HBSP (USA)
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Wal-Mart's Response to Hurricane Katrina: Striving for a Public-Private Partnership
Rosegrant, Susan; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS150-EEconomicsAs Hurricane Katrina roared towards the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts on August 28, 2005, the public sector-ranging from local law enforcement to the Federal Emergency Management Agency-feverishly prepared for what was expected to be a devastating hit. At the same time, the private sector was undergoing its own exhaustive preparations. At its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters, giant retailer Wal-Mart had already launched a comprehensive emer...Starting at €8.20
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Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (A)
Leonard, Dorothy; Harmeling, Susan S.Case HBS-912405-EProfessor Gupta faces three major problems in teaching cases: 1) his students, accustomed to lectures, don't know how to conduct a case discussion; 2) the students are using the Internet to discover the outcome of managerial dilemmas posed in the case; 3) he wants to share the theory he learned as a doctoral student, but can't figure out the appropriate way to integrate theory into the case-based discussion. He seeks advice, particularly about th...Starting at €8.20
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"Miracle on the Hudson" (A): Landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549
Weeks, Jennifer; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS713-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 15, 2009, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese. The geese were then sucked into the plane's twin engines, causing total engine failure and the loss of power. Case A of this three-part series recounts how over the following four minutes, Flight 1549's Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles grappled with a variety of extreme challenges. Not only...Starting at €8.20
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Politics of Crisis Response (B)
Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS740-EEconomicsFollowing the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in late April 2010, the Obama administration organized a massive response operation to contain the enormous amount of oil spreading across the Gulf of Mexico. Attracting intense public attention and, eventually, widespread criticism, the response adhered to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a federal law that the crisis would soon reveal was not well understood - or even accepted - by all r...Starting at €5.74
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Merrimack Tractors and Mowers: LIFO or FIFO, Teaching Note
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Bruns, Sharon; Harmeling, Susan S.; Chapman, Craig JTeaching Note HBS-3219-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note to 3217Starting at €0.00
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LIFO or FIFO? (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Bruns, Sharon; Harmeling, Susan S.Case HBS-311S10Accounting and ControlWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. At Merrimack Tractors and Mowers in 2008, product manufacturing costs are increasing faster than competitors' costs, and as a result earnings are likely to fall below those reported in 2007. The company president and the company controller have discussed this problem, and the controller has mentioned that if...Starting at €8.20
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"Miracle on the Hudson" (B): Rescuing Passengers and Raising the Plane
Weeks, Jennifer; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS714-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement for case HKS713Starting at €5.74
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"Miracle on the Hudson" (C): Epilogue
Weeks, Jennifer; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS715-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement for case HKS713Starting at €5.74
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Politics of Crisis Response (A)
Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS739-EEconomicsFollowing the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in late April 2010, the Obama administration organized a massive response operation to contain the enormous amount of oil spreading across the Gulf of Mexico. Attracting intense public attention and, eventually, widespread criticism, the response adhered to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a federal law that the crisis would soon reveal was not well understood - or even accepted - by all r...Starting at €8.20