HBSP (USA)
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Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (A)
Gardner, Heidi K.; Eccles, Robert G.Case HBS-410056-ELeadership and People ManagementEden McCallum pioneered the network-based ("virtual") consulting firm model in the UK. Contracting freelance consultants on a per-project basis keeps overheads lean so that Eden McCallum's fees are a fraction of the big firms' rates. Their flexible, low-cost model has attracted top-notch corporate clients, resulting in steady double-digit annual growth in its first nine years. In January 2009, however, the global economic crisis has dramatically ...Starting at €8.20
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Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (A) & (B), Teaching Note
Gardner, Heidi K.; McFee, ErinTeaching Note HBS-410116-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 410056 and 411027.Starting at €0.00
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Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)
Gardner, Heidi K.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-411099-ELeadership and People ManagementCEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design and roll-out of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service offering to include Executive Positioning, which requires significantly more teamwork, higher-level client interaction and more strategically-minded consultants than their traditional P...Starting at €5.74
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Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Gardner, Heidi K.; McFee, ErinTeaching Note HBS-412077-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 411-038 and 411-099.Starting at €0.00
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Professional Development at DLA Piper-Building the Strength of Global Legal Talent
Gardner, Heidi K.; Thornley, NicoCase HBS-414039-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Riverview Law: Applying Business Sense to the Legal Market
Gardner, Heidi K.; Hodges Silverstein, SilviaCase HBS-414079-ELeadership and People ManagementRiverview Law, run like a business rather than a traditional law firm, wants to expand its unconventional concept from the UK to the US. The firm's approach includes performing all legal work for annual fixed-price contracts, using data and analytics to advise clients on ways to reduce their legal problems (and spending), and evaluating lawyers' performance based on client satisfaction surveys rather than typical metrics like billed revenues. Wit...Starting at €8.20
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Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector
Gardner, Heidi K.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-414022-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative organizational culture, which featured a transparent, data-driven compensation system, practice-group integration across multiple offices, and rewards for attorneys who shared responsibility, had contributed to the firm's success as it had expanded into new U.S. and international office...Starting at €8.20
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Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector, Teaching Note
Gardner, Heidi K.; Thornley, NicoTeaching Note HBS-414041-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 414022.Starting at €0.00
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Keeping a Campaign Promise: George W. Bush and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Epilogue)
Scott, Esther; Porter, RogerCase HBS-HKS209-EStrategyIn January 2003, President George W. Bush was finalizing a groundbreaking proposal for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. Under the terms of the plan, Medicare would offer a major new benefit: prescription drug coverage-a long-sought but elusive goal for seniors and their advocates. By any measure, this would seem a surprising initiative coming from a politically conservative White House. If approved by Congress, the ...Starting at €8.20
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The Turnaround Artist: Craig Coy Tackles Political Influence at Massport
Varley, Pamela; Porter, RogerCase HBS-HKS457-EEconomicsCraig Coy, a business executive, retired Coast Guard officer, and former White House security adviser, was named executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority, or "Massport," on April 11, 2002. The appointment came at a time of significant turmoil at Massport, the state authority responsible for managing Boston's Logan International Airport and several other regional transportation resources. The two airline jets hijacked in the attack...Starting at €8.20