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NTT DoCoMo: El futuro de Internet sin cables
Bradley, Stephen P.; Sandoval, MatthewCase HBS-702S09StrategyNTT DoCoMo se estableció en 1992 y se convirtió celebró públicamente en 1998. Este caso pistas de cómo DoCoMo se convirtió en la primera compañía de telefonía móvil en Japón y cómo su servicio i.mode revolucionó el mercado de la telefonía celular.Starting at €8.20
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Crown Cork & Seal in 1989 (Spanish version)
Bradley, Stephen P.; Cavanaugh, SheilaCase HBS-702S11StrategyDescribes the structure and recent trends of the metal container industry, Crown's successful strategy for competing in the industry, and John Connelly's leadership over more than 20 years. In 1989, William Avery succeeded Connelly as CEO and is forced to consider new strategic options in the face of industry change.Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bradley, Stephen P.; Ghemawat, Pankaj; Foley, SharonCase HBS-706S15StrategyThe case 'Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.' focuses on the evolution of Wal-Mart's remarkably successful discount operations and describes the company's more recent attempts to diversify into other businesses. The company has entered the warehouse club industry with its Sam's Clubs and the grocery business with its Supercenters, a combination supermarket and discount store. Wal-Mart experienced a drop in the value of its stock price in early 1993, which it ...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating an Investment in Expansion (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.; DeVolder, JeffreyCase HBS-411S17FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A manufacturer of private-label personal care products must decide whether to fund an unprecedented expansion of manufacturing capacity. The decision prompts fundamental financial analysis of the potential project, including development of cash flow projections and net present value calculations. Students wi...Starting at €8.20
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The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.
Bohmer, Richard; Bradley, Stephen P.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-610014-EService and Operations ManagementThrough its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation has decreased claims-and premiums-for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions and affiliated physicians. Over the last two decades, through a combination of active legal defense and medical error prevention, The RMF has successfully controlled the medico-legal cost...Starting at €8.20
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Retail Shopping in 2007: The Net versus the Mall
Bradley, Stephen P.Case HBS-707566-EStrategyProvides an overview of the retail sector within the United States as online shopping captures an increased percentage of consumer spending. The role of enabling technologies and applications, including comparison shopping sites and recommendation systems, are covered. Additionally, the strategies, specifically the evolution of multi-channeling retail, are discussed.Starting at €8.20
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Social Networks: The Portals of Web 2.0
Bradley, Stephen P.; Bartlett, NancyCase HBS-708488-EInformation TechnologiesSocial networks have evolved into influential, compelling and persuasive systems, the portals of Web 2.0 and one of the most powerful media phenomena in 2008. This note provides a brief background and description of various social network sites including MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube. We also discuss recent trends and strategies stemming from the social network phenomena including widgets and online advertising.Starting at €8.20
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Book Publishing in 2010
Bradley, Stephen P.; Bartlett, NancyCase HBS-711419-EStrategyLegacy book publishers wrangled with ebook retailers over royalty rates, release strategy, and distribution rights as customer demand for cheaper ebooks eroded publishers' profitable print formats. E-readers like Kindle, as well as Apple's iPad that invigorated the digital book market is discussed. Also includes a general overview of book publishing including the K-12 and College market.Starting at €8.20
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Everyone and Everything is Online
Bradley, Stephen P.; Bartlett, NancyCase HBS-711494-EStrategyThe twenty-first century digital world enabled mobile, empowered, content-hungry individuals to capture the value of enabling technologies and applications to manage, create, share, and influence content across the creation and delivery spectrum. Users were online in record numbers, spending a greater percentage of their time, and conducting more and more activities including communications, learning, entertainment, and social interaction. Digita...Starting at €8.20
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Cost of Capital at Ameritrade (Spanish version)
Mitchell, Mark; Stafford, ErikCase HBS-203S18FinanceAmeritrade Holding Corp. is planning large marketing and technology investments to improve the company's competitive position in deep-discount brokerage by taking advantage of emerging economies of scale. In order to evaluate whether the strategy would generate sufficient future cash flows to merit the investment, Joe Ricketts, chairman and CEO of Ameritrade, needs an estimate of the project's cost of capital. There is considerable disagreement a...Starting at €8.20