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Cane Mutiny: Managing a Graying Workforce (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Geissler, Cornelia; Herrmann, Norbert; Kamerick, Eileen A.; Martina, Dietmar; Bovbjerg, Barbara D.Article HBS-R0510A-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Heberer, a human resources manager at Medignostics, has proposed a long-term HR strategy for the German midsize pharmaceutical company. All his research points to trouble on the horizon: In just 25 years, more than a quarter of the country's population will be over age 65. What will happen to the firm when workers start retiring in droves? How will it attract smart new hires from a much smaller talent pool? But the executive team is focused...Starting at €8.20
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Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets
Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert F.; Tuzikov, AlexeyCase HBS-818066-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the Dutch Flower cluster, or the group of interconnected growers, suppliers, service providers, and flower-related institutions located in The Netherlands. Examines the role of the FloraHolland auction in the value chain. Also describes the flower clusters in China, Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya, the four other major international competitors.Starting at €8.20
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inge watertechnologies, GmbH
Nanda, Ramana; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Mittermaier, MarkusCase HBS-812002-EEntrepreneurshipUsing the financing history and exit choices of a German clean-tech startup as a lens, this case explores the reasons why venture-backed entrepreneurship is much lower in Germany that the US, despite a robust SME sector and large-corporate innovation in Germany. It also shows the tight link between investor incentives and a startup's product market strategy, including differences between "pure-play" VCs and corporate venture capital investors.Starting at €8.20