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The Jaguar Project (Spanish version)
Gino, Francesca; Pisano, Gary P.Case HBS-610S17Service and Operations ManagementTeradyne, a leading manufacturer of semiconductor test equipment, embarked on a multiyear effort to improve its product development capabilities and to implement more formalized project management approaches. Examines the development of a new-generation tester that involved significant hardware and software design. For this, the company decided to implement new approaches to project management and project teams. Invites discussion of the effectiv...Starting at €8.20
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Does America Really Need Manufacturing
Pisano, Gary P.; Shih, WillyArticle HBS-R1203G-EService and Operations ManagementToo many U.S. companies base decisions about where to locate production largely on narrow financial criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take into account the impact it might have on their ability to innovate. The result has been an exodus of manufacturing from America, which has weakened the capabilities that domestic firms need to keep inventing high-quality, cost-competitive prod...Starting at €8.20
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Ultimate Fighting Championship: License to Operate (A)
Serafeim, George; Welch, KyleCase HBS-112011-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes the challenges that Ultimate Fighting Championship faced as a result of regulatory opposition and loss of the license to operate. The genesis of the business idea, the subsequent growth, and the fall of the UFC are described. The case concludes with Lorenzo Fertitta deciding whether to invest in the company.Starting at €8.20
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GoodGuide
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112031-EAccounting and ControlGoodGuide, a high-technology start-up company, founded by University of California Professor at Berkeley Dara O'Rourke is at a critical junction. The venture capital funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides consumers and manufacturers with information about the sustainability of a product.Starting at €8.20
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KKR: Leveraging Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Clay, Tiffany A.Case HBS-112032-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for other ways to expand its sustainability initiatives, such as in its supply chain and incorporating sustainability into its due diligence and deal making processes.Starting at €8.20
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Fiat-Chrysler Alliance: Launching the Cinquecento in North America
Pisano, Gary P.; Andrews, Phillip; Di Fiore, AlessandroCase HBS-611037-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Fiat ended its 27-year absence in the North American automobile market when the first Cinquecento (500)-a very small, iconic Italian car that had strong sales in Europe-was delivered on March 10, 2011. The Italian automaker re-entered the market through an alliance with Chrysler, the American automaker Fiat acquired in April 2009. For Laura Soave, Chrysler Group's head of Fi...Starting at €8.20
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals: Spurring Scientific Creativity with Metrics
Pisano, Gary P.; Rennella, Mark; Huckman, Robert S.Case HBS-607008-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the reorganization of the drug discovery organization at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and focuses on the decisions to: (1) centralize decision-making within drug discovery and (2) institute numerical metrics--jointly affecting all R&D scientists--for the progression of compounds through the Wyeth pipeline. Highlights issues concerning the degree to which scientific activity can be evaluated via numerical metrics, the extent to which R&D can be...Starting at €8.20
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JetBlue Airways: Valentine's Day 2007
Huckman, Robert S.; Pisano, Gary P.; Fuller, Virginia A.Case HBS-608001-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes an operational crisis for JetBlue Airways during an ice storm in the eastern United States in February 2007 and chronicles the airline's immediate response. Provides detail concerning the history of the airline from its founding in 1999 through the February 2007 crisis, which forced the airline to cancel more than 1,000 flights over the course of six days. In addition, discusses the initial response to the crisis by CEO David Neeleman a...Starting at €8.20
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Arcos Dorados: Decarbonizing McDonald's in Latin America
Serafeim, George; Toffel, Michael W.; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-623017-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes the decarbonization strategy of Arcos Dorados-McDonald's largest independent franchisee, operating in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean-and how the company measured its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including those generated directly by the company and by all of its suppliers. Set in May 2022, the case also describes the challenges faced by the company to understand the composition of its carbon...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good, Teaching Note
Gino, Francesca; Pisano, Gary P.; Rohe, AlexanderTeaching Note HBS-921030-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 916031.Starting at €0.00