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Caroline Regis at Excel Systems (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S17Leadership and People Managementoutsourcing. Regis is threatened by the diminution in the role of in-house manufacturing and by the VP for Supply Chain Management at Gemini. The case traces Regis's reactions to the proposal. She seems ready to accede to the organizational politics and support the new strategy, only to change her mind and anger her superiors, who thought she would support the plan. She tries to seize control of the situation and threatens to resign if she is no...Starting at €8.20
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Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm, Teaching Note
Koehn, Nancy F.; Khan, Nora N.Teaching Note HBS-314019-ETeaching Note for 312122.Starting at €0.00
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Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible
Mayo, Anthony J.; Benson, Mark; Chen, DavidCase HBS-408072-EEntrepreneurshipFrom his humble beginnings as a local salesman in New York, Henry J. Kaiser rose to become one of the leading industrialists of 20th century America. Though he had no technical engineering training, Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several large scale projects that contributed to the growth and improvement of contemporary America, including the Hoover Dam, one of the wonders of the modern world. During World War II, when ...Starting at €8.20
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Walt Disney and the 1941 Animators' Strike, Teaching Note
Mayo, Anthony J.; Cromwell, JohnathanTeaching Note HBS-412113-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 406076.Starting at €0.00
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Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist
Dwojeski, Anne E.; Grundy, William; Helms, Erica; Miller, Katherine; Koehn, Nancy F.Case HBS-807145-EEntrepreneurshipMadam C. J. Walker, who has been credited as the first self-made African-American woman millionaire, created a hair-care empire after years spent as a laundress in St. Louis, Missouri. Decades before the Civil Rights movement, her company gave employment to thousands of African-American women and marketed its products around the world. Madam Walker was active in the social and political causes of her day, and used her position as a successful ent...Starting at €8.20
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Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Caf Cupcake, Teaching Note
Mayo, Anthony J.; Beckham, HeatherTeaching Note HBS-919510-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 919509.Starting at €0.00
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Transformation and Renewal (Spanish version)
Koehn, Nancy F.; McNamara, Kelly; Khan, Nora N.; Legris, ElizabethCase HBS-315S04EntrepreneurshipTransformation and Renewal analyzes the turnaround and reconstruction of Starbucks Coffee Company from 2008 to 2014 as led by CEO and co-founder Howard Schultz. The case offers executives and students an opportunity to examine in depth how Schultz and his team saved Starbucks from near-collapse, by both executing a deep, comprehensive return to its core values and, at the same time, investing in a range of new products, customer experiences and ...Starting at €8.20
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Revitalizing Renfield Farms (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-916S06Leadership and People ManagementMarie Jackson becomes chief executive officer of Renfield Farms during a period of sluggish growth and an organizational crisis. Jackson develops a new vision statement and begins to experience some success but is met with some skepticism from internal employees because the company's structures and systems do not seem to support the new vision. This case focuses on how Jackson engages and leads a senior team in formulating a vision during a perio...Starting at €8.20
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Comparative Advantage (Spanish version)
Kennedy, Robert E.; Koehn, Nancy F.Case HBS-714S19EconomicsHow nations trade and whether they benefit from it are two of the oldest and most important questions in political economy. In the 170 years since David Ricardo formally developed the theory of comparative advantage, it has become one of the principles most widely accepted among professional economists. Despite this wide acceptance in the professional community, the basics of international trade are still poorly understood by many policy makers a...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric's 20th Century CEOs, Teaching Note
Mayo, Anthony J.Teaching Note HBS-412124-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 406048 and 406118.Starting at €0.00