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The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819146-ELeadership and People ManagementThis primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig workers. In doing so, this document addresses the following questions: What are gigs and who performs them? What is the size of the gig economy? How big will it get? W...Starting at €8.20
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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Fisman, RaymondTeaching Note HBS-712043-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 711-054 and 711-055.Starting at €0.00
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Canibal-Play It Green!
Cespedes, Frank V.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Labruyere, Tonia; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-319089-EIn 2011, Canibal launched a machine that could sort and compress aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and cups. Users could play a jackpot-style game on the machine's digital display, while disposing of their beverage containers and earning coupons or other rewards. The machine could also display advertising or serve as a communication tool. In 2016, the company's new machine, the i3, had more potential than earlier models, due to enhanced reliability...Starting at €8.20
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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)
Werker, Eric; Fisman, Raymond; Weber, LaurenCase HBS-711054-EEconomicsThis case was co-authored with Columbia Business School. In June 2007, the offices of Russian hedge fund Hermitage Capital were raided by Moscow police; in the months that followed, Hermitage founder Bill Browder found himself banned from Russia and fending off efforts to expropriate the fund's Russian assets. This case describes the challenges faced by Hermitage in responding to these threats, and more broadly discusses the perils of doing busin...Starting at €8.20
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H vding: The Airbag for Cyclists
Fuller, Joseph B.; Billaud, EmilieCase HBS-315056-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2012, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, cofounders of the H vding company, reflect on the evolution of their venture and the way forward. Since 2005, Haupt and Alstin had been working on a new type of bicycle helmet-an "airbag for cyclists". What had begun as a thesis had grown into a seven-year journey of research and development, including raising over $5 million of venture capital. The product had been granted Europe's CE certification in 2011...Starting at €8.20
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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (B)
Werker, Eric; Fisman, Raymond; Weber, LaurenCase HBS-711055-EEconomicsThis supplement was co-authored with Columbia Business School. Supplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74