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Relational Investors and Home Depot (B)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409082-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €5.74
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If We Blew It Up, Then We Could....
Childress, StaceyCase HBS-309042-EEntrepreneurshipBy setting up a thought experiment, this exercise challenges students to examine their own assumptions about the meaning of the word "public" in public education, as well as to understand competing assumptions held by others.Starting at €8.20
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If We Blew It Up, Then We Could..., Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Mahon, JasonTeaching Note HBS-309054-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [309042].Starting at €0.00
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CommonAngels (TM) (A)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-810082-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the motivations behind the founding of CommonAngels-a group of successful business owners who provide capital, connections, and expertise to entrepreneurs who are building new ventures. In 2005, the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, Mobile and RFID technologies) and non-information technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Relational Investors and Home Depot (A)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-409076-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2006, amidst shareholder upset over CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation and Home Depot's declining stock price, Relational Investors decided to further investigate the situation. As experts in turning around underperforming and undervalued companies, Relational's principals saw opportunities for Home Depot to improve its stock price through changes in strategy, corporate governance and capital allocation. In particular, Relational felt Nardelli...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking School
Childress, StaceyArticle HBS-R1203E-EEconomicsEconomists have found that the higher a country's academic test scores, the faster its GDP grows. That puts the United States' perennially mediocre test scores in a particularly ominous light. Progress is being made, says Childress, of the Gates Foundation, but at the rate even the most engaged school systems are improving, it will take 80 years to catch up to where China is now. New approaches, including personalized technology, online videos, a...Starting at €8.20
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KIPP 2007: Implementing a Smart Growth Strategy
Childress, Stacey; Merino, MauraCase HBS-308073-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. After opening 60 schools in 8 years through opportunistic growth, the national office of the KIPP schools network has designed a strategy dubbed "smart growth." Each KIPP school is a separately incorporated entity led by a principal who was selected and trained by the national office. The national office proposes to play a screening role whereby a national growth committee w...Starting at €8.20
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RiskMetrics Group
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-410008-ELeadership and People ManagementRiskMetrics Group, a risk and governance consultancy, had a great deal of influence on U.S. companies. This case examines the history and growth of the company, the governance services it offers, the extent of its impact on shareholders, the controversy surrounding its conflicts of interest, and the impact it has had on directors.Starting at €8.20
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CommonAngels (TM) (B)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-810011-EEntrepreneurshipThis case discusses changes in CommonAngels' investment model and organization between 2005 and 2009.Starting at €5.74