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A Destination-for-a-Day Spa (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; St. Clair, LyndaCase HBS-913S07Leadership and People Managementtips are lower than expected, reducing expected compensation; scheduling issues create bottlenecks; and the level of commitment varies among PWCs. The result is a high employee turnover rate, and departing employees take an average of 35% of their client base with them when they go. Now, with financials for the spa's second year completed, the VP of spa operations, the VP of business operations, and the CEO must evaluate what is and what isn't w...Starting at €8.20
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Robin Ash and Printzhof Press (Spanish version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; St. Clair, LyndaCase HBS-917S06Leadership and People Managementtransform Printzhof into an aggressively competitive 21st century educational publisher while maintaining its close-knit and collaborative culture. Because of new technologies changing how information is delivered and used in higher education, the need for the company to evolve along with the publishing industry is obvious to Ash and other company leaders. However, Printzhof's history of success has resulted in resistance to organizational chang...Starting at €8.20
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ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa, Teaching Note
Beer, Michael; St. Clair, LyndaTeaching Note HBS-913522-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for Product #913521Starting at €0.00
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Robin Ash and Printzhof Press
Cespedes, Frank V.; St. Clair, LyndaCase HBS-913554-ELeadership and People ManagementRobin Ash has just been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Printzhof Press and Vice President of its parent company, Education and Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Her first objective is to create an action plan that will achieve two seemingly contradictory corporate objectives: transform Printzhof into an aggressively competitive 21st century educational publisher while maintaining its close-knit and collaborative culture. Because of new technol...Starting at €8.20
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Juno (B): Leveraging Student Power
Schwartzstein, Joshua R.; McGinn, Kathleen L.; Klopfenstein, AmyCase HBS-921033-EStrategyIn March 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to pitch banks in anticipation of their annual auction while negotiating directly with private lender Eager. Responses from the majority of private lenders-including Juno's 2019 paStarting at €5.74
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Managing Science Communication at Bayer
Schwartzstein, Joshua R.; Sunderam, AdiCase HBS-921045-EStrategyThroughout 1999, PepsiCo closely tracked several potential strategic acquisitions. In the fall of 2000, it appeared that the right moment for an equity-financed acquisition had arrived. At this time, PepsiCo management decided to initiate confidential discussions with The Quaker Oats Co. about a potential business combination. Gatorade, a key brand in Quaker's portfolio, had long been on PepsiCo's wish list, but PepsiCo's managers, led by CEO Rog...Starting at €8.20
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Robin Ash and Printzhof Press, Teaching Note
Cespedes, Frank V.; St. Clair, LyndaTeaching Note HBS-913555-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for Product #913554.Starting at €0.00
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ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa
Beer, Michael; St. Clair, LyndaCase HBS-913521-ELeadership and People ManagementA new Dallas-based health and beauty spa aims to use a highly distinctive human resource system as the foundation of its competitive strategy. By encouraging employees to act as "personal wellness coaches" (PWCs) with high commitment and broad responsibilities, the leadership intended to provide a level of client service that would justify premium rates. However, the system is not working. Issues include: tips are lower than expected, reducing ex...Starting at €8.20
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Juno (A): Leveraging Student Power
Schwartzstein, Joshua R.; McGinn, Kathleen L.Case HBS-921032-EStrategyIn March 2020, Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal were in the midst of preparing the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup, Juno. Both current MBA students at Harvard Business School, the duo founded Juno in 2018 to leverage student barStarting at €8.20