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Al Capone
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCase HBS-809144-EEntrepreneurshipIn 1929, Chicago, IL mob boss Al Capone was at the height of his power. As head of the extensive crime organization known as "The Outfit" during most of U.S.'s Prohibition Era (1920-1933), Capone oversaw hundreds of brothels, speakeasies, and roadhouses which served as venues for gang-administered gambling, prostitution, and illegal alcohol sales. At their peak, yearly revenues from all of his enterprises combined totaled over $100 million. Capon...Starting at €8.20
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Crosley
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCase HBS-809160-EEntrepreneurshipIn October 1941, a top secret envoy from the U.S. military was sent to Crosley Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio to request their assistance to construct a weapon that would drastically strengthen the defenses of U.S. troops: the proximity fuze. Such a fuze would allow enemy aircraft to be shot down with a rate of accuracy well above that of previous weaponry. The task would be a challenging one, as conventional wisdom held that it took at least fo...Starting at €8.20
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Zopa: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Lending
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Fernandez-Mateo, Isabel; Chen, DavidCase HBS-709469-EStrategyZopa, a U.K.-based peer-to-peer lending company, connected individual lenders and borrowers via an online interface. The company charged a small fee for completed loan transactions but has not turned a profit. Zopa offered two platforms, Markets and Listings. Markets was an automated system that assembled loans by combining lowest loan offers from different Zopa lenders. Zopa Listings allowed prospective borrowers to post eBay-like listings expla...Starting at €8.20
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Meetup
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Chen, DavidCase HBS-710408-EStrategyMeetup, an on-line company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to: (i) increase new sign ups, (ii) improve the engagement of existing users.Starting at €8.20
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Twitter
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Chen, David; Heil, BillCase HBS-710455-EStrategyTwitter is a micro-blogging company that allows users to send short text updates to others. The site is used by people, including celebrities, government officials, and businesses. It helps to raise money for non-profit organizations and provides first-responders with information during a natural disaster. Even though almost 10 million people visited the site in early 2009, the site had no strategy for monetizing the traffic. The case allows stud...Starting at €8.20
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Lehman Brothers
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCase HBS-810106-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2008, the U.S. financial system was in a state of crisis and Lehman Brothers went from a major Wall Street investment bank to an insolvent institution. It was a swift end for a firm that had its beginnings over 150 years prior. What would be the firm's legacy? And how, if at all, had its activities changed the course of American history?Starting at €8.20
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Unique - Yanbal (A)
Pancorvo, Jorge; Cuneo, SergioCase PAD-P-C-406 ING-EService and Operations ManagementA peruvian company facing regional supply chain challenges within the door to door cosmetics industryStarting at €8.20
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Química del Pacífico (A)
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-360Service and Operations ManagementEl grupo Fishman obtiene la buena pro de una de las primeras empresas estatales privatizadas durante el gobierno de Fujimori. La nueva administración se enfrenta con los retos de reconversión operativa y cultural de la organización para participar en un mercado de libre competencia. Implica una nueva orientación y un esquema más profesional y analítico de encarar las decisiones. El caso se centra en la relación: comercial, producción, asociac...Starting at €8.20
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Química del Pacífico (B)
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-361Service and Operations ManagementEl grupo Fishman obtiene la buena pro de una de las primeras empresas estatales privatizadas durante el gobierno de Fujimori. La nueva administración se enfrenta con los retos de reconversión operativa y cultural de la organización para participar en un mercado de libre competencia. Implica una nueva orientación y un esquema más profesional y analítico de encarar las decisiones. El caso se centra en la relación: comercial producción, asociaci...Starting at €5.74
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Fábrica de Chocolates Maru, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-362Service and Operations ManagementTras la exitosa puesta en marcha de una planta de elaboración de chocolates y confitados, los ejecutivos comienzan a sentir la presión del esfuerzo comercial que se traduce con un incremento importante de la demanda. ¿Cómo obtener el máximo provecho de la planta fabril? ¿Cómo determinar la capacidad instalada? El caso se enfoca decididamente en el estudio de un proceso manufacturero que en función de la mezcla de productos solicitados por el...Starting at €8.20