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The Northwest Passage
Leonard, Herman B.; Brannen, PeterCase HBS-309067-EFollowing dozens of failed expeditions to "discover" the NW passage, a Norwegian adventurer employs a new approach that emphasizes rigorous preparation, a lighter, quicker style, and a willingness to adapt to the inhospitable Arctic environment and its people. The case summarizes the bleak history of the exploration of the Northwest passage over several centuries, examining expeditions that employed a broad spectrum of strategies, leadership styl...Starting at €8.20
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The Tzu Chi Foundation's China Relief Mission
Leonard, Herman B.; Chu, Yi KwanCase HBS-311015-EA faith-based organization from Taiwan has made considerable inroads in being able to operate effectively in mainland China. Is further expansion too risky?Starting at €8.20
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Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, Epilogue
Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, Herman B.; Tannenwald, DavidCase HBS-HKS455-EStrategyOn one side, a loose network of protesters made arrangements for dramatizing their opposition to the WTO and international trade practices. At the same time, public safety officials from local, state, and federal agencies developed security plans for the public areas near the locus of the ministerial meetings. Their aim was to ensure that the talks proceeded smoothly while preserving the activists' rights to peaceful protest. Throughout the plann...Starting at €8.20
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Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, Teaching Note
Leonard, Herman B.; Giles, DavidTeaching Note HBS-HKS566-EStrategyTeaching Note for HKS456 and HKS455.Starting at €0.00
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Ready in Advance: The City of Tuscaloosa's Response to the 4/27/11 Tornado
Leonard, Herman B.; Tannenwald, DavidCase HBS-KS1157-EIn a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a massive and powerful tornado leveled 1/8 of the area of Tuscaloosa, AL, a city of approximately 90,000 people and home to the University of Alabama. Doctrine called for the County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to take the lead in organizing the response to the disaster - but one of the first buildings destroyed during the event housed the County EMA offices, leaving the agency compl...Starting at €8.20
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What Are You Doing About It? (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109HStrategyMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (A) (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Rashid, Faaiza; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-612S17Leadership and People Managementunstable terrain, rock so hard it defied ordinary drill bits, severely limited time, and the potentially immobilizing fear that plagued the buried miners. Could the trapped miners and rescue workers mobilize before air and resources were depleted? The case describes the ensuing efforts that draw the resources of countless people and multiple organizations in Chile and around the world.Starting at €8.20
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Introduction: The Role of Business in the Future of Market Capitalism
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8615BC-EThe spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But especially in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, capitalism's future is far from assured. As Europe's economies teeter, as income inequality incenses those struggling to make ends meet, and as mass migrations alter world demographics, a question arises: can capitalism be sustained? In this introductory chapter, Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower,...Starting at €8.20
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A Projection of Global Prospects: The World Bank Study Imagines the Year 2030--And Implications for the Future of Capitalism
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8616BC-EEven before the global financial crisis of 2008, the future of capitalism had become a matter of concern to business leaders around the world. That much became clear in a series of discussion forums in Europe, East Asia, Latin America, and the United States, hosted by Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine in 2007 and 2008. In this chapter, the authors present the context for their discussions with the lea...Starting at €8.20
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Seeing the Threats as Systemic: The Relationships Between the Forces That Threaten Global Capitalism--And the Question of Ultimate Responsibility
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8618BC-EAlthough the potential "disruptors" of global capitalism--such as the stability of the financial system, inequality and populism, mass migration, and terrorism--might seem to be discrete and self-contained, they are not. Market capitalism must be viewed in relation to the larger sociopolitical system in which it is embedded. In this chapter, Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine build a framework showing ...Starting at €8.20