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Google 2017
Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-197Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementAquella mañana de enero de 2017, John Cadinal, socio sénior de Maccarron, estaba preocupado. Uno de los clientes más importantes que gestionaba personalmente le pidió que comprara un millón de dólares en acciones de Google, lo que representaba una gran parte de sus ahorros familiares. John pensó que le debía a su amigo de toda la vida, y también a sí mismo, un análisis más profundo de Google antes de permitir que invirtiera la mayor parte de sus ...Starting at €8.20
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Implementing Tablets at the ACME Food Supplies, Ltd. Sales Department
Sieber, Sandra; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-184-EKnowledge and CommunicationACME Food Supplies, Ltd. is a company working in the catering supplies sector. It competes in a mature and fragmented sector, and part of its strategy has always been based on technological innovation. In January 2012, it had just completed the implementation of tablets with Internet connection in its sales department, replacing former PDAs that were already being used irregularly. Some salespeople openly reject the new technology, and very few a...Starting at €8.20
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Red Tomato: Keeping it Local
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-510023-EThis case describes the operating model and history of Red Tomato, a non-profit organization dedicated to branding and logistical support for locally grown produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce available to large consumer markets.Starting at €8.20
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athenahealth: Innovating in Response to a Crisis in Healthcare
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Winig, Laura; Arastu, NaeemCase HBS-810079-EEntrepreneurshipWhen Jonathan Bush and his partner, Todd Park, realized that their revolutionary approach to delivering clinical care was being stymied by the inefficiencies in the healthcare system and insurance red tape, they turned their proprietary technology, athenaNet, to a new business, athenaHealth, that would help physicians manage their practice, billing and revenue cycles and maintain electronic patient records more efficiently and cost effectively us...Starting at €8.20
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Divided We Stand: Gay Marriage Rulings and Official Disobedience
Winig, Laura; Robichaud, ChristopherCase HBS-KS1199-EOn June, 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection of equal liberty, effectively overturning the law. Pennsylvania, however, banned same-sex marriage. Despite the state law, D. Bruce Hanes, a register of wills in Pennsylvania, agreed to honor a request from two women seeking a same-sex marriage license-an act of official disobedience that immedi...Starting at €8.20
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Alexandre Mars and Epic
Winig, Laura; Battilana, Julie; Marquis, ChristopherCase HBS-KS1291-EThe case examines the strategy, impact, and sustainability of a boutique philanthropy with a big goal: change the way people donate to charities. Epic Foundation was founded to support a portfolio of children's charities. Now, its leadership was considering taking on a broader role: to reshape the very nature of charitable giving-in the U.S., France, the United Kingdom and globally. Its wealthy, charismatic leader, Alexandre Mars, thought that Ep...Starting at €8.20
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Hero or Traitor Edward Snowden and the NSA Spying Program
Winig, Laura; Robichaud, ChristopherCase HBS-HKS798-EEconomicsOn June 5, 2013, a London newspaper reported that the United States National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting the telephone records of millions of Verizon customers in the U.S. The story was the first of many top secret revelations about the NSA's spying programs, leaked by Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor. The case examines Snowden's actions and motivations and asks students to consider the repercussions of whistleblowing/leaking on t...Starting at €8.20
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In the Crossfire: Guns, Legislative Leadership and Recall Politics in Colorado
Winig, Laura; King, DavidCase HBS-KS1123-EEconomicsIn 2013, democratic Colorado state senators John Morse and Angela Giron were recalled from office in the wake of a successful recall campaign launched by grassroots groups angered by the senators' support for newly-enacted gun control legislation. After Morse and Giron were recalled, Democrats retained a one-seat majority in the Senate. Some critics thought Morse should have anticipated the recall election result and resigned while others express...Starting at €8.20
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TiVo 2011
Tonijuan, Gemma; Comín, Marta; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Nueno, José LuisCase SI-178-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and Communication, MarketingTiVo is a digital video recorder, developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc. and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an electronic television programming schedule, whose features include "Season Pass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and "WishList" searches which allow users to find and record shows that match their interests by title, actor, director, category or keyword. TiVo is facing declining revenues and is exploring a number o...Starting at €8.20
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Google 2017
Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-197-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementJohn Cardinal, a senior partner at the investment firm Maccarron, was worried. One of the largest clients he personally managed - who was also a personal friend - had asked Cardinal to buy $1 million of Google shares, a large proportion of the man's family savings. Cardinal thought he owed it to his friend, and himself, to analyze Google in greater depth before letting his longtime pal invest most of his savings in the search-engine giant.Starting at €8.20