HBSP (USA)
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Anthology: Pivoting the Business Model
Ghosh, Shikhar; Payton, ChristopherCase HBS-817066-EEntrepreneurshipIn July 2014, after 18 months and eight unsuccessful product launches, the CEO of Yabbly has agreed to sell his company to a larger, well-funded startup, providing a return of capital for his investors and a home for his team. Two weeks prior to the scheduled closing, the team launches a final experiment based on the results of a customer interview. After creating a quick landing page and announcing the product launch through social media channel...Starting at €8.20
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The Evo Project (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, NicoleCase HBS-912S01StrategyIn September 2003, Jeff Immelt challenged the business leaders at GE to come up with "Imagination Breakthroughs," innovative new projects that would serve as the centerpiece of GE's organic growth initiative. Follows the company as these changes are driven through the business units, focusing on GE Transportation as it launches a series of groundbreaking, green products--from the Evolution Locomotive to the Hybrid Locomotive. The growth process t...Starting at €8.20
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Yabbly (A)
Ghosh, Shikhar; Payton, ChristopherCase HBS-816030-EEntrepreneurshipIn November 2013, with less than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question and answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW Accelerator competition and had a dedicated and engaged user base. However, Leung knew that the current growth trajectory would not lead them to the milestones needed to receive an additi...Starting at €8.20
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Connective Mobility
Nohria, Nitin; Payton, Christopher; Huberlie, AliCase HBS-816051-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Scaling Yesware - The Star Performance Framework
Ghosh, Shikhar; Payton, ChristopherCase HBS-818049-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Incentives in the NFL (Abridged)
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, Andrew; Lim, Jonathan P.; del Nido, Sara; Dowd, KatherineCase HBS-909029-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note briefly describes compensation and incentive issues in one of the major US professional sports leagues, the National Football League (NFL). It first provides some background information on the labor market for players and the salary cap, and then describes incentive issues facing players and their agents.Starting at €8.20
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The Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation
Hall, Brian J.; Chadbourne, Aaron; Kagzi, Vibha; Kelleher, CarenCase HBS-914052-EThis case is about the response of the US government to the excessive compensation of executives following the market collapse of 2008. In particular, the case focuses on the special committee that was formed to oversee and regulate any financial companies that had borrowed money from the US government to stay afloat. The protaganist is Kenneth Feinberg, who is appointed as Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation and who has the challengin...Starting at €8.20
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Incentive Strategy Within Organizations (Spanish version)
Hall, Brian J.Case HBS-914S04Leadership and People ManagementThis case serves as a supplement to any course on incentive design and implementation. The analysis first locates incentive strategy within the larger structure of organizations and markets and then helps to define the central components and difficulties of incentive design. The case focuses on the principal difficulties in implementing incentive systems, including the trade off between objective and subjective performance metrics, how to design ...Starting at €8.20
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Al Dunlap at Sunbeam (Spanish version)
Hall, Brian J.; Khurana, Rakesh; Madigan, CarleenCase HBS-803S18Strategyhis rejection of the multiple stakeholder view of corporate governance, his aggressive managerial style, his shaky relations with the media, and his high level of pay. The case describes Dunlap's compensation package at Sunbeam and addresses the issue of how U.S. companies compensate "superstar" CEO's.Starting at €8.20
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GE's Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, NicoleCase HBS-907048-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn September 2003, Jeff Immelt challenged the business leaders at GE to come up with "Imagination Breakthroughs," innovative new projects that would serve as the centerpiece of GE's organic growth initiative. Follows the company as these changes are driven through the business units, focusing on GE Transportation as it launches a series of groundbreaking, green products--from the Evolution Locomotive to the Hybrid Locomotive. The growth process t...Starting at €8.20