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Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese Entrepreneur
Mayo, Anthony J.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-408039-EEntrepreneurshipThe case provides insight into a business leader whose cognizance of contextual forces (social, economic, and political) allowed him to drive significant change in an industry and Japanese society in the second half of the twentieth century.Starting at €8.20
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Pioneering entrepreneur Yoshiko Shinohara on turning temporary work into big business in Japan
Mayo, Anthony J.; Yamazaki, MayukaArticle HBS-F0910E-ELeadership and People ManagementTempstaff's founder, a pioneering Japanese entrepreneur, wondered whether she would go to jail for launching her business.Starting at €8.20
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LOLA: Do You Know What's in Your Tampon
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-320015-EEntrepreneurshipLOLA is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. What started as a company to provide women with organic and transparent material-labeled tampons via a subscription model, had, by 2019 evolved to include additional menstrual and sexual wellness products. LOLA's leadership wanted women to come to the company for all of their reproductive health needs (including information and a place to engage in conversation) from menstruation throu...Starting at €8.20
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Boll & Branch
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Martin, MelCase HBS-320052-EEntrepreneurshipBoll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides background on the company, its start, business model, and evolution through 2019.Starting at €8.20
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Yoshiko Shinohara and Tempstaff
Mayo, Anthony J.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-409049-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case presents a biographical portrait of Yoshiko Shinohara who founded Tempstaff in 1973, one of the largest temporary staffing agencies in Japan. In addition to chronicling Shinohara's entrepreneurial activities, the case provides contextual background about the role of women in business in Japan in the last few decades of the 20th century.Starting at €8.20
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Kazuo Inamori, A Japanese Entrepreneur, Teaching Plan
Mayo, Anthony J.Teaching Note HBS-414073-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 408039.Starting at €0.00