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Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany
By Gunnar Trumbull, Diego Comin, Kerry Yang. 2011
Fraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a 1.6 billion euros…
budget, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany that cover most fields of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the competitiveness of the German economy. It also explores whether the organization of R&D is affected by the size distribution of firms as well as by institutions in labor and financial markets.Lobbying
By Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Libby Cantrill, Patricia Wu. 2007
Describes how companies engage the political and legal system and the rules and ethics associated with doing so. Focuses on…
the U.S. political and legal system, but also seeks to familiarize readers with lobbying norms and structures in the European Union and Japan.Edelnor (A)
By Jordan Siegel. 2007
Fernando del Sol, president of F. S. Inversiones in Chile, had just bought himself a headache as a New Year's…
present. On December 31, 2001, he purchased a Chilean electricity generation and transmission company called Edelnor that was in danger of becoming insolvent within months. del Sol had six months to restructure the company before it would become completely insolvent, and his headache was compounded by the fact that the process for company reorganization in Chile typically dragged on in the courts, often for two or more years. Any debtor, no matter how small, could hold up the process at any point by issuing written complaints to the court. del Sol needed to figure out whether the company was worth saving, whether it had a business strategy that could succeed if the company's debt was restructured, and whether he could find some means of saving the company in time.How Media Choices are Changing Online Advertising
By Stephen P. Bradley, Nancy Bartlett. 2006
What is the response by advertisers as media consumption moves to the digital medium? Provides an overview of online advertising…
in mid-2006 and discusses the impact of an increasingly fractured media landscape and its accompanying expanding advertising options.Alibaba Group
By Julie M. Wulf. 2010
Discusses how Alibaba Group successfully managed new business ventures to become a leader in China's online marketplaces. Students follow Alibaba…
Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze the evolving dynamics of internal competition and cooperation among Alibaba Group's subsidiaries. Students are also asked to address Alibaba Group's strategy, the role of its corporate center and how to incentivize subsidiary executives.Workplace Factors That Affect Hiring and Retention: Focusing on Culture
By Harvard Business Review Press. 2002
This chapter explains the work-life balance factors that affect the retention of valuable employees and how managers can alter the…
workplace environment to appeal to new candidates and avoid employee burnout.Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
By Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Claudine Madras. 2006
How do companies develop a strategy that is both low-cost and differentiated without becoming squeezed in the middle? Describes how…
Teva, Israel's first and largest multinational, achieved its globally dominant position in generic pharmaceuticals, an industry that has undergone significant change over the last 20 years. Examines its strategies to defend itself against both low-cost competitors from India and other emerging markets as well as Big Pharma companies, which are adopting increasingly aggressive tactics in genetics.SAP: Industry Transformation
By Daniela Beyersdorfer, Andrei Hagiu, Pai-Ling Yin. 2006
SAP seeks growth in the small- and medium-sized enterprise market. To do so, it has created a platform strategy with…
SAP Netweaver. What are the advantages and challenges for an incumbent entering a new market? What are the benefits and challenges of implementing a platform strategy?LAE Enterprises Corp.
By Constance E. Bagley. 2002
Jay Entrepreneur had to decide whether it was worth his time to plow through a 12-page term sheet for a…
Series A round of preferred stock prepared by HBS Investors, a well-established venture capital firm that did seed, early-round, and mezzanine financings. He could also send the sheet over to the solo practitioner he'd hired to incorporate the company he'd formed with his partner, Dr. Mark I. Tech, inventor of a revolutionary new drug-delivery device. Family and friends had already provided $10,000 for lab space and equipment, and Jay and Mark had maxxed out their credit cards to pay the $7,500 retainer patent counsel required. Time was short, however, because Jay had promised to get back to HBS Investors later that week with any comments or concerns. He also had to decide (with or without the advice of counsel) whether to accept the proposal terms.CBS and Online Video
By Dennis Yao, Francisco Queiro, Julia Rozovsky. 2008
In late March 2007, CBS faces an important decision about its online video strategy. A just-announced joint online distribution venture…
between NBC Universal and News Corporation (Fox) is the impetus for this decision. Should CBS join forces with this new venture, come to terms with YouTube, the leading video-sharing site on the Internet, or maintain a nonexclusive strategy?Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
By John R. Wells, Travis Haglock. 2006
Ever since ex-Ben and Jerry's CEO Perry Odak took over as CEO of Wild Oats in 2001, he has been…
trying to turn the company around. After some apparent false starts, profits now seem to be on the rise in 2005 and 2006. Has he finally done it?Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 (B)
By Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Alessandro L. Spadini. 2006
Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (A)
By Linda A. Cyr. 2002
A brief introduction to the calculations inherent in pre-money and post-money valuations at multiple stages of financing. Relies on two…
different examples to illustrate that valuations can be calculated in a variety of ways, depending on the information provided. A rewritten version of an earlier note.LinkedIn (B)
By Mikolaj Jan Piskorski. 2006
Charlene Barshefsky (B)
By James K. Sebenius, Rebecca Hulse. 2001
Sothebys.com
By Abby Hansen, Roger Hallowell. 2000
Sotheby's has taken 50% of its business by volume to the Internet. How do the economics change? How do logistics…
and customer support needs change? What leverage does the Internet provide this established bricks-and-mortar auction house?Curled Metal Inc.--Engineered Products Division
By Frank V. Cespedes, Benson P. Shapiro. 2008
Curled Metal Incorporated has declining sales, but has developed a new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that, in field…
tests, deliver customer benefits that are many times CMI's manufacturing costs. Joseph Fernandez and Rajiv Sanwal of CMI's Engineered Products Division are responsible for formulating a strategy for the new product. A key issue is the price to charge for the pads. The case raises issues of analyzing market potential, aligning price with business strategy, and the implications of a price on development and execution of integrated strategic options.Dubai Ports World Debacle and Its Aftermath
By Julio J. Rotemberg. 2006
Describes the political ramifications in the United States of Dubai-based DP World's acquisition of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation…
Company (P&O). Because P&O operated some port terminals in the United States, DP World obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States before P&O shareholders approved the deal in February 2006. Nonetheless, a ruckus over port security erupted both in Congress and in the press and this ruckus led DP World to promise that it would relinquish the U.S. terminals of P&O. Also contains a brief description of Dubai and its relationship to the U.S., a discussion of issues related to port security, and a brief history of U.S. security concerns with foreign direct investment. Ends with a depiction of the Bills passed unanimously by the U.S. House and Senate to further regulate foreign investment in the wake of the DP World debacle.Sustainable Tea at Unilever
By Rebecca Henderson, Frederik Nellemann. 2011
Unilever's Lipton Tea had been successful with the first phase of its certification partnership with Rainforest Alliance. Now the company…
faced challenges in how to push forward with the transformation of more difficult parts of the supply chain and how to market sustainable tea in developing markets like India.EU Verdict Against Microsoft
By David B. Yoffie, Michael Slind. 2006
In 2004, following an investigation that began in 1998, the European Commission (EC) issued an antitrust judgment against Microsoft Corp.,…
levying a record fine of 497 million euros ($613 million) and mandating changes of commercial behavior and bundling of Windows Media Player with Microsoft's Windows operating system. Summarizes the EC's ruling and Microsoft's response to it, places that ruling in the context of U.S. Government antitrust action against Microsoft, and describes Microsoft's efforts to comply with the ruling. Also covers Microsoft's appeal of the ruling, which was heard in a European court in April 2006, and outlines further EC scrutiny of Microsoft.