HBSP (USA)
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Behavioural Insights Team (B)
Luca, Michael; Rooney, PatrickCase HBS-915025-EMarketingExamines the founding of the United States of America during the second half of the eighteenth century. Focuses on: 1) the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against Britain (1763-1774); 2) the problems the new nation confronted during the War of Independence and under the Articles of Confederation (1775-1788); 3) the main issues taken up at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (1787); and 4) the enormous challenges facing Alexa...Starting at €5.74
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Behavioural Insights Team (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Luca, Michael; Rooney, PatrickTeaching Note HBS-916050-EMarketingTeaching note for cases 915024 and 915025. The Behavioural Insights Team case introduces students to the concept of choice architecture and the value of experimental methods (sometimes called A/B testing) within organizational contexts. The exercise provides an opportunity for students to apply these principles to solve a managerial problem - increasing tax compliance rates among delinquent taxpayers. Students are asked to rewrite the letter tha...Starting at €0.00
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E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514059-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were heralded by some as a healthcare game changer, enabling smokers to switch to a new product which carried lower risk of cancer. However, there were concerns about the public health risk of e-cigarettes, particularly the chance that teens would easily develop nicotine addictions from smoking the fruit-flavored products. Manufacturers a...Starting at €8.20
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Behavioural Insights Team (A)
Luca, Michael; Rooney, PatrickCase HBS-915024-EMarketingThe Behavioural Insights Team case introduces students to the concept of choice architecture and the value of experimental methods (sometimes called A/B testing) within organizational contexts. The exercise provides an opportunity for students to apply these principles to solve a managerial problem - increasing tax compliance rates among delinquent taxpayers. Students are asked to rewrite the letter that the UK tax department (HMRC) sends to deli...Starting at €8.20
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GlaxoSmithKline in China (A)
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514049-EMarketingFour GlaxoSmithKline employees were accused of bribing Chinese health care workers to prescribe the company's drugs. The accusations brought to light the questionable incentive structures of the Chinese health care system and the pressure on companies to adhere to local customs while still observing local laws.Starting at €8.20
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GlaxoSmithKline in China (B)
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514050-EMarketingIn 2013, Chinese investigators detained four GSK employees for allegedly bribing health care staff to sell GSK pharmaceuticals. A month later, GSK's Asia Pacific regional president, Abbas Hussain, said the company would help identify corrupt practices. Two days later, GSK's CEO, Andrew Witty, called the allegations "shameful" and said the company would use the opportunity to "make changes."Starting at €5.74
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: Safety, Environment and Health
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514069-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In January 2014, Gary Bald, senior vice president of Safety, Environment and Health at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL), prepared for a review meeting with the company's chief executive, Adam Goldstein, and chairman, Richard Fain. Prior to joining RCL in 2006, Bald had spent 28 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After seven years of upgrading security for the ...Starting at €8.20