SPM7
George Foster, Alicia Seiger
2004
The case details the formation of the Colorado Crush, a new Arena Football League (AFL) team co-owned by John Elway, Pat Bowlen(owner of Denver Broncos) and Stan Kroenke (owner of Pepsi Center). The AFL has been in existence since 1987, but only…
SPM15
George Foster, David Hoyt
2004
In 1993 there was a major realignment of college football conferences, as three schools left the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, leading to a wave of changes as the Big East moved to replace the departing schools. The…
SPM5
Victoria Chang, George Foster
2004
Visa was the world’s leading payment brand and its vision was to be “The World’s Best Way to Pay.” Visa attributed an important part of its success to high profile sponsorships such as its Olympic Games sponsorship. Visa also sponsored numerous events…
A190
Nicole Bastian, Stefan Reichelstein
2004
In December of 2003, the management teams at the automotive and steel businesses of The Timken Corporation, headquartered in Canton, Ohio, were principally in agreement that market price was the appropriate instrument for valuing internal steel transfers…
E178
George Foster, Eric Liu, Emily Melton, Maria Taft
2004
The case details the beginnings of Denver-based Exclusive Resorts, LLC and follows the company to the decision point of how and when to expand their operations internationally, The case gives a detailed overview of the emerging Private Residence Club…
A189A
Colm Callan, Maureen McNichols
2004
It was June 9, 1998, and Charles Elson, a law professor and Director on Sunbeam’s Board, had just left a distressing board meeting. The board had met suddenly because, the previous day, Barron’s had published an article suggesting that Al Dunlap, CEO of…
E146
George Foster, Alicia Seiger
2003
The case begins with an overview of hearing loss, current treatments and a detailed description and cost/ benefit analysis of cochlear implants as a solution for sufferers of profound to severe hearing loss. The thrust of the case discusses Cochlear’s…
SPM8
Tom Covington, George Foster, David Hoyt, Jake Moskowitz
2003
In 2001, Honda supplied engines to the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series, the most technically sophisticated racing series in North America. In 1996, a rival series had broken off from CART. The Indy Racing League (IRL) was controlled by the…
SPM6
George Foster, David Hoyt
2003
In 2003, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys football team wanted to build a new stadium complex. The team’s existing stadium was aging, and a new stadium offered enhanced revenue potential for one of the NFL’s premier teams. The team wanted taxpayer…
SM121A
George Foster, Erin Yurday
2003
WebEx Communications, founded in 1996 by Min Zhu and Subrah Iyar, was an Internet-based carrier-class communications services provider of web conferences and meetings. WebEx’s online, real-time, interactive, multimedia communications services allowed its…
SPM10
Victoria Chang, George Foster
2003
By 2003, Murdoch and his team had built an impressive global sports regime within News Corp., while transforming the industry with innovative strategies, implementation, and technologies. Murdoch had used FOX’s acquisition of the National Football League…
SI15
Christopher Canellos, Gregory Scott
2003
In April 1999, Will Rogers and Bob McIntyre, the president and chief financial officer of the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a nonprofit organization that acquired private land for transfer to public use, met to discuss the latest internal auditors’ report…
A188B
Ron Kasznik, Erin Yurday
2003
Following Morgan Stanley’s controversial June 20, 2001 research report, “Qwest: Listening to the 10-K,” Qwest stockholders saw their investments sink up to 95 percent as a host of subsequent events and disclosures transpired.
A186A
Maureen McNichols, Brian Tayan
2003
The A case is a financial statement, ratio analysis case involving a high-growth retail company. The case begins with an individual shareholder in the Costco Wholesale Corporation who is trying to evaluate the operational performance of the business she…
A186B
Maureen McNichols, Brian Tayan
2003
The A case is a financial statement, ratio analysis case involving a high-growth retail company. The case begins with an individual shareholder in the Costco Wholesale Corporation who is trying to evaluate the operational performance of the business she…
A188A
Ron Kasznik, Erin Yurday
2003
On June 20, 2001, Morgan Stanley published a research report, “Qwest: Listening to the 10-K,” that called into question some of Qwest’s accounting practices since the merger with U S West. In addition, the Morgan Stanley analysts lowered earnings…
IB43
George Foster, Susan Mackenzie
2002
CEO Phillip Merrick was proud of webMethods’ success in growing its international business. International revenues comprised 27 percent of total revenues in 2001, compared to a standing start in November 1999, when webMethods opened its first office in…
IB28
Victoria Chang, George Foster
2002
This case explores the challenges Computershare, a share registry firm, faces while trying to grow globally through acquisitions. The case outlines Computershare’s phenomenal growth since its founding in 1994 in Melbourne, Australia. By 2001, the…
E115
George Foster, Roderick Morris
2002
It had been about 18 months since the initial collapse of the IPO market, and much had changed at Beatnik. Lorraine Hariton had endured one of the most challenging times of her professional career. As CEO of Beatnik, she had responded to changing market…
SM97
Antonio Davila, George Foster, Ning Jia
2002
This case introduces the story of RedMed, the leading provider of sleep apnea devices. The company, founded by Dr. Peter Farrell and Dr. Colin Sullivan (the device’s inventor) in Australia, quickly became international. The company set up a second…
SPM1
George Foster, Callie Neuman
2002
On July 9, 1999, Bryan Perez, vice president of business development for Southwest Sports Group (SSG), was facing a dilemma. The next day he was scheduled to meet with Mike Cramer, COO of SSG, and Tom Hicks, the controlling shareholder of SSG, to propose…
SPM2
George Foster, Susan Mackenzie
2002
On November 4, 2002, Redsfans Capital (a fictitious investor group) met in their Liverpool offices to discuss a potential investment. Die-hard fans of Liverpool Football Club, the investors wanted to purchase a majority interest in the club, and needed…
SPM4
George Foster, Amy Wustefeld
2002
Cable industry veteran Leo Hindery hung up the telephone in disgust. It was June 2002, and he had just received a call from his lawyer Alan Vickery telling him that Cablevision had requested 660 days to prepare to defend the lawsuit filed against them by…
IB38
George Foster, Andrea Higuera
2002
This case provides an overview of the founding and development of the biotechnology firm, GenPharm International, Inc., with a particular focus on its globalization strategy. GenPharm was founded in 1989 and quickly became a pioneer in the field of…
