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New York Bakery (J)
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C023J-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA technical consultant is travelling to New York Bakery, and eastern U.S. confectionery company that is under bankruptcy protection. The consultant's task is to assess New York Bakery's readiness for the installation of a new payroll system, which will help it move through the bankruptcy process. By his first week on the job, the consultant realizes that his task is greater than he imagined. In trying to help the organization prepare for the chan...Starting at €8.20
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La-Z-Boy (A) (Spanish Version)
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-317S09StrategyKurt Darrow, CEO de muebles La-Z-Boy, debe decidir si desea continuar una revisión de la estrategia de la compañía en la cara de un colapso de la demanda durante la gran recesión. Tener cartera de marcas y red de fabricación posterior pelado de La-Z-Boy, tiene la intención de cambiar la posición de la compañía como una marca minorista de muebles y modas. dirección sólo está a punto de poner en práctica una nueva estrategia que implica una fuerte ...Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft Corporation: Is Stack Ranking the Answer
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14C031-ELeadership and People ManagementA vice-president of human resources at a technology software provider was reviewing the employee appraisal submissions for her firm. After years of rapid growth, the firm was underperforming relative to its peers and it seemed that part of the problem was its relaxed performance appraisal system. As much had been written about Microsoft Corporation’s stack ranking system, the human resources executive wondered how much she could learn about appra...Starting at €8.20
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New York Bakery (E)
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C023E-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA technical consultant is travelling to New York Bakery, and eastern U.S. confectionery company that is under bankruptcy protection. The consultant's task is to assess New York Bakery's readiness for the installation of a new payroll system, which will help it move through the bankruptcy process. By his first week on the job, the consultant realizes that his task is greater than he imagined. In trying to help the organization prepare for the chan...Starting at €5.74
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New York Bakery (I)
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C023I-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA technical consultant is travelling to New York Bakery, and eastern U.S. confectionery company that is under bankruptcy protection. The consultant's task is to assess New York Bakery's readiness for the installation of a new payroll system, which will help it move through the bankruptcy process. By his first week on the job, the consultant realizes that his task is greater than he imagined. In trying to help the organization prepare for the chan...Starting at €8.20
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Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy
Fuller, Joseph B.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-316154-EEntrepreneurshipOn a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the comStarting at €8.20
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La-Z-Boy (A)
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-317034-EStrategyKurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy furniture, must decide whether to continue an overhaul of the company's strategy in the face of a collapse in demand during the great recession. Having pared back La-Z-Boy's portfolio of brands and manufacturing network, he intends to reposition the company as a branded retailer of furniture and home fashions. Just management is poised to implement a new strategy that involves a heavy investment in brand advertising, ...Starting at €8.20
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Braintrust: The Blockchain-Powered Talent Network
Stanton, Christopher; Fuller, Joseph B.; Gonzalez, GeorgeCase HBS-821086-EEntrepreneurshipA San Francisco startup seeks to disrupt the freelancing industry through its user-owned talent network powered by the cryptocurrency, BTRUST.Starting at €8.20
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AT&T, Retraining, and the Workforce of Tomorrow
Kerr, William R.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-820017-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, rapid changes in the telecommunications industry forced AT&T's management team to take on a task that CEO Randall Stephenson called the "biggest logistical challenge" they had ever seen: retraining 100,000 workers by 2020. In 2012, inteStarting at €8.20
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The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819146-ELeadership and People ManagementThis primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig workers. In doing so, this document addresses the following questions: What are gigs and who performs them? What is the size of the gig economy? How big will it get? W...Starting at €8.20