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The Fall of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713402-EStrategyOn January 16, 2009, after a dismal holiday season, Circuit City was forced into liquidation. Unable to meet creditors' demands, and with no acquirer in sight, Circuit City began the process of liquidating its remaining 567 U.S. stores. Circuit City had been the leader in consumer electronics retailing for nearly twenty years when its profits peaked in 2000. What led to its dramatic decline? Why did three CEOs fail to turn it around? Were these p...Starting at €8.20
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Gap, Inc., 2000
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713508-EStrategy"From humble beginnings as a Levi jeans store, by 2000 Gap, Inc. had grown to become the world's leading specialist clothing retailer. Its CEO, Millard S. Drexler, the ""merchant prince,"" was credited with transforming Gap into a global empire, leading the company through eighteen years of 21% p.a. growth to reach sales of $13.6 billion in 2000. Gap had expanded to 2,848 stores under its three brands: Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy, and cont...Starting at €8.20
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Progressive, 2007-2013
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-715427-EStrategyIn 2013, Progressive was the fourth largest player in the auto insurance market, having lost the third position to GEICO in 2008. As the industry shifted from agency to online sales, GEICO's direct selling model positioned it strongly for growth. Progressive's direct sales mix had increased from 36% of total sales in 2006 to 42% in 2012, well ahead of the industry average of around 25%. As a result, both Progressive and GEICO continued to gain gr...Starting at €8.20
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Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (A)
Leonard, DorothyCase HBS-911404-EA relatively inexperienced professor struggles with managing a case discussion in a class based on numeric analysis. The class is lethargic and time is tight; she considers both a number of possible reasons for their disinterest and different teaching strategies to stimulate discussion and learning.Starting at €8.20
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Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (B)
Leonard, DorothyCase HBS-911405-EA professor teaching a case discussion based on numeric analysis is pleased that a student finally "cracks" the case-but the numbers differ from her own. The instructor has to decide how to handle the discrepancy.Starting at €5.74
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Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (C)
Leonard, DorothyCase HBS-911406-EA professor has an awkward exchange with a student who has prepared numeric analysis, but whose numbers do not agree with her own.Starting at €5.74
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Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (A)
Leonard, Dorothy; Harmeling, Susan S.Case HBS-912405-EProfessor Gupta faces three major problems in teaching cases: 1) his students, accustomed to lectures, don't know how to conduct a case discussion; 2) the students are using the Internet to discover the outcome of managerial dilemmas posed in the case; 3) he wants to share the theory he learned as a doctoral student, but can't figure out the appropriate way to integrate theory into the case-based discussion. He seeks advice, particularly about th...Starting at €8.20
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Transferring Knowledge Between Projects at NASA JPL (B)
Leonard, Dorothy; Myers, ChristopherCase HBS-917405-ELeadership and People ManagementAt the conclusion of the (A) case, Jennifer Trosper needed to decide whether or not to throw her support behind the training and outreach represented by the ROV-E program to build small rovers like the ones used on the surface of Mars by NASA JPL. The (B) case describes her decision and provides further information on her subsequent efforts made after the initial decision.Starting at €5.74
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Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (A) (Spanish Version)
Leonard, DorothyCase HBS-920S01Knowledge and CommunicationUn profesor relativamente inexperto lucha con la gestión de una discusión del caso en una clase basada en análisis numérico. La clase es letárgico y el tiempo es escaso; se considera tanto una serie de posibles razones de su falta de interés y diferentes estrategias de enseñanza para estimular la discusión y el aprendizaje.Starting at €8.20
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Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (B) (Spanish Version)
Leonard, DorothyCase HBS-920S02Knowledge and CommunicationUn profesor de la enseñanza de una discusión caso basado en el análisis numérico está satisfecho de que un estudiante finalmente "grietas" del caso, pero los números difieren de la suya. El instructor tiene que decidir cómo manejar la discrepancia.Starting at €5.74