Case Solution for Pearson's Successmaker: Putting the Customer First in Transforming Product Development Processes by T.S. Raghu, Collin Sellman
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Pearson Plc is an education company that operates worldwide, with headquarters in London, England. Its six primary business units are North American Education, International Education, Professional, The Financial Times, Interactive...
Gregory Shine Daycare Case Solution
Case Solution for Gregory Shine Daycare by Matthew Thomson, Anthea Rowe
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The executive director of a daycare is trying to figure out how to address legal, financial, and safety issues stemming from an incident that occurred two months before, when a two-year-old boy broke his leg. Despite having no formal training in public relations or crisis management, the executive director...
Olympus and the Whistleblower President Case Solution
Case Solution for Olympus and the Whistleblower President by Christopher Williams, Seijiro Takeshita
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The newly appointed president and chief operating officer of Olympus Corporation of Japan was called to an emergency board meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss governance issues regarding corporate mergers and acquisitions. However, it would be no ordinary meeting....
Firstwell Corporation and the Production Mandate Question Case Solution
Case Solution for Firstwell Corporation and the Production Mandate Question by Paul W. Beamish
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Two facilities owned by a large U.S.-based multinational enterprise (one in Canada, one in the United States) are competing for a regional manufacturing and distribution mandate. The head of Firstwell’s global operating committee must decide whether the proposal from Firstwell Canada...
Turning Around a National Icon: Yara Branco at Tarbes S.A. Case Solution
Case Solution for Turning Around a National Icon: Yara Branco at Tarbes S.A. by Mary Weil, Ken Mark
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Yara Branco has just joined Tarbes S.A., one of Brazil’s best-known technology firms, as its new CEO. She sees a crisis on the horizon and needs to find a way to communicate that change is necessary at the company. She must overcome several issues, including the fact that she...
Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: Newmont Mining Corporation Case Solution
Case Solution for Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: Newmont Mining Corporation by Sheila Puffer, David T.A. Wesley
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The case takes place in Peru in the aftermath of the worst mercury spill in history by a transportation contractor for Newmont Mining Corporation. Newmont's senior vice president and chief administrative officer is sent to Peru to assess the situation....
Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: BHP Billiton and the Tintaya Dialogue Case Solution
Case Solution for Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: BHP Billiton and the Tintaya Dialogue by Sheila Puffer, David T.A. Wesley
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The case takes place in Peru in the aftermath of the worst mercury spill in history, by a transportation contractor for Newmont Mining Corporation. BHP Billiton, which has no connection to Newmont but is affected by increased hostility toward...
Experience-Wine.com: The Monte Lauro Vineyards Story Case Solution
Case Solution for Experience-Wine.com: The Monte Lauro Vineyards Story by Iris Berdrow
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HIGHLY COMMENDED CASE - 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case describes an innovative business model offering wine and a French cultural experience to North Americans. Students are given an opportunity to learn about the challenges...
Apple A Case Solution
Case Solution for Apple A by Mary M. Crossan, William T. Watson
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The Apple A and B cases provide two different perspectives on the evolution of the computer and electronics firm Apple and are designed to evoke debate about models of strategy, organization, and leadership. The A case presents the story of Apple from a hindsight rational analytic perspective in which students...
Warehousing Strategy at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. (VGCA) Case Solution
Case Solution for Warehousing Strategy at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. (VGCA) by P. Fraser Johnson, Adam Bortolussi
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The director of warehousing and logistics at Volkswagen Group Canada (VGCA) had been tasked with analyzing the capacity of the Toronto parts distribution centre to support an aggressive growth plan that involved a series of new product launches and product facelifts....
Katherine Schuler at Boxes & Bins, Inc. Case Solution
Case Solution for Katherine Schuler at Boxes & Bins, Inc. by Linda A. Hill, James Kindley
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This case is about Katherine Schuler, soon to become senior vice president of marketing at a fast-growing retail organization, Boxes & Bins (B&B). Part of Schuler's success has been due to her "fit" into a company with clear values and principles. In particular, B&B always...
Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital Case Solution
Case Solution for Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital by Luis M. Viceira, Joel L. Heilprin
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NII Holdings, Inc. is a U.S. firm with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and has wireless telephony operations under the Nextel brand in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. During 2012, as the firm struggled with a weak competitive position and a transition to a new...
Le Moulin Blanc Case Solution
Case Solution for Le Moulin Blanc by Zsuzsanna Kispal-Vitai
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A young entry-level employee starts work in the hotel industry in Eastern Europe. The case describes her experiences and shows the HRM practices in the particular hotel in which she works. The issue for analysis is less whether or not the employee should stay or leave this hotel, which has minimal pay and poor working...
Community Medical Imaging Case Solution
Case Solution for Community Medical Imaging by Elizabeth M.A. Grasby, Jessica Kelly
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In early February 2009, a radiologist with Community Medical Imaging (CMI), in London, Ontario, was approached by the Timmins District Hospital chief about providing on-call service to Timmins and the surrounding area. The hospital’s current provider had decided to relocate to the United States...
Bain Capital and Dollarama Case Solution
Case Solution for Bain Capital and Dollarama by Wayne Adlam, Ken Mark, Amanda Chan
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The senior associate at a large Canadian bank is tasked with analyzing a potential Bain Capital buyout of Dollarama. The bank is offering $600 million in deal financing to the acquirer, Bain Capital Private Equity. Her role is to analyze potential financing structures, model various operating...