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Palm (B): 2001
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Boudreau, Kevin; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-708515-EThis case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the company was deciding whether to split into two separate companies; and, 2005, when the company was migrating from its own OS into Linux. (The last part, set in 2008, is an epilogue). By l...Starting at €5.74
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Palm (C): 2005
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Boudreau, Kevin; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-708516-EThis case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the company was deciding whether to split into two separate companies; and, 2005, when the company was migrating from its own OS into Linux. (The last part, set in 2008, is an epilogue). By l...Starting at €5.74
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Palm (D): Epilogue as of 2008
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Boudreau, Kevin; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-708517-EThis case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the company was deciding whether to split into two separate companies; and, 2005, when the company was migrating from its own OS into Linux. (The last part, set in 2008, is an epilogue). By l...Starting at €5.74
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Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
Grossman, Allen S.; Appleby, Sarah; Reimers, CaitlinCase HBS-313111-EThis note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture philanthropy (Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists) sixteen years ago, the note discusses the signifiant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonpro...Starting at €8.20
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StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem
Grossman, Allen S.; Lombard, Ann; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-314031-EStriveTogether aimed to improve education outcomes by coordinating the actions of diverse community stakeholders-nonprofit service providers, school districts, government, parents, businesses and others. StriveTogether had an intense focus on collective impact-"the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem"-and the use of data to drive decision. In the case, managing ...Starting at €8.20
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Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S.; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-311051-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Hugo Moreno, CEO of Salud Digna, was considering his growth options for the next three years. Would becoming a for-profit with access to greater capital be the best strategy or would this cause the organization to lose its social mission? Salud Digna provided diagnostic medical tests to the poor, had experienced rapid growth and was financially self-sufficient. Moreno was de...Starting at €8.20
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Airbus vs. Boeing (A) (Spanish version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Mitchell, Jordan; Voigt, Erich AlexanderCase HBS-708S01StrategyLooks at the development of the competitive actions between Airbus and Boeing from 1992 to 2006. Begins with the question of whether Airbus and Boeing should collaborate on the development of a VLCT (Very Large Commercial Transport) or whether Airbus should develop their own. The case series moves through to the events thereafter of Airbus' decision to pursue the A380 and Boeing's decision relating to developing a stretch 747.Starting at €8.20
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Salud Digna para todos
Grossman, Allen S.; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-311S15Para maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Hugo Moreno, director general de Salud Digna, estaba considerando sus opciones de crecimiento para los próximos tres años. Would convirtiendo en un ánimo de lucro con el acceso al capital mayor sea la mejor estrategia o le esta causa la organización a perder su misión social? Salud Digna proporciona pruebas de diagnóstico médico a los pobres, habían experimentado un rápido ...Starting at €8.20
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A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee
Grossman, Allen S.; Puckett, J.; Vaduganathan, NithyaCase HBS-314064-EIn 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies-it was an opportunity to change a culture, as well as policies and practices that had existed for decades. By 2010 Shelby County school system had about 50,000 students, approximately 55 percent white and 37 percent econom...Starting at €8.20
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Palm (A): The Debate on Licensing Palm's OS (1997)
Boudreau, Kevin; Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-708514-EThis case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the company was deciding whether to split into two separate companies; and, 2005, when the company was migrating from its own OS into Linux. (The last part, set in 2008, is an epilogue). By l...Starting at €8.20