HBSP (USA)
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Blink Booking
Torfason, Magnus Thor; Brownell, Alexis; Kerr, William R.Case HBS-813121-EEntrepreneurshipRebeca Minguela hopes to create an arbitrage platform, similar to Rocket Internet, that can bring start-up ideas and opportunities to Spain. However, Blink Booking, her first venture and proof of concept, is rocked by a co-founder's breach of confidence and departure. Minguela must repair the damage to Blink's management team, restore investor confidence, and continue Blink's rapid growth to deliver on the venture's initial promise. The case expl...Starting at €8.20
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MobSquad
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Kerr, William R.; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-821010-EEntrepreneurshipIrfhan Rawji (MBA 2004) launched MobSquad in October 2018 to help American tech start-ups retain hard-to-find talent, many of whom struggled with U.S. work visa issues, such as software engineers with experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data science. MobSquad also helped companies fill open roles by tapping into its database of pre-vetted foreign tech workers. While there was growing demand for these specialists, the talen...Starting at €8.20
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Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)
Gino, Francesca; DeCelles, Katherine; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-918001-ELeadership and People ManagementFaced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac's of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of preventing employee injury. But as a 32-year old with just one year on the job, Sportun had to tailor his message for change carefully to his colleagues, many of whom had worked for Mac's for decades. The case provides an overview of t...Starting at €8.20
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Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (B)
Gino, Francesca; DeCelles, Katherine; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-918002-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to 918-001. The case describes the inventive approaches to retail crime prevention that Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac's Convenience Stores, implemented between 2007 and 2017.Starting at €5.74