HBSP (USA)
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Leaders as Decision Architects
Beshears, John; Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R1505C-ELeadership and People ManagementEveryone from CEOs to frontline workers commit preventable mistakes--from underestimating how long it will take to finish a project to focusing too much on information that supports their current view. It is extraordinarily difficult to rewire the human brain to undo the patterns that lead to such mistakes. But there is another approach: Alter the environment in ways that encourage people to make decisions that lead to good outcomes. Leaders can ...Starting at €8.20
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Making Lemonade in Chicago's Troubled Neighborhoods
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Lamas, Jazzmin; Strope, LisaCase HBS-212042-EFinanceThis case focuses on the complexities of building a real estate portfolio in two low-income neighborhoods of Chicago, Roseland and Englewood, during the foreclosure crises in 2011.Starting at €8.20
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Pioneers in Colombia
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Strope, LisaCase HBS-212050-EFinanceIn 2011, Equity International made a $75 million equity investment in Bogota-based real estate company, Terranum Development and became the first institutional real estate investor in Colombia.Starting at €8.20
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Making Lemonade in Chicago's Troubled Neighborhoods, Teaching Plan
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Strope, LisaTeaching Note HBS-213021-EFinanceTeaching Plan for 212042Starting at €0.00
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Generator Hostels: The Way Out
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Strope, LisaCase HBS-213069-EEntrepreneurshipJosh Wyatt, Director of Patron Capital Partners, needs to make an exit decision for a successful investment in Generator Hostels. After five years of explosive growth and in the middle of a financial crisis, Wyatt needs to evaluation Patron's alternatives: IPO the platform, seek a strategic investor or sell the platform outright.Starting at €8.20
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Social Salary Setting at Spiber, Teaching Note
Whillans, Ashley V.; Beshears, JohnTeaching Note HBS-921014-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case tells the story of Spiber, a Japanese technology start-up company. To reflect the company's values, the leadership team implemented a new and unique salary-setting process: each employee had the authority to choose their own salary. In the couStarting at €0.00
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Increasing Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: The United Kingdom in 2011 (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Beshears, John; Bohnet, Iris; Chilazi, SiriTeaching Note HBS-920006-ETeaching note for cases 918006 and 918007.Starting at €0.00
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Pinckney Street
Poorvu, William J.; Segel, Arthur I; Vogel, John H., Jr.; Strope, Lisa; Dylus, ErichCase HBS-813182-EFinanceAlthough inexperienced in real estate, Edward Alexander hopes in June 2013 that youthful enthusiasm and an $240,000 in savings and inheritance will help him enter the real estate business. His experience chronicles the process of finding, evaluating, and acquiring a four-unit brownstone in need of renovation in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. The case also identifies the various players in the process. A rewritten version of an earlier caseStarting at €8.20
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T-Mobile in 2013: The Un-Carrier
Beshears, John; Gino, Francesca; Lee, Jonathan; Wang, Sean YixiangCase HBS-916043-EEconomicsBy 2013, the U.S. wireless industry was in the midst of a costly transition. As consumers began to embrace more sophisticated mobile devices, the industry's four main players spent heavily to improve their infrastructures for providing reliable high-speed data services. T-Mobile, the smallest of the four major carriers, lacked the scale of its competitors and risked falling further behind in the contest for market share. Faced with this daunting ...Starting at €8.20
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Express Scripts: Promoting Prescription Drug Home Delivery (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Beshears, JohnTeaching Note HBS-916047-EEconomicsTeaching note for cases 916026 and 916040. The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) sector processes prescription drug claims on behalf of companies that offer a prescription drug benefit to their employees. The case associated with this teaching note follows Bob Nease, Chief Scientist at Express Scripts, as he considers methods to promote home delivery of prescription drugs by mail-a process proven to lower prescription fill error rates, increase cos...Starting at €0.00