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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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Launching Yelp Reservations (B)
Luca, Michael; Mohan, Kevin P.; Rooney, PatrickCase HBS-916004-EStarting at €5.74
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Airbnb (A) (Spanish version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Luca, MichaelCase HBS-914S09Information TechnologiesAfter widely-publicized complaints of destructive guests and unreliable hosts, online apartment rental site Airbnb explores mechanisms to facilitate trust between guests and hosts. Flexible online reputation systems can collect and share information with ease, but Airbnb must decide which information guests and hosts should have to provide and how much flexibility each should have in selecting whom to do business with. A full-featured system coul...Starting at €8.20
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The Role of Platform Design (Spanish version)
Luca, Michael; Stern, Scott; Cook, Devin; Kim, HyunjinCase HBS-921S09StrategyThe case opens with a description of Airbnb's successful growth from 2008-2016. The case emphasizes the vital role played by trust among guests and hosts in the platform's success. Airbnb's co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky is quoted explaining, "Access is built on trust, and trust is built on transparency. When you remove anonymity, it brings out the best in people. We believe anonymity has no place in the future of Airbnb or the sharing economy....Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb (A)
Edelman, Benjamin; Luca, MichaelCase HBS-912019-EInformation TechnologiesAfter widely-publicized complaints of destructive guests and unreliable hosts, online apartment rental site Airbnb explores mechanisms to facilitate trust between guests and hosts. Flexible online reputation systems can collect and share information with ease, but Airbnb must decide which information guests and hosts should have to provide and how much flexibility each should have in selecting whom to do business with. A full-featured system coul...Starting at €8.20
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Launching Yelp Reservations, Teaching Note
Luca, Michael; Mohan, Kevin P.; Rooney, PatrickTeaching Note HBS-917005-EThis teaching note accompanies Launching Yelp Reservations (A) and (B), which present a multi-party negotiation among Yelp, current partner OpenTable, and two startups in the online restaurant reservation industry.Starting at €0.00
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Airbnb (B) (Spanish version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Luca, MichaelCase HBS-914S14Information TechnologiesSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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The University of Wyoming Men’s Basketball Team
John G. Wilson; Craig SorochukCase IVEY-9B11E034-ECorporate Governance, MarketingAt the University of Wyoming, home games played by the men’s basketball team generated significant revenues for the athletics department through ticket and concession sales. With the 2009-2010 season ending, it was time to forecast revenues for the upcoming season. Even though ticket prices were already set, providing a revenue forecast was difficult, as the schedule of home games for the 2010-2011 season was not yet known, and both ticket and co...Starting at €8.20
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Space Shuttle
John G. Wilson; Chris K. AndersonCase IVEY-9B09E009-ECorporate GovernanceAfter the successful Apollo series NASA formulated a new vision for the space program, incorporating a space station and guaranteeing routine access to space via a reusable space shuttle. In 1986, the space shuttle design included two solid-rocket launchers which required the use of O-rings to seal the joints. After each launch the launchers were retrieved, inspected and possibly reused if they did not display evidence of O-ring distress. The spa...Starting at €8.20