HBSP (USA)
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Finding Competitive Advantage in Adversity (Spanish version)
Chakravorti, BhaskarArticle HBS-R1011HEntrepreneurship(1) Entrepreneurs reroute resources that become redundant to meet new needs, as Jonathan Bush did at athenahealth. The company is now a leader in internet-based revenue-cycle management tools, (2) They round up unusual suspects and break industry orthodoxy, as Iqbal Quadir did with Grameenphone in Bangladesh, (3) They find small solutions to big problems, as Trey Moore and Cameron Powell did with their AirStrip OB smartphone app for mobile physi...Starting at €8.20
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Challenge or Opportunity? (Spanish version)
Chakravorti, BhaskarCase HBS-811S16EntrepreneurshipThis note provides an overview of the rationale and the challenges associated with building new businesses within established companies. It provides a framework for understanding why corporations pursue entrepreneurial ventures and the various levers that they employ. The note offers a comparison of the various approaches, with examples, and their pros and cons.Starting at €8.20
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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn S.; Hsieh, Nien-he; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-316S01StrategyTwo members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social concerns from its origins in student protests against labor conditions in the supply chain in the 1990s through the development of a board-level corporate responsibility (CR) committ...Starting at €5.74
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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)
Paine, Lynn S.; Hsieh, Nien-he; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-313147-EKnowledge and CommunicationTwo members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmentaStarting at €5.74
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Looking for Opportunity in Adversity: Iqbal Quadir and Grameenphone (B)
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Lane, DavidCase HBS-810101-EEntrepreneurshipSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)
Paine, Lynn S.; Hsieh, Nien-he; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-313146-EKnowledge and CommunicationTwo members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmentaStarting at €8.20
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Note on the Law of Sexual Harassment
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-308096-EThis note provides an introduction to the law of sexual harassment. It has three parts. Part One describes the laws on harassment in the United States. Part Two explores controversial and emerging aspects of the American legal framework. Part Three gives a brief overview of sexual harassment laws and policies in several regions of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America.Starting at €8.20
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Looking for Opportunity in Adversity: Iqbal Quadir and Grameenphone (A)
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Lane, DavidCase HBS-810075-EEntrepreneurshipIqbal Quadir, a former New York investment banker, set about to bring universal telecommunications to his native Bangladesh. He was convinced that, GSM, the same advanced wireless technology that penetrated developed countries in Europe was also the right solution for Bangladesh. He assembled a critical group of partners in a venture, GrameenPhone, that included Scandinavian telecom operators, Grameen Bank, the microfinance pioneer, Bangladesh Ra...Starting at €8.20