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Lenovo Adquiere los PC de IBM: desafios de integración
Fubini, David G.; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-418S10Leadership and People ManagementEn diciembre de 2004, el fabricante de computadoras chino Lenovo anunció la compra de la división de PC de IBM. En ese momento, algunos observadores de la industria se mostraron optimistas sobre la fusión de estas entidades con las culturas de las empresas aparentemente opuestas. ¿Cómo deben las dos entidades plan para integrar?Starting at €8.20
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The F.B. Heron Foundation: 100 Percent for Mission - And Beyond
Ewald, Charles; Krauel Patel, Heidi; Foroughi, JaclynCase SGSB-SI140-EInnovation and ChangeIn late March 2017, Clara Miller, director and president of the F.B. Heron Foundation (“Heron”), a philanthropic institution focused on helping people help themselves out of poverty, sat down to put the finishing touches on her President’s Letter. In previous years, the letter included Miller’s lucid thoughts regarding major changes within the organization and advocated for movement toward a “philanthropic world”—a world in which “all sectors—pu...Starting at €8.20
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Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent
Avery, Jill; Fubini, David G.; Dossa, Natasha; Stewart, DevonCase HBS-518047-EMarketingArmarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the opportunity to rent the most coveted, current season high fashion clothing and accessories from the top global luxury brands, had emerged from its first sales season with two distinct customer segments: the High Net Worth (HNW) woman and the High Earner, Not Rich Yet (HENRY) woman. As it began to scale its operations, it had to decide which customer segment was the more desirable ta...Starting at €8.20
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Forestry and Timberland: Impact Investment Analysis
Foroughi, Jaclyn; McNichols, MaureenCase SGSB-SI156-EInnovation and ChangeMuch like the famous philosophical thought experiment, impact investing raises questions about perception, observation, and reality. What is our sense that an investment results in social, environmental, and financial return? What changes can we observe taking place? What is the state of the situation as it exists (perhaps by measurement)? This case study applies this framework to our analysis of the social, environmental, and financial impact of...Starting at €8.20
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Nuveen and the Seychelles Blue Bond: Analayzing a Public Fixed Income Impact Investment
Foroughi, Jaclyn; McNichols, MaureenCase SGSB-SI163-EInnovation and ChangeIn 2016, Stephen M. Liberatore, CFA, lead portfolio manager for and head of Nuveen’s impact fixed income strategies, received a phone call from the World Bank. The call was not unusual; in fact, Nuveen had collaborated with the World Bank in the past as lead investor on a new type of Green Bond for the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). While Green Bonds had been in existence for nearly a decade, the IFC...Starting at €8.20
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Wake Up Call
Fubini, David G.; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-418001-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 1993, three consultants at different stages in their careers must decide how to respond to what they considered to be unethical behavior from a partner at their firm. They each considered the potential consequences of reporting a senior colleague and the impact it could have on their careers.Starting at €8.20
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Winning (and Losing) the Olympics: Boston 2024 (A)
Fubini, David G.; Bernstein, Ethan S.; Saadine, Mark; McAra, Sarah; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-418024-ELeadership and People ManagementTwo leadership groups from Boston 2024 negotiate with government bodies, community leaders, and olympic officials in an effort to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston.Starting at €8.20
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Merging American Airlines and US Airways (B)
Fubini, David G.; Garvin, David A.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-418036-EExhibit to Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A) case. In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world's largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions Parker made and actions that he took in the course of the acquisition integration process. All focused on how best to comb...Starting at €5.74
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Wake Up Call (B)
Fubini, David G.; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-418025-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to case 418001.Starting at €5.74
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Backstage at Boston Ballet
Fubini, David G.; Agca Okutgen, Begum; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-420005-ELeadership and People ManagementAt the beginning of her second year with Boston Ballet, Executive Director Meredith "Max" Hodges got some bad news-a developer had purchased one of Boston Ballet's school locations and was planning to terminate Boston Ballet's lease. Hodges had already overseen a number of improvements during her first year with Boston Ballet and had several major projects planned for her second year, including a major website overhaul and a revamped performance ...Starting at €8.20