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Pizza Hut, Inc. (Spanish version)
Kaufmann, Patrick J.Case HBS-506S07MarketingPizza Hut, Inc. is a franchisor of eat-in pizza restaurants. It has decided to enter the home delivery market and is in the process of implementing that strategy. The case traces the development of the home delivery concept at Pizza Hut and the interaction between the franchisor and its powerful franchisees as it attempts to achieve system-wide rollout. Focuses on the management of significant change in a franchise system and on the strategy deci...Starting at €8.20
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Icedelights (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-807S13EntrepreneurshipThree second-year students at the Harvard Business School decide to buy a company. The case focuses on their thoughts about an entrepreneurial career, their search process, and the evaluation of an Icedelights (an ice cream/cafe) franchise. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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Rubbish Boys
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-808101-EEntrepreneurshipIt looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so he could start all over again when he became disillusioned with the company's developing culture, and failing at experimenting with student franchising to increase the rate of growt...Starting at €8.20
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ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Miller, Katherine M.Case HBS-108037-EProntoWash management considers whether franchising and the Balanced Scorecard could be combined to help customer-facing employees provide consistent service across the world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash company based in Argentina, was planning for rapid growth throug a combination of owned and franchised operations. CEO Sergio Kompel needed to fina a performance management system tha...Starting at €8.20
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Kenny Kahn at Muzak (A)
Hill, Linda A.; Stecker, Emily A.Case HBS-408057-EMarketingFounded in 1934, Muzak pioneered the industry of background music. Equipped with propriety technology and a vast music library, over the ensuing decades the Muzak franchise organization expanded geographically. Despite a history of innovation, by the late 1990s Muzak had anemic financials and low employee morale. When new CEO Bill Boyd took the helm in 1997, he assembled a new management team. The new VP of Marketing, Kenny Kahn, worked with desi...Starting at €8.20
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Rachael Ray: Cooking Up a Brand
Groysberg, Boris; Herman, KerryCase HBS-409011-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case details the rapid rise of Rachael Ray's career, beginning with her first appearance on NBC's Today show in March 2001. The case chronicles her success, exploring her various brands, promotional work and expansion into new media markets. The case also allows students to grapple with the challenges Rachael Ray might face in terms of the continued sustainability of her successful brand.Starting at €8.20
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Rubbish Boys, Teaching Note
Wasserman, NoamTeaching Note HBS-810021-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [808101].Starting at €0.00
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Vitalia Franchise
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase HBS-311035-ECathy Hoffmann has rapidly grown her novel facilities for day care therapy for elders with mild cognitive and physical problems. But she needs to decide whether to franchise or own the next expansion.Starting at €8.20
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Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-511049-EMarketingThe case describes in detail the workings of two mobile banking operators in Africa-WIZZIT in South Africa and M-PESA in Kenya. It explores the dimensions of strategy that make for success in the market for the unbanked. It raises questions regarding the portability of the model to other countries and settings.Starting at €8.20
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Bridge International Academies: A School in a Box
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatherineCase HBS-511064-EBridge International was founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise to address the educational needs of poor children in Africa. Ten schools were operational in Kenya by 2010. The plan was to franchise nearly 3,000 schools all over Africa. The case is meant to discuss the challenges of scaling.Starting at €8.20