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Lehman Brothers
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCase HBS-810106-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2008, the U.S. financial system was in a state of crisis and Lehman Brothers went from a major Wall Street investment bank to an insolvent institution. It was a swift end for a firm that had its beginnings over 150 years prior. What would be the firm's legacy? And how, if at all, had its activities changed the course of American history?Starting at €8.20
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(PRODUCT) RED (A)
Moon, Youngme; Norton, Michael I.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-509013-EMarketingDescribes the launch and initial results of the (PRODUCT) RED campaign, a social marketing initiative conceived of by U2's Bono and Bobby Shriver to combat AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The company licensed the (RED) brand to partner companies, which initially included Gap, Apple, Motorola, Armani, and American Express. The business model was structured to benefit partner companies by increasing consumer purchases - of (RED)-branded products such a...Starting at €8.20
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(PRODUCT) RED (B)
Moon, Youngme; Norton, Michael I.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-509014-EMarketingUpdates the (PRODUCT) RED (A) case through early 2008, including announcements of new partner relationships (with Hallmark, Microsoft, and Dell) as well as new communications initiatives.Starting at €5.74
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The American Dream in History
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCase HBS-808134-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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The Indian Removal Act and the
Nicholas, Tom; Medoff, Ari; Smith, RavenCase HBS-812079-EEconomicsNative Americans were subjected to a protracted and painful process of forced removal from their land. The case provides "first hand" evidence on the debate over Indian removal as it took place during the early nineteenth century. The first document is excerpted from Andrew Jackson's First Annual Message to Congress in 1829 and the second document from Jackson's Second Annual Message in 1830, the year the Indian Removal Act was passed. The third ...Starting at €8.20
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Kleiner-Perkins and Genentech: When Venture Capital Met Science
Hardymon, G. Felda; Nicholas, TomCase HBS-813102-EEntrepreneurshipGenentech is a rare success story in the biotechnology industry. Hundreds of billions of dollars of venture capital have been invested without the expected transformational effects. Established in 1976, Genentech was to develop the new science of recombinant DNA into viable therapeutic products with mass market appeal, something that most scientists agreed was at least a decade away. The founders, Herbert Boyer and Robert Swanson had limited fina...Starting at €8.20
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Samuel Colt: An American Gun Maker
Nicholas, Tom; Verkamp, CaseyCase HBS-815061-EEntrepreneurshipSamuel Colt not only perfected and patented the technology for a gun that could fire multiple times without reloading, but he also developed and applied early principles of mass production more completely than anyone had done before. Until the nineteenth century, weapons manufacture, like most industries, had been the exclusive domain of skilled craftsmen, whose families had typically been in the trade for generations. Colt substituted specialize...Starting at €8.20
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Delivering Customer Service (Spanish version)
Moon, Youngme; Quelch, John A.Case HBS-505S04MarketingDelivering Customer Service' is accompanied by a Video Short - available only to registered Premium Educators at hbsp.harvard.edu - that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Starbucks, the dominant specialty-coffee brand in North America, must respond to recent market research indicating that the company is n...Starting at €8.20
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Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box (Spanish Version)
Frei, Frances X.; Moon, Youngme; Rodriguez-Farrar, HannaCase HBS-607S19Service and Operations ManagementSe usa como parte del primer módulo de un curso de Operaciones de Servicio de gestión, que las direcciones de la gestión de la función operativa de los clientes (606 a 032). Gateway ha abierto tiendas al por menor para diferenciarse de sus competidores (por ejemplo, Dell). Describe cómo la empresa ha creado una excelente experiencia de servicio, pero ha tenido problemas financieros como resultado.Starting at €8.20
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Market Research (Spanish version)
Bolton, Ruth; Moon, YoungmeCase HBS-503S34MarketingDaryl Buckmeister, CEO of The Chicken Coop, must decide whether to invest in market research, how much money to spend, and which programs to fund. His two vice presidents (of quality and marketing) have presented very different proposals.Starting at €8.20