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Target: Creating a Data-Driven Product Management Organization
Siegel, Robert; Kingbo, DavidCase SGSB-SM308-EStrategyAs retail shopping has changed with the rise of e-commerce, Target Corporate, one of the largest retail stores in the United States, made the strategic decision to invest in developing a core data science and technology team to remain competitive in its physical and online shopping experiences. The company hired a team of technologists who initially worked at enhancing the company’s digital and mobile solutions, but soon began influencing the com...Starting at €8.20
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Glassdoor: The Fundraising Journey (A)
Siegel, Robert; Orleans, AmadeusCase SGSB-E673A-EEntrepreneurshipFrom his time as a young engineer at Microsoft in 1993, to the challenge of building Glassdoor from the ground up until it reached a valuation of over $1 billion, in 2018, Robert Hohman had come a long way. Now, from his spacious office with a picturesque view of Richardson Bay in Mill Valley, California, Hohman confronted one of the most important decisions of his life. Glassdoor, the company he cofounded in 2007 with Rich Barton and Tim Besse,...Starting at €8.20
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23andMe: A Virtuous Loop
Siegel, Robert; Conn, JeffreyCase SGSB-E688-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes 23andMe CEO and cofounder Anne Wojcicki’s founding story and her recent attempts to scale the company’s direct-to-consumer genetic testing franchise while simultaneously expanding its pharmaceutical development aspirations.Starting at €8.20
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Tender
Siegel, Robert; Mansfield, ImogenCase SGSB-E752-EEntrepreneurshipThe Tender case follows the journey of Miles Parker from his early days of joining an equipment financing company as a partner to the company’s founder, through pivoting the company’s product, and working with several different investors including high-net-worth individuals and private equity.Starting at €8.20
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Klöckner: Operations During Transformation
Siegel, Robert; Scott, MitchelCase SGSB-E-721-EEntrepreneurshipThe Eyewitness Surveillance II case tells the story of Rush Arnold and RT McCloy, friends who met while studying at Wharton, who raise a search fund under the name Channelstone Partners. In the fall of 2010, after having spent two-thirds of their search fund capital and reviewed over 200 companies, they came across Eyewitness Surveillance, a company specializing in the use of video technology to protect the assets of car dealerships. Eyewitnes...Starting at €8.20
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Seguridad en una edificación
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-322Leadership and People ManagementEn una obra de construcción se produce un incidente con un grupo de trabajadores. En el marco del conflicto aparecen aspectos de disciplina en el cumplimiento de las normas de seguridad en el puesto de trabajo, a la vez que antecedentes pesonales y clima en el entorno de tensión laboral.Starting at €8.20
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Una petición de traslado (A)
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-502Leadership and People ManagementUn encargado de obra quiere solicitar ser transferido a un puesto de las oficinas centrales, en el que ve una oportunidad de satisfacer algunas de sus expectativas familiares y laborales, y para ello pide antes ayuda a su jefe inmediato. Es la primera parte del caso FH-262 «Matías Cárdenas» que, para efectos pedagógicos, se ha configurado en dos casos secuenciales.Starting at €8.20
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Matías Cárdenas
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-262Leadership and People ManagementUn encargado de obra de una empresa constructora, Matías Cárdenas, con un prometedor futuro a pie de obra, es trasladado a las oficinas centrales en Madrid a un puesto de oficina «staff». El cambio se realiza a petición del propio interesado porque supone una serie de mejoras en las condiciones de su trabajo. Tras varios meses, Matías se da cuenta de que no le gusta el nuevo puesto de trabajo, y llega a una situación límite en la que solicita vol...Starting at €8.20
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Matías Cárdenas
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-262-ELeadership and People ManagementWhile assigned to a construction site near Salamanca, Matías Cárdenas - one of the most promising supervisors at Itracsa - told the site's foreman, Emilio Cifuentes, that he had heard that the research department was developing a new position for someone with his background, and asked for his help in being transferred. Matías said that it would be a unique opportunity for him to settle in Madrid permanently and work in an office environment (with...Starting at €8.20
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Caroline Regis at Excel Systems (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S17Leadership and People Managementoutsourcing. Regis is threatened by the diminution in the role of in-house manufacturing and by the VP for Supply Chain Management at Gemini. The case traces Regis's reactions to the proposal. She seems ready to accede to the organizational politics and support the new strategy, only to change her mind and anger her superiors, who thought she would support the plan. She tries to seize control of the situation and threatens to resign if she is no...Starting at €8.20