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Philips: Developing a Marketing Strategy for LED Bulbs - Teaching note
Wilcox, Ronald T.; Yemen, Gerry;Teaching Note DARDEN-M-1033TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-1033Starting at €0.00
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C-Power: Harnessing the Power of the Ocean
Wilcox, Ronald T.Case DARDEN-M-1034-EMarketingDespite the predictability and power of wave energy, by 2022, there was not a single industry-standard technology for converting wave energy to electricity. A new company, C-Power, had developed a product designed to generate levels of power from wave energy that could compete with solar, wind, and fossil-fuel power sources. In 2016, it began a contract with the US government to develop a reliable wave-based power source for deep-sea fiber-optic ...Starting at €8.20
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Oil and Wasser (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Reimus, Byron; Bruner, Robert F.; Cosmides, Leda; Tooby, John; Pragnell, Michael; Schweiger, DavidArticle HBS-R0405A-EStrategyIt was supposed to be an amicable "merger of equals," an example of European togetherness, a synergistic deal that would create the world's second-largest consumer foods company out of two former competitors. But the marriage of entrepreneurial powerhouse Royal Biscuit and the conservative, family-owned Edeling GmbH is beginning to look overly ambitious. Integration planning is way behind schedule. Investors seem wary. But for Royal Biscuit HR he...Starting at €8.20
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Britannia Chemicals PLC (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Schill, Michael J.; Eades, Kenneth M.; McTigue, Frank H.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1906TNFinanceTeaching note for product F-1906Starting at €0.00
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1930-EFinanceOn October 25, 1847, British prime minister John Russell met with his cabinet to review a deepening financial crisis and to weigh proposals for government response. Chief among these were two proposals. The first was to suspend the Bank Charter Act of 1844 in order to permit the Bank of England to discount more freely and to issue banknotes in greater volume than the Act allowed. In recent days, delegations of merchants, industrialists, and count...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1930TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1930 and F-1931Starting at €0.00
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932FinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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1923: Hyperinflation in Germany
Bruner, Robert F.; De Notto, ChristopherTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1965-EFinanceIn the 1920s, Germany experienced one of the most severe episodes of hyperinflation in history. The episode originated in military defeat and revolution, produced instability that figured prominently in the onset of the Great Depression, and created policy dilemmas that present cautionary lessons for leaders in business and government. This note examines the causes, dynamics, and consequences of Germany’s hyperinflation in 1923. Hyperinflation i...Starting at €8.20
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Case Studies about Financial Crises and Civic Reactions
Bruner, Robert F.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1975-EFinanceThis note describes a collection of 26 teaching case studies and 5 expository notes on the history of financial crises from 1720 to 2008. The note also summarizes a semester-length course design based on these materials. The purpose of this collection is to advance pedagogy and research in the field of financial crises.Starting at €8.20
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Britannia Chemicals PLC (B): The Merseyside and Antwerp Projects
Schill, Michael J.; Bruner, Robert F.; McTigue, Frank H.Case DARDEN-F-1976FinanceBritannia Chemicals was under pressure from investors to improve its financial performance because of the accumulation of the firm’s common shares by a well-known corporate raider. Earnings had fallen to 180 pence per share at the end of 2017 from around 250 pence per share at the end of 2016. This B case reviews the same project as the A case (F-1906) but from one level higher: the executive vice president faces an either/or investment decisio...Starting at €5.74