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Revitalizing a French Conglomerate (A) (Spanish version)
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Turner, John M.Case HBS-705S20StrategyExamines corporate strategy for a diversified firm in the French business context. Issues include corporate governance, vision, and the management of unrelated diversification. After the company's first loss ever, the Vivendi board elected a new chairman who completed a financial restructuring and articulated a new corporate strategy. His actions were in part determined by the French business environment, which does not easily permit staff reduct...Starting at €8.20
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Vivendi (B): La revitalización de un conglomerado de empresas francesas
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Kaufman, RhondaCase HBS-706S13StrategyComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Board's Missing Link (Spanish version)
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Kaufman, RhondaArticle HBS-R0303FLeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. The causes of many corporate governance problems lie well below the surface--specifically, in critical relationships that are not structured to support the players involved. In other words, the very foundation of the system is flawed. And unless we correct the stru...Starting at €8.20
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The On-Demand Economy
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Weber, James; Watkins, Elizabeth AnneCase HBS-716405-EStrategyThis note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and Airbnb that exemplify this new mode of competition, a model that threatens to disrupt traditional firms. Uber provides ride services much like a traditional taxi company, but it owns no cars and employs no drivers, and instead matches independent car owners with customers looking for rides. Airbnb p...Starting at €8.20
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Putting Leadership Back into Strategy
Montgomery, Cynthia A.Article HBS-R0801C-EStrategyIn recent decades an infusion of economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies for strategic advantage. Strategy has come to be seen as an analytical problem to be solved. But, says Montgomery, the Timken Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Busines...Starting at €8.20
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Defining Moments: Leading When You're Being Followed
Detert, James R.; Black, Christina; Sachan, NikitaCase DARDEN-OB-1385-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set follows Alex Stewart, who has built and runs a green energy development firm in the United States. After finding success finding and using underutilized rooftops to erect solar panels and wind turbines in major US cities where the existing power grid couldn’t meet growing demand, Stewart is now looking for similar opportunities in Europe having spent the last two years doing research, forming the necessary networks and partnerships,...Starting at €8.20
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France Telecom (C): An Unprecedented Trial
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Whillans, Ashley V.Case HBS-721422-ELeadership and People ManagementA landmark legal case holds corporate leaders responsible for Institutional harassment of employees during restructuring In the C case we learn that former CEO Didier Lombard, Deputy Chief Executive Louis-Pierre Wenes, Human Resources Head Olivier Barberot and France Telecom itself were charged for institutional harassment by French authorities, a first for a CAC 40 company. In December 2019 they were found guilty in a landmark ruling. Each was ...Starting at €5.74
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Umbrella of Protection: Health, Disability, and Life Insurance
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Fairchild, Tierney; Black, Christina; Jones, Liz Ivaniw; ; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1873-EFinanceMatthew Andrews and Elizabeth (Liz) Graham had recently graduated college and planned to get married soon. They had both accepted jobs in Washington, DC, and would be moving to Gainesville, Virginia. Matthew would be working as a software engineer with both medical and life insurance, and Liz was taking a job as an advertising agent with no benefits. Until they started their jobs, neither Matthew nor Liz had health insurance. This was a source of...Starting at €8.20
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Understanding FICO Scores - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Black, Christina; Jones, Liz Ivaniw; Fairchild, TierneyTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1866TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1866TNStarting at €0.00
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Planning for the Future: Savings and Retirement - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Fairchild, Tierney; Black, Christina; Jones, Liz IvaniwTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1869TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1869TNStarting at €0.00