HBSP (USA)
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Colonialism and Imperialism
Hussam, Reshmaan N.; Liu, GraceCase HBS-719035-EEconomicsJonathan Geibel, Director of Systems at Walt Disney Animation Studios (hereafter referred to as Disney Animation), walked through the workspace occupied by the group he had been tasked to lead. Geibel knew he was part of a creative and magical environment. The Disney studio had created more than 53 feature animated films in over three-quarters of a century-beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1937 through to Frozen, released in Nove...Starting at €8.20
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Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States, Teaching Note
Hussam, Reshmaan N.Teaching Note HBS-721034-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 720034Starting at €0.00
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Bill Riddick and the Durham S.O.S. Charrette
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-920048-EBill Riddick employs the charrette process to help black and white community leaders overcome differences and desegregate local schools in Durham, NC.Starting at €8.20
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Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal
Gino, Francesca; Coffman, Katherine; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-920016-EOn April 12, 2018, two African American entrepreneurs had scheduled a business meeting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. They sat without ordering, waiting for a local businessman to show up for the meeting. The store manager called 911 on them, despite the fact that they were behaving neither violently nor disruptively. When the police arrived soon after the call, they arrested the young men. The incident was view...Starting at €8.20
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Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
Hussam, Reshmaan N.; Fetter, HollyCase HBS-720034-EEconomicsThe late 20th century saw a dramatic shift in the criminal justice system of the United States. While incarceration rates had remained stable through the 1960s, they quintupled by the 2000s to 707 per 100,000, far exceeding that of all other nations in the world. By 2020, nearly 2.3 million individuals were locked up in U.S. prisons, jails, and detention centers. Of these, 60% were Black or Latinx. Why the mass incarceration, and why such dispari...Starting at €8.20
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The Second City: the Future of 'Yes, and...'
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-921007-EKnowledge and CommunicationLeaders from The Second City, the legendary Improv comedy company, reflect on its broad portfolio of activities through the lens of future opportunities and growth. In particular, they discuss ways in which Second City can further invest in its professional arm, Second City Works, and help workplaces embrace some of the main ideas of improv comedy to improve conversations, presence and collaboration.Starting at €8.20
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Poppy (B)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Kominers, Scott Duke; Huizinga, Jeff; Ciechanover, Allison M.Case HBS-820715-EEntrepreneurshipAvni Patel Thompson, founder and CEO of Poppy, an online marketplace for on-demand childcare, revisits the venture's final months, and discusses the steps she took in the wake of the shutdown. This case explores experiments the company conducted to refineStarting at €5.74
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Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs
Ghosh, Shikhar; Stanton, Christopher; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-818026-EEntrepreneurshipThis case is about Tinder. It discusses different business models and ways of structuring the initial team. With a $6 million investment from IAC/Interactive in 2010, Dinesh Moorjani founded Hatch Labs to build mobile apps. His mission was to attract entrepreneurial talent to work on Lab projects which, after gaining traction, could be acquired by IAC or spun out as independent companies. To pitch talent to work at Hatch, Moorjani laid out a fram...Starting at €8.20
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Poppy: A Modern Village for Childcare
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-818075-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2017, management at Poppy, which matched families that required occasional childcare with thoroughly vetted caregivers, was formulating plans for the Seattle-based seed-stage startup's next phase of expansion. One option was to grow using the same business model through geographic expansion to cities beyond Seattle. Another option was to deepen penetration within Seattle by recruiting caregivers with less experience and by broadening the range...Starting at €8.20
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Judge Roy K. Altman: Presiding over the 'Heart and Lungs' of Democracy
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-921002-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20