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Living on the Razor's Edge (Spanish version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-813S11EntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.Starting at €8.20
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Ockham Technologies (B): Building the Board (Spanish Version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-814S11EntrepreneurshipDescribe los problemas que enfrenta el fundador-director general en relación con la construcción de un tablero, el montaje de un equipo ejecutivo, la gestión de tensión entre los co-fundadores, y la externalización de trabajo de desarrollo.Starting at €5.74
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Televigilancia en el Visiting Nurse Health System
McFarlan, F. Warren; Keil, Mark; Kaul, MalaCase HBS-117S07Information TechnologiesLos esfuerzos de la televigilancia en Visiting Nurse Health System caso presenta una casa de organización de atención médica para usar televigilancia para mejorar la calidad de la atención prestada a los pacientes en situación de riesgo que fueron dados de alta de hospitales y necesitan cuidados en el hogar. Después de dos años de usar el sistema de salud de amigos para la televigilancia de pacientes en situación de riesgo, Mark Oshnock, Presiden...Starting at €8.20
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Webster Industries (A) (Spanish version)
Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr.Case HBS-403S01Leadership and People ManagementThe manufacturing manager of Webster's largest division is told to cut his managerial payroll by 15%. Provides company background data and a description of the manufacturing manager's reactions to the proposed reduction. Provides the students with an opportunity to design a strategy for making the reduction decisions and also to discuss some of the difficulties inherent in a large reduction of force. Also contains a detailed description of Webste...Starting at €8.20
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Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Stein, EllenCase HBS-408S30Leadership and People ManagementProvides background on the assessment center used by AT&T to assess managerial potential for upper middle management. Contains assessment reports for two candidates. Raises questions about manpower training and development. Students may be asked which of the candidates has managerial potential and why, and what specific development plans can be suggested.Starting at €8.20
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Al-Shabaab, Gatekeepers, and the Ethics of Humanitarian Aid
Krehbiel, KCase SGSB-ETH01-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFollowing decades of civil strife among warring clans, and exacerbated by the worst drought in decades (2010-2012), millions of starving dislocated Somalis resided in crowded camps throughout the country. Humanitarian aid organizations made good-faith efforts to distribute food and medical treatment and supplies to those who suffered most. Almost always, however, these nongovernment organizations (NGOs) were thwarted by so-called gatekeepers, w...Starting at €8.20
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LifeNet International's Transformation of African Healthcare via Social Franchising
Ilan Alon; Raul CarrilCase IVEY-9B14M131-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLifeNet International was a social conversion franchise concept aiming to provide basic, quality and sustainable healthcare to poor and underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa. The founder and president had relied on the assistance of others to help bring about his idea of affordable healthcare. In 2012, the executive director for LifeNet International’s operations in Burundi, began focussing on developing the company in Burundi. She was ex...Starting at €8.20
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Ransom on the High Seas: The Case of Piracy in Somalia
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra; Michael Train; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B11M104-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn recent years, incidents of piracy have increased dramatically off the coast of the failed state of Somalia. In this case, a group of 14 pirates have hijacked a cargo ship full of machinery, but have yet to make any demands. They hold hostage a multinational crew of 20 (whose captain and two officers are American), the ship, and the cargo. The chief operating officer of an international shipping company must choose among alternative strategies ...Starting at €8.20
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Repositioning CARE USA
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-509005-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. CARE USA, a large ($600 million) international nonprofit/NGO, had recently revamped its external branding and positioning in support of its international development work. The case lays out the challenges facing its new CEO, Helene Gayle, as she manages through the organization's transition.Starting at €8.20
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The Home Depot: Leadership in Crisis Management
Leonard, Herman B.; Epstein, Marc J.; Tritter, MelissaCase HBS-309055-EExamines the challenges The Home Depot faced in the aftermath of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Andrew. By providing 40,000-50,000 items sold by knowledgeable associates, The Home Depot became a destination place for customers in need of anything from shovels to a new kitchen sink or supplies to use in recovering from a hurricane or flood. Disasters are thus both a source of disruption to the company's operations and a sou...Starting at €8.20