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Scope of the Corporation
Collis, David J.Case HBS-795139-EStrategyDescribes analyses that determine the appropriate limit to the scope of the firm. Examines both the production cost justification for firm diversification--economies of scope and shared resources, and the governance cost justification for including transactions inside the hierarchy rather than contracting for them on the market--transaction costs and agency theory. Concludes by identifying the line between corporate strategy and firm scope.Starting at €8.20
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Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery A, B, C , D Teaching Note
Collis, David J.Teaching Note HBS-713413-EStrategyTeaching Note for 708453,708454,708455 and 708491Starting at €0.00
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The Guardian: Transition to the Online World and The Newspaper Industry in Crisis, Teaching Note
Collis, David J.Teaching Note HBS-713416-EStrategyTeaching Note for 709464Starting at €0.00
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Silver Lake , Teaching Note
Collis, David J.Teaching Note HBS-713448-EStrategyTeaching Note for 711420Starting at €0.00
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Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future Teaching Note
Collis, David J.Teaching Note HBS-713451-EStrategyTeaching Note for 711457Starting at €0.00
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edX: Strategies for Higher Education
Collis, David J.; Shaffer, Matthew; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-715413-EStrategyIn May 2012, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded edX, a new non-profit joint venture that would provide a platform for massive open online courses (MOOCs). edX did not produce original courses or instructional content-it made a web platform through which Harvard and MIT, and subsequently dozens more "partner" universities, could offer their lecture courses as MOOCs. While the future role of MOOCs in hi...Starting at €8.20
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The Transformation of NCR
Collis, David J.; Sadun, Raffaella; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-715438-EStrategyDuring his tenure as CEO since 2005, Bill Nuti had moved NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments methods. Nuti envisioned a world in which consumers would use NCR hardware or applications whether transacting at a bank or ATM, purchasing clothes at a retailer, or checking into a fl...Starting at €8.20
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$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg!
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-715441-EStrategyIn February 2014, Facebook announced the acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion. WhatsApp, founded in 2009, was a relatively young company that employed only 50 people and earned merely $10 million in revenue in 2013. It was one of many mobile messaging services that allowed users to contact each other without paying costly text message fees. However, its popularity and growth potential enticed Facebook, a company facing many challenges and lo...Starting at €8.20
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Silver Lake
Collis, David J.; Kind, LizCase HBS-711420-EStrategyDave Roux, co-founder and chairman of Silver Lake, a private equity (PE) firm specializing in technology investments, was meeting with the firm's investment committee via video conference to discuss options for Silver Lake's future growth. While the private equity market had suffered since the economic crisis in the fall of 2008, Roux believed a number of opportunities still existed. There was significant interest within the firm to continue to o...Starting at €8.20
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Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future
Collis, David J.; Furey, Mary; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-711457-EStrategyAfter its founding in the late 1980s, Cree Inc. quickly grew into a major player in the emerging LED market. By 2007, technological improvements in LEDs had made them suitable for TV, computer, and mobile "backlighting"; and concerns over global warning led to calls to shift to more energy-efficient sources of general lighting (which favored LEDs, as they were far more efficient than the traditionally-dominant incandescents). In this context, Cre...Starting at €8.20