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Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee, Teaching Note
Rogers, Steven S.; Mills, AlterrellTeaching Note HBS-318008-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 317076.Starting at €0.00
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John Rogers and Ariel Investments, Teaching Note
Rogers, Steven S.; White, GregTeaching Note HBS-318016-ETeaching note for case 318015.Starting at €0.00
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John Rogers, Jr. - Ariel Investments Co., Teaching Note
Rogers, Steven S.; White, GregTeaching Note HBS-318100-ETeaching note for case 318099.Starting at €0.00
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Fairview Capital
Rogers, Steven S.; Collins, DerrickCase HBS-319050-EEntrepreneurshipFairview Capital is a pioneering alternative assets investment manager, as it is the first U.S. private equity fund of funds that focused on investing in private equity and venture capital funds managed by African-Americans and other minority investment managers. This case study focuses on Fairview's strategic decisions that ultimately led to the growth and expansion of its investment portfolio to over $3 billion.Starting at €8.20
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Winning (and Losing) the Olympics: Boston 2024 (A)
Fubini, David G.; Bernstein, Ethan S.; Saadine, Mark; McAra, Sarah; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-418024-ELeadership and People ManagementTwo leadership groups from Boston 2024 negotiate with government bodies, community leaders, and olympic officials in an effort to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston.Starting at €8.20
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Coaching Makena Lane
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Lala, OmCase HBS-418031-ELeadership and People ManagementMakena Lane has a gift for producing results, even in the challenging retail context of the 2010s, but also has a knack for "ruffling some feathers" in the process. Recruited to a Fortune 500 grocery and pharmacy retailer after climbing to Associate Principal in McKinsey & Company's retail practice, she successfully grew their high-margin yet highly competitive beauty category beyond anyone's expectations. Yet then she was passed over promotion, ...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Compensation
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-419020-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note describes the major considerations and frameworks of compensation. Its audience is general managers interested in learning about their own or their employees' compensation.Starting at €8.20
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Belk: Towards Exceptional Scheduling
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Kesavan, Saravanan; Staats, Bradley R.; Hassall, LukeCase HBS-415023-ELeadership and People ManagementWith 24,000 staff and over 300 stores, Belk Inc. sought to replace its entirely manual labor scheduling system with an automated software solution from Reflexis. Belk hoped the upgrade would simplify scheduling, reduce time employees spent in non-customer-facing roles, and result in improved allocation of resources through the use of big data, thereby increasing sales productivity. Like many other retailers, Belk expected the benefits from automa...Starting at €8.20
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Engaging the Nationwide Workforce
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gover, Jessica A.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420036-ELeadership and People ManagementNationwide is "on your side," but did employees feel that way? CAO Gale King and CEO Steve Rasmussen, starting in 2008, invested heavily in a human capital strategy centered around "engagement" at the Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Set in 2014, this case tells the story of those efforts to bolster employee engagement as a key part of the company's strategy to recover from the financial crisis (which it did far more effectively th...Starting at €8.20
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Frank Baker: Siris Capital Group and Titan Systems
Rogers, Steven S.; Collins, DerrickCase HBS-317036-EEntrepreneurshipPrivate equity firm, Siris Capital Group must decide if they should raise their offer to take Titan Telecom private by acquiring its publicly-traded stock. Siris' decision to pay a premium for Titan must be made in the context of their unique (and somewhat complex) investment strategy that focuses on investment targets that have both mission-critical products or services that are approaching obsolescence but producing predictable cash flows, and ...Starting at €8.20