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General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (C)
By Michael E. Porter. 1980
There is lots of advice around for starting a business, but less for when it is established but un-profitable, or…
gets into difficulties. This is a guide to help you when the going gets tough. It acts as a smoke detector - to help spot the early warning signs of approaching difficulty, and as a fire extinguisher - for immediate use in a crisis. It will help you to turn a business around by explaining: why businesses fail, how to spot the warning signs, key ways to stabilise your finances, how to devise a realistic recovery plan, and how to manage that plan into effective action.AEP: Carbon Capture and Storage
By Richard H.K. Vietor. 2010
By October 2010, American Electric Power, the largest coal-fired, electric utility in the United States, had been operating a carbon…
capture and sequestration pilot plant for one year. Using a proprietary, Alstom chilled ammonia technology, AEP was capturing and sequestering 90% of the carbon dioxide in a small waste stream at its Mountaineer plant in West Virginia. As part of its larger carbon reduction strategy, AEP was launching construction of a $680 million demonstration plan, partially funded with DOE money. Mike Morris, AEP's chairman, was frustrated though, that Congress had not passed a cap-and-trade bill, and was worried how he would recover AEP's share of this huge investment. Could he find partners in this cutting-edge demonstration, or at least, add it to his utility rate base?John Mackey and Whole Foods Market
By Katherine Miller, Nancy F. Koehn. 2007
Traces the history of organic agriculture from its pre-industrial roots to the present day, and examines the growth of Whole…
Foods Market in the context of the broader growth of the organic industry. Also investigates John Mackey's role as a founder and leader of the largest natural-foods retailer in the world.Intellectual Ventures
By David B. Yoffie, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld, Andrei Hagiu. 2009
Intellectual Ventures creates and acquires intellectual property, which it then seeks to monetize through non-exclusive licensing. In early 2009, as…
an increasing number of companies were trying to position themselves as leading intermediaries in the market for intellectual property, IV was looking for the best business model to become such a leading intermediary. Its model was predicated on making it easy for small inventors to monetize their inventions and IP (by selling it to IV) and then using its scale and aggregate IP portfolio to extract revenues from potential licensees (usually technology companies).Hans Wilsdorf and Rolex
By Geoffrey G. Jones, Alexander Atzberger. 2005
Explores the creation of the Rolex watch by Hans Wilsdorf. Provides a case study of how one of the world's…
leading luxury brands was created and, more generally, provides a vehicle for exploring the competitive advantage of Switzerland in watchmaking (and other industries). Although Switzerland was a traditional watchmaking center, Wilsdorf-who was neither a watchmaker nor Swiss-created this successful brand through his emphasis on quality and reliability, combined with celebrity marketing.Globalizing Consumer Durables: Singer Sewing Machine Before 1914
By David Kiron, Geoffrey G Jones. 2003
Examines the global strategy of Singer, one of the world's first multinationals, before 1914. Singer, a U.S. pioneer of the…
modern sewing machine, established its first foreign factory in Scotland in 1867. Investments followed in manufacturing and marketing in other countries, especially Russia. By 1914, Singer held a remarkable 90% share of all sewing machine sales outside the United States and was the seventh largest firm in the world. Examines why sewing machines became one of the world's first global products and the entrepreneurial and organizational factors behind Singer's international success. Taught as the first case in the MBA elective Evolution of Global Business.Satera Team at Imatron Systems, Inc. (A)
By Teresa M. Amabile, Elizabeth A. Schatzel. 2003
Escalating conflict has erupted within the Satera product development team, resulting from the conflicting cognitive styles of the two senior…
mechanical engineers. The conflict has taken a toll on both project progress and team morale, endangering one of the most important initiatives at Imatron Systems, Inc. After discussing the situation with VP of R&D Rick Levinger, team leader Gary Pinto realizes he must take decisive action. This case presents a profile of the company, the team, the Satera project, and the team members, focusing on Pinto and the dueling engineers. Through a detailed description of their vastly different problem-solving preferences, and the interactions in which those differences become most apparent, the conflict presents a common problem that managers must face when working with creative people on creative projects.Berkshire Hathaway
By Bharat N. Anand, Samhita Jayanti. 2009
Berkshire Hathaway describes the history and strategy of one of the best known investment firms over the last forty years.…
The case describes the investment philosophy of Warren Buffett, its legendary chairman and CEO, the gradual diversification of its portfolio, its capital allocation strategy, compensation structure, and corporate governance approach, leading up to August 2008.Ford Argentina: Transforming a Global Industry in a Local Market
By Paula Etchard, Laureano Berasategui, Lynda M Applegate, Ramiro Montealegre. 2003
The president of Ford Argentina has to decide on the e-business approach at this subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. The…
approach must take into consideration the ambitious global e-business transformation proposed by the parent company within the context of a major economic crisis suffered in Argentina.Charles Schwab in 2002
By F. Warren Mcfarlan, Lynda M. Applegate, Jamie Ladge. 2002
Details the evolution of the Charles Schwab business model, from its founding in 1975 to October 2002. The protagonist, David…
Pottruck, is faced with re-inventing the firm as a full-service brokerage at a time of tremendous industry instability as the industry reels from the effects of deregulation, consolidation, global economic downturn, and investor lack of confidence.Dr. John's Products Ltd.
By William A. Sahlman. 2002
Valuing Cash Flows in an International Context
By Walter Kuemmerle, Matias Braun. 2002
Addresses the question of how to value cash flows in an international context. Focuses on entrepreneurial ventures, but its content…
applies to finance issues that arise in established multinational enterprises. Addresses cash flows, discount rates, country risk premium, projecting future exchange rates, and other issues. Also contains an extensive example of a software company that exports services to other countries.Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities
By Laura Alfaro, Renee Kim. 2009
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd faced a daunting task that he never imagined he would have to face when he…
was elected two years ago. Australia at that time was poised to enter its 17th year of uninterrupted growth. Commodity exports were booming, largely driven by China's insatiable appetite for raw materials. Then the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, brewing challenges for the world's biggest exporter of coal and iron ore. Prime Minister Rudd pushed for massive stimulus packages to revive domestic consumption and demand. Yet as an economy heavily dependent on trade, tumbling commodity prices brewed difficult times for Australia's trade deficit and its persistent large current account deficit. What was in hold for Australia's deficit, which had been in the red all but four years since 1950? In addition, how should policymakers address the intense concerns regarding China's growing interest in Australia's prized natural resources sector?In The Partnership Charter, psychologist and business mediation expert David Gage offers a comprehensive guide to the art of establishing…
and maintaining a business partnership. The centerpiece of his approach is the Partnership Charter, a document that clearly outlines the goals, expectations, responsibilities, and relationships of the principals. The charter identifies potential sources of conflict and how they will be resolved, while addressing such sensitive issues as personal styles, values, money, and power. Illustrating every principle through engaging stories drawn from Gage's front-line experience consulting to business partners, as well as interviews with the founding partners of such successful businesses as Progressive Insurance Company and Manpower, Inc. , The Partnership Charter dispels common myths and presents a practical framework for launching, building, and sustaining a thriving business partnership.The New Corporate Cultures: Revitalizing the Workplace After Downsizing, Mergers, and Reengineering
By Terrence E. Deal, Allan A. Kennedy. 1999
Liberia
By Eric Werker, Jasmina Beganovic. 2011
From 1989 to 2003 civil war raged in Liberia, causing GDP per capita to drop an unprecedented 90% from peak…
to trough. The roots of Liberia's conflict and economic decline are complex and intertwined, resting on over a century of discriminatory elite rule and twisted by ethnic politics during a military dictatorship. By late 2011, eight years of post-conflict government have restored basic order, re-opened the country to foreign investors, and jump-started the small economy. But the country's business model may unsettle its political stability. As Africa's first democratically elected female head of state (and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf goes into her reelection campaign for Liberia's presidency, she must decide how to keep the country on its fragile but quick recovery, sowing the seeds for peace and prosperity rather than renewed conflict.Uganda: The Constitution of Development
By Catherine S.M. Duggan, Alexander Roehrkasse. 2011
Based on extensive and highly personal interviews with forty chief executives around the world-among them GE's Jack Welch, AOL's Steven…
Case, Intel's Andy Grove, Newscorp's Rupert Murdoch, BP Amoco's John Browne, Nokia's Jorma Olilla, and Toyota's Hiroshi Okuda-The Mind of the CEO takes us on a journey into the innermost thoughts of today's corporate titans and paints a compelling picture of the strategic and daily challenges facing them. Jeffrey Garten's findings are a challenge to those who are suspicious of corporate power, those who believe CEOs should focus only on enriching shareholders, and even to many CEOs who see their jobs much more narrowly. No one interested in the future can afford not to read, think about, and debate this book.Santander's Acquisition of Abbey: Banking Across Borders
By Pankaj Ghemawat, Eduardo Ballarin, Jose Manuel Campa. 2006
Banco Santander, Spain's largest commercial bank, announced in July 2004 the acquisition of Abbey National Bank, the fifth largest U.K.…
commercial bank. This transaction was the largest ever cross-border acquisition in European banking and would result in the 10th-largest bank in the world. Discusses the main sources of value creation from international expansion and acquisitions in the commercial banking industry. Also, highlights the barriers to integration within the single market of the European Union in a regulated service industry such as commercial banking.