HBSP (USA)
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JPMorgan Chase After the Financial Crisis: What Is the Optimal Scope for the Largest Bank in the U.S.
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-716448-EStrategyWhen Jamie Dimon took over as CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) in 2005 he reaffirmed the commitment to pursue a "Universal Bank" strategy - providing a full range of products and services to both retail and wholesale clients. Yet the merits of the universal bank had long been disputed. After 2008, the Financial Crisis and subsequent Great Recession damaged many global and domestic financial services firms. While the Government bailed ...Starting at €8.20
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Novartis: A Transformative Deal
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-717453-EStrategyWhen Joe Jimenez became CEO of Swiss-based Novartis in 2010 replacing longtime CEO Dan Vasella, he assumed control of one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. Vasella, an avowed advocate of diversification, had expanded the scope of the company and structured it into sixteen distinct business units ranging from animal health to oncology while "actively fostering competition between those divisions for resources." Shortly after assumi...Starting at €8.20
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SoulCycle
Collis, David J.; Van Den Steen, Eric; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-717454-EStrategyCo-founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler have grown SoulCycle from a business idea in 2006 to a major presence among urban boutique fitness studios in 2015. In March 2015, fitness company Equinox approaches them with an offer to buy them out. Evaluating the offer requires an assessment of market or industry attractiveness and of SoulCycle's (potential) competitive advantage.Starting at €8.20
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Devil in the Details: Designing a Social Impact Bond Agreement in Medellin Teaching Plan
Levy, Dan; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-KS1168-EEconomicsThis teaching plan accompanies Case Number 2043.0. In July 2012, three freshly-minted Harvard Kennedy School graduates bought one-way tickets to Medellin, Co-lombia, to launch a nonprofit startup they called Instiglio. Their idea: to bring Social Impact Bonds, still experimental even in affluent nations, to Colombia and other low to middle income countries. This statistics case-one of two nearly identical HKS cases about Instiglio-provides backgr...Starting at €0.00
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Paying to Improve Girls' Education: India's First Development Impact Bond
Datla, Anjani; Levy, DanCase HBS-KS1282-EEconomicsIn 2013, Educate Girls (an Indian nonprofit working to increase the number of girls enrolled and learning in school), partnered with Instiglio, a startup specializing in financial instruments for social programs in developing countries to create the first Development Impact Bond-a financial instrument similar to a Social Impact Bond. UBS Optimus, a Swiss foundation, agreed to act as the investor and the London-based Children's Investment Fund Fou...Starting at €8.20
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Designing Impact Evaluations: Assessing Jamaica's PATH Program, Teaching Note
Levy, DanTeaching Note HBS-HKS622-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for HKS448.Starting at €0.00
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Providing Pensions for the Poor: Targeting Cash Transfers for the Elderly in Mexico
Levy, Dan; Coarasa, JorgeCase HBS-HKS787-EWhen the Mexican Congress approved the country's 2007 budget, it included an appropriation of 8.5 billion pesos allocated to provide non-contributive pensions to senior citizens. President Felipe Calderon wanted to introduce eligibility criteria that would ensure the new federally-funded pensions would go to poor seniors that would otherwise lack the means to sustain themselves. This case puts the reader in the shoes of Calderon's advisor, asking...Starting at €8.20
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Providing Pensions for the Poor: Targeting Cash Transfers for the Elderly in Mexico Teaching Note
Levy, Dan; Coarasa, JorgeTeaching Note HBS-HKS788-ETeaching Note for HKS787Starting at €0.00
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Betting Private Capital on Fixing Public Ills: Instiglio Brings Social Impact Bonds to Colombia
Varley, Pamela; Levy, DanCase HBS-KS1003-EEconomicsIn July 2012, three freshly-minted Harvard Kennedy School graduates bought one-way tickets to Medellin, Colombia, to launch a nonprofit startup they called Instiglio. Their idea: to bring Social Impact Bonds, still experimental even in affluent nations, to Colombia and other low to middle income countries. This public policy case-one of two HKS cases about Instiglio-provides background about the SIB model (a financing mechanism for experimental s...Starting at €8.20
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Betting Private Capital on Fixing Public Ills: Instiglio Brings Social Impact Bonds to Colombia, Teaching Plan
Levy, Dan; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-KS1004-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case KS1003.Starting at €0.00