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Leica Camera: The Zeitgeist of Photography
Venkataraman, S.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0312-EStrategyThis field-based case uses Leica Camera, the famed German manufacturer of high-end cameras, to unfold circumstances that allow for an analysis of the firm’s competitive position. Having moved the well-loved German company from near bankruptcy during the digital revolution to a digital disrupter, Andreas Kaufmann, chairman and principal owner, had amassed an unblemished record in strategic decisions that turned the company around. The case open al...Starting at €8.20
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The World is Flat...The World is Lumpy?
Yemen, Gerry; Venkataraman, S.Technical Note DARDEN-S-0191-EStrategySuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this note sets the stage to unfold an analysis of popular notions about how the world works. On one hand, some believe that global competition has created a flattened world and that globalization has leveled the playing field. Yet a zest to view the world as flat, others have said, results in an underestimation of the differences between countries-standardization, exact replication,...Starting at €8.20
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Environmental Platform LEEDership at USGBC
Toffel, Michael W.; Simcoe, Timothy S.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-618027-EStrategyBy 2018, it was clear that U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) had significantly contributed to the growth of green building, and over its 25-year history had become a powerful brand in the construction sector with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. Nonetheless, USGBC faced two significant challenges moving forward: maintaining LEED's leadership position as the green building standard in the U.S., and increasing th...Starting at €8.20
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BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI
Gulati, Ranjay; Rivkin, Jan W.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-717406-EStrategyThis (C) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 "BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?"Starting at €5.74
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BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM - Teaching Note
Gulati, Ranjay; Gilson, Stuart C.; Sesia, AldoTeaching Note HBS-719431-EStrategyTeaching note to case 717405 and 717485Starting at €0.00
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SmileDirectClub: Better is Better
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-320016-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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AMC Entertainment: Creating a Spectacular Moviegoing Experience (A), Teaching Plan
McGee, Henry W.; Sesia, AldoTeaching Note HBS-320031-EStrategyTeaching plan for case 319024.Starting at €0.00
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Summit Public Schools (A)
Kim, John Jong-Hyun; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-318067-EStrategySummit Public Schools was a very successful charter management organization with schools in California and Washington State. The students came from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, many from economically-disadvantaged households. While nearly all of its students were accepted to a four-year college, Summit's leadership discovered that nearly half of graduates had failed at college. This was unacceptable to Summit's leadership and they set ...Starting at €8.20
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PureCircle
Bell, David E.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-510032-EStrategyIn December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA determined that high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), a natural and calorie-free product that a young company named PureCircie manufactured from the Stevia plant, could be used in beverages, foods, and as a table top sweetener in the U.S.-the largest market for sugar and sweeteners in the world. While the FDA's determination was the breakthrough the company had hoped for, much remained un...Starting at €8.20
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Tequila Mobile SA
Halaburda, Hanna; Surma, Jerzy; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-712453-EStrategyWojciech Woziwodzki, co-founder, president, and CEO of Tequila Mobile SA, a mobile games developer, publisher, and service provider, had to make some important strategic decisions. Tequila Mobile SA had already decided to shift to a new "free2play" revenue model but needed to decide whether to focus on building its business in markets where penetration of smartphone devices was high and the economy was developed or in markets where the use of mob...Starting at €8.20