GS63
David Hoyt, Hau Lee, Mitchell Tseng
2008
In August and September 2007, Mattel made a series of product recalls, totaling more than 20 million toys. The recalls were for excessive lead and for magnets that could become loose. All of the recalled toys had been made in China. The Mattel recalls…
CG12
David Larcker, Brian Tayan
2008
By 2007, executive compensation at U.S. companies had become an extremely contentious topic. Reports in the press of multi-million dollar pay packages—in the form of stock option exercises, severance packages, and retirement payouts—led to an outcry…
CG11
David Larcker, Brian Tayan
2008
In 2007, corporate governance became a well-discussed topic in the business press. Newspapers produced detailed accounts of corporate fraud, accounting scandals, excessive compensation, and other perceived organizational failures—many of which culminated…
E287
Katherine Bose, John Glynn Jr.
2008
The protagonist is Lars Dalgaard, a young manager with solid experience but none in leading a technology company. Through a combination of circumstances, Dalgaard becomes the CEO of a drowning software company focused on the HR space at the peak of…
CG13
David Larcker, Brian Tayan
2008
Retail grocery sales represent a significant portion of the U.S. economy. The industry was highly competitive, with companies operating on low gross and net margins. As a result, grocery stores were generally under significant pressure to reduce their…
A200
Nathan Blair, Alan Jagolinzer, C. Gregory Rogers
2008
The case discusses the current US and international accounting guidance regarding the disclosure of contingent and environmental liabilities, including FAS 5 and IAS 37. It then adresses the role of socially responsible investors and other factors that…
GS64
David Hoyt, Michael Marks
2008
This case describes a number of situations in which important customers of a major electronics manufacturing firm (contract manufacturer) behaved in a manner that could be considered “ethically challenged.” The case is told from the perspective of the…
SI81
Jennifer Lee, James Phills
2007
Set during the years surrounding the market crash of 2000, Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) is a strategy case that discusses a number of challenges facing non-profit managers, including 1) establishing a sustainable and self-supporting operating model, 2)…
OB65
Hayagreeva Rao, Jennie Tung
2007
Eu Yan Sang International was an Asia-based traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) provider. The company was established in the late 1890s and had been in operations for over 100 years. By 2007, it was managed by a combination of fourth-generation descendants…
IB68
Annalisa Mastri, R. McKern
2007
Despite its humble beginnings as a small, family-run enterprise headquartered in rural central Italy, by the end of 2005 the Indesit Company (known until January 2005 as Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA) had grown into one of the top competitors in Europe in…
IB67D
Leandro Cuccioli, Steve de Bonvoisin, Raquel Gonzalez-Dalmau, Gustavo Lopes, R. McKern
2007
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, American Colonial Heritage, Inc. (ACH) was a top-ten U.S. furniture manufacturer focused on the upper end of the indoor home furniture market. The head of the International Division had just asked Alexandra Jones to…
IB67A
Leandro Cuccioli, Steve de Bonvoisin, Raquel Gonzalez-Dalmau Lopes Gustavo, McKern R.
2007
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, American Colonial Heritage, Inc. (ACH) was a top-ten U.S. furniture manufacturer focused on the upper end of the indoor home furniture market. Founded in 1926, ACH had $517 million in revenue in FY2005. By January…
HR30
David Hoyt, Hayagreeva Rao
2007
In mid-2007, Infosys was an extremely successful business. Headquartered in India, it had played an important role in transforming global business. Revenues were growing rapidly, and the company was highly profitable. The company’s revenue growth was…
EM3
Victoria Chang, William Guttentag, Roderick Kramer
2007
New York-born Denise Di Novi was a rare breed in Hollywood—She had become a high-powered and highly successful movie producer within a small elite “boy’s club” coterie while raising two sons and having a fulfilling family life. Despite the fact that 50…
E283
R. Ellis, Sean Harrington
2007
Bob Lazier was the CEO of his family’s business that manufactured high quality components used primarily in laundry machines. Despite LI’s strong overall financial standing, Lazier was worried about a plateau in sales over the past six months and…
E253
Katherine Bose, H. Grousbeck
2007
After several quarters of missed numbers, the protagonist, a director on the board of The Private Bank, calls into question the competence of the founder, Chairman, CEO and President of the Bank. Intra-board conflict ensues as does conflict about how to…
E251B
Patrick Arippol, Peter Wendell
2007
The Daksh Business Plan Case (A) enables the study of early business formation and venture capital funding within an international setting. This case relates to the company’s first round of funding in December 15, 1999. Sanjeev Aggarwal co-founded Daksh…
E251A
Patrick Arippol, Peter Wendell
2007
The Daksh Business Plan Case (A) enables the study of early business formation and venture capital funding within an international setting. This case relates to the company’s first round of funding in December 15, 1999. Sanjeev Aggarwal co-founded Daksh…
E242
Patrick Arippol, H. Grousbeck
2007
This case describes a series of 3 vignettes confronted by a fast-growing extended warranty services company, Extended Service Plans of America (ESPA). Doug Tudor had become the company’s president after completing its acquisition for Asurion Corporation…
E259
Bethany Coates, Andrew Rachleff
2007
Chris Rust strained to reach a small finger-hold on his rock-climbing route up El Capitan, a 3,000-ft vertical cliff in Yosemite National Park. Rust, the founder of Mahi Networks (Mahi), a start-up telecom equipment manufacturer, had decided to take the…
SPM35
George Foster, David Hoyt
2007
In 2004, energy drink company Red Bull considered purchasing the Jaguar Formula One (F1) racing team from Ford Motor Company. F1 was the pinnacle of international auto racing, and Red Bull had previously sponsored F1 teams and drivers. At the time, Red…
M316
James Lattin
2007
In November 1997, Richard D. Fairbank, Chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial Corporation, was reflecting on the success of his company since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1994. The success had come primarily from one business: credit cards….
SM160
Robert Burgelman, Philip Meza
2007
The case describes the actions taken by HP’s CEO Mark Hurd in his first two years leading the company.
SPM33
Antonio Davila, George Foster, Jaume Llopis
2007
In 2006, Futbol Club Barcelona (FC Barcelona) was one of the world’s premier soccer teams. Founded in 1899, the club had experienced ups and downs over its history. Following some great years in the mid-1990s, the club had suffered a decline both…
