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HBSP (USA)
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Ackman versus the Board (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Weber, JamesCase HBS-112S08Accounting and ControlAfter 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry leader Walmart for years by promoting an upscale discount shopping experience in comparison to Walmart's focus on low prices. This strategy worked well for Target in good economic ...Starting at €8.20
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Merck Latin America (B): Argentina (Spanish Version)
Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-406S14Leadership and People ManagementComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Asda (B) (Spanish Version)
Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-408S37Leadership and People ManagementDescribe los esfuerzos de Archie Norman durante un período de cinco años para dar la vuelta a la compañía por recuperar el control financiero, la entrega de la gestión, la creación de proyectos experimentales en los que las personas se sentían libres para innovar, instituir una estrategia de back-to-raíces que puso por primera vez a los clientes, y crear una cultura caracterizado por la alta implicación de los trabajadores y la innovación rápida ...Starting at €5.74
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It's My Turn (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sharpe, Jim; Weber, JamesArticle HBS-R1310K-EEntrepreneurshipSusie Gordon and Antonio Barile, a married couple, own a manufacturing company together. When their first child was born, they agreed that Susie would stay home with the kids while Antonio ran the business, and then, after a few years, they would swap roles. Now Susie is itching to get back to work, but Antonio is reluctant to step out of the CEO's job and return home. Does he have to honor their original deal--and what will happen if he doesn't?...Starting at €8.20
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It's My Turn (HBR Case Study)
Sharpe, Jim; Weber, JamesArticle HBS-R1310X-EEntrepreneurshipSusie Gordon and Antonio Barile, a married couple, own a manufacturing company together. When their first child was born, they agreed that Susie would stay home with the kids while Antonio ran the business, and then, after a few years, they would swap roles. Now Susie is itching to get back to work, but Antonio is reluctant to step out of the CEO's job and return home. Does he have to honor their original deal--and what will happen if he doesn't?...Starting at €8.20
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AEEC: Becoming an Innovation Catalyst
Applegate, Lynda M.; Weber, James; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-317011-EStarting at €8.20
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Project Moab at Hulu
Foley, C. Fritz; Weber, JamesCase HBS-218050-EFinanceIn 2015, Elaine Paul, CFO of Hulu, and the rest of the senior leadership team, must decide if they should offer a new, advertisement-free subscription service. At the time Hulu distributed a wide variety of content including in season current programming and earned significant revenues from advertising revenues. This choice had strategic implications and required formulating a view on how the video on demand industry would evolve. It also had val...Starting at €8.20
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AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged)
Ferri, Fabrizio; Weber, JamesCase HBS-309101-ERichard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest public sector workers union in the U.S., was responsible for protecting the pensions of its members. Because pensions were invested for decades, Ferlauto wanted the companies in which the union invested to be managed for the long-term interests of shareholders. He believed this required good corporate governance and effective oversight by the board of directors....Starting at €8.20
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Public Education in New Orleans: Pursuing Systemic Change through Entrepreneurship
Childress, Stacey; Weber, JamesCase HBS-310052-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in August 2005, the state had taken over 102 of the 118 public schools in New Orleans and shifted the management structure from a "single school system to a system of schools." Entrepreneurs from the region and around the country had flocked to New Orleans to run schools and provide the talent those schools needed to help their stu...Starting at €8.20
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School of One: Reimagining How Students Learn
Childress, Stacey; Weber, James; Haldeman, MatthewCase HBS-310053-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. School of One was a start-up with a new approach to learning. Instead of one teacher delivering the entire math curriculum to a class of 20-25 students, School of One utilized a technology platform that allowed several teachers to collectively oversee the learning of a larger group of students. Each student followed a personalized pathway to mastery of a set of math concepts...Starting at €8.20