Case: Dell Computers (A): Field Service for Corporate Clients [HBS 9-603-067] 1. What are the key challenges DELL should be concerned with as it enters the large scale server market? Support service in server market is more critical than in personal computer market‚ especially when the server is a large scale one‚ since a problem in server even for a short time could cause serious problem in the customer’s business. Having realized the importance‚ competitors such as Hewlett-Packard and IBM
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Issue: Longitudinal analysis using panel data for assessing seasonality effects on the food security situation in Tajikistan 2005 HBS Tajikistan: Longitudinal analysis using panel data for assessing seasonality effects on the food security situation in Tajikistan 2005 HBS RAMASAWMY‚ Seevalingum FAO Statistics Division‚ Rome. Italy Household income and expenditure survey (HIES) usually collects food data from households at only one period which may refer to one week‚ two weeks or one month
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Biopure Corporation: Case Write-Up Problem Definition In February 1998 Biopure Corporation faced a difficult decision regarding the launch of its newly developed “blood substitute” products. Biopure had developed “Hemopure”‚ a blood substitute for humans‚ and an ancillary product “Oxyglobin” for the veterinary market1. Hemopure was still in the process of gaining Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval ‚ while Oxyglobin had already been approved and was ready to be launched1. FDA approval was
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Citibank Case Questions: 1) Should Citibank launch the card product? Why or why not? 2) Given its upscale customer base‚ how should Citibank position its card‚ if it decides to launch it? 3) Which countries should Citibank enter first? Which countries should it avoid? 4) If you choose not to introduce the card‚ what would you do to achieve the $100 million earnings target by 1990? What kind of branch banking products should the bank offer? L’OReal Case Questions: 1) What is Beauty Product
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MOR 469 Smartix Case - Vivek wanted one more partnership‚ and he remembered a presentation by David Checketts (CEO of MSG)‚ where he expressed interest in online ticketing initiatives. Later‚ a HBS professor connected the Smartix team with Checketts. - Smartix wanted to refine the presentation before approaching the top five VCs‚ so they started with trial VCs. First‚ Kirill knew someone who worked at Divisidero Farley‚ and he
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Citibank Case Analysis Citibank: Launching the credit card in Asia Pacific Country entry strategy Objectives of this case ... q To understand market evaluation‚ target market selection‚ and product positioning issues in services operations. q To appreciate globalization/country entry issues in financial products. q To understand the underlying economics of customer acquisition and retention. Key Strategic Issues qShould Citibank launch the card product ? Why ? Why not ? qGiven the
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§ Submit a one-page single-spaced printed copy of individual write ups (Honda A‚ B) at the beginning of next class. §Read 1.Book Chapter 1 2.Honda(A)‚ HBS Case #384049 3.Honda(B)‚ HBS Case #384050 4.Appendix 2 in Syllabus (re-read) §Questions to prep (Honda A‚B) : 1.What caused Honda’s success? 2.What role did “good management” play in Honda’s success? 3.How do you define “good management” in #2? Research and development Sales volume Forestall tech obsolescence‚ Honda stay abreast of tech developments
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Case Analysis Assignment Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES (HBS Case# 204109-PDF-ENG) Obtain the Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES from Harvard Business Publishing. After individually reading the case‚ you are expected to have online group discussion sessions with your team members and to submit a group case analysis write-up after the case analysis task is assigned. Please refer to the “Guidelines for Case Analysis” for the guidelines‚ writing
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Running head: CITIGROUP CASE STUDY Citigroup Case Study Citigroup in Post-WTO China Lorenzo E. Pina November 6‚ 2006 Abstract This summary provides a debate of the Citigroup Corporation. The main arguments‚ debated by Team E‚ discuss whether Citigroup has displayed adaptability on expanding its operations into China. The conclusion summarizes Team E agreement that Citigroup has displayed environmental adaptability in its
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CASE 4: RUDI GASSNER & THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BMG INTERNATIONAL (A) & (B) Note: only the (A) case has been included in the case collection; notes on the (B) case have been included as background material for the instructor. Case Summary BMG International was the international music subsidiary of the German media conglomerate‚ Bertelsmann‚ the second largest media enterprise in the world. In May 1993‚ CEO Rudi Gassner and the executive committee were gathered for one of their quarterly meetings
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