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Should She Stay or Should She Go? (Spanish version)
Hill, Linda A.; Rennella, MarkCase HBS-412S25Leadership and People ManagementMartha Rinaldi has been an assistant product manager at leading beverage company Potomac Waters since graduating from business school. Rinaldi is frustrated by her relationships with her boss and a close co-worker. Even though she works hard to please her manager, she has received a negative performance evaluation for her first four months. Should Rinaldi leave Potomac for a standing job offer at a company she previously interned with or try to i...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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TripIt: The Traveler's Agent
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Brohman, KathrynCase HBS-809059-EEntrepreneurshipIn July 2008, the co-founders of TripIt, a free online travel organizer that aggregated travelers' bookings from many top travel Websites, had recently secured $5.1 million in new financing. While the co-founders believed that their company offered travelers a unique service, they felt growing pressure from investors to show that the company could grow revenues and achieve profitability. To be profitable, TripIt needed not only to grow its user b...Starting at €8.20
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TripIt: The Traveler's Agent, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, GabrieleTeaching Note HBS-816069-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 809059.Starting at €0.00
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Brand Differentiation through Customer Relationship Management (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Dev, Chekitan S.Case HBS-810S01StrategyThis case analyzes the Hilton Hotels Corporation's CRM strategy at a key juncture in its history, immediately after the firm has been taken private by Blackstone. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of the evolution and IT enablers of Hilton's CRM Initiative, as well as the proprietary OnQ enterprise system. The case thus offers a rare opportunity to engage in a longitudinal evaluation of the firm's CRM initiative, and to enab...Starting at €8.20
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Carnival Cruise Lines (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kwortnik, Robert J.; Piccoli, GabrieleCase HBS-808S11StrategyHighlights the potential value of customer data and the choices and challenges the firm faces when attempting to capture this value. Carnival collects a significant amount of individual-level behavioral and demographic customer data. Senior management must now decide how to leverage such a wealth of data to improve firm performance through customer targeting and acquisition, customer retention, and customer profitability strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Mexico: Managing Multiple Formats
Lal, Rajiv; Rennella, Mark; Lane, DavidCase HBS-507063-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. "On February 1, 2007, Wal-Mart Mexico (Walmex) CEO Eduardo Solorzano was preparing for a well deserved, two-week vacation on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Things were going well. Wal-Mart Mexico, which consisted principally of six different retail formats, had been growing at a dizzying pace ..." This case is available in only hard copy format (HBP does not have digital distr...Starting at €8.20
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Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision (B)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Dev, Chekitan S.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Peinado, Arnold B.Case HBS-814078-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €5.74
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Martha Rinaldi: Should She Stay or Should She Go, Teaching Note
Hill, Linda A.; Rennella, MarkTeaching Note HBS-4313-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 4310.Starting at €0.00
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Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision
Applegate, Lynda M.; Dev, Chekitan S.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Peinado, Arnold B.Case HBS-814010-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2010, Experience! The Finger Lakes (ExperienceFLX), a tour operator offering guided tours and concierge services in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, was at a crossroads. The business was poised for growth, and its owners, Laura and Alan Falk, were considering signing a deal with Groupon, the online coupon firm, to see if a Groupon deal would help the ExperienceFLX bring in new customers. While the prospect of marketing ExperienceFLX'...Starting at €8.20