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Models of Corporate Governance: Who's the Fairest of Them All?
Authors: Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2008
This case is intended for use as an introduction to corporate governance (in the U.S. and internationally) or as a synopsis of global governance issues.
Fighting the Flu: Tamiflu Stockpiling: A Pandemic Preparedness Policy
Authors: Samii, Ramina; Van Wassenhove, Luk
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2008
The case narrates the trigger points that encouraged Roche to increase, by 15-fold, the production capacity of Tamiflu - the antiviral pandemic flu drug recommended by the World Health Organization - since 2004.
Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division
Authors: Hamermesh, Richard G.; Collins, Elizabeth
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
Publication Year: 2010
CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc.
Union Carbide, Bhopal
Authors: Vermeulen, F.; Bennett, M.; Burke, J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: London Business School
Publication Year: 2006
The case highlights how a multitude of factors contributed to the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, in 1984; issues of managerial control, prevailing elements of the organisation's culture, personnel policies, structure and routines.
Creative Consulting
Author: Ettington, Deborah R.
Product Type: Cases
Source: North America Case Research Association, Case Research Journal, Fall, 1999; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1997
After college, Lou Neuman started his own computer consulting firm. Quite successful in a short time, Lou had a number of ideas for the direction of his company, but had many other appealing options to consider as well.
E. Rachel Hubka (A, B)
Authors: Wattenberg, Laura M.; Meyer, Kathleen A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Business Enterprise Trust
Publication Year: 1996
E. Rachel Hubka, general manager of a Chicago school bus company, has the opportunity to start her own bus business. Hubka hopes to tap a new labor pool and help her community by locating her business in an inner-city neighborhood that most business has abandoned.
Pamela Spencer: Is the Customer Always Right?
Authors: Grippi, C; Mullins, J; Brown, C
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Case Research Journal
Publication Year: 2000
The new manager of a high-end retail home improvement store must deal with an irate customer who is dissatisfied with the installation of a fence supplied and installed by the store.
Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Sherman, Eliot
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners.
Costume Rentals, LLC
Authors: Kunkemueller, Laura; Oster, Sharon M.; Garstka, Stanley J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Yale School of Management, The Program on Social Enterprise
Publication Year: 2003
Costume Rentals, LLC (CR) has many issues to resolve in deciding whether or not to partner with another theater...
Some Questions Of Business Ethics
Author: Freeman, R. Edward
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden Publishing Company
Publication Year: 1992
This is a series of vignettes, or briefly sketched problem situations, which arise in a variety of business settings.
The Shanghai Property Market and Hong Kong Developers
Authors: Enright, Michael; Mak, Vincent
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Hong Kong
Publication Year: 2004
Once considered Asia's most important economic city, Shanghai had by 2003 re-emerged as a vibrant and vital metropolis. It had become the leading centre for commerce, finance and transportation in the Chinese Mainland, as well as a major manufacturing centre...
ABB Poland
Authors: Frost, Ann C.; Weinstein, Marc
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 1999
The recently appointed human resource director must consider his next step in promoting the much needed restructuring of the companies they have acquired.
E+Co & Tecnosol, Nicaragua
Authors: Baron, Scott; Weinmann, George; Prahalad, C.K.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Michigan Business School
Publication Year: 2003
In Nicaragua, where nearly fifty percent of the population is “off the grid,” E+Co's investment in solar energy provider Tecnosol means people can have refrigeration, lights, running water, and jobs.
Meridco Magnesium
Authors: Cole, Ken; Bansal, Pratima
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
Meridco Magnesium is an international automotive parts supplier of magnesium die-cast components with manufacturing plants in Canada, the United States and France. The company has a strong market position in North America; however, two out of the three plants are not performing well...
Sustainable Packaging Practices at Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Author: Purkayastha, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2008
This case is about Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, a UK-based manufacturer and marketer of ethical beauty products with nearly 500 stores worldwide.
Punitive Tariff Duty for China and Vietnam?
Authors: Stadtmann, G.; Klingler, S; Sass, M; Stahr, C; Wodrich, S
Product Type: Cases
Source: WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
Publication Year: 2008
This case study is set in February 2006 and draws on the issue of dumping in the European leather footwear sector, which is due to massive Chinese and Vietnamese imports into the European Union.
Where Babies Come from
Author: Spar, Debora L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 2006
Persistent demand from people who have been denied the blessings of parenthood has created an assisted-reproduction market that stretches around the globe and encompasses hundreds of thousands of people. In the United States alone, nearly 41,000 children were born via in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2001. Roughly 6,000 came from donated eggs, and almost 600 were carried by surrogate mothers. U.S. legislators have been reluctant to regulate this market...
The Children's Investment Fund, 2005
Authors: Cohen, Randolph B.; Sandbulte, Joshua B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
TCI, The Children's Investment Fund, is a London-based hedge fund. The firm donates a significant fraction of the fees it earns to a charitable foundation. In 2005, TCI took a large stake in Deutsche Borse, the stock exchange in Frankfurt. Its battle with management disrupted a proposed merger and caused the CEO to exit. Addresses a variety of issues in the investments business, including: How do stock pickers create value? What are the benefits of long-term vs. short-term orientation, buying vs. selling short, and a generalist vs. a specialist approach? What is the role of shareholder activism in corporate governance? Do the investment business and charitable giving mix?
Migros: Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy (A, B)
Authors: Hamprecht, Jens; Corsten, Daniel
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of St. Gallen; London Business School
Publication Year: 2006
Migros had already succeeded in many project phases regarding their purchase of sustainable palm oil for their products. How were they to ensure that not only the environment but also Migros benefited from the project? The Migros board had already invested significant sums. By Monday morning, it demanded to be informed on the further project steps...
John Mackey and Whole Foods Market
Authors: Koehn, Nancy F.; Miller, Katherine
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
This case discusses the rapidly growing business of organic foods, analyzes entrepreneurial agency in the context of a young market, and examines the role of social as well as organizational leadership in the 21st century.
Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, Robin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Describes and contrasts the roles and challenges of three high-performing finance heads at Novartis Consumer Health businesses in Australia, Japan, and Venezuela. All three faced tremendous pressures in terms of managing time and limited resources, but the particular circumstances of each business made for some specific challenges...
Leading through Negotiation: Harnessing the Power of Gender Stereotypes
Author: Kray, Laura J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2007
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With the controversy surrounding Larry Summers' comments about innate differences between men and women as a backdrop, examines whether and when gender differences exist in the competitive negotiation arena.
Obesity and McLawsuits
Author: Baron, David P.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2005
This case details McDonald's response to obesity litigation and the question of its role in the rise of obesity in the United States.
Restructuring at Delphi Corporation
Authors: Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
To understand the complex issues involved in restructuring a distressed company in Chapter 11, including the treatment of pensions and other post-employment labor claims, and to understand how such a business should be valued.
Vancom Transportation, Inc. (A, B)
Author: Barnes, Louis B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1994
Describes the history and evolution of a school/public bus transit company that has grown rapidly and successfully by (gradually) pushing...
Portico, S.A.
Authors: Saklad, Hunter; Diener, Betty
Product Type: Cases
Source: The World Resources Institute
Publication Year: 1994
Portico, S.A., located in Heredia, Costa Rica, manufactured high-end residential exterior-use mahogany doors for export to home center chains in the United States such as Home Depot. Portico was trying to decide, as it added oak to its product line...
Selectpower - Green Energy in Ontario
Authors: Klassen, Robert; Merchant, Arif
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2007
Limited resources were forcing Selectpower's CEO to make some tough decisions about two important investment opportunities: its growing wind-derived electricity business; or the nascent geothermal business. Both options offered clear environmental benefits to customers, although the strategic value and immediate financial return to green energy retailer were less clear.
GlaxoSmithKline and AIDS Drugs Policy
Authors: Baron, David P.; Lim, Soon Jin; Liu, Deborah
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2003
GlaxoSmithKline had to determine how to address the AIDS crisis in Africa while maintaining business viability in developing countries in the midst of all the pressures.
Kaskazi Network Ltd: Distributing to the Bottom of the Pyramid (A, B, C)
Authors: Sjoblom, L; Karugu, W.; Schuepbach, L.
Product Type: Cases
Source:
Publication Year: 2008
This three part case series deals with the distribution of FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) to low income areas (slums) in Kenya.
Spiegel-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG
Authors: Villalonga, Belen; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Dessain, Vincent
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
Spiegel's unique ownership structure and corporate governance, and its impact on a concrete business decision, highlights the benefits and costs of employee ownership in a family firm, and the tools available for aligning the interests of family and employee shareholders.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Authors: Paine, Lynn S.; Weber, James
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Describes the evolution and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 from the perspective of the senior counsel on capital markets for the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services...
The Credit Suisse Christian Values Fund
Authors: Wesley, David T.A.; Roth, Alexandra
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
A Swiss Catholic investor is faced with a decision on how to invest her savings in a socially responsible way. She learns of a new fund offered by Credit Suisse that purports to invest according to Christian values and principles. The case provides a forum for the discussion of business ethics, religion in the workplace, and the history of ethical funds and ethical investing.
Corruption at Siemens (A, B, C, D)
Authors: Eckardt, A.; Hamilton, S
Product Type: Cases
Source: IMD - International Institute for Management Development
Publication Year: 2009
In November 2006, 200 German policemen and prosecutors raided 30 offices and homes of Siemens managers to investigate allegations of embezzlement at Siemens' fixed-line phone unit.
The Fall of United Western Bank
Authors: Gupta, V.; Chakraborty, I.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2007
The case describes the growth and collapse of United Western Bank Limited (UWBL), a private sector commercial bank in India. Since the late 1990s, UWBL was facing several problems including asset-liability mismanagement, inefficient management of bank's assets, irregular transactions with some of its major shareholders like Makharia Group, and conflicts between the bank's major shareholders regarding the ownership of the bank and poor governance.
Essilor's "Base of the Pyramid" Strategy in India
Authors: Benkirane, K.; Roger-Machart, C.; Garrette, Bernard
Product Type: Cases
Source: HEC Paris
Publication Year: 2008
The case presents a BOP project that Essilor, the world leader in ophthalmic lenses with 3 billion euros sales, has been implementing in India.
HP at a Strategic Crossroad: 2005
Authors: Farhoomand, Ali F.; Sethi, Kavita
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Hong Kong
Publication Year: 2005
This case examines the paradox of bringing in a charismatic leader to spearhead organizational change in a company renowned for its strong legacy and culture.
Priceline v. Microsoft (A)
Authors: Bagley, Constance E.; Roberts, Michael J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2001
Describes Priceline's patent of its "reverse auction" pricing mechanism, its discussions with Microsoft regarding Microsoft's license of the patent for its Expedia service, Microsoft's subsequent use of the technology without a license, and Priceline's decision whether to sue Microsoft for patent infringement...
The CDC and the Mantookan Blood Supply: A Tough Management Decision
Authors: Reeves, Terrie C.; Copper, Stuart A.; McGee, Gail W.; Liang, Arthur P.
Product Type: Cases
Source: North American Case Research Journal; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1999
This case is based on an actual event that occurred at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. Dan Hatcher, M.D., Director of the Epidemiology Program Office at the CDC, received information that Dr. Jonathon Myongo, a Preventive Medicine Resident at the CDC and a citizen of Mantooka, Africa, published a disturbing article in two Mantookan newspapers...
IKEA: Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Denison, D.; Lief, C
Product Type: Cases
Source: IMD - International Institute for Management Development
Publication Year: 2008
Ingvar Kamprad's childhood experiences informed his approach not only to furniture retailing, but more broadly to life.
Crescent Standard Investment Bank Limited - Governance Failure
Author: Ahmed, M.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
The Crescent Standard Investment Bank Limited (CSIBL) was the largest investment bank quoted on all the stock exchanges in Pakistan, so when it declared a huge loss of Rs2.1 billion (US$35.5 million) for the year December 31, 2005 the market was taken by surprise.
Corporate Social Responsibility at Banco Santander Central Hispano (A)
Authors: Cabrera Izquierdo, Angel; Angel, Adriana
Product Type: Cases
Source: Instituto de Empresa
Publication Year: 2004
This case discusses the evolution of Banco Santander Central Hispano's social contributions from a set of ad-hoc actions to a co-ordinated strategic plan. It describes current investments and challenges in social corporate responsibility, including the communication of the change.
The Armstrong Investigation
Authors: Moss, David; Kintgen, Eugene
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
This case helps students to explore the origins and logic of life insurance and life insurance regulation.
Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction Teaching Note
Authors: Paine, Lynn S.; Nichols III, Charles A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1996
Set in June 1991, two months prior to Salomon Brothers' announcement that the firm had violated the Treasury Department's rules governing the auctions of new Treasury securities. Salomon Vice Chairman John Meriwether must decide how to address problems that continue to appear in the management of the firm's government bond trading activities...
Longcloud
Authors: Faulk, Saskia; Usunier, Jean-Claude
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Lausanne
Publication Year: 2006
Longcloud Marketing Director Sarah Elder is looking for a website update in order to target new markets and present on-line offers in different languages. This case deals with both e-commerce and language / culture issues in an international business-to-business context.
GVM Exploration Limited
Authors: Rouse, Michael J.; Jiang, Guo-Liang Frank
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2006
GVM Exploration Limited's (GVM) $2 million environmental assessment project at Grizzly Valley was disrupted by a road blockade set up by a small group of local First Nation people. How GVM handled this situation would not only affect the progress of the Grizzly Valley project but also other ongoing projects.
British Petroleum (PLC) and John Browne: A Culture of Risk Beyond Petroleum (A, B)
Authors: Bryant, M.; Hunter, T.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
The year 2007 had to have been one of the worst in the history of British Petroleum plc (BP). In the span of four months, two separate independent reports (the first one commissioned by BP itself) had identified a deeply rooted 'culture of risk' within BP where money and profits were valued above worker and environmental safety.
Bidco Looks to the African Markets for Growth
Author: Mayaka, Charles
Product Type: Cases
Source: United States International University
Publication Year: 2006
It was business as usual at the factory yard in March 2003, but not for Mr. Vimal Shah, the CEO of Bidco Oil Refineries in Thika, Kenya. Standing at the window of his expansive first floor office, Vimal hardly noticed the frenzied activities taking place down below, where truckload after truckload of products left for different destinations in Kenya. His mind was busy going over the two proposals sitting on his desk...
Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (A, B, C)
Authors: Abdelal, Rawi; Dessain, Vincent; Stachowiak, Monika
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2004
Tells the story of the Czech transition from a centrally planned to a free market economy, describing the first economic reforms, the fixed-exchange rate regime, and the voucher privatization. Explores why Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (CSOB), the country's fourth largest bank, decided not to participate in the credit boom and how CSOB determined and pursued its expansion strategy...
Using Case Materials to Research Professional Standards on Revenue Recognition Issues
Authors: Krishnan, Sudha; Mintz, Steven M.
Product Type: Cases
Source: American Accounting Association
Publication Year: 2007
MicroStrategy, Inc. is a software company listed on NASDAQ. Since the company came out with an initial public offering (IPO) in June 1998, it has always been identified as a successful, growing company with positive net income. On March 20, 2000, the company announced that it would restate its financial statements for all years since its IPO. This announcement caused its share price to fall 60 percent in one day...
Unauthorized Disclosure: Hewlett-Packard's Secret Surveillance of Directors and Journalist
Authors: Lawrence, Anne T.; Harris, Randall D.; Baack, Sally
Product Type: Cases
Source: Case Research Journal 28(1): Winter
Publication Year: 2008
In 2006, HP admitted it had hired outside investigators to spy on members of its board of directors and journalists to uncover the source of several leaks of confidential board deliberations. The investigators used methods, including "pretexting" (using an assumed identity in order to access others’ telephone records) which were possibly illegal and almost certainly unethical.
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