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La-Z-Boy (A) (Spanish Version)
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-317S09StrategyKurt Darrow, CEO de muebles La-Z-Boy, debe decidir si desea continuar una revisión de la estrategia de la compañía en la cara de un colapso de la demanda durante la gran recesión. Tener cartera de marcas y red de fabricación posterior pelado de La-Z-Boy, tiene la intención de cambiar la posición de la compañía como una marca minorista de muebles y modas. dirección sólo está a punto de poner en práctica una nueva estrategia que implica una fuerte ...Starting at €8.20
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Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy
Fuller, Joseph B.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-316154-EEntrepreneurshipOn a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the comStarting at €8.20
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La-Z-Boy (A)
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-317034-EStrategyKurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy furniture, must decide whether to continue an overhaul of the company's strategy in the face of a collapse in demand during the great recession. Having pared back La-Z-Boy's portfolio of brands and manufacturing network, he intends to reposition the company as a branded retailer of furniture and home fashions. Just management is poised to implement a new strategy that involves a heavy investment in brand advertising, ...Starting at €8.20
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Braintrust: The Blockchain-Powered Talent Network
Stanton, Christopher; Fuller, Joseph B.; Gonzalez, GeorgeCase HBS-821086-EEntrepreneurshipA San Francisco startup seeks to disrupt the freelancing industry through its user-owned talent network powered by the cryptocurrency, BTRUST.Starting at €8.20
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AT&T, Retraining, and the Workforce of Tomorrow
Kerr, William R.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-820017-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, rapid changes in the telecommunications industry forced AT&T's management team to take on a task that CEO Randall Stephenson called the "biggest logistical challenge" they had ever seen: retraining 100,000 workers by 2020. In 2012, inteStarting at €8.20
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The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819146-ELeadership and People ManagementThis primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig workers. In doing so, this document addresses the following questions: What are gigs and who performs them? What is the size of the gig economy? How big will it get? W...Starting at €8.20
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HourlyNerd
Avery, Jill; Fuller, Joseph B.Case HBS-316134-EEntrepreneurshipHourlyNerd, a two-sided marketplace platform for matching freelance consultants with small companies looking for help, struggles to define a growth plan for the future. The company, started as a class project in HBS' FIELD 3 course, is assessing three growth paths: shifting their target from small and medium sized businesses to enterprise customers, expanding into new verticals to become the Amazon of freelance labor, and transforming its busines...Starting at €8.20
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Keeping a Campaign Promise: George W. Bush and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Epilogue)
Scott, Esther; Porter, RogerCase HBS-HKS209-EStrategyIn January 2003, President George W. Bush was finalizing a groundbreaking proposal for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. Under the terms of the plan, Medicare would offer a major new benefit: prescription drug coverage-a long-sought but elusive goal for seniors and their advocates. By any measure, this would seem a surprising initiative coming from a politically conservative White House. If approved by Congress, the ...Starting at €8.20
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The Turnaround Artist: Craig Coy Tackles Political Influence at Massport
Varley, Pamela; Porter, RogerCase HBS-HKS457-EEconomicsCraig Coy, a business executive, retired Coast Guard officer, and former White House security adviser, was named executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority, or "Massport," on April 11, 2002. The appointment came at a time of significant turmoil at Massport, the state authority responsible for managing Boston's Logan International Airport and several other regional transportation resources. The two airline jets hijacked in the attack...Starting at €8.20
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Loki Capital Management, PowerPoint
Fuller, Joseph B.; Payton, Christopher E.J.Case HBS-315099-EEntrepreneurshipThis PowerPoint presentation was prepared by Senior Lecturer Joseph B. Fuller and Teaching Fellow Christopher Payton for the sole purpose of aiding classroom instructors in the use of Loki Capital Management, HBS No. 814-049 and its teaching note, HBS No. 315-073.Starting at €8.20