HBSP (USA)
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Marks and Spencer: Plan A
Bell, David E.; Sanghavi, Nitin; Winig, LauraCase HBS-509029-EMarketingMarks & Spencer initiated a comprehensive approach to sustainability (reduction of waste, carbon emissions, fair trade) called Plan A. Does it offer a competitive advantage?Starting at €8.20
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Clothing, Customer Service, and Company Culture (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Ely, Robin J.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-612S15On July 17, 2009, Zappos.com, a privately-held online retailer of shoes, clothing, and other soft-line retail categories, learned that Amazon.com, a $19 billion multinational online retailer, had won its Board of Directors' approval to offer to merge the two companies. Amazon had been courting Zappos since 2005, hoping a merger would enable Amazon to expand and strengthen its market share in soft-line retail categories. While Amazon's interest in...Starting at €8.20
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Remuneración de los ejecutivos en Reckitt Benckiseer, S.A.
Lorsch, Jay W.; Narayanan, V.G.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Brem, Lisa; Robertson, Ashley C.Case HBS-118S09Leadership and People ManagementReckitt Benckiser plc ha desarrollado un sistema de compensación de los ejecutivos. Este caso describe la estructura del sistema, su énfasis en la remuneración basada en el rendimiento y una perspectiva global, y explica el papel del departamento de recursos humanos, el consejo de administración y los accionistas de la compañía en la determinación de las retribuciones. Se plantea preguntas acerca de cómo equilibrar la remuneración de incentivos d...Starting at €8.20
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Drilling Safety at BP: The Deepwater Horizon Accident
Kaufman, Stephen P.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-611017-EService and Operations ManagementFollowing the 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion and oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon, public attention focused on BP's safety record, practices, and management culture as the primary causes of the disaster. Drawing on public sources, this case traces the circumstances surrounding the accident, including not only the role of BP but also those of the two principal subcontractors hired to actually do the drilling and capping of the oil well (Tr...Starting at €8.20