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Aspen Skiing Company (B)
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611003-EEconomicsHaving begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, risk a public rela...Starting at €5.74
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Aspen Skiing Company (C)
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611018-EEconomicsHaving begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, risk a public rela...Starting at €5.74
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The Cage-Free Egg Movement
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611021-EEconomicsDescribes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and drawbacks of cage-free alternatives. Highlights animal rights activist campaigns, political and regulatory responses, and announcements by some companies to shift egg purchases or sales from conventional to alternative production methods.Starting at €8.20
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Pret A Manger
Frei, Frances X.; Goldberg, RIck; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-612033-EService and Operations ManagementPret A Manger, a London-based chain of sandwich shops, was known for its fast, genuine service and pre-packaged sandwiches prepared on-site daily. Instructed by its board to grow at 15 percent per year, Pret considered opening "twin" shops in locations too small to contain kitchens; these shops would receive sandwich deliveries throughout the day from a nearby "parent" shop. Would Pret's employees and customers accept twin shops or view them as c...Starting at €8.20
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EnerNOC: DemandSMART
Toffel, Michael W.; Fabrizio, Kira; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-613036-EEconomicsEnerNOC is an energy company with an innovative business model: it serves as an intermediary between electric utilities and electricity users. It contracts with electricity users willing to reduce demand during periods of peak energy demand, and sells this as excess capacity to electric utilities. The company is facing an upheaval in the energy markets due to the dramatic growth in natural gas fracking and the resulting increase in natural gas su...Starting at €8.20
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Aspen Skiing Company - PowerPoint Supplement
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-615042-EEconomicsPowerpoint Supplement for 611002, 611003, 611018, and 611019.Starting at €8.20
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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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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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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