. Green hydrogen is emerging as the fuel and raw material that will make decarbonization viable when, for technological or competitive reasons, electrification isn't possible in end uses (transportation, industry an...Starting at €5.74
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Just in Time for the Holidays (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
McNulty, Eric; Johnson, M. Eric; Brandstatter, Horst; Hausman, Warren H.; Omrod, AnneArticle HBS-R0512A-EService and Operations ManagementIt's the busiest time of year for North Pole Workshops. Production is in high gear, and the elves are on overtime in the sprint toward Christmas. But an unexpected spike in demand for one toy may leave children around the world disappointed on Christmas morning, whether they've been naughty or nice. At the same time, another toy's popularity threatens to plummet, leaving Santa and his elves faced with the prospect of millions of unloved plaything...Starting at €8.20
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ASML and the Geopolitics of Chip Manufacturing: Balancing Strategic and Political Pressures
Solon Moreira, Pablo Izurieta, Ram Mudambi, Deepak Nayak, Julianne SellinCase IVEY-W34163-EStrategyASML Holding NV (ASML) was a leading technology company headquartered in the Netherlands that specialized in the design and production of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. It had a global presence, with operations in Asia, Europe, and North America. Its unique chip manufacturing technology was essential for the development of technology products from military equipment and laundry machines to the smartphones in peoples’ pockets. ASM...Starting at €8.20
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TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-720422-EStrategyTransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increase ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown at compound annual rates in excess of 20%. But in early 2017, investors, customers, and government officials began to question the implementation, sustainability, and ethics of the ...Starting at €8.20
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Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-216059-EFinanceIn early 2013, CEDC, a large publicly-traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt, and is under pressure from its largest shareholders to give them control of the board and to restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy. The largest shareholder, billionaire Russian investor Roustam Tariko, has proposed an out o...Starting at €8.20
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Apple Inc.: Global Supply Chain Management
P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B20D013-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case focuses on the supply chain strategy of Apple Inc. (Apple). Set in early 2020, it provides a detailed description of the company’s supply chain network and capabilities. Data in the case allows students to develop an understanding of Apple’s source of competitiveness and to gain insights into the management of a large, complex global supply chain network that focused on the intersection of services, hardware and software. Students will ...Starting at €8.20
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Warren Buffett e a Berkshire Hathaway
Lynce de Faria, L.; Caldart, Adrián A.Case AESE-DG-A-1081-PPEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeA Estrutura Corporativa da Berkshire Hathaway para gerir oitenta negócios muito díspares e sem qualquer sinergia entre eles, constitui um caso único na história da organização de empresas e de Grupos empresariais em particular. A dimensão deste grupo mede-se pelo volume de negócios da ordem de 136.000 milhões de dólares, com a participação de 260.000 colaboradores, e apenas 21 dos quais na Corporação. O grande desafio que se coloca é se a Berkshi...Starting at €8.20