Ivey Business School (Canada)
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People Analytics at Teach For America (A)
Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-418013-ELeadership and People ManagementAs of mid-2016, national nonprofit Teach For America (TFA) had struggled with three consecutive years of declining application totals, and senior management was re-examining the organization's strategy, including recruitment and selection. A few months earlier, former TFA corps member Michael Metzger had spearheaded the launch of a predictive analytics team responsible for integrating strategy across TFA's recruitment and admissions continuum. Me...Starting at €8.20
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CEO Activism (A)
Toffel, Michael W.; Chatterji, Aaron; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-617001-EEconomicsThis case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies. The case uses several examples to describe why business leaders are engaging in CEO activism, and the potential benefits and drawbacks: (1) how Angie's List's CEO responded to the state of Indiana passing a controversial religious freedom law; (2) how Duke Energy's CEO supported pending U.S...Starting at €8.20
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CEO Activism (B)
Toffel, Michael W.; Chatterji, Aaron; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-617048-EEconomicsSupplement to case 617001.Starting at €5.74
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Synthetic Biology Investment Opportunity
Barrett, Peter; Lakhani, Karim R.; Kelley, Julia; Herman, KerryCase HBS-620015-EInformation TechnologiesStarting at €8.20
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Preserving Trust at Care.com (B)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-120012-EAccounting and ControlCare.com was an online platform designed to match caregivers with individuals seeking care for themselves, others, and pets, through job postings, caregiver profiles, and directories of local day care centers. In March 2019, the Wall Street Journal had just published a 2,900-word investigative piece detailing potential trust and safety concerns of customers of Care.com. The success of Care.com's business model required individuals to trust the pl...Starting at €5.74
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Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-120032-EAccounting and ControlThis case describes the accounting fraud at Tesco Stores Limited (TSL), which was discovered by a senior accountant in TSL's finance department. The accountant was concerned about TSL's handling of commercial income, which, according to the accountant, overstated Tesco's profit by an estimated 246 million. Beyond the accounting issue, the case describes Tesco's organizational and cultural shortcoming causing this problem, how Tesco's new CEO Da...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (C)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-120034-EAccounting and ControlThis case serves as a complement to the case "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Pattern Brands
Gupta, Sunil; Ofek, Elie; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-521009-EMarketingIn March 2020, direct-to-consumer (DTC) company Pattern Brands needed to decide how to allocate resources across its different brands. Pattern Co-Founders Nick Ling and Emmett Shine hoped to avoid the pitfalls faced by some DTC companies-such as inability to scale and lack of competitive differentiation-by relying on their previous experience running a successful branding and marketing agency. Rather than focusing on a single brand, they conceive...Starting at €8.20
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Chief: Role for Lindsay Kaplan (Spanish version)
Coffman, Katherine; Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; McGinn, Kathleen L.; Kelley, Julia; Chen, KatherineCase HBS-921S10StrategyIn 2018, Lindsay Kaplan is preparing to meet with Carolyn Childers about the possibility of co-founding Chief, a New York-based peer network for women executives. Kaplan is currently the vice president of communications and brand engagement at a successful mattress company, and she is happy in her current role. However, she is excited by Childers's vision for a community of women executives and believes she could bring valuable expertise as Chief...Starting at €8.20
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Drinkworks: Home Bar by Keurig
Gupta, Sunil; Levav, Jonathan; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-521010-EMarketingIn the summer of 2018, Drinkworks CEO Nathaniel Davis needed to make a number of go-to-market decisions ahead of his company's upcoming product launch. Formed through a joint venture between Keurig Dr. Pepper and Anheuser-Busch InBev, Drinkworks had develStarting at €8.20