Default Category
-
Wir Schaffen Das: Angela Merkel and Germany's Response to the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Rosenbach, Eric Brien; Winig, LauraCase HBS-KS1340-EKnowledge and CommunicationOn August 24, 2015, Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, and Francois Hollande, president of France, met in Berlin to discuss solutions to what had become known as the European refugee crisis. The vast influx of refugees was the result of thousands fromStarting at €8.20
-
On Your Bike! Using Marketing Mix to Drive Successful Bicycle Sharing Programs in Europe
Winig, Laura; Laidler-Kylander, Nathalie; Strauss, StevenCase HBS-KS1119-EMarketingEuropean municipalities, eager to increase the use of environmentally friendly forms of public transportation, offered bicycle sharing programs as adjuncts to their public transportation systems. This case focuses on the bicycle sharing systems in three mid-sized European cities: Mainz, Germany, Lille, France and Antwerp, Belgium. The case describes the market segments within each city and lays out the marketing mix variables-the 4Ps (product, pr...Starting at €8.20
-
Marks and Spencer: Plan A
Bell, David E.; Sanghavi, Nitin; Winig, LauraCase HBS-509029-EMarketingMarks & Spencer initiated a comprehensive approach to sustainability (reduction of waste, carbon emissions, fair trade) called Plan A. Does it offer a competitive advantage?Starting at €8.20
-
Building a Community Organizing Organization: Serbia on the Move
Winig, Laura; Ganz, MarshallCase HBS-KS1243-ELeadership and People ManagementIn Serbia, citizens are reluctant to become politically active but young leaders Babovi and Stojicic, the case protagonists, are determined to prod their peers into taking a stronger role in the country's government. Using community organizing principles, they launch Serbia on the Move, a nongovernmental organization created to organize and energize citizens to drive change in Serbia. On several occasions, Serbia on the Move's leaders find them...Starting at €8.20
-
Clothing, Customer Service, and Company Culture (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Ely, Robin J.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-612S15On July 17, 2009, Zappos.com, a privately-held online retailer of shoes, clothing, and other soft-line retail categories, learned that Amazon.com, a $19 billion multinational online retailer, had won its Board of Directors' approval to offer to merge the two companies. Amazon had been courting Zappos since 2005, hoping a merger would enable Amazon to expand and strengthen its market share in soft-line retail categories. While Amazon's interest in...Starting at €8.20
-
Drilling Safety at BP: The Deepwater Horizon Accident
Kaufman, Stephen P.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-611017-EService and Operations ManagementFollowing the 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion and oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon, public attention focused on BP's safety record, practices, and management culture as the primary causes of the disaster. Drawing on public sources, this case traces the circumstances surrounding the accident, including not only the role of BP but also those of the two principal subcontractors hired to actually do the drilling and capping of the oil well (Tr...Starting at €8.20
-
BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies
Narayandas, Das; Herman, Kerry; Winig, LauraCase HBS-509024-EMarketingBMW is faced with potential channel conflicts across several EU country markets. The case concludes the (A) case's exploration of BMW's approach to redesigning the channel in Greece. The case provides details on both headquarter and country head perspective on BMW's channel strategy.Starting at €5.74
-
Mothers of Rotterdam: Scaling a Social Services Program in the Netherlands
Winig, Laura; Boatright Wilson, JulieCase HBS-KS1269-EEntrepreneurshipBoard Chair Nanne Boonstra was about to learn the details of a scaling strategy proposal for Mothers of Rotterdam, a fledgling social service program that helped the city's disadvantaged pregnant women. Boonstra's employer, a venture philanthropy foundation that was funding the program, was interested in whether it was feasible to scale the pilot program throughout Rotterdam. Other stakeholders hoped the program might be replicated elsewhere in t...Starting at €8.20